YC Takeover: Poet's Playground poetry writing workshop for youth

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Balmain Library

This workshop aims at improving broader writing skills such as word choice, thinking outside the box, creating writing restraints, and building imagery in poetry. We will work on understanding how to write a vivid description that doesn’t rely on complicated adjectives and adverbs, but rather to paint a picture with words.This workshop is suitable for young people 12+The Young Creatives Takeover features workshops suggested by and developed with former Young Creatives Awards entrants. This workshop is a great opportinuty to hone your skills and get an entry together for young creatives, young writers awards 2025.Attendees should also consider bringing a poem of their own as there will be an opportunity to read work at the end.About the facilitator:Jaden White recently graduated from University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Psychology with a Minor in English. Last year, his poems “For my Grandmothers” won the Inner West Council Young Creatives 18-24 year old award. He loves writing poetry and playing music. His favourite authors/poets are Michael Ondaatje, Ocean Vuong and Michael Dransfield. About the venue:BALMAIN LIBRARY is accessible by ramp from the street level. If you have any access or support requirements in order to participate fully, please let us know in the booking order form to ensure that we can arrange any reasonable adjustments. Please note: the venue is accessible for people using wheelchairs and other mobility aids.We may take photographs of the facilitators and the participants at this event. Read <a href="https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/explore/libraries/using-the-library#photoconsent" title="https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/explore/libraries/using-the-library#photoconsent" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a> for more details.

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