Name: This Is Why I Sing by “Just Sue”
Start: 2024-02-03T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-02-03T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Booklovers’ Gourmet

Let's keep the spirit of poetry going! Here's a fun project for you to try.LET’S CREATE A COMMUNITY POEM!Let’s write a poem together, folks. National Poetry Month has ended, but poetry hasn’t, right? I’ve done a lot of work with NPR and PBS over the years and it’s been so rewarding. So, let us celebrate Mister Rogers and NewsHour and All Things Considered and Fresh Air and Work it out Wombats and the role public media plays in making our communities and our country better for everyone. That’s right, we are going to create a community poem about the importance of art and storytelling and civic discourse in our democracy, about what public media does best: inspire and engage citizens to connect through a neighborhood expression of care. I invite you to submit an original poem, or meaningful thought or phrase (10-30 lines max) — about how public media makes a difference in your life, in our world. Borrowing from Fred Rogers’ testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, your submission should begin with, or include somewhere in the poem, the line: "You've made this day..."I will then select lines from multiple submissions and combine them into one single community poem. The final poem, representing the combined work of multiple contributors across the United States, will be shared later this month. (Teachers, this will be a cool activity for your class as well). This is going to be powerful. I can feel it. Please write your submission in the body of an email, do not attach a separate document, and submit, with all the information below, to bookfestival@gmail.com by May 7, 2024, at 5:00 pm, Pacific. 1. Your poem2. Your name, occupation (e.g. Kwame Alexander, Writer), city, state3. OPTIONAL: A photo of you (A headshot, or a pic of you at the beach, or a photo of you eating a Taco...). You can attach the photo to the email.That’s it. Can’t wait to see you do the WRITE THING! Cheers!—————————————By providing your Submission, which includes your name and likeness, you agree that you have read, understand and accept the following terms in relation to the content and information (your "Submission") you are providing:You are submitting content pursuant to a callout by Kwame Alexander wherein he creates unique poetry based on listener submissions. You understand that you are submitting content for the purpose of having Kwame use that content to create a new poem or poems ("Poem") with the material you submit. You must be over the age of 18 to submit material.You will retain copyright in your Submission, but agree that Kwame Alexander may edit, modify, use, excerpt, publish, adapt or otherwise make derivative works from your Submission and use your Submission or derivative works, in whole or in part in any media or format and/or use the Submission or Poem for journalistic and/or promotional purposes generally, and may allow others to do so. You understand that the Poem created by Kwame Alexander will be a new creative work and may be distributed and the Poem and programs can be separately subject to copyright protection. Your Submission does not plagiarize or otherwise infringe any third-party copyright, moral rights or any other intellectual property rights or similar rights. You have not copied any part of your Submission from another source. If your Submission is selected for inclusion in the Poem, you will be acknowledged in a list of contributors or otherwise receive appropriate credit, but failure to do so shall not be deemed a breach of your rights. ... See MoreSee Less

This Is Why I Sing by “Just Sue”

This Is Why I Sing by “Just Sue”

February 3 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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