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:20240302T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240302T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121642 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:20260604T121642 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 \n CompanyThis 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:20260604T121642 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 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/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:20260604T121642 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:20260604T121642 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:20260604T121642 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:20260604T121642 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 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 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:20260604T121642 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 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-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:20260604T121642 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:20260604T121642 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 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/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:20260604T121642 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 CompanyThis 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:20260604T121642 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 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/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:20260604T121642 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:20260604T121642 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 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/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:20260604T121642 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 CompanyThis 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230520T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230520T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121642 CREATED:20230210T214023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T141607Z UID:14278-1684591200-1684598400@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Achieving Zen With Your Pen with Linda Jones DESCRIPTION:NEW DATE: MAY 20 \nIn this 2 hour workshop with writing doula Linda Jones\, participants will learn how the application of mindfulness and affirming writing practices can help reduce stress and achieve a sense of comfort and calm in daily life. This workshop is a welcoming place for individuals of every level of writing experience\, and will be generative\, so come prepared to write and share! \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\n  \nStep 2: Make A Donation (Optional) URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/achieving-zen-with-your-pen-with-linda-jones/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Achieving-Zen-With-Your-Pen-with-Linda-Jones-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230514T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230514T150000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121642 CREATED:20230405T181937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T142435Z UID:14486-1684069200-1684076400@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Hora de Cuentos DESCRIPTION:¡Únase a nosotros para una tarde de cuentos y tradiciones!  Cuentacuentos locales tejerán historias fantásticas en español que traerán a la vida la belleza de nuestra cultura y fortalecerán los lazos que nos unen. \nEste evento es gratis. \n  URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/hora-de-cuentos/ LOCATION:Whose Books\, 512 W. Davis\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Hora-de-Cuentos.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230514T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230514T130000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121642 CREATED:20230405T160755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230511T150808Z UID:14477-1684062000-1684069200@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Eat\, Drink & Be Literary (Like Literally) Rom Com Brunch DESCRIPTION:***TEXAS WEATHER IS WHY WE CAN’T HAVE NICE THINGS. DUE TO EXPECTED RAIN\, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.*** \n  \nThe only thing better than brunch with your besties is brunch with your besties while watching several of your favorite literary couples in the middle of  lovers’ quarrels! Enjoy tasty tacos\, delicious wine and entertaining scenes enacted in front of you (or maybe next to you) by talented local actors from some of the best romantic comedies ever written. \nThis brunch on the back patio at Taco y Vino will be serving mimosas\, break ups\, make ups and general big feels mayhem about our favorite four letter word. And YES\, we know it’s Mother’s Day\, aka the biggest brunch day of the year\, so please bring your lit-loving-moms to celebrate with us. \nWe love bébés\, but love is sometimes a complicated game\, so this brunch is appropriate for BFFs ages 13 and up. URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/eat-drink-be-literary-like-literally-rom-com-brunch/ LOCATION:Taco y Vino\, 213 W Eighth St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Rom-Com-Brunch-169.