I Was Here: Name, Place and The History Between – A Writing Workshop with Sherese Francis

Join us on Zoom for a creative workshop led by local writer Sherese Francis that will focus on using documentary and topographical poetry to activate histories and archives, specifically that of the Queens Name Explorer project. Within the workshop, participants will learn about documentary and topographical poetry, read and discuss an example of each, and receive prompts to begin at least one poem inspired by the people and places found in the Queens neighborhood Jackson Heights.

Register at https://queenslibrary-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckd-ysqTsvHtJ6lxZhkVEmASTbnrECYLNc. This program will not be recorded.

Queens Name Explorer is funded by a generous grant from the Mellon Foundation.”