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Bard & Broadside 2023: North Central Florida Poetry Festival

Poetry Workshop: Gimme the Loot! How to Steal Like a Poet
2023-04-16 13:00:00 2023-04-16 17:00:00 America/New_York Bard & Broadside 2023: North Central Florida Poetry Festival Special Guest poet John Murillo author of Up Jump the Boogie will lead a poetry workshop. Headquarters Library - Meeting Room A

Sunday, April 16
1:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-04-16 13:00:00 2023-04-16 17:00:00 America/New_York Bard & Broadside 2023: North Central Florida Poetry Festival Special Guest poet John Murillo author of Up Jump the Boogie will lead a poetry workshop. Headquarters Library - Meeting Room A

Headquarters Library

Meeting Room A

Special Guest poet John Murillo author of Up Jump the Boogie will lead a poetry workshop.

Special Guest poet John Murillo author of Up Jump the Boogie will lead a poetry workshop titled Gimme the Loot! How to Steal Like a poet from 1p-3p. Participants will explore strategies to enrich their own art by imitating their favorite poet. Then from 4-5 pm Murillo will be reading his poetry. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults (19 and up) |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Authors, & Writing |

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