Saturday, August 30

Pen to Print: Poems & Feelings Workshop with Amaka Obioji & Special Guests

By Pen to Print

Explore Poetry, Therapy & Consciousness with Amaka Obioji at our Poems and Feelings Workshop featuring Special Guests.

Date and time

Location

Dagenham Library

1 Church Elm Lane Dagenham RM10 9QS United Kingdom

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Highlights

2 hours
In person

About this event

Join us for another inspiring edition of “Poems and Feelings” - a creative and reflective workshop led by writer and poet Amaka Obioji, joined by Special Guests.

In this welcoming and expressive space, we’ll journey through selected works by African poets, exploring themes of identity, healing, and resilience. Through guided readings and open discussion, we’ll delve into how poetry can serve as a powerful tool for emotional expression, personal growth and collective consciousness.

Whether you're a seasoned poet or simply curious about the therapeutic power of words, this workshop invites you to connect deeply with yourself and others through the art of poetry. Expect moments of insight, shared vulnerability and creative inspiration.

If you have any accessibility requirements, please directly get in touch with us at pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk
Booking is essential and you will be asked to present your booking confirmation upon arrival
NB: May feature content that some people may find upsetting, uses language or depicts scenes reflecting attitudes that are no longer seen as acceptable
Pen to Print shall not be liable to attendees for any injury, loss or damage of or to personal equipment belonging to the attendees or any indirect or consequential loss or damage whatsoever arising out of the attenance of the event
Pen to Print reserves the right to cancel, delay or postpone the event for any reason, including adverse weather conditions, an emergency situation or unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances out of its reasonable control. In such cases, the event organiser will endeavour to inform participants as quickly as is possible

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Pen to Print

Pen to Print provided by Barking & Dagenham Libraries is working to build a network of support for aspiring writers in Barking and Dagenham.

We identify local writing talent and provide them with opportunities to produce quality writing for publication.

We publish our own suite of publications, Write On! our free quarterly print magazine, alongside Write On! Extra online and our Write On! Audio podcast

In addition to our main competition The Book Challenge we offer other free writing competitions, author events classes, workshops and other activity supported by established creative writing experts, authors and artists.

A majority of our events are available for free and open to everyone and are designed to inspire and encourage writers, as well as providing entertainment to the wider reading public.

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NB: Due to increased costs, we will be making a small charge of £1 (plus any charges applied by Eventbrite.) for people attending sessions online, this comes into effect from 1 January 2024 onwards.

Taking part in all of our sessions in-person at a venue remains free.

Any profit we may make will be invested back into the programme, contributing to making our digital offering more environmentally sustainable. We are starting with an upgrade to our website that will be coming soon.

We do regret that we have to make this difficult decision however, our grant funding is not increasing and we are experiencing increased costs that we can no longer afford to absorb.

We are aware that this could prove cost prohibitive for some people, if cost is a barrier to you taking part, if you are UK based , please do email us directly: pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk to discuss this further.

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Pen to Print is supported using public funding by Arts Council England funded by UK Government, as a Library National Portfolio Organisation .

Web Address: pentoprint.org

Email: pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk

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