Writer's Workshop Series

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<DIV><SPAN><SPAN>Join us for a FREE Monthly Workshop. </SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN><SPAN>The Writer's Workshop Series will focus on different genres of writing from fiction to poetry, every fourth Wednesday of the month. Bring your favorite writing implements and let's get creative. </SPAN></SPAN>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN><SPAN>Meet us in the Charles "Jikki" Riley Memorial Library for this free event. </SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN><SPAN>Light snacks will be provided/donations to keep the snacks going are appreciated.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN><SPAN>Hosted by </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN CLASS="_247o"><SPAN><SPAN>Theresa Davis</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>/ Literary Events Coordinator</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN><SPAN>This event is supported in part by Poets &amp; Writers and Fulton County Arts and Culture<BR></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><STRONG><SPAN><SPAN><STRONG><SPAN><SPAN>Wednesday, November 27th, 2019- Theresa Davis<BR></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><STRONG><SPAN><SPAN><STRONG><SPAN><SPAN>Wednesday, October 23, 2019</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN>-Collin Kelley</SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>About our facilitator<BR><BR><A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/CollinKelley" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Collin Kelley</A> is the author of the poetry collection Midnight in a Perfect World, just published by Sibling Rivalry Press. His other poetry collections include Better To Travel (Poetry Atlanta Press), Slow To Burn (Seven Kitchens Press), and Render (Sibling Rivalry Press), chosen by the American Library Association for its 2014 Over the Rainbow Book List. He is also the author of The Venus Trilogy of novels – Conquering Venus, Remain In Light and Leaving Paris – also published by Sibling Rivalry Press. Remain In Light was the runner-up for the 2013 Georgia Author of the Year Award in Fiction and a 2012 finalist for the Townsend Prize for Fiction. <BR><BR>About the Workshop<BR><BR>Stranger Than Fiction: <BR>This workshop will offer techniques for examining the truth of our everyday lives and using those discoveries to give fiction a sense of realism, even if it's set in the past, future or a distant galaxy.<BR><BR>*Also tips on how to write an effective bio*</SPAN></DIV>
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<STRONG><SPAN><SPAN><STRONG><SPAN><SPAN>Wednesday, September 25,  2019</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN>- Lauren Doriahna<STRONG> <BR></STRONG></SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>About our facilitator<BR><BR><A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/lauren.doriahna/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lauren Doriahna</A> is a writer and a poet who fell in love with writing, at the age of eight. Lauren is originally from Detroit and relocated to Atlanta. She joined the magnet drama department, at the prestigious performing arts high school, Tri-Cities, which nurtured her writing and performing abilities. She received her Bachelors in English from Emory University. Lauren's writing style cannot be placed in any one genre. She performs social, comedic and love poetry as well. She is a regular performance poet on the affluent artist circuit in Atlanta, GA. She has also performed in several states including: Chicago, IL, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, Detroit, Seattle, California, Louisiana, Texas, and Red Hook, NY.<BR><BR><BR>Are you a poetry lover or an aspiring poet? Do you want to polish your poetic writing skills? Then join us at the “Lyrics 180” ™ poetry workshop. Performance poet and author, Lauren Doriahna, will be the workshop facilitator. The workshop will teach attendees various poetic forms, poetry building blocks and how to overcome writer’s block, and how to get self-published.<BR><BR>Attendees can so share their work with the class.</SPAN></DIV>
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<STRONG><SPAN><SPAN><STRONG><SPAN><SPAN>Wednesday, August 28, 2019</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN>-<STRONG>Ken J Martin </STRONG></SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN><BR>With the acclaim of his first album, 3 years 8 days, <A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/kenjmartin" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ken j. Martin</A> has established his rightful role in Atlanta's soul movement. Hailing from Atlanta's 4th Ward neighborhood, Ken j. fuses his acoustic melodies with his sultry vocals. Ken j. has been performing for over 10 years as a national touring artist. He's been featured on BET's Lyric Cafe, The Monique Show, and other notable venues across the United States.<BR><BR>Singer Songwriter, Poet in Song, Teacher of Guitarists, Lover of Love. