My Mind, My Identity: Healing Through Vulnerability & Poetry Series
Parlé Endeavors, in collaboration with Love & Kindness Wellness Services and the Brownsville Neighborhood Health Action Center, are hosting a poetry workshop series on mental wellness.
All events are open to youth ages 15 – 23.
You don’t have to attend the poetry slam to attend the workshop – but it is highly suggested that if you are participating in the poetry slam that you attend the workshop.
Poetry Workshops
Thursday, March 20th
6:00pm
[Day 1]
Thursday, March 27th
6:00pm
[Day 2]
First 10 Participants who attend both workshops and the poetry slam will receive a Visa gift card.
Mental Wellness Poetry Slam
Details:
All poems must have themes of mental health, trauma, or healing to considered for prize. In a perfect world you will workshop these pieces during the workshops.
Slam starts promptly at 5:00p.m. in Brooklyn. Arrive early. Poets should plan for 1 round, where they will perform a poem that is no more than 3 minutes.
Prizes as follows:
First Place: $250
Second Place: $150
Third Place: $100
