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Community Poet-Tree
2025-11-04 17:30:00 2025-11-04 19:30:00 America/New_York Community Poet-Tree Be part of a growing literary experience in this poetry workshop! Leonardtown Library - Meeting Room 2

Tuesday, November 04
5:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-11-04 17:30:00 2025-11-04 19:30:00 America/New_York Community Poet-Tree Be part of a growing literary experience in this poetry workshop! Leonardtown Library - Meeting Room 2

Leonardtown Library

Meeting Room 2

Be part of a growing literary experience in this poetry workshop!

Our poetry workshop welcomes Dr. José Ballesteros from St. Mary's College as our "poet-in-residence." Following a short presentation, participants will have the chance to write and share their poems, adding them to our interactive "Poet-Tree."

This blossoming collection of verse will then be displayed at the Leonardtown Library's Information Desk, complete with materials for the wider community to contribute their own leaf-shaped poems throughout the month. Come and make your mark on our community's Poet-Tree!

AGE GROUP: | Teen | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Books & Reading |

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