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Holiday Poetry Hotline: Live Calls and Poem Prescriptions Workshop

In-Person Program
2025-12-20 14:00:00 2025-12-20 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Holiday Poetry Hotline: Live Calls and Poem Prescriptions Workshop Under the guidance of West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Jen Cheng, workshop participants will be answering phone calls live as operators to deliver "poem prescriptions" for callers. For adults. West Hollywood Library - Meeting Room

Saturday, December 20
2:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-12-20 14:00:00 2025-12-20 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Holiday Poetry Hotline: Live Calls and Poem Prescriptions Workshop Under the guidance of West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Jen Cheng, workshop participants will be answering phone calls live as operators to deliver "poem prescriptions" for callers. For adults. West Hollywood Library - Meeting Room

West Hollywood Library

Meeting Room

Under the guidance of West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Jen Cheng, workshop participants will be answering phone calls live as operators to deliver "poem prescriptions" for callers. For adults.

We will practice the art of listening and choose a poem from our dispensary of curated poems. New operators will be paired with experienced operators.

Please note: attendance at the December 13 Writing Workshop is required to help answer calls at this workshop. Observers are welcome to attend and enjoy the poetic buzz of the poetry pharmacy. Operators need to arrive early to get oriented before the hotline goes live at 2pm.

Light refreshments provided by the Friends of the West Hollywood Library.

Jen Cheng is the Fifth West Hollywood Poet Laureate, a Laureate Fellow with the Academy of American Poets, a California Arts Council Fellow, and a multidisciplinary storyteller who amplifies under-represented voices. Jen is the founder of Palabras Literary Salon, celebrating BIPOC poets and writers. Jen blends East-West cultural influences as Feng Shui Poetry. With stories for tween audiences, mystery detective fans, and queer love, Jen is a cross-pollinator. Find her on IG and Bluesky @JenCvoice or JenCvoice.com.

Attendance is limited and advance registration is required. Please register every individual in your party. This will be used to save your spots in the program. We cannot guarantee availability for any unregistered attendees.

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Poetry, & Writing |

TAGS: | Workshop |

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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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