ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE FROM THIS WORKSHOP:
- An opportunity to freely express yourself through the art of poetry
- Guidance on writing poetry for expression as well as a tool of personal & collective liberation
- Helpful tips on overcoming writer’s block and barriers to writing poetry
- Rhonda’s personal writing secrets and experience with writing poetry
- Virtual writing session where participants will write poetry together (no prior experience is required)
- Poetry Prompts during the workshop to help inspire your writing
- Digital Workbook with writing tips and poetry prompts to help participants write poetry during and after the workshop
- A Virtual Open Mic in which participants will hear and/or share poetry (sharing is not required)
- An opportunity to ask and answer questions about your writing process.
REQUIREMENTS
- No previous writing experience is required
- Access to a computer or mobile device that can access Zoom will be needed to attend the workshop
- Please bring pen and paper (or your favorite writing tool)
- Please notify facilitator if you plan to bring a child/youth so that we may modify the workshop for family friendliness
Please Note: Due to the facilitator’s strong passion for the liberation of African/Black people, topics such as racism/oppression and cultural healing will be incorporated into the discussion.
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Rhonda Sekhmet Ra is a poet and spoken word artist with a background in healing and mental health. She has been writing poetry since her childhood and has been performing Spoken Word over eight years. Rhonda is the author of “The Awakening” chapbook as well as hundreds of unpublished poems. She has been leading poetry workshops for over two years in addition to facilitating hundreds of groups around racism and healing. Rhonda uses poetry and spoken word to convey messages of healing, inspiration, freedom and power for people of African Descent.
HOW TO SIGN UP
Click the sign up button below to submit payment for the workshop. After paying, you will receive an email with log in details & digital workbook within 1-2 business days. Please enter the email address you want the log in sent to when you pay
ENTRY FEE: $15
Questions can be sent directly to rhondasekmetra@gmail.com
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