Poetry at TCPL
Celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day with TCPL on April 18th! This year, we received over 50 poems from local poets, all centered on the theme of adventure, and we will be handing out pocket-sized poetry cards at the library and on the Commons. You can also find our poetry cards available at local businesses, organizations, and bookstores, and they will be shared online on Facebook and Instagram. Check out this year's poetry collection here!
We are also hosting a virtual Spring Writes poetry event, the Poetry and Prose Open Mic, on May 2nd. Visit that page for more details and to register.
If you have questions, please email poetry@tcpl.org.
Curious about our poetry collection? Check out this poetry booklist:
Upcoming Writing, Poetry, and Performance Events
Teen Creative Writing Workshop
Love to write your own stories? Have ideas for your own characters and worlds, or an interest in writing fanfiction? Join Adrienne Raw for a Teen Creative Writing Workshop!
Summer Poetry Writing Group: Writing Through the Senses II with Jada Simone
Summer Poetry Writing Group: Writing Through the Senses II with Jada Simone
Meet up with local poets in the Ithaca area to explore fun prompts and workshop poetry, prose, and spoken word pieces.
History's a drag!
Ithaca has a long history of queer art and performance, and its drag scene has been regarded as one of the most creative and resilient scenes in upstate New York.
[Virtual Meeting] Summer Poetry Writing Group: Writing Through the Senses II with Jada Simone
[Virtual Meeting] Summer Poetry Writing Group: Writing Through the Senses II with Jada Simone
Meet up with local poets in the Ithaca area to explore fun prompts and workshop poetry, prose, and spoken word pieces.
The Storyteller's Bag by OJI:SDA’
The Lenni Lenape people keep objects that help recall their stories in beautifully decorated leather pouches called storyteller bags. In this workshop led by Yvonne Wakim Dennis, children will make their own storyteller bags.