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Speak Your Peace (Spoken Word Poetry): Youth PBF Workshop
Sat, Nov 2, 2024 from 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm PDT
1237 SW 10th Ave Portland, OR 97205
Instructor: Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman
Grades 9–12
This workshop will explore the healing and performative aspects of spoken word poetry. Students will engage with spoken word poets from Gwendolyn Brooks to Brandon Leake, with time to write and perform their own spoken word poetry and share space and community with other young poets.
Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman
A Northwestern University journalism graduate, Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman has been published in various media forms and outlets, including the Buckman Journal, Fertile Ground Festival and the Oregon Children’s Theatre. Her work focuses on life as a mixed Black queer artist navigating a system not made for her.
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