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Fall in Love with Poetry! Week 1 of 4

In-Person Program
2025-09-06 10:30:00 2025-09-06 13:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Fall in Love with Poetry! Week 1 of 4 Join us for a poetry workshop with former West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Kim Dower. For adults. West Hollywood Library - Meeting Room

Saturday, September 06
10:30am - 1:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-09-06 10:30:00 2025-09-06 13:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Fall in Love with Poetry! Week 1 of 4 Join us for a poetry workshop with former West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Kim Dower. For adults. West Hollywood Library - Meeting Room

West Hollywood Library

Meeting Room

Join us for a poetry workshop with former West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Kim Dower. For adults.

This September, sharpen your poet's eye! Former West Hollywood City Poet Laureate (2016-2018) Kim Dower offers a fun, immersive three-hour workshop designed for anyone from poetry beginners to published poets. Awaken your senses, read works by a diverse group of poets, practice fever writing, and take home pieces and ideas you can develop into finished poems. Sponsored by the Friends of the West Hollywood Library.

Attendance is limited, and advance registration is required. This will be used to save your spot in the program. We cannot guarantee availability for any unregistered attendees. This is the first of a four-program series that will be held on September 6, 13, 20, and 27. Each program date has its own event page. Please register individually for all of the dates you would like to attend.

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Poetry, & Writing |

TAGS: | Workshop |

West Hollywood Library
Phone: 310.652.5340
Hours
Mon, Aug 04 11:00AM to 7:00PM
Tue, Aug 05 11:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Aug 06 11:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Aug 07 11:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Aug 08 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 09 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Aug 10 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

West Hollywood Library began service to the area (then unincorporated ) in 1913. The library was previously located at Sherman School, a cottage on Clark Street, a building on Westbourne Drive, and a building near the present site. The Library has an active Friends of the Library group.

The new library was dedicated October 1, 2011.

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Fall in Love with Poetry! Week 1 of 4 - In-Person Program
Sat, Sep 06, 10:30am - 1:30pm
Meeting Room
Join us for a poetry workshop with former West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Kim Dower. For adults.
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