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SUMMARY:Modern Myth-Making Through Poetry with Sarah McCartt-Jackson
DESCRIPTION:Turn ordinary life into legend. In this generative workshop\, we’ll remake and rewrite folktales as poetry\, giving contemporary experiences (grief\, work\, love\, place) a modern mythic frame. Participants will draft myth-based poems and leave with prompts\, a list of writing moves\, and a reading list for further exploration. \nThis class is suitable for all levels. \nSarah McCartt-Jackson is a poet and folklorist. Her book Stonelight (winner of the Weatherford Award\, Phillip H. McMath Award\, and Airlie Prize) combines folklore and poetry\, illuminating intersections of myth\, place\, and storytelling. \nONLINE: Saturday\, March 7\, 11:00–1:00 PM • $35.00 [ALL LEVELS]
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/modern-myth-making-through-poetry-with-sarah-mccartt-jackson/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260309T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260309T183000
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SUMMARY:Black & Lit book club- Black Joy by Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts
DESCRIPTION:The Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative continues the popular Black & Lit Book Club\, celebrating Black Kentucky writers’ recent books. We will explore issues related to race and discuss the characters’ relationships\, family\, home life\, dreams\, and challenges. We’ll also study aspects of their writing\, such as word choice\, themes\, character\, plot\, and setting. \nRegistration will be closer to the time of the event.
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/black-lit-black-joy-by-tracey-michael-lewis-giggetts/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Black & Lit,Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260312T180000
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SUMMARY:What’s Line Got to Do With It? Poetic Technique Beyond Lineation with Jay McCoy
DESCRIPTION:In this online workshop\, participants will explore poetic devices beyond the lineation toolkit or completely outside of it. While we will focus on writing the prose poem\, we will touch on haibun\, monostich\, concrete\, and various types of erasure work as well. The workshop will conclude with timed prompts for participants to try out the discussed techniques with an opportunity to share. \nPart of the Accents Originals Series in partnership with Accents Publishing \nRegister through Accents: https://bit.ly/beyond_lineation  \nThursday\, March 12\, 6:00–8:00 PM • $40.00
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/whats-line-got-to-do-with-it-poetic-technique-beyond-lineation-with-jay-mccoy/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260316T171500
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SUMMARY:Like a Hermit Crab: Exploring Homes (Forms) for Creative Nonfiction with Leigh Claire Schmidli
DESCRIPTION:As hermit crabs are creatures born without a home\, they investigate hollow objects\, looking for that perfect fit. For this generative workshop\, we’ll explore different homes for our creative nonfiction—using non-literary structures like recipes\, letters & lists\, official forms & “how-to’s.” We’ll look at examples by established and emerging writers\, and discuss the ways that found forms can add resonance to our writing and give us new freedom of expression\, especially with difficult or vulnerable subject matter. Then we’ll try out a new form of our own. Perhaps we’ll explore new homes for old work or maybe we’ll generate new writing—for those narratives we didn’t realize we’d been sheltering. \nThis class is suitable for all levels. \nLeigh Claire Schmidli teaches Creative Writing at Eastern Kentucky University and often leads writing workshops for the Kentucky Foundation for Women and other non-profits. Her poetry\, fiction\, and lyric essays have appeared in such places as Ruminate Magazine\, Phoebe\, and the Los Angeles Review. \nMonday\, March 16\, 5:15–7:15 PM • $35.00
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/like-a-hermit-crab-exploring-homes-forms-for-creative-nonfiction-with-leigh-claire-schmidli/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260319T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260319T190000
DTSTAMP:20260312T173337Z
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SUMMARY:Burn The Mic featuring Kevin Nance
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the March installment of our Burn The Mic poetry open mic series with this month’s featured reader Kevin Nance. \nKevin is a photographer\, arts journalist and poet. His work has been published widely\, including in The Washington Post\, The Wall Street Journal\, Poets & Writers\, The North American Review\, Poet Lore\, Willawaw\, and Still: The Journal. His fourth book\, SMOKE\, was published last year by Accents Publishing. \nHosted by Claudia Love Mair \nMarch 19th\, 6-7pm
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/burn-the-mic-featuring-kevin-nance/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260321T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260321T130000
DTSTAMP:20260106T223239Z
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SUMMARY:Story Logic: The Intersection of Plot & Character with Brook West
DESCRIPTION:Character and plot are forces that interweave\, strand over strand\, where a character’s actions drive the plot and the events of the plot change the character. Together they create a braid which is the story. In this class\, we will explore the relationship between plot and character and tactics that you can use to craft a story that impacts the reader. \nThis class is suitable for all levels. \nBrook West is an author\, screenwriter\, and training developer whose passion is helping creatives tell stories that stick to your bones. \nSaturday\, March 21\, 11:00–1:00 PM • $35.00 [ALL LEVELS]
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/story-logic-the-intersection-of-plot-character-with-brook-west/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260326T173000
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SUMMARY:Because: Book Discussion and Signing with James B. Wells and Peter Berres
DESCRIPTION:James B. Wells and Peter Berres\, a Vietnam War veteran\, will discuss the multigenerational impacts of war in a conversation on Thursday\, March 26\, 2026. This discussion is scheduled in honor of National Vietnam Veterans Day\, which falls on the following Sunday\, March 29. The focal point of their conversation will be James’s search for the truth and meaning behind his father’s still CIA-classified death in Vietnam in 1965. This search is detailed in his investigative memoir\, Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew.
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/because-book-discussion-and-signing-with-james-b-wells-and-peter-berres/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Readings
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SUMMARY:Navigating the Theatre World with Katie Kirk
DESCRIPTION:Now that you’ve finished your play\, what comes next? This one-time\, two-hour class will be devoted to demystifying the sometimes-confusing world of new play development. We’ll spend the first hour talking about play revision and development\, and the second hour will cover submission opportunities and strategies for getting your work onstage. Whether you’re interested in community theatre\, plays for young audiences\, or theatre on a regional/national scale\, this class will give you the tools to navigate the American theatre with confidence. \nThis class is suitable for intermediate writers. \nKatie Kirk is a playwright and screenwriter with an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University whose work has been published by Concord Theatricals and recognized by Theater Masters and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation\, among others. \nONLINE Thursday\, March 26\, 6:00–8:00 PM • $35.00
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/navigating-the-theatre-world-with-katie-kirk/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260330T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260330T210000
DTSTAMP:20260218T205844Z
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SUMMARY:Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame 2026 Induction Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame 2026 Induction Ceremony \nHonorees:\nDebbie Dadey\nLowell Harrison\nSilas House\nMarcia Thornton Jones\nFrederick Smock\nJeff Worley \nLiterary Impact Award:\nPamela Papka Sexton \nMonday\, March 30th\, 7PM (doors 6PM) \nAt the Kentucky Theatre \nTo learn more about each inductee: https://carnegiecenterlex.org/events/kentucky-writers-hall-of-fame/ \nEvent is free and open to the public. \nThe Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame was created to recognize Kentucky writers whose work reflects the character and culture of our commonwealth\, and to educate Kentuckians about our state’s rich literary heritage. \nInductees are chosen by committees at the Carnegie Center and the Kentucky Arts Council that include some of Kentucky’s well-known writers. Nominations are accepted from the public.
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/kentucky-writers-hall-of-fame-2026-induction-ceremony/
LOCATION:The Kentucky Theatre\, 214 E Main St\, Lexington\, KY\, 40507\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hall of Fame
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