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T203000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121642 CREATED:20230404T170743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T142503Z UID:14464-1684006200-1684009800@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Common Language Project: Networks Reading DESCRIPTION:This year\, we invite you to connect into networks\, analog and digital\, microscopic and macro-engineered. From the cells in our bodies to the smart phones in our hands\, networks fill our lives with meaning\, richness and beauty. Chain letters and congregations share secrets; the weave of textiles can bear witness to the tapestries of our families. Show us the truths of fractals\, find the hidden meanings of street maps\, trace the untold stories of spiderwebs.  \nAfter a record-setting number of entries\, we’re thrilled to bring you poems from this year’s Common Language Project: Networks poetry contest. Join us to hear the poems read by the poets who composed them\, lifting the language from the page and into the shared space of Turner House’s ballroom. URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/common-language-project-networks-reading/ LOCATION:Turner House\, 401 N Rosemont Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Networks-IG-Facebook-Cover-Presentation-169.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T190000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121642 CREATED:20230404T170004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T142526Z UID:14461-1683999000-1684004400@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Anniversary Reception DESCRIPTION:We’ve come a long way\, y’all! In 28 years\, we’ve connected thousands of writers and readers\, ignited the imaginations of tens of thousands of students\, and reached over 2 million audience members in person\, across the airwaves and over the internet. If that’s not something worth celebrating\, we’re not sure what is! \nJoin us Saturday evening for a reception at Turner House celebrating the successes of the past year\, then stay for the Common Language Project reading (separate RSVP required). We’ll have refreshments and charcuterie by Grazing Dallas\, and of course\, anniversary cake. URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/anniversary-reception/ LOCATION:Turner House\, 401 N Rosemont Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Event-Details-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T170000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121642 CREATED:20230405T152742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T142601Z UID:14473-1683990000-1683997200@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Anatomy of a Book\, or Deconstruct & Reconstruct the Most Important Human Invention of All Time DESCRIPTION:The book is\, arguably\, the most important human invention of all time (so much so we put it in the title of this workshop). On Saturday May 13th\, join Oil & Cotton’s Shannon Driscoll and The Garret’s Teaching Artist in Residence Lisa Huffaker–whose collaboration began in 2012\, when they designed and taught ambitious workshops for teens and preteens\, combining writing\, art\, and bookmaking into a dynamic Zine Camp (garnering a Best of Dallas award from the Dallas Observer)–for an afternoon exploring and meditating on this singular\, species-defining object. \nDissect vintage volumes\, and learn about the amazing history and structure of this object we call the book. Reconstruct the dissected parts into one-of-a-kind artist’s books\, to anchor that history in material form. Each participant will leave with a unique artist’s book built from the pages of old books\, as well as samples of materials (Papyrus! Vellum! Linen thread waxed with beeswax!) important to the history of books. Participants will also leave this workshop with the ability to build their own books\, and share the astonishing (but often overlooked) history and nature of this familiar\, yet world-changing object. \n  \nShannnon Driscoll (Oil & Cotton) received her Masters Degree from the Kilgarlin Center for the Preservation of the Cultural Record at the University of Texas at Austin\, where she studied book and paper conservation. She continued conservation training through internships and professional experience while at the Northeast Document Conservation Center\, Andover; Walters Art Museum\, Baltimore;  Widener Library\, Harvard College Libraries\, Cambridge\, the Pinos Y Serriera Archives\, Vilassar de Dalt\, Spain before opening a private conservation practice in Dallas. Twelve years ago she stepped away from conservation to create Oil and Cotton\, a creative space for art education\, exhibition\, performance and exchange between the public and the art community in Dallas\, Texas. Oil and Cotton offers workshops and classes ranging from painting to fiber based arts taught by artists from Texas and beyond. \n  \nLisa Huffaker creates poetry\, collage\, assemblage\, artist’s books\, and many combinations of these. Her poetry appears in Diode\, THRUSH\, Michigan Quarterly Review\, CTRL+V\, 32 Poems\, DIAGRAM\, Cincinnati Review\, Phoebe\, and many other publications. Her art has lately been seen at Bath House Cultural Center and Ro2 Art. She was recently a finalist for Dallas Poet Laureate\, and leads community writing projects as the Writer’s Garret’s Teaching Artist in Residence. She has taught text-and-image projects at the Dallas Museum of Art\, Nasher Sculpture Center\, and The Dallas Contemporary. Her award-winning project\, White Rock Zine Machine\, offers tiny books of poetry and art through sculptural