In the Cento form, lines from different sources stand next to each other to create new narratives. Because this exercise forces participants to focus closely on their favorite lines from various poems, it helps them understand how the individual parts relate to the whole. In this workshop, we will work with multiple poems to create...
History Revealed is a panel discussion of We Are Meant to Rise in the East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society's new series “Making Minnesota” which will explore the often untold stories, histories and experiences of the immigrant, African American and Indigenous communities that make up our most diverse county. Editors Carolyn...
This event has been cancelled for the month of January. Please stay tuned for more information about February's Embracing Our Roots conversation with two Black writers. Embracing Our Roots is a conversation with Black writers. In the Spirit of Sankofa, this speaker series reaches back into the history of the Black literary arts in...
This workshop is about writing love letters to ourselves. We need healing. We invite people to acknowledge and show love and understanding to themselves. Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay is a Lao writer. CNN’s “United Shades of America” host W. Kamau Bell called her work “revolutionary.” She's the author of the children's book WHEN EVERYTHING WAS...
