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Poetry Workshop: Persona Poetry + Benjamin Banneker Online
A persona poem is written from the point of view of the person or object being written about. In this workshop, participants will look at examples of persona poems and spend time composing an individual work based on Benjamin Banneker. The workshop will be led by international slam poetry champion, Anthony McPherson. McPherson's work incorporates various art forms, as well as a myriad of character impressions, to address race, art, and his own biracial identity. He's appeared on Button Poetry, in HuffPost, and Upworthy, and has reached over ten million views since his first viral poem, "All Lives Matter: 1800's Edition." |
This event is not being hosted by the SJR State Library. We are sharing news of this free event because it is related to the curriculum offered at the College and, therefore, may be of interest to our students, faculty, and staff.
- Date:
- Wednesday, April 14, 2021
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Audience:
- All SJR State Students Community Members SJR State Employees
- Categories:
- Observance/African American Heritage Free event provided by an external agency Observance/Poetry & Literature
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rcOusqz0pGtLiVaFh_I_7hPk4WlxhrSal