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Home Write Your Own Love Poem: A FREE Workshop with Tenille Campbell

Write Your Own Love Poem: A FREE Workshop with Tenille Campbell

NorthWords NWT is grateful for the support of Industry, Tourism and Investment of the Government of the Northwest Territories for this event.
 
Workshop Description: Discover the art of crafting a personalized poem that encapsulates the unique spirit of your feelings, be it for someone, someplace, or something. Led by Tenille K Campbell, and for experienced and emerging poets alike, this workshop guides you through the intimate and often hilarious process of creating your own love poem – using humour, landscape, and storytelling to help you craft poetry that’s one of a kind, unique to your voice.
Location: Yellowknife Public Library Meeting Room, 2nd Floor of the Centre Square Mall
 
This FREE workshop is open to all genders. 20 participants maximum. Register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/…/write-your-own-love-poem-a…
 
You are also invited to perform your piece at NorthWords NWT’s NORTHERN LOVING : A Spoken Word Open Mic Saturday, February 3 at 7pm at the Top Knight: https://www.facebook.com/events/749396430416276/
 
Tenille K Campbell is a Dene and Métis artist from English River First Nation, SK. She completed her MFA in Creative Writing from UBC and is enrolled in her PhD at the University of Saskatchewan. An award-winning poet with two published collections – #IndianLovePoems and Nedi Nezu – she currently focuses on themes of joy, desire, and matriarchy in her work. She is also the artist behind sweetmoon photography, having spent the last ten years plus capturing the complexities of Indigenous life and love from behind the lens. A storyteller on many platforms, her work is an ode to culture, to community, to connection.

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