vending machines. She is currently working on a book of visual poetry\, transforming a anti-feminist “self help” book from 1963 through collage and poetic erasure. The manuscript-in-progress was exhibited internationally as part of TU Delft and Cornell Tech’s 3rd Workshop on Obfuscation. \nOil and Cotton is an art studio and artist supply shop located near downtown Dallas. We provide classes and workshops for people of all ages and skill levels. Our hands-on classes are taught by professionals with knowledge ranging from traditional craft to contemporary art practices. We provide creative space for education\, exhibition\, performance and exchange between the public and the art community. \n  URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/anatomy-of-a-book/ LOCATION:Oil & Cotton\, 2313 Beatrice St Suite #100\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Book-Dissection-Workshop-Presentation-169-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T150000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121642 CREATED:20230405T170305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T142634Z UID:14483-1683986400-1683990000@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Drag Story Time DESCRIPTION:Story time can only be more fun when drag is involved! Join local drag icon Jada Pinkett Fox as she reads stories that will inspire all of us to be our true\, authentic selves\, then share a cupcake and grab a photo. \nThis event is open to all ages. RSVP is required. URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/drag-story-time/ LOCATION:TX ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Drag-Story-Time-169.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121642 CREATED:20230404T014503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230511T154639Z UID:14455-1683979200-1683993600@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Book Fair DESCRIPTION:We love a book fair! We’ve got bookstores\, art printers\, maker suppliers\, and other members of the literary community from around the neighborhood and beyond joining us on the Turner House lawn on Saturday from noon til 4pm. We’ll also have live music\, food trucks and who knows what else? So bring your book fair money and we’ll see you on the lawn! \nRAIN OR SHINE\, WE’LL SEE YOU AT TURNER HOUSE! In the case of rain\, we’ll move the book fair inside. \nVendors include: \n– 826 Dallas Project https://826dallasproject.org/\n– Typewriter Troubadour (12p-2p) https://www.typewritertroubadour.com/\n– Mad Swirl https://madswirl.com/\n– Awesome Comics https://awesomecomicsonline.com/home\n– The First Line Literary Journal https://www.thefirstline.com/\n– The Writer’s Garret – Book Swap! (Bring your books and drop them off or trade them for new ones\, or buy some deeply discounted donated books!)\n– Whose Books https://www.whosebooks.shop/\n– Deep Vellum Book Store and Publishing Co. http://deepvellum.com/\n– Poetry Smash/In the Words of a Sistah https://www.facebook.com/thepoetrysmash/\n– Talking Animals Books https://www.talkinganimalsbooks.com/\n– Motina Books https://www.motinabooks.com/\n– Writer’s League of Texas https://writersleague.org/home/\n– Dallas Public Library https://dallaslibrary2.org/\n– The Book Doctor https://www.thebookdr.com/\n– Assure Press Publishing & Consulting https://assurepress.org/\n– Writers Block Inc. https://www.facebook.com/wbidallas/\n– Teen Writers Project https://www.teenwritersproject.org/#/\nLive Music by Tauvy Thompson https://www.facebook.com/TauvyT\nFood Vendors\n– SerenDIPity Ice Cream Parlor on Wheels https://www.serendipityic.com/\n– Sin Eats https://www.facebook.com/sineats/\n– Statis Catering https://www.facebook.com/StatisCatering/ URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/book-fair/ LOCATION:Turner House\, 401 N Rosemont Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Book-Fair-Presentation-169.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T140000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121642 CREATED:20230403T235755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T142704Z UID:14452-1683972000-1683986400@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Rail Writers Family Ride DESCRIPTION:All aboard! Rail Writers\, The Writer’s Garret’s favorite summer program\, takes to the DART light rail for a 4 hour family excursion of writing\, sharing\, and exploration. Families will meet with a Garret teaching artist at Tyler St. Station\, board the light rail and journey into the heart of the Arts District to explore. Guided by their teaching artists\, writers young and old will reflect on what they experience\, and then be encouraged to share. After lunch at Klyde Warren Park\, everyone will re-board the light rail and return back to Tyler St. Station. \nRail Writers moves (literally!)\, so all participants should plan to wear footwear that is comfortable and will allow boarding and exiting the light rail\, and a moderate amount of walking on paved surfaces. \nBecause Rail Writers is intended as a family activity\, all parties must include at least 1 adult and 1 child. Due to group size limitations\, parties may not exceed 4 people total\, regardless of age. Rail Writers is designed to best engage young writers in grades 4-8. \nRail Writers is a free program (The Writer’s Garret covers DART passes and supplies) but the cost of lunch is not included. Access to food trucks will be available at Klyde Warren Park\, or families may elect to pack a lunch. URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/rail-writers-family-ride/ LOCATION:TX ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Copy-of-Rail-Writers-2019-FB-Banner-Presentation-169.