Read it loud, read it proud

By Ron Swarner on July 17, 2010

THE 2010 SOUL OF THE CITY POETRY PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP >>>

You know you want to. Write a poem, that is. You've got that half-finished prose rotting away in a box in your basement and a house full o' kids to look after. Or you've simply told yourself that you'd like to, but you just don't think you have it in you.

Rubbish!

What you should do instead of self-deprecate is head over to the Urban Grace Church for the 2010 Soul of the City Poetry Performance Workshop: Reading Your Work Aloud in Public tomorrow afternoon. Hosted by Tacoma Poet Laureate Tammy Robacker, the workshop features great advice from teacher, writer, playwright and actress Kisha X. Palmer, as well as local wordsmiths Josh Rizeberg and Quincy "Q Dot" Henry.

Let your creative juices flow, unleash your poetry itch, rid yourself of public speaking fears and get down with the sickness (without getting down with Disturbed, of course).

You should bring your half-written poem to practice speaking aloud.

Reading Your Work Aloud

Sunday, July 18, 2-4:30 p.m., $10 donation
Urban Grace Church, 902 Market St., Tacoma
253.272.2184
RSVP required: tamsugah@aol.com