In this workshop, youth attendees will learn how to utilize metaphor to better understand and craft their internal worlds through poetry. They will also learn a method to craft persona poems to see the world from other points of view. Participants will be guided through a brainstorming stage, before writing and sharing their poems with the group. At the end of the workshop, participants will have written two poems.

In this workshop, participants will learn how to utilize metaphor to better understand and craft their internal worlds through poetry. They will also learn a method to craft persona poems to see the world from other points of view. Participants will be guided through a brainstorming stage, before writing and sharing their poems with the group. At the end of the workshop, participants will have written two poems.

I will be reading poetry at the Club Q Memorial Project Art Unveiling.

About the Project and Event:

Join the UCCS Kraemer Family Library and MOSAIC & LGBTQ+ Resource Center for the unveiling event of the UCCS Club Q Memorial Artwork on Tuesday, 4/23/24. The reception begins at 5:30pm followed by programing from 6:00 to 8:00pm. We will gather to recognize the tragedy that struck the Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ community on the night of November 19th, 2022, while unveiling an exhibit that symbolizes a permanent recognition of the need for justice for the LGBTQ+ community. We encourage you to join us in memorializing the lives lost.