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230512T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230512T233000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121642 CREATED:20230403T203953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T182816Z UID:14447-1683928800-1683934200@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark: Ghost Stories To Dement And Delight DESCRIPTION:For centuries\, we’ve delighted in mysterious\, spooky and downright scary tales of the\nsupernatural and the darker side of human nature. Join us at the historic Texas Theatre\nlate night gathering will find local storytellers and performers spinning stories that will\nsend a shiver up and down your spine. Who knows? You might even have an encounter\nyourself. \nBorn and raised in Pakistan\, Baig’s many credits include writing and directing Ban the Tal through Project X Dallas\, a multimedia performance about the birth\, rise and ideology of the Taliban; BeXchanged at UT Dallas\, a performance documenting the nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan; and one-act play Jo Chaho Tum (Whatever You Want)\, which received productions at Bishop Arts Theatre\, Mountainview College and The Drama Club. As an actor\, she has appeared as the Fool in King Lear at Shakespeare Dallas\, as Frida with Cara Mia Theatre; as Clio for the world premiere of On the Eve at Theatre 3 Dallas\, and is the voice of Jerez in Dragon Ball Super.   \n  \nCurrently\, Baig serves as Director of Marketing & Special Events at Human Rights Initiative of North Texas and teaches Theatre at UTDallas.  \n  \nAriana Cook is a bi-racial actress\, director\, and playwright. Ariana received her Master’s Degree in Drama from Texas Woman’s University and her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Musical Theatre from Sam Houston State University. She co-wrote the world premiere of WHERE EARTH MEETS THE SKY with Edyka Chilomé and Vanessa Mercado Taylor and recently adapted a new translation of ELECTRA by Sophocles. Ariana’s selected regional acting credits include: Agave in CITY DIONYSIA\, Abeni in world premiere of WHERE EARTH MEETS THE SKY\, Abby in the world premiere of PORT TWILIGHT OR THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE\, Pianist in the regional premiere of THE BLACK MONK\, Michelle in UNIT COHESION\, Dove in CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS\, and the title role in EBONY SCROOGE. Selected Regional Directing credits include: ELECTRA\, COLOR STRUCK\, SACRIFICE\, ASSISTANCE\, THE BALLAD OF GEORGE ZIMMERMAN\, and ZOOT SUIT. Ariana is an alumnus of the Lincoln Directors Lab in New York and the inaugural ArtEquity Cohort that convened at Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2015. \n  \n  \nJohn M. Flores is an Actor/Director/Designer/Playwright/Composer/Musician in DFW. John is a Company Member of Kitchen Dog Theater and has worked extensively with Theatre Three\, Second Thought Theatre\, Shakespeare Dallas\, Dallas Theater Center\, Trinity Rep Theater\, Cry Havoc Theater\, Echo Theater\, Teatro Dallas\, Cara Mia Theatre\, Stage West\, Our Endeavors Theater Collective and The Drama Club. John has a BA in Liberal Arts from Texas A&M University and experiments sonically with Jim Kuenzer as JIM/JOHN MAKE NOISE. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nTickets available through TicketDFW.com; click here to purchase. URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/dont-be-afraid-of-the-dark-ghost-stories-to-dement-and-delight/ LOCATION:Texas Theatre\, 231 Jefferson Blvd.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dont-Be-Afraid-Of-The-Dark-1000-×-553-px.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230512T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230512T203000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121642 CREATED:20230403T203042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230505T165348Z UID:14443-1683918000-1683923400@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Hear Me\, See Me | Escúchame\, Mírame DESCRIPTION:Have you ever felt trapped inside yourself\, like no one understands what you’re trying to\nexpress? Hear Me\, See Me offers a moving multilingual affirmation the audience will\nhear\, see\, and feel. The performance combines American Sign Language (ASL)\, English\,\nand Spanish\, and includes music\, rhythm\, and movement in an exploration of the\npossibilities of self-expression\, the power of poetry\, and the truth of shared experience\nthat unites us all. \nHear Me\, See Me will be interpreted in ASL in full. \nTickets available now; visit TicketDFW.com to purchase. \n¿Te has sentido alguna vez atrapado en ti mismo\, como si nadie entendiera lo que quieras expresar? \nEscúchame\, Mírame ofrece una conmovedora afirmación multilingüe que el público podrá oir\, ver y sentir. Ésta presentación combina el lenguaje de signos americano (ASL)\, inglés y español\, e incluye música\, ritmo y movimiento en una exploración de las posibilidades de autoexpresión\, el poder de la poesía y la verdad de la experiencia compartida que nos une a todos. \nEscúchame\, Mírame se interpretará por completo en ASL. \nEric Brown is a native of New Orleans. In 1994 at the age of 16\, he was wrongfully convicted of murder and armed robbery and sentenced to life without parole plus 30 years. His incarceration lasted 9\,125 days\, or 25 year. He has