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"Sleeping We Awaken" by Allison Hedge Coke, H & 8th Night Market, 3.27.2015. Poem topic: fantasy/dreamer.

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Join us at the Ralph Ellison Library on 3/10 at 6:30 PM for the next installment in our monthly series of creative writing workshops presented by Lewis Freeman: "What We Might Record." Workshop Description: When we are at play in writing, when we are in the compositional tim…

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Join us this Thursday, 3/5 at @fullcirclebookstore in OKC as TU English professor & long-time SOP supporter & collaborator Grant Jenkins @drjabsurd reads from his novel & discusses its genesis & path to publication. He’s written a timely, compelling read & he’s got a lot of …

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 AT 6:30 PM AT THE RALPH ELLISON LIBRARY IN OKC
CLEMONCE HEARD presents “Ekphrastic Corpse: Imagery and Action”
In this workshop, we will consider several poems by imagists and their descendants in order to consider the different effects of world building.…

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Join us on Tuesday, 12/10 at 6:30 PM at the Ralph Ellison Library for the next installment in our monthly series of creative writing workshops presented by Paul Juhasz: “A Block of Writing Where Weird Stuff Happens: Exploring Prose Poems." Writers working in all genres will …

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Join us this Tuesday, 11/12 at 6:30 PM at the Ralph Ellison Public Library in OKC as poet Ken Hada presents the November installment of our series of free monthly creative writing workshops. His interactive session "Issues and Images" will focus on using imagery to effective…

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Wow! We’re amazed these rain poems are still showing up a year and a half after their last renewal. Thanks, @msphinguyen, for braving the weather yesterday & posting this gem by Kathleen Rooney. #Repost @msphinguyen with @get_repost
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How Writing Creates Us: A Workshop w/Najah Amatullah

Tuesday at 6:30 PM – 8 PM

Metropolitan Library System
2000 NE 23rd St, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111

We’re excited to welcome poet, performer, teacher and blogger Najah Amatullah to host the October session of our mont…

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He didn’t do it. But if he did, it isn’t illegal. But if it’s illegal, the whistleblower is the real criminal. But if he’s charged, he’ll be found not guilty. But if he’s found guilty, there will be civil war. It’s like a horrifying new version of “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.”

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TONIGHT, 9/11 at 6:30 PM: Poet TIMOTHY BRADFORD's Workshop "Writing For the 2.1 Million: U.S. Prisons and Justice Writing Programs" at the Ralph Ellison Library in OKC.

Approximately 2.1 million people are imprisoned in the United States—655 per 100,000, the highest ratio i…

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Looking forward to NEXT TUESDAY, 7/23, and our creative writing workshop with poet and multidisciplinary artist Anthony Crawford Jr! We'll meet on July 23, 6:30 PM at Metro Technology Centers in room 108 of the Economic Development Center building for his interactive worksho…

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On Wednesday, June 12 at 6:30 PM, fiction writer Julie Dill will present her workshop titled Setting Served Three Ways: Transporting Your Readers in Room 108 of Metrotech’s Economic Development Building as part of the Ralph Ellison Creative Writing Workshop series. How do w…

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Please join us at Metrotech in OKC from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on Wednesday, May 15 as we welcome Oklahoma essayist, journalist, and Tulsa Artist Fellow Liz Blood, who will present her interactive session "Borrowed Forms: Using the Ordinary to Get to the Extraordinary" as our month…

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Why make an electric typewriter guitar? BECAUSE NO ONE HAS EVER DONE IT BEFORE. Come to the Blue Turn show tonight (see previous post for details) for the world premiere of the Guitypo. #smithcorona #maestro #gibson #lespaul #custombuild #maple #walnut #flyingv featuring the…

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Come hear poet/musician/good dude @mikeayoung86 this Saturday in OKC at a house party! Address in invite. There might be a special opening act by Short Order Poet co-founder Chad Reynolds.

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Join us this Wednesday, 4/17 at 6:30 PM in the Ralph Ellison Library when we'll welcome MARK STEWART to lead the next installment of our Creative Writing Workshops. In Stewart’s workshop "Dialogue and Subtext: Strong Character Choices,” we'll discuss how writers can approach…

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Please join us this Wednesday, 3/13 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Ralph Ellison Library in OKC as activist, comedian, and poet Cameron Brewer presents "Fearsome Sentences: Writing Angry with a Purpose," the next installment in our series of monthly creative writing workshops! …

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GWENDOLYN HOOKS leads a free creative writing workshop on WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Ralph Ellison Library!

Join us as Gwendolyn Hooks leads the next installment of our series of Ralph Ellison Creative Writing Workshops! Hooks will offer her expertise as an …

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The Ralph Ellison Foundation’s ongoing series of Creative Writing Workshops continues this Wednesday (1/16) at 6:30 PM at the Ralph Ellison Library. Special guest instructor Eric Bosse will present his interactive session "The Art of Compression: Efficiency in Service of Imp…

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Join us Wednesday at 7 PM at @oldtrinityofpaseo in OKC for a literary reading by The Red Earth MFA’s visiting writers & faculty. Books for sale by Edmond’s Best of Books. BYOB. @okcuenglishmodernlanguages @oklahomacityuniversity