Poetry Writing Workshop

Drop in at this diverse group of serious, friendly poets ranging from young adults to poets with decades of experience.

We will workshop the original, one-page poems of the first 15 poets to give them to the facilitator by the start of the session, 6:30 p.m. Please bring 15–20 copies of your poem. If you arrive later, we cannot guarantee a full workshop treatment of your poem.

You are welcome to attend without having a poem workshopped.

Led by Raja Belle Freeman, a performance poet and visual artist from South Euclid, who is a teaching artist for Lake Erie Ink and a board member of One South Euclid. She assisted Ray McNiece with his yearlong project, "Poem for Cleveland," funded by the American Academy of Poetry and the Mellon Foundation. She has also taught for Twelve Literary Arts and graduated from Cleveland State University with a bachelor's degree in Creative Writing and a minor in Black Studies.