Write pocketbook-sized poetry with resident artist Akwi Nji during this drop-in program.
Write pocketbook-sized poetry with resident artist Akwi Nji during this drop-in program. The process is whimsical, and anyone can participate, regardless of their comfort level with poetry. Participants will even draw inspiration from words and phrases they might overhear at the library. Written or spoken work collected by the artist may be featured as part of Nji’s “The People’s Poetics” project in one of the library’s gallery spaces this summer.
The Downtown Library is located at 450 5th Avenue SE, in the heart of Downtown Cedar Rapids. It is a 94,000 square foot building with a variety of civic spaces and a vibrant collection of library materials. Special features of this location are the Whipple Auditorium, a 200 seat auditorium overlooking Greene Square; and the LivingLearning Roof, a green roof with public seating and space to hold special events. Roasters Café is located in the Downtown Library, providing a full service coffee shop for visitors, as well as catering for meetings and special events.