The Chicago Poetry Center Board invites you to join us at Bigger Table: Write & Give Back – a thematic writing fundraiser series to support poetry programming at Chicago Public Schools.
Theme: The theme for the workshop on Dec 7th will be Reflections, not Resolutions. This generative writing-sharing space is open & suitable for writers / literary fans of all levels. We often focus on what will be new or what we want to change in the new year, this session will be a bit more focused on recognizing how far we’ve come & what we want to preserve.
Format: We will have a facilitated discussion with poetry & literary material around the theme. Following which the facilitators will guide the group through individual writing time with exploratory prompts. We will have space at the end for individuals to share what they wrote/share some reflections from the session (optional).
Note: The prompts & link to attend will be shared as a PDF with all participants via email.
Group Size: ~20 participants
Date & Time: December 7th (Saturday), 10 am to 12 pm CST
Host: This will be co-hosted & facilitated by Shivani Gupta & Darshita Jain from the Development Committee at the Chicago Poetry Center.
Guideline: Come as you are for a gentle writing, discussion & sharing space. Know that your presence & contribution directly support poetry programming for students in Chicago Public Schools. We can’t wait to meet you!
Registration: Sign up for the virtual workshop on Eventbrite, with a suggested sliding scale of $10-20$. If price is a barrier, please email shivani@poetrycenter.org for a no-questions-asked fee waiver.
Fundraising Goal: Our fundraising goal from this series is $2,500 to together SPONSOR ONE CLASSROOM.
