Free Virtual Events at City of Asylum @ Alphabet City

City of Asylum @ Alphabet City, located at 40 West North Avenue, is the permanent home for City of Asylum programming and the arts. It is a home for diverse voices from around the globe – a place where Pittsburgh meets the world and the world meets Pittsburgh. To view all of the events that are scheduled, or to register for an event, visit the Alphabet City website.

Between Poetry & Performance: Page to Stage with Jasminne Mendez
Tuesday, December 8 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm
How is poetry for the theatre and performance different than poetry for the page? How does one write or revise a poem for the stage and what make it “good”? These are the types of questions that will be explored and discussed in this generative writing workshop, led by Jasminne Mendez. Hear persona poems and poems as monologues, and discuss ways to consider how to outline and write a play in verse. Listen to a discussion of the technical elements of performing your work for an audience and share work generated in class with these strategies in mind.