Collaborative poetry has been practiced for centuries, building a sense of interconnectedness between poets. The purpose of this workshop is to connect people, and interweave their stories and experiences through an interactive, collaborative workshop in poem-making. In the workshop, participants will build a poem together with Tea Gerbeza. In four rounds, participants will get a word or phrase to use as inspiration to write a line of poetry. Each round, Tea will collect lines from participants and add them to a live word document that forms a collaborative poem. In the fifth round, Tea will ask participants to respond to one or two lines in the poem, which will then be added to the poem, completing it.

This workshop is a part of Listen to Dis’ Visiting Artist Series for 2021!

To register, email their Program and Production Coordinator at shelby.lowe@listentodis.com or follow this Google Forms link: https://forms.gle/cRiTPqRrjPqfMTif8