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN><SPAN><STRONG><SPAN><SPAN>Wednesday, July 24, 2019</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN>- <STRONG>Ryan J<BR></STRONG></SPAN>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN><BR>A Bop for the Apocalypse - Using the poetic form "bop," created by Cave Canem Fellow, Afaa Michael Weaver, this workshop is designed to interrogate the problems that exist around us that we may feel will lead to our demise, and figure out a way to dance through them.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN><STRONG>ABOUT RYAN J.</STRONG><BR><BR>Ryan Jones is a writer, poet and spoken word artist based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Throughout his work, Ryan attempts to bring audiences into a world of his own machination; one where time travel exists and black people live forever. Ryan is the 2018 Art Amok Slam Champion, A Cave Canem Fellow, and a 2018 Individual World Poetry Slam Finalist, placing 13th in the World for spoken word. You can find more about Ryan at <A HREF="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgohomeryan.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1B1jVjwD2VEhxe9JqHY0Ih89J_XTA0cIxFZluyJ0TOkYGyP4Pt8LoDWpg&h=AT1JladIjl3Qi9LxPvJZ5Wg34xvOJr5ZRfXwc--kiDc4QCoCsejhL63OZdp_pWHM7i0Spz6NKJGj0hny4d4SryOYZP0cnof-QTFjCJmyFKv19alJtqBPEZTeCvJ_CAF0cTM" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://gohomeryan.com</A></SPAN></DIV>
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<SPAN><SPAN><STRONG><SPAN><SPAN>Wednesday, June 26, 2019</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN>- <STRONG>Shay Alexi</STRONG></SPAN>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>POETRY AS SURVIVAL MANUAL </SPAN><SPAN>(on imperative voice and saving ourselves)</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>featuring poetry by tara hardy and others, this workshop pushes participants to experiment with the concept of imperative voice through a series of discussions on authoritative speaking, privilege, and writing. writers will be guided through a series of examples in which poets structure pieces around imperative voice, a round-table about the ways in which we establish authority through language and how that authority is encouraged/discouraged, and ultimately a writing prompt in which they will use the tools of imperative voice to advise their audience. this workshop has been featured at Agnes Scott College and the University of Minnesota. </SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<STRONG>ABOUT <SPAN>SHAY ALEXI</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN>Shay Alexi is a poet and performance artist currently based out of Atlanta, GA. They are the author of Diary of a Ghost Girl (Glass Poetry Press), a six-part seance on healing, resurrection, and the mythology of girlhood. Videos of their work have garnished over 150,000 online views. Their writing has been featured by or is forthcoming from The Rumpus, Button Poetry, Tinderbox Poetry, and phoebe amongst others, and they were selected to attend the Tin House Summer Workshop in 2019. </SPAN>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN><STRONG><SPAN><SPAN>Wednesday, MAY 22, 2019 <SPAN><SPAN> <STRONG>KAREN GARRABRANT</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><BR></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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<SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>May's facilitator is Karen Garrabrant</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN><SPAN>Unlocking the Block~ Making time for writing and utilizing form poems to jog writing.Writer's block isn't usually a lack of ideas as much as it is the ways our lives get in the way of making time and giving us the energy to write.We'll discuss the ways writing demands time, share poems, share ways we are re-ignited to write and strategies to make time for it.We'll use form poems and examples as a quick way to get thoughts or repetitive thought patterns can help us get down a short supply of words on the fly.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj">A<STRONG>BOUT KAREN GARRABRANT</STRONG><BR></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN><SPAN>Poet &amp; poetry enthusiast,co-founder of open mics (Art Amok Poetry Slam,Cliterati), host of readings, former board member of Poetry Slam Inc, tournament director for several national poetry slam events, Karen G. is a recognized ambassador and advocate of the spoken and written word.She's rooted in the work of poetry in Atlanta and has traveled in this work across the country for almost twenty years. Her poems have appeared in anthologies like Write Bloody Publishing's Aim for the Head, Flicker and Spark: A Contemporary Queer Anthology of Spoken Word and Poetry and most recently in Prickly Pear Printing's We Grow Anyway. She edits other people's poems for fun and works in the main library of Emory University.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN><SPAN>April Facilitator / <STRONG>Nate Mask</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN><SPAN>Nate Mask is an award-winning poet, storyteller, and spoken word artist based out of Atlanta, Georgia. He is a National Poetry Slam Group Piece champion, a Moth Story Slam winner, a multiple-time member of both the Java Monkey and Art Amok Slam Teams, and he has toured the United States and Canada as part of the duo “Nobody Likes Us But We’re Here Anyway” with fellow Atlanta poet, Ryan J.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>

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