In recognition of National Poetry Month, Chatham Community Library will host "Poetry off the Page (POP)" with Robin Hall on Thursday, April 20. from 6:30-8:00 pm,  in the Holmes Family Meeting Room. 

Poetry off the Page (POP) is an open mic event to celebrate and share words that move us. Poetry isn't on the page—it only visits. Poetry in is us. Be bold. Be heard. And have fun! Share your own work or any piece that moves you. If you feel like singing, please do. Come experience a night of poetry magic as poetry moves off the page and into our hearts.

Arrive at 6:30 pm for poetry creation stations, including blackout poetry, post-it note poetry, a haiku poster, and art-inspired poems. Explore your creativity with no pressure. The open mic will begin at 7:00, and each reader will have 5-8 minutes to perform.

Sign up in advance at https://tinyurl.com/poetryoffthepage or sign up in person on the day of the program.  This program is best suited for ages 16+.

Robin Hall holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her debut picture book, The Littlest Weaver, will release Fall 2023 from Familius, an imprint of Hachette Publishing. She teaches creative writing and yoga to all ages, and lives in North Carolina on a tiny farm with one husband, five children, four dogs, three looms, and too many chickens to count.

This program is free and open to the public and is made possible with the generous support of the Friends of the Chatham Community Library.