BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Writer's Garret - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Writer's Garret X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://writersgarret.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Writer's Garret REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240514T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240514T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240402T193210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240424T180604Z UID:15054-1715715000-1715722200@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts Presents Poet Scape: A Literary Salon DESCRIPTION:Come enjoy light bites and beverages in the stunning Turner House ballroom before listening to poets of the DFW literary community share their work in this intimate event. The Garret is proud to partner with the Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts for this event. \nFeaturing Lyrik Hunter\, Barbara Johnson\, Sebastian Paramo & Priscilla Rice \nDoors open at 7 p.m. Light bites and beverages provided. \nClick Here For Tickets:\nOCSFA Member early admission $435\nOCSFA Member admission $45\nGeneral public early admission $40\nGeneral public admission $50 \nInterested in finding out about OCSFA Membership? Learn more. URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/oak-cliff-society-of-fine-arts-presents-poet-scape-a-literary-salon/ LOCATION:Turner House\, 401 N Rosemont Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DIL24-Ticketed-Graphics-169.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240514T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240514T190000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240424T211259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T041554Z UID:15092-1715706000-1715713200@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Mad Swirl Happy Hour DESCRIPTION:Come experience the swirlin’ madness of one of Dallas’ longest running performance poetry collectives at one of Oak Cliff’s best kept secrets. \nFeaturing longtime Mad Swirl contributors Johnny O\, MH Clay\, Opalina Salas\, Carlos Salas\, Roderick Richardson\, and Desmene Statum. Chris Curiel provides musical interludes. \n  URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/mad-swirl-happy-hour/ LOCATION:Barbara’s Pavillion\, 325 Centre St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Mad-Swirl.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240513T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240513T203000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240402T191625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T194045Z UID:15051-1715626800-1715632200@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Hear Me\, See Me DESCRIPTION:PURCHASE TICKETS NOW \nKicking off the 2024 Dallas Is Lit! literary festival is the return of the multilingual poetry performance Hear Me\, See Me. \nHear Me\, See Me offers a moving multilingual affirmation the audience will hear\, see\, and feel. The performance combines English and Spanish\, and includes music\, rhythm\, and movement in an exploration of the possibilities of self-expression\, the power of poetry\, and the truth of shared experience that unites us all. \n  \nBrian was born and raised in Mexico City. He is a Medical Interpreter at a pediatric hospital. His work has appeared in several publications including Oyez Review\, Ravens Quoth Press\, JAKE Magazine\, and Irradiación. He was a contributor for the now-extinct vaporwave magazine Private Suite. His first poetry chapbook Thank You for Shopping at Secgens was published this year\, (Alien Buddha Press) and the thesis chapbook for his master’s in creative writing Laúsfera will come out later this same year. (Editorial Adarve.)  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nMartin is a human being\,  “a Latin American poet away from the Latin American poets.” You can find him wandering around downtown Dallas\, reading and writing at random coffee shops around America. He have been a sometimes active member of the Dallas poetic open mic scene for the last decade. \n  \n  \n  \n \nLyriK Hunter\, a current resident of Dallas\, Tx\, has been writing and singing\, since a young age and performing consistently since 2020. LyriK’s attempt to conquer stage fright and fear of public speaking turned into an unexpected blessing\, early on\, allowing her to spread\, love\, encouragement\, and inspiration to the world\, through her passionate delivery of words on an international scale. Lyrik is also published author\, singer/Songwriter\, Actress\, Recording Artist\, Host\, Teaching Artist\, Mentor\, and full-time entrepreneur\, and often referred to as the “singing storyteller” or the”heart healer” by her peers. She is 1/3 of the Denton Black Film Festival’s Poetry Slam 2024 Champion Team\, S.I.P. (SISTAS IN POETRY)\, and known for shattering the walls of boxes and breaking barriers of what most say poetry should look like\, by delivering riveting\, vivid\, and vulnerable expressions of all emotions\, with a side of melodic vocals. IG/FB/TikTok : @lyrikhunter \n  \n \nLinda Jones is a writing doula\, transformational coach\, journalist\, author\, certified grief\nrecovery specialist\, creative artist and owner of ManeLock Communications\, LLC. She helps\nclients give birth to writing that helps them tell better stories\, preserve legacy\, and maintain their emotional health and well-being. Linda has worked as a journalist for several daily newspapers (i.e.\, The Detroit News\, Dallas Morning News\, Ft. Lauderdale News and Sun Sentinel) and has contributed to several print and online publications (i.e.\, The Daily Beast\, USA Today (Sunday)\, People\, Heart & Soul and Essence magazines). Highlights of her news career included coverage of the Black Hebrew\nIsraelites\, the expatriate Black American community in Dimona\, Israel\, the historic U.S. tour of\nSouth African activist Nelson Mandela when he was released from prison after 27 years\, and the\nhistoric 1994 election when he became that country’s first Black president. \n  \n \nPriscilla Rice is a Pleasant-Grove based storyteller\, actor\, community activist\, and radio host. She has a passion for arts advocacy\, parks as equitable spaces\, building community\, and language justice. Her first book “We Are What We Are\,” a collaboration with poet/author Lopamudra Banerjee was published in 2022.  She is a member of Tejana Cósmica\, a performing arts and production company. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nRoderick Earl Richardson graduated from Tarleton State University  with a BS in Mass communications with minors in English and journalism.  He went on to work in sevaral newspapers across Texas. Roderick left his  career in journalism in 2001 to move to the Metroplex. Roderick began performing in poetry open mics in 2006\, and has written  several poetry chapbooks. His most recent book\, titled “Day by Day\,” published in 2020\, is a collection of poems about his struggles after suffering a stroke that same year. \n  \n  \n  \n \nLa’ Bron Robinson is a poet who lives and writes in Dallas\, TX. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nTrang Quỳnh Thị Vũ (she/her) is a spoken word artist with two published works: Inferno\, Purgatorio\, Paradiso and Poetree of Life. She began writing poetry at 10 years old and began performing in 2016. Outside of being a poet/writer\, she is a filmmaker and is the owner of Trang Vu Productions which offers photography\, videography\, and video editing services. In her free time\, she enjoys audiobooks and video games.