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Register to attend online 18 Seats Remaining
Create, connect, and get inspired to write as you explore and discover the power of words in this engaging workshop, inspired by this year's Big Read selection.
Join Washington State Poet Laureate Emeritus Rena Priest for a transformative 90-minute writing workshop designed to awaken creativity and uncover the hidden magic in everyday life. Through guided prompts and lively discussion inspired by Bewilderment by Richard Powers (this season’s Big Reads selection), you’ll explore how writing can deepen your connection to the world’s wonders—both within and around you.
Whether you're an experienced writer or just beginning, this session will offer fresh perspectives and practical tools to help you capture life’s richness on the page. Come ready to write, reflect, and be inspired!
Copies of the book will be available at the Parkland/Spanaway Library before the writing workshop, while quantities remain. Please see the Help Desk for more information.
This program is presented in partnership with the Museum of Glass and the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant featuring the book Bewilderment by Richard Powers.
The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. With its soaring descriptions of the natural world, its tantalizing vision of life beyond, and its account of a father and son’s ferocious love, Bewilderment marks Richard Powers’s most intimate and moving novel. At its heart lies the question: How can we tell our children the truth about this beautiful, imperiled planet?
How do Zoom programs work?
Register for the program. Take care entering your email address properly.
You will immediately receive an email including the Zoom link from donotreply@mylocallibrary.info. If you do not receive this link within an hour, contact us at VirtualPCLS@pcls.us
When the Zoom program is scheduled to begin, log in and enjoy the program. If you have any problems logging in, contact us at VirtualPCLS@pcls.us
Other Zoom Info
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The Library System expects that all participants in Library virtual events and classes follow the Library Rules of Conduct. If an individual does not follow the Rules of Conduct, the library has the right to ask that individual to leave the virtual program.
If you have registered for the event and are having trouble accessing the event, please email VirtualPCLS@pcls.us.
Public Notice & Disclaimer
During this program, you may be using a third-party platform, Zoom, for the purpose of communication, collaboration, projects, etc. This service may collect some personally identifying information about you, such as name, username, email address, and password. This service will treat the information it collects about you pursuant to its own privacy policy, which can be found here: Zoom Privacy Policy.
AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Presentation/Panel | Class/Workshop | Author event |
