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| Rain Gomez |
Once again, Festival of Words Authors will give workshops in
poetry and fiction writing and performance for students in St. Landry Parish
Schools beginning Oct. 27 with performance artist Bruce
Coen and Kristina Marshall spending the morning with Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts students in Opelousas. Coen
will teach improvisation and poetry interpretation. They will later
teach students at Sunset Middle School, preparing students for Drive-by Poetry
in the cafes and shops of Grand Coteau at the annual Festival of Words on Saturday, Nov. 5.
Students will gather to
listen to visiting authors, to write with them and will have the chance to
share their original writings with these guests. Some will be
meeting an author for the first time and will get a sense of
career options for writers. Author and scholar Rain
Prud’homme-Cranford (Goméz), Ph.D., will teach a special
creative writing workshop in Opelousas High School. Students are
preparing by reading her poetry and writing their own poems to share. Students
at Sunset Elementary will learn songwriting from popular musician Yvette
Landry. Landry is also the author of children’s literature.
Learn more about the Festival of Words at
Festivalofwords.org. Learn more about the authors at
festivalofwords.org. For more information, contact Patrice Melnick:
festivalwords@gmail.com or 337-662-1032.
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