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Young Poets Workshop
April 17 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
$10POETRY IS ABOUT FINDING YOUR VOICE AND LEARNING HOW TO EXPRESS IT!
Join us during school vacation week in celebrating National Poetry Month! The workshop will be led by local published poet Robert Eugene Perry, who hosts several open mic events in the area including Slightly Offbeat Poets and a monthly Open Mic Poetry Share at Booklovers’ Gourmet since 2017.
The cost of the workshop is $10 per person and is limited to 10 participants ages 12-19. 
To sign up, please call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com.
What will be included in the workshop:
- WRITING PROCESS
- Inspiration
- Finding your rhythm
- Narrative
- WRITER’S BLOCK (UNINSPIRED)
- Ways to get unstuck
- Giving yourself space
- Journaling
- EDITING
- Having another proofreader
- Reading out loud
- ORGANIZING INTO BOOK FORM
- Sections
- Themes
- Visual on page
- SHARING INDIVIDUAL POEMS (as time allows)
Robert Eugene Perry is a native of Massachusetts and author of five books, the latest Earthsongs was released by Human Error Publishing in March 2022. He finds inspiration in nature, endeavoring to draw connections between ourselves and the natural world.