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SUMMARY:Veterans' Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Calling all veterans: This is one of a series of poetry 
 workshops\, created by the Virginia Poet Laureate\, in collaboration with 
 the Poetry Society of Virginia\, and others. The goal is to produce poems 
 for an anthology of poetry written by U.S. military veterans.\n\nAn 
 estimated 685\,000 veterans live in the Commonwealth of Virginia\, and its 
 Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) operates thirty-eight offices to 
 serve them. A significant network of nonprofits support the DVS with 
 programs to help veterans explore their creativity through visual arts and 
 storytelling while reducing stress and promoting wellness. After her 
 appointment in November 2024\, Virginia Poet Laureate Mattie Quesenberry 
 Smith wanted to complement these programs with “Perseverance and 
 Resilience\,” a veterans poetry project designed to promote veterans’ 
 poetic expression as another way to cultivate perseverance and resilience 
 that are necessary for veterans’ long-term well-being. The Poetry Society 
 of Virginia is dedicated to facilitating this project through 
 co-sponsorship of an anthology of poetry and illustrations to be published 
 in 2026.
LOCATION:Meeting Room C\, Williamsburg Library (515 Scotland Street)
ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Strohm":MAILTO:bstrohm@wrl.org
CATEGORIES:Workshops
CONTACT;CN="Ben Strohm":MAILTO:bstrohm@wrl.org
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