Other Teaching

Writing a Village:
Poet Laureate of Takoma Park Anne Becker is leading a series community poetry workshops for beginners and experienced writers. This fall she is offering one for middle school students which consisting of three 90 minute meetings, in which participants will consider a model poem, then compose their own poems to be presented to the group for appreciation and constructive comments. In addition, the adult workshop begun this summer will continue in the fall, meeting monthly on Mondays. Poems generated in the series will be gathered in an anthology and published by the Arts and Humanities Commission. Location: Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave. Workshops are free but registration is required. Call Sara Daines at (301) 891-7224, or e-mailSaraD@takomagov.org.