Our March Community Writing Workshop will be led by acclaimed Maryland Poet Laureate Grace Cavalieri. Cavalieri is the author of 20 books and poetry chapbooks, playwright of 26 plays produced on American stages, and founder of 2 small presses. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the George Garrett Award, the Pen-Fiction Award, two Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards, and more. Doors at 6:30, workshop begins promptly at 7 pm.
Seema Reza is a poet and essayist and the author of two books: A Constellation of Half-Lives and When the World Breaks Open. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Writing and Community Building from Goddard College. In 2010 Seema began working with service members, veterans, and their families at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and has since developed a unique multi-hospital arts program that encourages the use of the arts as a tool for narration, self-care and socialization. In 2015, the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore awarded Seema the Col John Gioia Patriot Award for her work with service members in military hospitals. Seema is a 2019 George W. Bush Institute Stand-To Veteran Leadership Scholar.