\nYou can follow her on Instagram:\n@trangquynhthivu\n@trangvuproductions\n@t.v.writes \n \nSpencer Kenney is a musician\, producer and songwriter from Dallas\, Texas. He has toured the US as a sideman and performed at major festivals like ACL and SXSW. As a solo artist\, his debut album came out in 2016 on New Math Records\, with his sophomore follow up release in 2020 on Dolfin Records. He is one half of DFW based Beekeeper Spaceman. You can see him performing regularly in the city\, primarily with one of Dallas’ premier cumbia acts\, Sabor Puro\, and with jazz-electronic outfit China Club. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nTejana Cosmica (Co-Producer) is a production collective in the Dallas area that centers underrepresented voices in performance and visual mediums. They explore ancestral pasts\, connection to land\, how our varied histories shape our cultural present\, and how art and organizing practices can help shape a bold\, innovative\, compassionate\, restful\, and energizing future– a future that includes creative care for those with disabilities and those who care for them\, our elders\, and ourselves. \n$20 Tickets available now through ticketdfw.com. URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/hear-me-see-me/ LOCATION:The Oak Cliff Assembly\, 919 Morrell Ave.\, Dallas\, Texas\, 75203 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hear-Me-See-Me.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240420T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240420T120000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240402T175950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T180231Z UID:15034-1713607200-1713614400@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Lyceum Series - Oops! All Couplets with Dr. James Davis DESCRIPTION:More than a two-lined stanza\, a couplet is a little study of “and.” Couplets help us make sense of relationships: between lover and beloved\, body and soul\, self and other. In addition to their metaphoric utility\, couplets are fun; their jokelike setup-and-punchline structure feeds our hunger for surprise. Rhymed or unrhymed\, closed or open\, couplets have populated English poetry from Chaucer to the present day. Several acclaimed contemporary collections are written exclusively in couplets (notably\, Maggie Millner’s aptly titled 2023 debut\, Couplets). This class presents a wide variety of approaches to the couplet\, old and new\, to show how this stanza may help the poet grapple with the paradox of “and\,” which separates even as it joins. The class will respond to writing prompts that take advantage of the couplet’s unique and expansive attributes. \nAbout Dr. James Davis: \nJames Davis’s debut poetry collection Club Q won the Anthony Hecht Prize. Recent poems have appeared or are forthcoming in The Sewanee Review\, Five Points\, The Hopkins Review\, Barrelhouse\, and elsewhere. He is Editor-in-Chief of American Literary Review and will receive his PhD in literature and creative writing from the University of North Texas in May. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n \n \n \n \n NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n How many in your party?(Required)12345678Zip Code(Required) \n \n \n \n Please Enter Your Home Zip Code URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/lyceum-series-oops-all-couplets-with-dr-james-davis/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/LS-J-Davis.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240418T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240418T210000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240402T175306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T175306Z UID:15032-1713466800-1713474000@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Write To Heal Veterans Workshop DESCRIPTION:The Writer’s Garret is calling all Veterans to participate in our “Write to Heal” writer’s workshop. These twice monthly workshops are free for all U.S. Veterans and active duty military members. Regardless of what branch you served in\, which era you wore the country’s cloth in\, whether you saw combat or maintained the liberties of our free nation\, we want to hear you sound off! \nAt each “Write to Heal” session you’ll be given a writing exercise that will help you tell your story. We’ll provide the creative tools necessary to explore your experiences. You will be presented with various writing techniques\, ranging from poetry to prose\, and you will be provided positive\, constructive feedback from both the instructor and your fellow Vets participating in the workshop. \nContact Johnny Olson URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/write-to-heal-veterans-workshop-apr-18/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Write-to-heal_1920_1080.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240417T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240417T203000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240313T233142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240314T184517Z UID:15004-1713380400-1713385800@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:LitTalk: Author Panel Series - DFW Debut Authors DESCRIPTION:Join Writing Workshops Dallas & The Writer’s Garret  for LitTalk: Author Panel Series at Whose Books on Wednesday\, April 17th at 7 pm. Novelist & series creator Alex Temblador will moderate a panel featuring Amanda Churchill\, Shaun Hamill\, and Andie Woodard as they discuss the process of publishing a first work. \n Amanda Churchill is a writer living in north Texas. Her work has been featured in Hobart Pulp\, Witness\, River Styx\, and other outlets. She was a Writer’s League of Texas 2021 Fellow and holds a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of North Texas. The Turtle House is her first novel. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nShaun Hamill received his BA in English from the University of Texas at Arlington\, and his MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. His debut novel\, A Cosmology of Monsters\, was published in 2019. His fiction has appeared in Carve and Come Join Us By the Fire 2. His nonfiction has appeared at Crimereads and Tor Nightfire. His second novel\, The Dissonance\, comes out 7/23/24. He lives and works in Arlington\, Texas. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nAndie Woodard (they/she) is a queer writer and activist. They received their MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Antioch University\, and their chapbook poetry collection\, TRAILER TRASH\, is available through Bottlecap Press. Andie lives in the Dallas Metroplex with their very anxious emotional support dog\, Sirius\, and their little cat\, Young Bernie Sanders. You can read more of their work at ModusOperandiee.com. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nAlex Temblador is the creator and host of LitTalk\, and the award-winning author of Half Outlaw and Secrets of the Casa Rosada.  