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Youth Workshop

Blackout Poetry Workshop

Saturday, June 1
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Arts Council of York County
In the Gallery

Learn how to make poems by marking and blacking out words from newspapers, books and magazines. Sure to be a lot of fun and a little messy! Led by Rock Hill Youth Poet Laureate Abigail McCluney.

Kids age 5-12. Parents welcome.

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Synesthesia Workshop

Synesthesia and the Art of Imagery

Saturday, June 1
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Arts Council of York County
In the Gallery

In this workshop, led by Ayanna Florence, the Women of the World Poetry Champion, participants will explore using synesthesia - experiencing one of your senses through another - to enhance imagery in poetry.

This workshop is appropriate for teens & adults.

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The Game of the Story

Youth Poetry Workshop: The Game of the Story

Saturday, June 1
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.

Arts Council of York County
In the Gallery

Join Charleston children’s librarian, Melanie Clark, for a series of activities that emphasize the fun at the core of creative writing! We'll talk about character creation, plot elements, and how embracing the unusual can make stories truly unique.

Kids age 5-12. Parents welcome.

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Refresh! Finding the Unexpected

Refresh! Finding the Unexpected

Saturday, June 1
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.

Arts Council of York County
In the Lewandowski Classroom

It’s not hard to get into a rut with our writing - not a rut where we can’t write at all - but a time when what we write feels familiar to us; like we have written about similar things in similar ways already.

Join Charlotte Poet Laureate and One Work Keynote Speaker, Jay Ward, to give yourself (and your writing) a much needed refresh. Learn a new language - a new way to immerse yourself into the poem, wind through its maze and feel that exhilarating rush when you finally emerge on the other end.

Age 13+. All levels welcome.

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