Reemergence: an evening of poetry, art, & music

Join us Sunday, August 2 for Reemergence: an evening of poetry, art, & music at LOOP, co-hosted by Lit Youngstown. Visiting poets Rebecca Evans and Hannah Rodabaugh will lead a writing workshop, followed by the opening for LOOP Studio Artists' first exhibition, poetry readings, and live music.
Hannah Rodabaugh has a BA from Youngstown State University, an MA from Miami University, and an MFA from Naropa University. She is the author of Lost Cathedral (Cornerstone Press) and four chapbooks of poetry. She has received a Literature Fellowship from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and has twice been an Artist-in-Residence for the National Park Service. She is a plant nerd who loves to hear about other people’s plant obsessions.
Rebecca Evans is an award-winning, Pushcart Prize-nominated essayist and poet. She creates art to make a difference. She’s earned MFAs in both creative nonfiction and poetry. She’s authored a memoir in verse, Tangled by Blood; a collection-length poem, Safe Handling; and a flash essay collection, AfterBurn. She co-hosts Writer-to-Writer radio show, is s a disabled veteran, and offers empowerment courses to teens in the Juvenile system. When not creating, you can find her dancing in her backyard.
Schedule:
3-5pm - How to Uncage Your Trauma: A Hybrid Writing Workshop (Ages 18+, $20 registration fee. No walk-ins please.)
5pm - Pizza Buffet: variety of meat, meatless, dairy, dairyless, salad, dessert. Gluten-free available. ($10 ticket. No walk-ins please.)
6pm - Art/Studio Opening: Loop studio artists exhibit their work on the theme "Reemergence." (Free)
7pm - Reading/Music: Loop poets and musicians and visiting poets Rebecca Evans and Hannah Rodabaugh. (Free)

How to Uncage Your Trauma: A Hybrid Writing Workshop
Join us for an empowering workshop led by authors Rebecca Evans and Hannah Rodabaugh designed to help you tap into your own personal shadows and transform them through urgent and emergent words. This poetry and essay hybrid workshop is designed to rewild and release the feral and darker side of your writing. The interactive session will guide participants through fresh craft-based writing prompts and innovative exercises that offer a sense of unwounding and restoration.
Participants will find meaning and healing through exploring the positive impacts of rewilding, not only of loss and grief, but of the self. It’s a safe space to express, heal, and connect with others on the same journey. All writing genres and disciplines are welcome. Bring a journal, computer, pen, or whatever you create with.