received training as a paralegal and CPR Instructor\, served as president of President Of Toastmasters International\, and was recognized as best speaker of both Toastmasters International and Jaycees Club. Eric currently mentors youth through Excellent Children Entrepreneurs and Leaders (E.X.C.E.L.) and Children of Incarcerated Parents Still Succeed (CH.I.P.S.S.). His book Crime Is 4 Dummies is forthcoming. Find him online: @esolid365 \n\n\n\n\nLyrik Hunter (Author/Poet/Artist/Speaker)\, resident of Dallas and native of Midland\, TX\, has been performing actively since 2020\, as a poetic expressive artist. Her work has been described as “vivid\,” “inspiring\,” and “breathtaking.” Lyrik is CEO/Owner of The Brown Sugah Lounge\, a Dallas-based poetry group\, which provides a safe\, non-judgmental\, monthly open-mic poetry platform\, while partnering with community organizations who promote positive environments for healing\, mental health awareness\, and conscious growth. \n  \nMelania Luisa Marte is a writer\, poet\, and musician from New York living between the Dominican Republic and Texas. Her viral poem “Afro-Latina” was featured by Instagram on their IG TV for National Poetry Month and has garnered over nine million views. 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  \nMaria Ramirez is the founder of Piezas de mi alma. Born in Zimapán Hidalgo\, México\, Maria has participated in several poetry and cultural events and activities\, contributing to events at the State Fair of Texas (2017- 2018)\, Latino Cultural Center (2017)\, Texas Southmost College in Brownsville  (2018)\, Paragraphs Library at South Padre Island (2019)\, Nova Pangea in Together in Harmony in Dallas (2020-2022)\, and events at Pleasant Grove Library in (2019 – 2021). She has contributed to several international anthologies\, has served as an editor for a Dallas-based anthology in 2017\,  and earned a certification in Sophisticated Literary Creativity in Peru 2021-2022. She has served as a panelist\, interviewer and coordinator on a number of international cultural programs.  \nPriscilla Rice is a Pleasant-Grove based storyteller\, radio host and community activist. She is a member of the Da Grove Cohort: Un Taller For Dreaming and Tejana Cósmica poetry collective.  Her first book We Are What We Are\, a collaboration with poet/author Lopamudra Banerjee\, was published in fall 2022. She currently serves on the Park and Recreation Board. \n  \n  \n\n\nCarlos Salas is a multi-discipline artist\, former bookstore owner\, and co-host of the Poets on X+ reading series held at Mighty Fine Arts Gallery here in Oak Cliff\, Texas. He first started reading/reciting poetry at The Dogstar in Fort Worth and has been published in various chapbooks and anthologies. He has performed at the first annual New Orleans Poetry Festival of 2016\, broadcast to Blackwater Poetry Festival in the County of Cork\, Ireland\, performed at The Latino Cultural Festival in Austin. Carlos lives with his love and fellow poet Opalina Salas with their three cats in Oak Cliff.  \n\n\nDaymond Sands was born and raised in Dallas\, TX. He is a freelance photographer with 15 years of experience\, an event planner\, and owner of the television show of Click Click Crop which has aired on Facebook\, Instagram\, and YouTube. He loves to share his creativity with the world through his expressions and the content he creates\, welcoming viewers to see the world through his eyes. URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/hear-me-see-me-escuchame-mirame/ LOCATION:Texas Theatre\, 231 Jefferson Blvd.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Hear-Me-See-Me-1000-×-553-px-Presentation-169.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230511T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230511T223000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121643 CREATED:20230414T035435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T142741Z UID:14531-1683838800-1683844200@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:The Return of First Draughts DESCRIPTION:First Draughts literary mixer is back! Held monthly(ish) at The Wild Detectives and hosted by Writing Workshops Dallas and The Writer’s Garret\, First Draughts is a great place to meet other DFW writers\, talk shop\, and connect. \nJoin us for LitTalk at Whose Books in their new location on Davis at 7pm\, then stroll over to Wild Detectives for a beverage afterwards for First Draughts! We’ll raffle off gift certificates to Wild Detectives\, enjoy drink specials\, and talk reading\, writing\, and everything in between. We’d love for you to be part of the thriving literary community at one of our favorite bookstores in town. \nOur mission is to bring writers out of the wilderness and into community. In fact\, we were founded on the basis that having a literary community is essential to the life of any creative writer. Finding a community is an important step that leads most writers to take their work and craft more seriously. Both The Writer’s Garret and Writing Workshops Dallas are proud to be part of the thriving literary scene in Dallas\, and we hope to see you at First Draughts! URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/the-return-of-first-draughts/ LOCATION:The Wild Detectives\, 314 W 8th St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/October-26th-630pm.