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SUMMARY:CPL @ ScribFest
DESCRIPTION:The Cascadia Poetics Lab is delighted to participate in ScribFest\, June 20 & 21\, 2026\, at Town Hall. From the ScribLab website: “ScribFest brings PNW performance writers together for a weekend of professional development\, artistic sharing\, community building\, and networking. Started in 2024 as a playwriting conference\, this annual event has quickly become THE landmark event of the year for our community. In 2026\, we’re expanding to two days\, adding a festival element\, and proudly serving all performance writers!” \nOne question the conference asks is “What is a performance writer?” It’s a fair question for poets who read their work aloud in public to an audience. CPL is presenting a panel “Poetry as Performance Art” with three poets and a playwright.
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/cpl-scribfest/
LOCATION:Town Hall\, 1119 8th Avenue\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Paul E. Nelson":MAILTO:splabman@icloud.com
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SUMMARY:I Want to Write a Poem (But Don't Know How)
DESCRIPTION:Ever wanted to write a poem\, but were intimidated to get started? Or maybe you had an idea you thought would make for an interesting poem\, but when you went to put the pen to the page\, you weren’t sure how to take your idea and transform it into something real? Perhaps you took another workshop\, but had a hard time understanding the information. If so\, this is the workshop for you. For 2 hours we will pull up the guard rails\, read a little about writing poetry\, read some poems\, discuss\, and actually write (and maybe even share) our own poems! This workshop is free with suggested donation of $25\, or whatever you are comfortable with. \nREGISTER HERE. 
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/i-want-to-write-a-poem-but-i-dont-know-how/
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SUMMARY:I Want to Write a Poem But Don't Know How (Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:In my experience\, in conversations with friends\, family\, and acquaintances\, I have often been asked what seems to me a very simple question. “Well\, how do I write a poem?” The snarky answer is\, “Well\, you get a pen and a paper and start writing.” While true\, the sarcasm there is not helpful to get anyone actually writing\, and what I want people to understand is that writing a poem really is not as mysterious and difficult as it’s cracked up to be. Writing a deeply energetic poem that gets remembered in history textbooks is\, I would argue\, a little more difficult\, but really it is the result of practice and luck more than anything. So\, in order to demystify this process\, and\, as the CPL and Cascadia 2050 missions say\, “empower people to practice poetry…” we are hosting this workshop that will get into the first steps that can get any person writing poems they can be proud of. Brenda Hillman says that\, “to be a poet you only need 3 readers\, and one of them can be a tree.” And that is the energy we will be trying to capture and share at this workshop\, which will hopefully be the first of many. READ MORE by Zach Charles \nRegister here
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/i-want-to-write-a-poem-but-dont-know-how-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Online\, Your Town
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