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Poetry Writing Workshop with Erika E. Wade

November 8, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Join Alabama Rivers Alliance, Poet Fellow Erika E. Wade,  Alabama Poetry Delegate Tina Mozelle Braziel and  Jefferson County Greenways for an inspiring Eco-Poetry Writing Workshop at the beautiful Turkey Creek Nature Preserve!

 

WHEN? Saturday, November 8 from 10 am – noon

WHERE? Turkey Creek Nature Preserve Pavilion 3906 Turkey Creek Rd, Pinson, AL 35126

MORE INFO: ARA’s summer Poet & Film Fellow, Erika E. Wade, will share the beautiful poem she created this summer during the Southern Exposure Film Fellowship program, KNOWING. Her poem and short film explore personal themes of family, community, and access to nature. Erika will lead a writing workshop for ANYONE, regardless of experience. Feel free to enjoy the winding creek and waterfall, right here in this beautiful location, before or after the writing exercise. 

WATCH: See Erika’s film, KNOWING, by clicking here.

REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/QAEsR64eoBF2Rg7S9

Alabama Rivers Alliance and the Alabama Poetry Delegation have partnered to bring poetry to the outdoors by creating eco-poetry films and offering workshops open to the public and free of charge!

The Alabama Poetry Delegation is a partnership between Alabama Poetry Laureate, Ashley M. Jones and the Alabama Writers Forum that is supported by the Academy of American Poets and the Mellon Foundation, the delegation is a leadership and service initiative of Jones’ nonprofit organization, the Magic City Poetry Festival.