NEA Big Read Clayton: Write it Out, Using Words to Write a Family Poem

Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library

This is the last of four writing workshops put on by the Johnston County Writers Group in conjunction with the NEA Big Read Clayton.

Write it Out: Using Words to Write a Family PoemThe final workshop in our Write It Out series will be led by Clayton poet Leslie Waugh and Benson poet Teresa Blackmon.. Workshop participants will be invited to read, reflect and write on prompts from The House on Mango Street. Everyone will be encouraged to share their own experiences as well and will discuss the economy and symbolism of words and sharing personal stories of family relationships. Each participant will receive a copy of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Participants will also obtain information about the North Carolina Poetry Society and upcoming poetry events. About the facilitators:Workshop co-leader Leslie Waugh is a journalist, nature photographer, and yoga instructor, and founder of Write From Your Heart, teaching writing as a spiritual practice. Her writing has been featured in The Washington Post, the Smithsonian Magazine blog, “When Women Waken: A Journal of Poetry, Prose and Images by Women” and “Red Sky: Poetry on the Global Epidemic of Violence Against Women.” She has received honorable mentions for her essay “Holy Family” (Johnston County Arts Council, 2020) and the poems “Running for My Life” (Carolina Woman, 2015) and “A Sunday Morning in January” (Franklin County Arts Council, 2021). Leslie and her husband live in downtown Clayton. Workshop co-leader Teresa McLamb Blackmon grew up on the family farm in Benson and is a retired educator with Johnston County Schools. Her poetry collection, Daddy Said, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2020. Her poem &quot;Class Disruption&quot; won First Place in the inaugural Johnston County Adult Writing Contest (Poetry) in 2021, and three of her poems are published in the Johnston County Literary and Historical Journal 2021. Her chapbook, A Cast of Characters, has been accepted for publication in 2022.

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NEA Big Read Clayton: Write it Out, Using Words to Write a Family Poem

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