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Upcoming Book Clubs & Writing Workshops
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
9
2024
Tue
Registration
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
9
2024
Tue
Library Branch:
Tompkins County Public Library
Room:
BorgWarner West
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Poetry,
Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
8
About this event::
In this workshop, we'll investigate how some poems balance vulnerability with optimism. We'll study how the poet successfully exploits image, music, voice, emotion, story, and rhetoric. Then, we'll experiment with these ideas in a short free-write. P...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr
9
2024
Tue
Registration
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr
9
2024
Tue
Library Branch:
Tompkins County Public Library
Room:
Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
4
About this event::
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! Adrienne is a SUNY Cortland Assistant Professor of Professional Writing. She ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr
16
2024
Tue
Registration
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr
16
2024
Tue
Library Branch:
Tompkins County Public Library
Room:
Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
4
About this event::
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! Adrienne is a SUNY Cortland Assistant Professor of Professional Writing. She ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr
18
2024
Thu
Poem in Your Pocket Day
All Day
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr
18
2024
Thu
Poem in Your Pocket Day
All Day
Library Branch:
Tompkins County Public Library
Room:
Library - Public Area and Stacks
Age Group:
Adults,
Families,
Kids,
Teens
Program Type:
Poetry
About this event::
Celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day with TCPL! This year, we received over 50 poems from local poets, all centered on the theme of unity, and we will be handing out pocket-sized poetry cards at the library and on the Commons. You can also find our poet...