Writing an Identity Not Your Own\, Alex’s first non-fiction book\, is forthcoming this year\, published through St. Martin’s Essentials. Her creative work has appeared in PALABRITAS and D Magazine\, as well as anthologies like Living Beyond Borders: Growing Up Mexican in America and Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology. In addition to teaching creative writing classes and seminars\, Alex is an award-winning journalist published in the likes of Travel + Leisure\, Outside\, Conde Nast Traveler\, among many others. \n\n \n \n \n \n LinkedInThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n Home Zipcode(Required)Please enter a number less than or equal to 99999.How many in your party?(Required)12345678 URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/littalk-dfw-debut-authors/ LOCATION:Whose Books\, 512 W. Davis\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/April-24-LitTalk-FB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240413T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240413T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240402T181111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T181111Z UID:15045-1713038400-1713043800@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Pegasus Contemporary Ballet & The Writer's Garret Present Words For A Resonant Space DESCRIPTION:Pegasus Contemporary Ballet\, in collaboration with the Writer’s Garret\, presents Words For A Resonant Space. This inspiring and unique production combines dance and poetry with imagination and insight into the human experience. Featuring Dallas-based poet Lisa Huffaker alongside the dancers of Pegasus Contemporary Ballet\, this production will highlight the parallel power of language and movement\, artfully crafted into poignant\, refreshing\, and entertaining vignettes. Choreography by Artistic Director Diana Crowder and script by The Writer’s Garret Executive Director\, Aaron Glover. Join us at the historic Kalita Humphreys Theater April 12-13. \nGet tickets now\, and use code “WRITERS” for 20% off tickets! URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/pegasus-contemporary-ballet-the-writers-garret-present-words-for-a-resonant-space-2/ LOCATION:Kalita Humphreys Theatre\, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd.\, Dallas\, Texas\, 75204 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Words-for-a-resonant-space-Instagram-Post-square-16-x-9-in.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240413T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240413T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240216T134127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240216T134127Z UID:14924-1713016800-1713024000@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Gardens Of Solitude: Reading Faiz With Maryam Baig DESCRIPTION:Faiz Ahmed Faiz was and remains among the most celebrated poets of Pakistani literature\, remaining influential even now\, forty years after his death. Join Maryam Baig for an afternoon reading and discussing Faiz’s work\, which will not only introduce participants to genres\, themes\, and structures in Urdu poetry\, but will also detail Faiz’s works in relation to historical\, contemporary and modern Urdu poets from South Asia. All materials will be provided in Urdu with their English translations. \nMaryam Obaidullah Baig was born and raised in Pakistan\, where she was trained in the historical Pakistani tradition of memorizing\, translating\, and recitation of Urdu poetry. To extend and fortify her research interest in the subject\, she also studied English\, Persian and Ancient Greek to understand forms in Urdu poetry in light of poetic expression in those languages. Baig received her Bachelors degree from University of Punjab\, double majoring in English Literature and Political Science with a minor in Persian\, and received her second Bachelors and her Master of Fine Arts in art\, performance and technology from UT Dallas. Baig is a translator\, playwright and a fiction writer\, and often draws her inspiration from ancient literary texts\, folk lore\, epic poems and fantasy literature from Pakistan. \nStep 1 RSVP (Required)\n\nStep 2 Donate (Optional) URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/gardens-of-solitude-reading-faiz-with-maryam-baig/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240412T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240412T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240402T180815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T180938Z UID:15039-1712952000-1712957400@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Pegasus Contemporary Ballet & The Writer's Garret Present Words For A Resonant Space DESCRIPTION:Pegasus Contemporary Ballet\, in collaboration with the Writer’s Garret\, presents Words For A Resonant Space. This inspiring and unique production combines dance and poetry with imagination and insight into the human experience. Featuring Dallas-based poet Lisa Huffaker alongside the dancers of Pegasus Contemporary Ballet\, this production will highlight the parallel power of language and movement\, artfully crafted into poignant\, refreshing\, and entertaining vignettes. Choreography by Artistic Director Diana Crowder and script by The Writer’s Garret Executive Director\, Aaron Glover. Join us at the historic Kalita Humphreys Theater April 12-13. \nGet tickets now\, and use code “WRITERS” for 20% off tickets! \n  URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/pegasus-contemporary-ballet-the-writers-garret-present-words-for-a-resonant-space/ LOCATION:Kalita Humphreys Theatre\, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd.\, Dallas\, Texas\, 75204 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Words-for-a-resonant-space-Instagram-Post-square-16-x-9-in.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240407T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240407T163000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240327T013558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T013558Z UID:15018-1712502000-1712507400@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Stone Soup New Works Reading DESCRIPTION:At the heart of The Writer’s Garret’s mission\, Stone Soup peer critique working groups support writers of every level of their craft. Since our founding\, Stone Soup groups have created an encouraging environment for the development of new works across genre. We’re proud of the work these workshops have enabled\, including full-length novels\, long-form journalism\, dozens of short stories\, hundreds of poems\, and countless hours of conversations amongst literary enthusiasts. \nThis April\, join us for an afternoon of readings from participants who contribute to the four Stone Soup peer critique working groups currently meeting each month. URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/stone-soup-new-works-reading/ LOCATION:Apprentice Creative Space\, 919 Morrell Ave. #110\, Dallas\, TX\, 75203 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Untitled-design-8.