Annual Open Mic Poetry Night April 25

You might be a poet!

Don’t laugh… In celebration of National Poetry Night, the Friends of the Weimar Public Library will present its 3rd Annual Open Mic Poetry Night at 6:30 p.m. on April 25 at the City Gazebo, and they would love to celebrate you.

On that Thursday evening, poets are invited to read a personal favorite poem or a poem that they wrote themselves. You’re not a poet you say? Here are a few fun techniques to get you started. Take the leap, you may be surprised at your results. You might begin by doing a Blackout poem: Take a piece of junk mail or an article or another piece of writing. Then make a poem by blacking out words. Another way might be to sit down and just write for ten or twenty minutes, just letting yourself explore whatever comes to mind. Take a look at what’s emerged. Underline any words that stand out to you. And then rewrite your piece, trying to tighten up your language, capturing the essence of what you’re writing about.

Still too hard? How about using the first letter of a word, or your name. Finish the line with a succinct description of the word or name.

We know you can do it. Give it a try and even if you don’t produce a poem that you would like to share, please come out and experience what other community members want to share.