Do you enjoy reading your poem in front of an audience as much as you enjoy writing it? Join us for this one-session workshop to practice reading aloud. This is your chance to experiment and discover your own authentic and powerful reading voice.  Each reader will choose two poems from which to read. 

Topics to be addressed during this workshop include:

• ease and engagement with the audience
• vocal articulation
• projection
• inflection
• tone
• visual presentation

A Poetry Aloud Showcase public reading will take place on Saturday, July, 15 at 3:30 PM including other poets where participants can present their poem.

Free and open to the public. Space is limited. Registration is required. Register below or contact the library for assistance.

Participation in this event is an eligible activity for the summer reading prize raffle. For more information about our summer reading program, please visit cranstonlibrary.org/summer-reading-2023.

Pushcart Prize nominee Diana Cole has been published widely in distinguished journals. Her poetry chapbook, first published in 2018 by Iris Press, was republished in 2022 under the new title of To the Marrow by Cyberwit.net. In her career as a professional singer and vocal coach she has led numerous workshops in aspects of performance as well as teaching Poetry Aloud at RI Libraries and at the Hollihock Writers Conference in New Bedford. Her full-length book, Between Selves (Cyberwit.net), will be available this summer.