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Weekday Get-Away with Poetry (2 sessions)

July 11, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am

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An event every week that begins at 10:30 am on Tuesday, repeating until July 18, 2023

$20.00

Join Tompkins County Poet Laureate Janie Bibbie in the land of poetry! Get away from your routine!

  • July 11 share a poem that you love. Read poems you wrote and hid. Enjoy listening.
  • July 18 You can do haiku. It’s as easy as five-seven-five. Come and listen. Bring your favorite haiku poems. We will write haiku together.

These weekday getaways will brighten up your day! (Class limit 10)

Instructor: Janie Bibbie

Janie E. Bibbie is the Tompkins County Poet Laureate for 2023-2024. She is author of Alzheimer’s: Up Close and Personal and several books of poetry, including Dancing with a Wanderer, Willow, Keep Moving, Thunderstorm, Waiting Room and Remnants. She is a member of Business Leaders of Colors, Lifelong, and the Greater Ithaca Activities Center Senior Program. She has undergraduate and graduate degrees from Ithaca College. In her role as Poet Laureate, she hopes to encourage members of the Tompkins County community to join her in reading, writing, and sharing poetry.

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Date:
July 11, 2023
Time:
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Cost:
$20.00
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Lifelong
119 West Court Street
Ithaca, NY 14850 United States
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607-273-1511
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