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SUMMARY:Ekphrastic Art Show at the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center
DESCRIPTION:View art based on Kalamazoo Poetry Festival’s 2026 theme Beyond Resilience.” This art inspired the 2026 Community Poem\, written by Friends of Poetry. \n 
URL:https://kalamazoopoetryfestival.com/event/ekphrastic-art-show-at-the-kalamazoo-book-arts-center/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Book Arts Center\, 326 W. Kalamazoo Avenue\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49007\, United States
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SUMMARY:Scott Bade 8-Part Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n\n\n\n\nJoin local published poet and educator\, Scott Bade\, for this 8-part poetry writing workshop. There will be prompts and group discussion. \n\n\n\n\nJoin Kalamazoo educator and published poet Scott Bade for an eight-part poetry writing workshop series from September through December 2026. Write\, learn\, and grow through this series presented in partnership with the Kalamazoo Poetry Festival. \nThe workshop is capped at 10 participants. Please only register if you are able to attend all eight sessions\, as registering and not attending may prevent someone else from participating. \nAll sessions will take place from 6–8 p.m. on the dates listed below. Please add each session to your personal calendar. \nPLEASE NOTE: At Scott’s request\, if you have participated in one of his workshops within the past year\, please refrain from registering. We want to make sure new community members have the opportunity to participate. \nSIGN UP HERE OR USING THE LINK BELOW. \nScott Bade In-Person Eight-Part Writing Group Fall 2026 \n1. September 9\, 6:30-8:30pm \n2. September 23\, 6:30-8:30pm \n3. October 7\, 6:30-8:30pm \n4. October 21\, 6:30-8:30pm \n5. November 4\, 6:30-8:30pm \n6. November 11\, 6:30-8:30pm \n7. December 2\, 6:30-8:30pm \n8. December 9\, 6:30-8:30pm \nDo you have work sitting in your head that’s ready to move onto the page? Are you looking for thoughtful feedback from a supportive group\, new poetic tools to strengthen your writing\, or simply a space to explore poetry in community with others who feel the same pull toward the craft? \nThis eight-part workshop series meets twice a month from September to December\, from 6:30-8:30pm.\, at the Kalamazoo Poetry Festival space inside the Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition in downtown Kalamazoo. \nWriter Scott Bade will facilitate the series\, using instruction\, writing prompts\, and supplemental materials to help participants develop and shape their own work. You can read more about Scott below. \nScott Bade is the author of Preemptive Elegy (2024 – Kelsay Books) and the chapbook My Favorite Thing About Desire\, co-winner of the 2018 Celery City Chapbook contest. He teaches at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts and Kalamazoo College. Scott Bade’s award-winning poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and his poems have appeared in Fugue\, Shadowgraph\, Reed Magazine\, Foothill and elsewhere.
URL:https://kalamazoopoetryfestival.com/event/scott-bade-8-part-writing-group/
LOCATION:KNAC\, 315 W Michigan Ave\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49007-5007\, United States
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