Get ready for our Poetic Musings Poetry Contest! Learn how to write a poem that rhymes and discover how to move beyond rhyming words like mad/sad or silk/milk. Participants will write a rhyming poem and get writing tips from a published poet! 

This event is no longer scheduled as an in-person event at Sherwood Regional. It is now a virtual workshop.

About Neal

Neal Learner is a writer and musician based in Alexandria, Va. He founded and cohosts the monthly Great Del Ray Poetry Reading (on hiatus during Covid). In November 2021, Neal debuted a series of his violin compositions with Alexandria Poet Laureate KaNikki Jakarta in a performance called Poetry With Strings Attached. His recent musical theater works includes Get Me Home, which premiered online in April 2020 by Taphouse Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas. He also wrote the critically praised sung-through musical LIFE: A Comic Opera in Three Short Acts and the music and lyrics for Soul Redeemer. Neal performs his music and poetry throughout the Washington, D.C., area. To learn more about Neal, visit www.learnermusic.com.

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This program is appropriate for ages 15+. Register by clicking on the "Begin Registration" button (below).