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240406T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240406T120000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240216T142620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T194424Z UID:14928-1712394000-1712404800@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Writing In Nature With Lisa Huffaker DESCRIPTION:The shift of seasons\, year after year\, means the natural landscape provides ever-changing inspiration for artistic expression. Whether honing the precision of observational description or threading the needle of metaphor\, writers of every skill level and style can use nature writing as a practice for experimentation\, development and pleasure. Join Teaching Artist in Residence Lisa Huffaker for a thoughtful morning of writing\, sharing and reflection. \nNote: Writing In Nature will include moving through areas that are sometimes minimally affected by the conditions of the weather\, and uneven surfaces. The walk and workshop will take place rain or shine (severe weather excluded). \nLisa Huffaker creates poetry\, collage\, and assemblage. She is a frequent visiting artist at the Nasher Sculpture Center\, a recent C3 Visiting Artist at the Dallas Museum of Art\, and creator of White Rock Zine Machine\, a micropublishing project offering artist’s books through sculptural vending machines. Her poetry appears or is forthcoming in 32 Poems\, Diode\, Spillway\, THRUSH\, Tupelo Quarterly\, and elsewhere. Her multimedia installation\, Code Room\, is currently on view at Ro2 Art. Her book in progress\, a collage/erasure transformation of an antifeminist marriage manual written in 1963\, was recently featured at TU Delft and Cornell Tech’s 3rd Workshop on Obfuscation. \nStep 1 RSVP (Required)\n\nStep 2 Donate (Optional) URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/writing-in-nature-with-lisa-huffaker-4/ LOCATION:Twelve Hills Nature Center\, 817 Mary Cliff Rd.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/8-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240404T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240404T210000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240402T174653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T174653Z UID:15030-1712257200-1712264400@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Write To Heal Veterans Workshop DESCRIPTION:The Writer’s Garret is calling all Veterans to participate in our “Write to Heal” writer’s workshop. These twice monthly workshops are free for all U.S. Veterans and active duty military members. Regardless of what branch you served in\, which era you wore the country’s cloth in\, whether you saw combat or maintained the liberties of our free nation\, we want to hear you sound off! \nAt each “Write to Heal” session you’ll be given a writing exercise that will help you tell your story. We’ll provide the creative tools necessary to explore your experiences. You will be presented with various writing techniques\, ranging from poetry to prose\, and you will be provided positive\, constructive feedback from both the instructor and your fellow Vets participating in the workshop. \nContact facilitator Johnny Olson URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/write-to-heal-veterans-workshop/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Write-to-heal_1920_1080.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240316T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240316T120000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240304T220401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T223233Z UID:14984-1710583200-1710590400@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Lyceum Series: Daniel DeVaughn - Writing Past Lives: Description At The Threshold DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the lyceum.\nThese free\, monthly workshops are held on the third Saturday of the month\, and offer writers of every genre and skill level an opportunity to learn\, experiment and develop their craft. We hope you’ll join us!\n“Writing Past Lives: Description At The Threshold\,” led by Daniel DeVaughn\, will be held on March 16\, 2024.\nIn this course\, instructor Daniel DeVaughn will guide participants through discussions of  poems in which the poet\, or speaker\, looks back in memory to who they were and how this informs who they are in the “now” of the poem. In this way\, the page becomes a still point\, but also a passage from one way of being and seeing in the world to another that is often more expansive\, inclusive\, or generous. Participants will learn how to use concrete descriptive language\, how to play with time and tense to create narrative movement\, as well as some common poetic structures that can be useful in shaping our own lived experience.\nClick here for syllabus\n\nDaniel DeVaughn is a writer and teacher from Birmingham\, Alabama. His poems appear or are forthcoming in Tupelo Quarterly\, Poets.org\, The Adroit Journal\, Southern Humanities Review\, The Nashville Review\, Texas University Press’ Southern Poetry Anthology Vol. X: Alabama\, and elsewhere. He is Reviews and Interviews Editor at the American Literary Review\, as well as a Voertman-Ardoin Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas where he is pursuing a PhD in creative writing.\nRSVP Here\n\n \n \n \n \n LinkedInThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n How many in your party?(Required)12345678Zip Code(Required) \n \n \n \n Please Enter Your Home Zip Code URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/lyceum-series-daniel-devaughn/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/LS-DeVaughn-FB1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240310T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240310T140000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240216T143421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240216T143421Z UID:14932-1710068400-1710079200@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Writing From The Senses With Joe Milazzo DESCRIPTION:Powerful writing presents us with things to hear\, see\, touch\, smell\, and touch. In this workshop\, participants will engage brief readings\, discussion\, and shared writing exercises\, with a  focus on:\n\n\nHow to get in touch with our senses.\nHow to translate sensory impressions into figurative language (or imagery).\nHow to use imagery to make our writing more concrete\, vivid\, and engaging.\n\n\n\nParticipants will have an opportunity to share their original work and receive feedback on it during this session.\n\n\n*Weather permitting\, some of these exercises involve outdoor activities.\n\nJoe Milazzo is a writer\, editor\, educator\, and designer. He is the author of the novel Crepuscule W/ Nellie\, two volumes of poetry — The Habiliments and Of All Places In This Place Of All Places — and several chapbooks (most recently\, @p_roblem_s). His writings have appeared in Black Clock\, Black Warrior Review\, BOMB\, Prelude\, Tammy\, Texas Review and elsewhere. He is an Associate Editor for Southwest Review and the proprietor of Imipolex Press. He lives online at joe-milazzo.com.\n\nStep 1 RSVP (required)\n\nStep 2 Donate (optional) URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/writing-from-the-senses-with-joe-milazzo/ LOCATION:Full City Rooster\, 1810 S. Akard St. #100\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/10.1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240309T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240309T120000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240216T145544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T210757Z UID:14936-1709978400-1709985600@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Haiku & Senryu With Joan Canby DESCRIPTION:Most of us are familiar with the Haiku poetic form–or at least we think we are. \nHaiku are 3 lined short poems about nature with a serious theme and have a Japanese kigo (seasonal word) or a kireji (a cutting word).  Senryu are 3 lined short poems about the human condition\, often humorous or cynical that do not use kigo or kireji words. In this 2 hour workshop\, we’ll divide the time roughly in half between reading and composition\, with the opportunity to share before the end of the workshop. \nJoan Canby is a member of the Haiku Society of America.  Her haiku/senryu have been published in Modern Haiku\, Frogpond and Ouachita Life.  Her website is: joancanby.com. \nStep 1 RSVP (Required)\n\nStep 2 Donate (Optional) URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/haiku-senryu-with-joan-canby/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/6-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240302T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240302T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240216T125600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240216T130312Z UID:14919-1709388000-1709395200@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Robert Frost: A Guided Discussion With Gregg Thompson DESCRIPTION:A beloved icon of American poetry\, Robert Frost composed some of the most recognizable works in the form. From “Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening” to “Nothing Gold Can Stay” and beyond\, Frost’s body of work spanned nearly 50 years. Join us for an afternoon discussion led by Gregg Thompson\, drawing from material both well known and slightly obscure\, providing glimpses of moments throughout his prolific career. \nGregg Thompson makes his living as a real estate investor\,  having previously worked in investment banking and the printing industry. He has a BA in History from one land grant college and a MA in Literature from another. He is currently completing another MA in Philosophy at the University of Dallas. He writes poetry\, some of which has been published\, and has been engaged with The Writer’s Garret in one capacity or other over several years. Gregg is a father of three grown children. \n  \nStep 1 RSVP (Required)\n\nStep 2 Donate (Optional) URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/robert-frost/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/4-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240217T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240217T120000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240201T151740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T153005Z UID:14883-1708164000-1708171200@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Lyceum Series: Crafting Lines\, Shaping Spaces with Matthew Baker DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the lyceum.\nThese free\, monthly workshops are held on the third Saturday of the month\, and offer writers of every genre and skill level an opportunity to learn\, experiment and develop their craft. We hope you’ll join us!\n\n“Crafting Lines\, Shaping Spaces\,” led by Matthew Baker\, will be the first workshop of the series\, held on February 17\, 2024.\nA hallmark of written poems is the impression they create on the page. In this workshop\, we will explore the power of poetic lines to shape time\, rhythm\, and space in our poems. We’ll discover how decisions we make within a poem’s physical space affect the sound\, texture\, and overall experience of language. What spaces do we want to create within our poetry? Where will those lines send us?\nMatthew Baker is a poet and teacher pursuing his Ph. D. in Literature from the University of Texas at Dallas. He received his MFA from the University of Nevada\, Reno\, and is the author of Undoing the Hide’s Taut Musculature (FLP\, 2019). His poems have appeared in Muzzle Magazine\, The Southern Review\, The Atlanta Review\, and Booth Journal\, among others.\n\n\n  \n\n  \nRSVP below to join us\n\n \n \n \n \n URLThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n How many in your party?(Required)12345678Zip Code(Required) \n \n \n \n Please Enter Your Home Zip Code URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/lyceum-series-matthew-baker/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/LS-no-logo-M-Baker.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240110T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240110T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20240102T181539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240102T181611Z UID:14845-1704915000-1704922200@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Inner Moonlight - Lisa Huffaker DESCRIPTION:Inner Moonlight is the monthly poetry series for the Wild Detectives! RSVP to meet us in the backyard at 7:30pm on Wednesday January 10th for a live reading from one featured writer\, with a brief open mic to follow. Don’t worry\, podcast fans! We will record the live show and release it as a podcast episode for y’all. This month\, we are proud to present Lisa Huffaker!\nLisa Huffaker integrates poetry\, collage\, book arts\, and assemblage in many hybrid forms\, from sculptural vending machines to a book of visual poetry created from a misogynist “self improvement” manual. Her writing is published or forthcoming in The Georgia Review\, Gulf Coast\, Pleiades\, Cincinnati Review\, Diagram\, Sixth Finch\, Thrush\, 32 Poems\, and many other journals. Her visual poetry manuscript in progress was exhibited internationally as part of TU Delft and Cornell Tech’s 3rd Workshop on Obfuscation. She is Teaching Artist in Residence for the Writer’s Garret\, and a fine arts instructor at Oil and Cotton Creative Exchange. Find her online at lisahuffaker.com\n“Follow your inner moonlight\, don’t hide the madness.”\n—Allen Ginsberg\, from On Being a Writer\n\n \n \n \n \n LinkedInThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n How many in your party?(Required)12345678Zip Code(Required) \n \n \n \n Please Enter Your Home Zip Code URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/inner-moonlight-lisa-huffaker/ LOCATION:The Wild Detectives\, 314 W 8th St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IM-MAYA-GOLDEN-FB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231213T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231213T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20230911T143911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231122T223649Z UID:14720-1702495800-1702503000@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Inner Moonlight - Maya Golden DESCRIPTION:Inner Moonlight is the monthly poetry series for the Wild Detectives! RSVP to meet us in the backyard at 7:30pm on Wednesday December 13th for a live reading from one featured writer\, with a brief open mic to follow. Don’t worry\, podcast fans! We will record the live show and release it as a podcast episode for y’all. This month\, we are proud to present Maya Golden!\nMaya Golden is an Associated Press winning and Emmy-nominated freelance journalist from Garland\, Texas. Maya currently lives in Tyler where her foundation\, 1 in 3 Foundation\, serves survivors of sexual trauma living in East Texas. Her memoir\, The Return Trip\, releases November 14 from Rising Action Publishing Co. Her first novel\, a political thriller\, The Senator\, will release in April 2025 also through RAPC. Maya has written for Newsweek\, Salon\, Insider and Black Girl Nerds.com.\n“Follow your inner moonlight\, don’t hide the madness.”\n—Allen Ginsberg\, from On Being a Writer\n\n \n \n \n \n LinkedInThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n How many in your party?(Required)12345678Zip Code(Required) \n \n \n \n Please Enter Your Home Zip Code URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/inner-moonlight-maya-golden/ LOCATION:The Wild Detectives\, 314 W 8th St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IM-MAYA-GOLDEN-FB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231202T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231202T120000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20230911T142055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T205342Z UID:14714-1701511200-1701518400@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Egyptian Poetry with Joan Canby DESCRIPTION:The poetic tradition in Egypt stretches back thousands of years\, tracing the rise and fall of kingdoms\, and the eternal rhythms of the life-sustaining river Nile. Join poet Joan Canby for a morning of reading and discussion centering the works of poets who have lived and written along its famous banks across the centuries. \nJoan Canby has her degrees (BA\, MA) in Comparative Literature with an emphasis on the Renaissance (French\, Italian\, English\, Spanish and Latin literature). She has her MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts in Poetry. She has been widely published\, to include: Frogpond\, Modern Haiku\, Poetry South\, Forage\, Place Journal\, Cape Rock\, Comstock Review\, Broken Plate\, Main Street Rag\, and Presence. Her chapbook Metaxe was published in 2010. Her chapbook Cascades was published spring 2022 by Assure Press. \n\n\n  \nStep 1: RSVP (required)\n\nStep 2: Suggested Donation $25 (optional) URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/egyptian-poetry-with-joan-canby/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Egyptian-Poetry-169-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231111T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231118T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20230911T143720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T143720Z UID:14717-1699711200-1700323200@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land with Gregg Thompson DESCRIPTION:One of the most iconic works of 20th century literature\, T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land remains a widely discussed and studied text to this day. Across two afternoons\, Gregg Thompson will lead a discussion regarding the poet behind the text\, interpretations of what it offers readers\, and the controversy surrounding the editing process that lead to the poem that was ultimately published. \nGregg Thompson makes his living as a real estate investor\,  having previously worked in investment banking and the printing industry. He has a BA in History from one land grant college and a MA in Literature from another. He is currently completing another MA in Philosophy at the University of Dallas. He writes poetry\, some of which has been published\, and has been engaged with The Writer’s Garret in one capacity or other over several years. Gregg is a father of three grown children. \nNote: This discussion group will meet on two consecutive Saturdays\, November 11 and 18. \nStep 1: RSVP (required)\n\nStep 2: Suggested Donation $25 (optional) URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/the-waste-land/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/The-Waste-Land-169.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231109T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231109T203000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20231003T051755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T052459Z UID:14777-1699556400-1699561800@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:LitTalk: A DFW Author Panel Series - Poetry DESCRIPTION:Join Writing Workshops Dallas & The Writer’s Garret  for LitTalk: A DFW Author Panel Series at Whose Books on Thursday\, November 9th at 7 pm. Novelist & series creator Alex Temblador will moderate a panel featuring James Davis\, Luisa Melania Marte and Laura Neal as they discuss the craft and business of writing\, publishing\, and performing poetry. \n  \n \nAlex Temblador is the creator and host of LitTalk. \nAlex Temblador is the award-winning author of Half Outlaw and Secrets of the Casa Rosada. St. Martin’s Essentials acquired Alex’s first non-fiction book\, Writing an Identity Not Your Own\, in 2022. Her creative work has appeared in PALABRITAS and D Magazine\, as well as anthologies like Living Beyond Borders: Growing Up Mexican in America and Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology. In addition to teaching creative writing classes and seminars\, Alex is an award-winning journalist published in the likes of Travel + Leisure\, Outside\, Conde Nast Traveler\, among many others. \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nJames Davis is the author of the poetry collection Club Q\, which Edward Hirsch selected for the Anthony Hecht Prize. His poetry has been featured on NBC News and CBC Radio and anthologized in two installments of Best New Poets: 2011\, selected by D. A. Powell; and 2019\, selected by Cate Marvin. Recent work has appeared in The Sewanee Review\, DIAGRAM\, swamp pink\, The Gettysburg Review\, and the Bennington Review. He is a PhD candidate in creative writing at the University of North Texas\, where he is finishing his second book and serving as Editor-in-Chief of American Literary Review. \n  \n \n  \n  \nMelania Luisa Marte is an American writer\, poet\, and musician from New York living between the Dominican Republic and Texas. Marte´s debut collection of poetry\, PLANTAINS AND OUR BECOMING will be published by Tiny Reparations\, an imprint of Plume and Penguin Random House Summer 2023. You can follow her journey on social media: @MelaTocaTierra. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nLaura Neal is a poet\, greatly influenced by social and environmental narratives. She earned an MFA from the University of Maryland College Park and a BA from Bowie State University. Her work is published in Academy of American Poets and Birmingham Poetry Review\, among others. She has received fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center\, CALLALOO\, and the Juanita Craft Artist-in-Residence Program. Her poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and finalist for the Cave Canem Poetry Prize. She currently teaches creative writing at the University of Texas at Dallas and is a contributing writer for Southwest Contemporary magazine and BURNAWAY magazine. She is also co-member of the artist collaborative\, CALCIUM. \n  \n\n \n \n \n \n X/TwitterThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n How many in your party?(Required)12345678 URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/littalk-poetry/ LOCATION:Whose Books\, 512 W. Davis\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Copy-of-LitTalk-Pres-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231108T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231108T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20230911T144154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T202258Z UID:14728-1699471800-1699479000@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Inner Moonlight - Courtney LeBlanc DESCRIPTION:Inner Moonlight is the monthly poetry series for the Wild Detectives! RSVP to meet us in the backyard at 7:30pm on Wednesday November 8th for a live reading from one featured writer\, with a brief open mic to follow. Don’t worry\, podcast fans! We will record the live show and release it as a podcast episode for y’all. This month\, we are proud to present poet Courtney LeBlanc!\nCourtney LeBlanc is the author of the full-length collections Her Whole Bright Life; Exquisite Bloody\, Beating Heart; and Beautiful & Full of Monsters. She is the Arlington County Poet Laureate\, a Virginia Center for Creative Arts fellow\, and the founder and editor-in-chief of Riot in Your Throat\, an independent poetry press. She loves nail polish\, tattoos\, and a soy latte each morning. Find her online at www.courtneyleblanc.com.\n\n“Follow your inner moonlight\, don’t hide the madness.”\n—Allen Ginsberg\, from On Being a Writer\n  \n\n \n \n \n \n X/TwitterThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n How many in your party?(Required)12345678Zip Code(Required) \n \n \n \n Please Enter Your Home Zip Code URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/inner-moonlight-courtney-leblanc/ LOCATION:The Wild Detectives\, 314 W 8th St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IM-COURTNEY-LEBLANC-FB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231024T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231026T190000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20230911T134349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230926T005051Z UID:14706-1698174000-1698346800@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Preserving Your Story: Writing Heirlooms of Legacy witth Linda Jones DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This workshop will take place over TWO EVENINGS\, Tuesday\, Oct. 24 and Thursday\, Oct. 26\, from 7 TO 9PM on both nights. \nThe written word is one of the most enduring forms of preservation when it comes to passing wisdom\, history and family legacy from one generation to the next. Join the Writing Doula Linda Jones for this two-part workshop during which participants will craft wisdom letters and drafts of ‘living obituaries\,’ documenting the vital and impactful stories of their experiences\, leaving the workshop with tools to record and further share the narratives of their lives. \n \nLinda Jones is an award-winning old school journalist who navigates new media\, and she is a global citizen who celebrates diversity through advocacy. As a freelance writing consultant\, and owner of Mane Lock Communications\, LLC. She is known professionally as a “writing doula\,” and specializes in writing that helps clients tell better stories\, preserve legacy and promote emotional well-being and self-care. Linda’s has been a staff writer or freelance contributor for many publications\, including the Detroit News\, Daily Beast\, BlackAmericanNews.com\, Dallas Morning News\, USA Today Weekend\, People\, Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel\, AOL News\, and Agence France Press. \nWriting about ordinary people making differences in underserved communities has been her most gratifying work\, as well as writing culturally oriented stories with an African-centered and global reach. She has written about Jamaican Rastafarians\, Trinidadian Calypsonians\, Afro Germans in East Berlin\, Black Hebrews in Israel\, Afro Cubans in Havana and Haitian residents\, refugees\, and would-be revolutionaries. She covered the historic South Africa nonracial elections in 1994. As a young summer volunteer for Operation Crossroads Africa\, Linda worked on agricultural and construction projects in Ghana\, clearing farmland using machetes to making bricks for use in building a foundation for a village school. \nAs founder of A Nappy Hair Affair\, Linda has encouraged self-appreciation and promotes the choice to wear natural and African-inspired hairstyles without discriminatory backlash. In her spare times Linda enjoys engaging in a more rhythmic form of communication – playing African drums. \nStep 1: RSVP (required)\n\nStep 2: Suggested Donation (optional) URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/preserving-your-story/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Heirlooms-169.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231011T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231011T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20230908T152113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T103950Z UID:14704-1697052600-1697059800@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Inner Moonlight: Jen Wang DESCRIPTION:Inner Moonlight is the monthly poetry series for the Wild Detectives! RSVP to meet us in the backyard at 7:30pm on Wednesday October 11th for a live reading from one featured writer\, with a brief open mic to follow. Don’t worry\, podcast fans! We will record the live show and release it as a podcast episode for y’all. This month\, we are proud to present Jennifer Elise Wang!\nJennifer Elise Wang is a nonbinary femme in STEM living Dallas\, Texas. She is a lab tech at UT Southwestern and a three-time winner in the Open Poetry division of the On My Own Time arts competition.  Her work has been published in Exist Otherwise\, FERAL\, just femme and dandy\, Ofic\, and redrosethorns magazine. She is an occasional writer for the Japanese pop culture site J-Generation and enjoys drag\, learning how to pole dance and snowboard\, and volunteering at the animal shelter.\n\n“Follow your inner moonlight\, don’t hide the madness.”\n—Allen Ginsberg\, from On Being a Writer\n\n\n \n \n \n \n InstagramThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n How many in your party?(Required)12345678Zip Code(Required) \n \n \n \n Please Enter Your Home Zip Code URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/inner-moonlight-jen-wang/ LOCATION:The Wild Detectives\, 314 W 8th St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IM-JEN-WANG-FB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230913T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230913T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20230830T145437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T145804Z UID:14694-1694633400-1694640600@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Inner Moonlight - Christine Suggs DESCRIPTION:Inner Moonlight is the monthly poetry series for the Wild Detectives! RSVP to meet us in the backyard at 7:30pm on Wednesday September 13th for a live reading from one featured writer\, with a brief open mic to follow. Don’t worry\, podcast fans! We will record the live show and release it as a podcast episode for y’all. We usually feature poets\, but this month\, we are proud to present graphic novelist Christine Suggs! \n  \nChristine Suggs is a comic artist and designer living in Dallas\, TX with their wonderful partner\, dog\, and cat. Their debut book\, ¡AY MIJA! is a YA graphic novel about spending their summers in Mexico as a teen and was released in spring 2023 from Little Brown Young Readers. Christine’s work explores the intersection of their identities\, namely being a queer\, fat\, Latinx feminist who loves all things cute. Bonus facts: their day job is in app design\, they are an avid Dungeons & Dragons player\, and they’re quite obsessed with cats. \n  \n\n“Follow your inner moonlight\, don’t hide the madness.” \n—Allen Ginsberg\, from On Being a Writer \n\n\n \n \n \n \n CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n How many in your party?