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Tiny Poems
2025-04-24 18:00:00 2025-04-24 20:00:00 America/Chicago Tiny Poems Warren-Newport Public Library - The Flex

Thursday, April 24
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-24 18:00:00 2025-04-24 20:00:00 America/Chicago Tiny Poems Watch as poems shrink and change right before your eyes! Warren-Newport Public Library - The Flex

Watch as poems shrink and change right before your eyes!

Discover the power of poetry in its simplest, most creative form. You create the art, we bake it, and voila! Your tiny poem is ready to shine.  In this fun project, each poem gets smaller, showing how big ideas can fit into just a few words. 

All Materials Provided. Registration required.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Education & Learning | Creative Arts & Maker |

TAGS: | Poetry Month |

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