Join Jorah LaFleur for May Youth Write Club and discover blackout poetry!
Upcoming Session
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Youth (Ages 9+) | 10 am – Noon
This is an in-person event.
Wordcrafters Studio
436 Charnelton St. Ste 100
Eugene, OR 97401
We now offer Pay from the Heart Pricing
We want everyone to have access to our writing programs. Choose the ticket price that best reflects your financial capacity. If you need further support, please contact us at bewriting@wordcrafters.org.
Participant – $19.00 (For those with limited access to funds)
Sustainer – $29.00 (The true cost of this offering)
Patron – $39.00 (This amount supports those who need to pay less to attend)
HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
Masks are optional. Please stay home if you’re unwell with any upper respiratory illness.
Why start with a blank page to write your next masterpiece? Discover the poems hidden on the pages of books and magazines!–Just black out or “redact” the uninteresting words to create a poem that’s silly, fun, sad, unusual–something new. It’s art, it’s erasure, it’s poetry all in one.
As writer Austin Kleon notes, blackout poetry is “sort of like if the CIA did haiku.”
In this two-hour Write Club workshop with Oregon spoken-word poet and performer, Jorah LaFleur, you’ll find hidden gems and haunting words in all kinds of unexpected places.
What is Write Club? Write Club is a monthly workshop that runs during the school year for youth age 9 and up. These workshops offer the opportunity for young writers to explore various genres and topics in writing, create community, and share their stories.
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Do you have questions about this or any of our programs? Email us at bewriting@wordcrafters.org
About the Instructor
Jorah LaFleur (she/her) is a writer/performer who enjoys wearing many different hats. She finds herself on stage as a spoken word poet, event emcee, actor, and interviewer. Offstage, she works with youth as a teaching artist. Each role engages her relentless curiosity about cultivating connection through creative communication.
Jorah is currently serving as WITS Coordinator and lead Writer in Residence for Wordcrafters in Eugene. She is committed to helping others experience the power of being seen/heard, and to promoting the arts as tools of social change and community building. For over a decade (2006 to 2019), she ran the Eugene Poetry Slam, which gifted her with a wealth of stage experience, and a front row seat to the recitation of thousands of original poems. Jorah has been writing and performing for 25 years.
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Calling all young lovers of words and stories. Come find your people at a monthly creative writing workshop for youth.
September through June
1st Saturdays: Teens | Age 13+
2nd Saturdays: Youth | Age 9+