Poetry Slam! Presented by the Friends of the LPLD

Program Type:

Presentation

Age Group:

Schoolage, Teens, New Adult, Adults
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Program Description

The Friends of the Lawrenceburg Public Library District will present a Poetry Slam starting at 7 p.m. to help celebrate National Poetry Month. Bring a poem you wrote to read. There will be several prize drawings. You can attend this event in-person at the Lawrenceburg Main Library or request a Zoom link. Must register to receive a Zoom link. 

Starting at 6 p.m., English Professor Emeritus Ron Nicholson will present Ten Poems that Rocked the World. You can attend both or either program.

Learn some background on how poetry can affect society, notes on the authors, a reading of each piece, and some context/explanation/tidbits, as well as some anecdotes. Robert Frost, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes and more. 

During the months of March and April, Lawrenceburg Main Library will be a drop-off location for the Rattle Roundup- in memory of Ron Nicholson's late grandson, Oliver. Drop off new baby rattles in their original packaging to be donated to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.  

Learn more about Oliver at: https://cincinnatizoo.org/news-releases/oliver-nicholson-to-be-memorialized-in-sloth-habitat/