The Peace Center just announced the 2017-2018 “Peace Voices” program, alongside poet-in-residence Glenis Redmond. The program will feature sessions in poetic conversations, master classes with visiting artists, teen and adult workshops, community readings and a poetry slam. Attendees are encouraged to tell unique personal stories, have important conversations and develop written and verbal skills. The best part, these events are FREE. A small tasting of their public events include –
Teen Poetry Reading
Monday, Dec. 18, at 5:30 p.m. in Ramsaur Studio | Teens who participated in the workshops will share their work.
Community Poetry Reading
Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. in the Gunter Theatre | Teens and adults – selected from the year’s workshops – will read their creations publically.
Poetry Slam
Saturday, June 9, 2018, at 1 p.m. in the Gunter Theatre | High school poets from around the Upstate will compete in a public poetry slam, where the audience members become the judges.
Click here to RSVP and check out the full listing of events.
