From Ohio Center for the Book

National Poetry Month is less than two weeks away!

Mark your calendar for these events brought to you by the Ohio Center for the Book based at Cleveland Public Library.
For full details and connection information for the virtual programs, check out:
https://ohiocenterforthebook.org/2022/02/08/april-is-national-poetry-month/

Saturday, April 2: 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Virtual Poetry Reading and Q&A with Kari Gunter-Seymour, Ohio's Poet Laureate
Kari Gunter-Seymour was born in Warren and raised in Athens County, Ohio. Named Ohio Poet of the Year 2020, she is the author of A Place So Deep Inside America It Can’t Be Seen: Poems; Serving; and Thought I Heard A Cardinal Sing, Ohio’s Appalachian Voices.
(No registration required)

Saturday, April 16: 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Virtual Book/Poetry Discussion: Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems by Rita Dove
Attendees will read and discuss poems from Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems by Rita Dove
Check out the website above for additional resources about the book including interviews with Rita Dove.
(No registration required)

Saturday, April 23: 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Blackout Poetry Workshop with Michael Nyers
In-person workshop held at Cleveland Public Library Main Library, 325 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114
Workshop held in the Literature Department/Ohio Center for the Book, 2nd floor, Mail Library
Michael Nyers of Fade Into Blackout Poetry https://www.fadeintoablackoutpoetry.com/ will lead this poetry craft workshop for participants of all ages.
(No registration required)

All events are free and open to the public.

For more information, call the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library at 216-623-2881 or check out https://ohiocenterforthebook.org/2022/02/08/april-is-national-poetry-month/.

Just a reminder that, starting March 26, the Ohio Center for the Book in collaboration with the State Library of Ohio is hosting a virtual Wikipedia edit-a-thon to add information to the online encyclopedia about Ohio women in honor of Women's History Month.

Full details are at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Ohio/Ohio_Center_for_the_Book/Ohio_Women_on_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_2022

We encourage everyone, new and experienced Wikipedia editors alike, to participate!

If you haven't edited before and want to find out what's involved in that process, there are resources at the link above to learn!

Not sure where to start editing, there are suggestions at the link, too!

There's also the chance to post questions at the meet-up Talk page.

Sign up on the Dashboard to track edits during the edit-a-thon: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Ohio_Center_for_the_Book/Ohio_Women_on_Wikipedia_2022?enroll=zymuxfjc

Join in and help to celebrate the contributions of Ohio's women to our state, our country, and the world.

The edit-a-thon will run from March 26 through April 2!


From Ohio Center for the Book National Poetry Month is less than two weeks away! Mark your calendar for these events brought to you by the Ohio Center for the Book based at Cleveland Public Library. For full details and connection information for the virtual programs, check out: https://ohiocenterforthebook.org/2022/02/08/april-is-national-poetry-month/ Saturday, April 2: 1:00 - 2:00 PM Virtual Poetry Reading and Q&A with Kari Gunter-Seymour, Ohio's Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour was born in Warren and raised in Athens County, Ohio. Named Ohio Poet of the Year 2020, she is the author of A Place So Deep Inside America It Can’t Be Seen: Poems; Serving; and Thought I Heard A Cardinal Sing, Ohio’s Appalachian Voices. (No registration required) Saturday, April 16: 3:30 – 5:00 PM Virtual Book/Poetry Discussion: Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems by Rita Dove Attendees will read and discuss poems from Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems by Rita Dove Check out the website above for additional resources about the book including interviews with Rita Dove. (No registration required) Saturday, April 23: 3:30 - 5:00 PM Blackout Poetry Workshop with Michael Nyers In-person workshop held at Cleveland Public Library Main Library, 325 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114 Workshop held in the Literature Department/Ohio Center for the Book, 2nd floor, Mail Library Michael Nyers of Fade Into Blackout Poetry https://www.fadeintoablackoutpoetry.com/ will lead this poetry craft workshop for participants of all ages. (No registration required) All events are free and open to the public. For more information, call the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library at 216-623-2881 or check out https://ohiocenterforthebook.org/2022/02/08/april-is-national-poetry-month/. Just a reminder that, starting March 26, the Ohio Center for the Book in collaboration with the State Library of Ohio is hosting a virtual Wikipedia edit-a-thon to add information to the online encyclopedia about Ohio women in honor of Women's History Month. Full details are at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Ohio/Ohio_Center_for_the_Book/Ohio_Women_on_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_2022 We encourage everyone, new and experienced Wikipedia editors alike, to participate! If you haven't edited before and want to find out what's involved in that process, there are resources at the link above to learn! Not sure where to start editing, there are suggestions at the link, too! There's also the chance to post questions at the meet-up Talk page. Sign up on the Dashboard to track edits during the edit-a-thon: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Ohio_Center_for_the_Book/Ohio_Women_on_Wikipedia_2022?enroll=zymuxfjc Join in and help to celebrate the contributions of Ohio's women to our state, our country, and the world. The edit-a-thon will run from March 26 through April 2!
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