Turn your Memories into Poems
Date: Mon, Apr 20, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Venue: East Regional Library – East Meeting Room, Durham
Price: Free
Category: Family
<p>Join Durham's <a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/5212/Durham-Poet-Laureate">Poet Laureate,</a> Chris Vitiello, for a fun and engaging workshop that will have you making poems out of your memories! Whether or not you consider yourself a poet or writer, come learn simple techniques for turning personal memories into meaningful (magical/expressive/heartfelt/delightfully quirky) poems. Expect creativity, conversation, and plenty of inspiration. No experience necessary--perfect for writers of all levels.</p> <p>Workshop is 1 hour, followed by an optional 30 minute writing time.</p> <p><meta content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> <style type="text/css">a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } </style> </p> <p><meta content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> <style type="text/css">a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } </style> </p> <p><img alt="" src="data:image/png;base64,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