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Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop with Jaki Shelton Green, NC Poet Laureate

Join North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green for this invigorating two-hour ekphrastic poetry workshop designed to expand your experience with art and inspire your writing. The tradition of engaging with works of art is known in poetry as ekphrasis (the Greek ek for out of + phrasis for expression). We invite you to learn

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End Paper: Ekphrastic Poetry in the Galleries with Jameela Dallis

Join writer-scholar Jameela F. Dallis to compose ekphrastic poems inspired by printed matter found throughout the collection. Ekphrasis means description in Greek, and these poems are often vivid descriptions of works of art. For ages 16 and up. Through grounding exercises, guided reflections, and writing prompts, participants respond to artworks, encountering their own creativity through

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Black Poetry Day with NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green and Friends

Join NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green, Black poets, and city laureates from across the state for Black Poetry Day. The day honors past and present Black poets and authors, examines the intersections of African American and African Diasporic heritage with the literary arts, and commemorates the birth of Jupiter Hammon, the first published African

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Teen Poetry Workshop with Jameela Dallis

Join writer-scholar Jameela F. Dallis to compose ekphrastic poems inspired by the Michael Richards: Are You Down? exhibition (on view until July 23). Ekphrasis means description in Greek, and these poems are often vivid descriptions of works of art. Through grounding exercises, guided reflections, and writing prompts, participants respond to artworks, encountering their own creativity through language. Discussion and sharing

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Origins of the Dream: Hughes’s Poetry and King’s Rhetoric

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, join us for the lecture “Origins of the Dream: Hughes’s Poetry and King’s Rhetoric” by National Humanities Center Fellow Dr. W. Jason Miller. The evening includes a post-lecture discussion moderated by historian Dr. Everett B. Ward and songs by Mahalia Jackson (beloved by Dr. King) performed by

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