Key West Poet Laureate Offers Free Poetry Workshop for Kids in Partnership with the Key West Art & Historical Society
January 6, 2025 – (KEY WEST, FL). Key West youth of all backgrounds and experience levels are invited to participate in a free poetry workshop as part of the Seawall Society of Young Poets, a series organized by Key West Poet Laureate Emily Schulten Weekley.
These two-hour workshops will begin by reading examples of poems, including poems about nature. Participants will then explore the world around them to write and record poems that will be published on the Seawall Society website as part of a video anthology. They will also write a collaborative poem that will be printed on postcards and distributed at local guesthouses.
You can register your child or children for one of the following upcoming workshops:
Ages 6-9
- Saturday, January 18, 10:00-12:00, Fort East Martello
- Saturday, January 25,10:00 -12:00, Key West Lighthouse
- Saturday, February 15, 10:00 -12:00, Fort East Martello
Ages 10-12
- Saturday, March 8, 10:00 -12:00, Key West Lighthouse
- Saturday, March 15,10:00 -12:00, Fort East Martello
The Seawall Society is a program designed by Weekley with the support of the Academy of American Poets, the Mellon Foundation, and the Key West Art & Historical Society. These workshops are facilitated by local writers and educators, including Weekley, and include a free book for each participant.
The Seawall Society workshops are free for all participants. Registration is required, and events may fill to capacity, so please register as soon as possible by emailing Weekley at seawallsocietykeywest@gmail.
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