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Wednesday, May 1 • 12:00pm - 12:50pm
WORKSHOP 3: Poetry + Literary Arts with Em Beckert - CR408

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Room: CR408
10am-11am
Grades: 6-8

Em will lead an introductory exercise and physical warm-up to get to know the students. Then after reading There are Birds Here by Jamaal May, and talking about the poem, small groups will work on locating poetic devices. Once everyone shares their findings the whole group will build a Chicago-based version of May's poem, using some questions to spark discusison.  If there is time after sharing the group poem students will also have a chance to write an individual response to the prompt, after which we will share and close out. 

Em Beckert is a Chicago poet and somatic artist who aims to help their students notice and remark on the beauty, injustice, spirituality, music, and heart in themselves, in this city, and in the world around them.

Learn more about Em and their work with Urban Gateways here: https://urbangateways.org/people/em-beckert/
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Em Beckert

Teaching Artist, Urban Gateways
Em Beckert is a poet and somatic artist whose home has always been Chicago. Their background in poetry stretches all the way back to early speech therapy that freed them from a persistent stutter. They memorized and recited Emily Dickinson poems to slow their breath and ease their... Read More →
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Gabriel Chalfin-Piney

Senior Instructional Programs Manager, Urban Gateways
My name is Gabriel Chalfin-Piney, and I am the Senior Instructional Programs Manager at Urban Gateways. Our mission at Urban Gateways is to engage young people in arts experiences to inspire creativity and impact social change. Check out our website, or find me or my colleagues at... Read More →
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Leah Damte

Instructional Programs Manger, Urban Gateways
Hi!My name is Leah Damte, and I am an Instructional Programs Manager at Urban Gateways. Our mission at Urban Gateways is to engage young people in arts experiences to inspire creativity and impact social change. Check out our website, or find me or my colleagues at REVERBERATE 2024... Read More →


Wednesday May 1, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Chicago Cultural Center - CR408
  Instructional Session, Workshop

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