(Required)12345678Zip Code(Required) \n \n \n \n Please Enter Your Home Zip Code URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/im-christine-suggs/ LOCATION:The Wild Detectives\, 314 W 8th St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FB-Cover-Feature-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230809T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230809T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20230724T203208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T203246Z UID:14682-1691609400-1691616600@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Inner Moonlight - Afeefah Khazi-Syed DESCRIPTION:Inner Moonlight is the monthly poetry series for the Wild Detectives! RSVP to meet us in the backyard at 7:30pm on Wednesday Aug 9th for a live reading from one featured writer\, with a brief open mic to follow. Don’t worry\, podcast fans! We will record the live show and release it as a podcast episode for y’all. This month we are excited to feature Afeefah Khazi-Syed! \nAfeefah Khazi-Syed was born and raised in the DFW metroplex but has always called two places home: the suburbs of Texas and her grandparents’ homes in Southern India. Medical student at UT Southwestern by day\, and writer by night – she published her first poetry collection Our Ancestors Did Not Breathe This Air in 2022. Written with her college friends\, this anthology is a celebration of homeland\, family and identity. Afeefah attributes her love for writing and storytelling to her grandparents’ bedtime stories and the many writing mentors she has found throughout her life\, from high school English teachers to other writers of color. When she’s not studying or writing\, Afeefah is out exploring all the great eateries and coffee shops Dallas has to offer. \n  \n“Follow your inner moonlight\, don’t hide the madness.” \n—Allen Ginsberg\, from On Being a Writer \n  \n\n \n \n Lyceum Series RSVP - Apr\n \n \n FacebookThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n How many in your party?(Required)12345678Zip Code(Required) \n \n \n \n Please Enter Your Home Zip Code URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/afeefah-khazi-syed/ LOCATION:The Wild Detectives\, 314 W 8th St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FB-Cover-Feature_Khazi-Syed.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T140000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20230609T220615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230621T173032Z UID:14645-1689422400-1689429600@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Unblocking Your Writing With Prompts: A Write-In Facilitated By Joe Milazzo DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon of linguistic invention. Choose from a huge array of creative writing prompts supplied by facilitator Joe Milazzo and start writing. The prompts span multiple genres — poetry\, fiction and nonfiction (essay) — and cover topics such as sound\, figurative language\, theme\, character\, setting\, collaborative writing and even interdisciplinary approaches (ekphrasis\, hybrid texts\, etc.). Participants will have an opportunity to share their original work and receive feedback on it during this session. \nJoe Milazzo is the author of the novel Crepuscule W/ Nellie\, two volumes of poetry — The Habiliments and Of All Places In This Place Of All Places — and several chapbooks (most recently\, homeopathy for the singularity). His work has appeared or will soon appear in Black Clock\, Black Warrior Review\, BOMB\, Denver Quarterly\, Fence\, Prelude\, Tammy\, Texas Review\, and elsewhere. He is an Associate Editor for Southwest Review and the Founder/Editor-In-Chief of Surveyor Books. Joe lives and works in Dallas\, TX\, and his virtual location is http://www.joe-milazzo.com. \n  \nStep 1: RSVP (Required) \n\nStep 2: Donate (Optional) URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/unblocking-your-writing-fcr/ LOCATION:Full City Rooster\, 1810 S. Akard St. #100\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Unblocking-Your-Writing-With-Prompts-169-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230712T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230712T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20230629T000207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230705T175332Z UID:14662-1689190200-1689197400@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Inner Moonlight - Mag Gabbert DESCRIPTION:Inner Moonlight is the monthly poetry series for the Wild Detectives! RSVP to meet us in the backyard at 7:30pm on Wednesday July 12th for a live reading from one featured writer\, with a brief open mic to follow. Don’t worry\, podcast fans! We will record the live show and release it as a podcast episode for y’all. This month we are excited to feature poet Mag Gabbert! \nMag Gabbert is the author of SEX DEPRESSION ANIMALS (Mad Creek Books\, 2023)\, which was selected by Kathy Fagan as the winner of the 2021 Charles B. Wheeler Prize in Poetry; the chapbook The Breakup\, which was selected by Kaveh Akbar as the winner of the 2022 Baltic Writing Residencies Chapbook Award; and the chapbook Minml Poems (Cooper Dillon Books\, 2020). She’s the recipient of a 2021 Discovery Award from 92NY’s Unterberg Poetry Center as well as fellowships from the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop\, Idyllwild Arts\, and Poetry at Round Top. Her work can be found in The American Poetry Review\, The Paris Review Daily\, Copper Nickel\, Guernica\, Poetry Daily\, and elsewhere. Mag has an MFA from UC Riverside and a PhD from Texas Tech. She lives in Dallas\, Texas and teaches at Southern Methodist University. \n“Follow your inner moonlight\, don’t hide the madness.” \n—Allen Ginsberg\, from On Being a Writer \n\n \n \n \n \n LinkedInThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n How many in your party?(Required)12345678Zip Code(Required) \n \n \n \n Please Enter Your Home Zip Code URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/mag-gabbert/ LOCATION:The Wild Detectives\, 314 W 8th St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FB-Cover-Feature.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230614T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230614T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T064041 CREATED:20230518T143949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T144129Z UID:14636-1686771000-1686778200@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Inner Moonlight - Melania Luisa Marte DESCRIPTION:Inner Moonlight is the monthly poetry series for the Wild Detectives! RSVP to meet us in the backyard at 7:30pm on Wednesday June 14th for a live reading from one featured writer\, with a brief open mic to follow. As always\, podcast fans\, we will record the live show and release it as a podcast episode for y’all. This month we are excited to feature poet Melania Luisa Marte! \nMelania Luisa Marte is an American writer\, poet\, and musician from New York living between the Dominican Republic and Texas. Marte´s debut collection of poetry\, PLANTAINS AND OUR BECOMING will be published by Tiny Reparations\, an imprint of Plume and Penguin Random House Summer 2023. You can follow her journey on social media: @MelaTocaTierra. \n“Follow your inner moonlight\, don’t hide the madness.” \n—Allen Ginsberg\, from On Being a Writer \n\n \n \n \n \n LinkedInThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n How many in your party?(Required)12345678Zip Code(Required) \n \n \n \n Please Enter Your Home Zip Code URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/inner-moonlight-melania-luisa-marte/ LOCATION:The Wild Detectives\, 314 W 8th St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/169-IM-MARTE-M-L.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR