Poetry – South Dallas Cultural Center https://sdcc.dallasculture.org Fri, 18 Mar 2022 20:39:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.12 https://oca-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/06/cropped-SDCC-LOGO_Updated_Sankofa-32x32.png Poetry – South Dallas Cultural Center https://sdcc.dallasculture.org 32 32 Her Truth: A Women’s Poetry Workshop https://sdcc.dallasculture.org/2022/03/18/her-truth-a-womens-poetry-workshop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=her-truth-a-womens-poetry-workshop Fri, 18 Mar 2022 20:39:35 +0000 https://sdcc.dallasculture.org/?p=4913 + Read More]]> In celebration of National Women’s History Month, we had the opportunity to discover poetry written by and for women of the African Diaspora in a 90-minute adult workshop led by Sherrie “Candy” Zantea of The Writer’s Garret and Dallas Poetry Slam. Sherrie guided guests as they learned about the life and times of what influenced the writing styles of Alice Walker and Nikki Giovanni, and how their work has inspired contemporary artists. Participants concluded the workshop by creating their own works of poetry.

(Photos by South Dallas Cultural Center staff)

This class was part of SDCC’s New Years, New Skills creative workshop series.

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