MC’NY Poets Café: Writers Workshop

There's still time to join our writer's workshops! Sign up now through April 26 to join this weekly series

The MC'NY Poets Café is back in full effect but now we are hosting adult writers workshops where Urban Word poets and writers will work with students to develop and hone their poetic voices! This flexible, affordable program is aimed at helping you develop your creative voice through poetry and spoken word. Students who develop original works in the workshops will be invited to share their work at the monthly installment of the MC'NY Poets Café hosted by Shanelle Gabriel. At the end of the class there will be a final performance that will take place June 16^th at the monthly MC’NY Poets Café where friends, family and community can come out to hear you take center stage!

Through the transformative power of the written and spoken word, Urban Word provides opportunities for people with creative voices, often those who are marginalized, the tools, training, and platforms to rewrite the narratives that shape their lives and their communities. MCNY will provide platforms for critical literacy, human development and leadership through affordable and uncensored writing, social impact and performance workshops & opportunities. 

Workshop Dates:
This workshop will take place weekly every Tuesday up through June 14. Each session will run from 6:00pm - 7:30pm at the Museum of the City of New York. Final date to register for this workshop is Tuesday, April 26.

Workshop Schedule:

• Tuesday, April 12, 6:00 pm - Beginning of classes
• Tuesday, April 19, 6:00 pm - Second class. Registration still open
• Tuesday, April 26, 6:00 pm - Third class. Final date to register. 
• Tuesday, May 3, 6:00 pm 
• Tuesday, May 10, 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, May 17, 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, May 24, 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, May 31, 6:00 pm 
• Tuesday, June 7, 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, June 14, 6:00 pm - End of classes

About the Educators: 
Shanelle Gabriel is a poet, singer, and lupus warrior from Brooklyn, NY who has performed internationally including Africa and Europe. Widely known for featuring on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, she has shared the stage with artists such as Jill Scott, Nas, Nikki Giovanni, and more. She was listed as one of Blavity.com's "Artist Activists You Should Know" and one of "8 Millennial Feminist Poets That Deserve Recognition" by BET.com. Shanelle is also a health activist who has featured on the Lifetime Network about her continued battle with lupus. Presently, she is working on her third album while serving as the Interim Executive Director at Urban Word NYC, a youth organization that uses poetry & hip-hop to promote literacy and youth voice. shanellegabriel.com

Workshop Logistics (subject to changed based on NYC regulations):

• Please contact programs@mcny.org with any questions or ticketing issues.
• All sales are final; refunds not permitted. Exchanges and credit for future programs only. Programs and dates may be subject to change. The Museum of the City of New York reserves the right to refuse admission to latecomers. Program tickets do not include Museum Admission unless otherwise noted.