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Soda City Poetry Festival Workshop SeriesSaturday, October 10, 2026
Teaching Poet: Willie Lee Kinard III
Workshop Title: Please Don't K*ll My V.I.B.E.: Beginnings in Editorial Revision
Workshop Description: Inspired by the popular Kendrick Lamar hit “Please Don’t K*ll My Vibe,” learn drafting techniques to add to your craft toolbox & reimagine creative possibilities through the lenses of voice, imagery & rhythm to strengthen the beats & intention of an existing poem (or song) in this four-part editorial workshop. For poets & songwriters, a one-page pre-written original poem or song is required for each participant of this workshop.
Willie Lee Kinard III is the author of ORDERS OF SERVICE: A FUGUE (Alice James Books, 2023). A Black nonbinary editor, artist & musician forged in Newberry, South Carolina, his written work appears or is forthcoming in Obsidian, Southern Humanities Review, Poem-a-Day, The Rumpus & elsewhere. They make trouble under @williekinardiii.
This workshop is FREE and in person only. Space is limited. Click the link for details and to fill out the form to register: https://bit.ly/scpfvibe
Sponsors for this workshop series are Richland Library, The City of Columbia, and One Columbia for Arts & Culture.
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Richland Library, 1431 Assembly St.,Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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