
Fostering community through the literary arts
The Writing Garden Sessions
Sat, May 18
|Iowa City
A free generative writing workshop with a planting and writing activity!


Time & Location
May 18, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
Guests
About the event
Come be part of a community garden building project this summer. Find out how the practice of planting can inspire creative writing. The Writing Garden Project features six free planting and writing sessions, a celebratory reading, zine publication and garden unveiling in August. The project is supported by an Iowa City Public Arts Grant. We couldn't be happier to start our first session with poet Becca Klaver, on May 18th at 1:00. Come plant and write. We will ground our bodies, and let our creative minds blossom. This is a free event and all ages and levels of experience are welcome.
About this sessions leader: Becca Klaver has been writing a poem a day in April since 2007, usually as part of an online community. She is the author of the poetry collections LA Liminal, Empire Wasted, and Ready for the World, as well as several chapbooks. Her most recent publications include…