Join us in the Makerspace for a grounding poetry workshop with Tongan poet Loa Niumeitolu. Featuring poetry readings, guided writing prompts, and a gardening activity, this event will hold space for the stories of LGBTQ+ and non-binary folx, and for all to nurture and appreciate our sacred connection to the land. All are welcome! Light refreshments provided to in-person participants. In the Makerspace and virtually.
Loa Niumeitolu is a Tongan poet, community organizer and farmer. Her work appears in Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English; Homelands: Women’s Journeys across Race, Place, and Time; Yellow Medicine Review: A Journal of Indigenous Literature, Art, and Thought; Muliwai: Hawai'i Review; and was featured on BBC Radio Scotland. As an educator and organizer, she has worked with(in) Mataliki: Tongan Writers Group in Tonga; Ex-Prisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement in Worcester, Massashusetts; Pacific Islander women and men prisoners in Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla and California State Prison, Solano; and co-founded the Two Spirit Takataapui LGBTQ indigenous support groups: One Love Oceania, Oyate Tupu‘anga, and Spirit Root Medicine People.
Poetry Makers meets the first Wednesday evening of each month in the Makerspace.
For ages: 16+
Sponsored by Friends of the Redwood City Public Library, in collaboration with San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto.
More Information
Contact: Fiona Potter
Phone: (650)780-7056
Email: fpotter@redwoodcity.org
