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Poetry About Place: a poetry workshop with Greg Santos

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (ET)

New Haven, United States

Poetry About Place:    a poetry workshop with Greg Santos

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Bring your ideas and poems!  Get inspired! Get polished!  

 

Workshop is offered in conjunction with the

 

4th annual

 

New Haven Free Public Library Poetry Contest

 

Deadline for entries is March 1, 2012.

 

Full Guidelines are available at www.poetry2012.eventbrite.com. 

 

Greg Santos 

Greg Santos is the author of Tweet Tweet Tweet (Corrupt Press, 2011) and The Emperor's Sofa (DC Books, 2010). He holds an MFA from The New School. His work has been featured in many literary journals and blogs,  including McSweeney's, Nthposition, The Best American Poetry Blog, Poets and Artists, Word Riot, and the Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate website. He is the poetry editor of the literary journal pax americana.

Greg has taught the art of writing to students of all ages. He was the first Critical Writing Teacher for the Fellowship Program of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas. He has served as "Catch the Creativity" Writing Teacher in partnership with Coop High School, Coop Center for Creativity, Inc., and Dwight Hall at Yale. He has volunteered as a tutor at New Haven Reads since 2007, organizing  weekly creative writing classes for children and teenagers.

There is no charge for this workshop, and free parking is available.

Space is limited--registration is recommended!

 

 

 

 

 

 

When & Where


133 Elm St
New Haven, 06510

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (ET)


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The Main (Ives) branch of the New Haven Free Public Library system is located at 133 Elm St., across from the New Haven Green, corner of Elm and Temple. Yale Lot #51 on Temple Street (across the street from the library) opens to the public at 4pm, and there are 2-hour parking meters on streets surrounding the library. More information may be found at www.cityofnewhaven.com/library.

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