Poetry sCrawl

September 27, 1:00P

The MOUNT / Edith Wharton Cultural Center
2 Plunkett Street, Lenox
Free

Similar to the popular Walking with WordXWord events, the Poetry sCrawl will take poets and audience on a walking exploration of the grounds and selected works in the Sculpture at The Mount exhibition.

This is a walking/stopping event where we all (audience and poets) walk together with several stops along the way to share poems. Although the walk is modest and the Mount's grounds are well maintained, walking shoes are strongly advised.

Rain or shine. In the case of rain, WordXWord's sCrawl will take place in the Stable.

WordXWord events are FREE and open to all, however, some poems may contain content or language best suited for teens and adults. We long ago learned that there is no predicting how the outside world and/or which life experiences and challenges will insert themselves into the conversation. That’s the magic sauce that makes WXW work.

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Poetry Workshop with D. Colin

September 27, 11:00A

The MOUNT / Edith Wharton Cultural Center
2 Plunkett Street, Lenox
Free (registration required)

Spend a morning nurturing your creativity and finding your voice with Capital Region-based poet Danielle Colin. This free, hands-on poetry workshop welcomes adults and high school and college students of all experience levels. Space is limited, so FREE registration required.

D. Colin is a multidisciplinary artist and poet of Haitian descent and the author of Dreaming in Kreyol. Guided by the belief that storytelling holds transformative power, her work explores vulnerability, grief, trauma, healing, and liberation while engaging the intersections of race, class, gender, and her Haitian heritage. She is currently a writer for Metroland Now’s poetry column. A Cave Canem, VONA, and New York State Writers Institute fellow, her poetry appears in journals such as Trolley Literary Journal, The Eco Theo Review, Portrait of New England, and The Porter Gulch Review.

​Colin lives in New York’s Capital Region, where she maintains an active studio practice and serves on the boards of Black Dimensions in Art, Inc. and the Hart Cluett Museum. She is a founding member of the Social Justice Artists Collective. A lover of bodies of water and early mornings, she believes creativity is a pathway to healing and collective freedom. Through storytelling, we remember our connection to one another and imagine more liberated futures.

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