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Home-school: Blackout Poetry

a Home Schooler Event - Bookings recommended

2025-03-20 13:00:00 2025-03-20 14:00:00 Australia/Melbourne Home-school: Blackout Poetry Anyone can be a poet! Come try blackout poetry, also known as found poetry, a technique that uses existing words to make a new text. Ages 5+ Boronggook Drysdale Library - Multipurpose Room

Thursday, March 20
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-03-20 13:00:00 2025-03-20 14:00:00 Australia/Melbourne Home-school: Blackout Poetry Anyone can be a poet! Come try blackout poetry, also known as found poetry, a technique that uses existing words to make a new text. Ages 5+ Boronggook Drysdale Library - Multipurpose Room

Boronggook Drysdale Library

Multipurpose Room

Anyone can be a poet! Come try blackout poetry, also known as found poetry, a technique that uses existing words to make a new text. Ages 5+

Children must be supervised by a responsible person (adult or carer) in our libraries and our programs’.


Bookings are recommended to save your place in the program.


Please cancel your booking if anyone in your group is unwell on the day of the program, or if you are no longer able to attend so we can contact our waitlist.


Bookings close one day prior to the session. If you require assistance, please contact library staff.

AGE GROUP: | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Make & Create | Children & Families |

TAGS: | recommended |

Boronggook Drysdale Library

Phone: (03) 4201 0656

Hours

Boronggook Drysdale Library

Mon, Feb 17 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Tue, Feb 18 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Wed, Feb 19 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Feb 20 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Fri, Feb 21 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Feb 22 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Feb 23 2:00PM to 5:00PM

Tel: (03) 4201 0656

About the Library

The Boronggook Drysdale Library building, opened in April 2023, features communal spaces, quiet study areas, an adult changing places facility, a green roof, an internal courtyard garden, a City of Greater Geelong customer service point and resource-efficient systems. The sustainable building is a welcoming and safe space open to all.

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