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230511T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230511T203000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121643 CREATED:20230414T034125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T142828Z UID:14523-1683831600-1683837000@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:LitTalk: DFW Writers Talk Creative Writing DESCRIPTION:Join Writing Workshops Dallas & The Writer’s Garret  for LitTalk: A DFW Author Panel Series at Whose Books on Wednesday\, May 11th at 7 pm. Novelist & series creator Alex Temblador will moderate a panel featuring Lauren Brazeal Garza\, Jill Talbot\, and LaToya Watkins in a discussion taking the topic of  “creative writing” as a starting point for a conversation about the craft\, process and business of writing. \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  \nLauren Brazeal Garza received her M.F.A in poetry from Bennington College\, and is completing her Ph.D. in literature from UT Dallas\, where she is also a creative writing instructor. She is the author of the full-length collection Gutter (Yes Yes Books\, 2018)\, a memoir-in-verse about her homelessness as a teenager. She has also published three chapbooks of poetry\, most recently\, Santa Muerte\, Santa Muerte: I Was Here\, Release Me (Tram Editions\, 2023)\, a series of fictional interviews with ghosts. Her poetry\, lyric essays\, and fiction have appeared in Poetry Northwest\, Waxwing\, and Verse Daily among many other journals. \n  \n\nJill Talbot is the author of The Way We Weren’t: A Memoir and Loaded: Women and Addiction\, a collection of personal essays. A Distant Town: Stories\, won the 2021 Jeanne Leiby Chapbook Contest and was published by The Florida Review. She is the editor of Metawritings: Toward a Theory of Nonfiction and the forthcoming The Essay Form(s) from Columbia University Press. Her essays have appeared in AGNI\, Brevity\, Gulf Coast\, Hotel Amerika\, LitMag\, River Teeth\, Southwest Review\, and The Paris Review Daily\, among others. She is Associate Professor of Creative Writing and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at University of North Texas. \n  \n\nLaToya Watkins is the author of Perish. Her writing has appeared in A Public Space\, The Sun\, Kweli Journal\, McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern\, Kenyon Review\, The Pushcart Prize Anthology\, and elsewhere. She is a Kimibilo fellow and has received support from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference\, MacDowell\, OMI: Arts\, Yaddo\, Hedgebrook\, and the Camargo Foundation. Her first story collection\, Holler\, Child\, will be published in 2023. \n  URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/littalk-dfw-writers-talk-creative-writing/ LOCATION:Whose Books\, 512 W. Davis\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Copy-of-LitTalk-Pres-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230510T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230510T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121643 CREATED:20230403T194258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T142852Z UID:14433-1683747000-1683754200@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Inner Moonlight 5th Anniversary Celebration DESCRIPTION:Every second Wednesday since 2018 (ish\, minus a few months during the black hole of pandemic time)\, Logen Cure has hosted the Inner Moonlight\, a monthly poetry reading and open mic. Since December 2020\, the reading has also been a podcast. \nNow\, as the kickoff event for the first ever Dallas Is Lit! literary festival\, Inner Moonlight is celebrating 5 years of presenting Dallas with some of the best local (and a few not-so-local) poets around. With encore performances by an incredible lineup of previously featured poets\, this is an anniversary party you won’t want to miss. \n_____ \nInner Moonlight is presented by The Writer’s Garret on the second Wednesday of every month. Mark your calendar and we’ll see you there! \n“Follow your inner moonlight\, don’t hide the madness.”\n—Allen Ginsberg\, from On Being a Writer URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/inner-moonlight-5th-anniversary/ LOCATION:The Wild Detectives\, 314 W 8th St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/169-IM-5th-Anniversary.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230422T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230422T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T121643 CREATED:20230210T213534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T191241Z UID:14270-1682172000-1682179200@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Cavafy: A Guided Discussion with Gregg Thompson DESCRIPTION:The works of C. F. Cavafy\, since his death in 1933\, have garnered his legacy increasing attention and acclaim as the most distinguished Greek poet of the 20th century. Observing and commenting on matters sacred and sensual\, his poetry uniquely invites conversations spanning topics as diverse as historical civilizations\, anxiety\, homosexual desire\, and spiritual curiosity. Join us as Gregg Thompson leads a 2-part discussion of Cavafy’s writing and how they continue in enduring relevance. \nNote: The discussions of Cavafy’s works will take on 2 consecutive Saturdays\, April 22nd and 29th. \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  \n  \nStep 1: RSVP (Required)\n\n  \nStep 2: Make A Donation (Optional) URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/cavafy-a-guided-discussion-with-gregg-thompson/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Cavafy-A-Guided-Discussion-with-Gregg-Tompson.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR