Celebrating Unity through Community Arts at Union Public Library

Celebrating Unity through Community Arts is a literary full-day workshop of performance poetry and literature. It includes readings, writing prompts and more. 9:30-11AM session: Ekphrastic Poetry facilitated by Ameerah Shabazz-Bilal: Ameerah Shabazz-Bilal is an award-winning poet from Newark, NJ. She is the recipient of the Maria Mazziotti Gillan Literary Service Award, the 2022 recipient of the Every Kinda Lady - ‘Her Story’ award for poetry, and is a member of The Academy of American Poets. Ameerah has a unique talent for telling stories through poetry and Visual Arts. Ameerah Shabazz-Bilal is a Poet, Visual Artist, Teacher, Photographer, and the founder/facilitator of - “When Women Speak” and “When People Speak”. 11-12:30PM session: Growing beyond your Comfort Zone facilitated by RescuePoetix | Susan Justiniano, Susan Justiniano | RescuePoetix is a bilingual globally published and performing poet, through print, digital, public art, audio, and video. She is a twice honored Poet Laureate: The first Puerto Rican woman Poet Laureate of Jersey City, NJ (2020-2022) and State of New Jersey Beat Poet Laureate (2022-2024). As an Arts Advocate, Teaching Artist, and event producer she has developed a body of work that is community focused. For more information, please visit: https://linktr.ee/rescuepoetix This arts program is made possible in part by a 2023 HEART (History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands) Grant from the Union County Board of County Commissioners.