Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group (GLVWG)
Regular Meeting - Board Meeting - Morning Program
April 25, 2026
9:15 - 10:15 -- Board Meeting: Zoom Opens 9:00
10:15 - 11:15 -- Membership meeting: Success stories, Introduction of new members, Officer reports.
11:15 - 12:15 -- Morning Program: "The Intersection of Poetry and Memoir" with Ray Diskin Black
Historical or public figures aside, writing one’s memoir is the excavation of an ordinary life to find the extraordinary hidden there. To distill one’s life, particularly the more intimate and painful aspects of that life, to the written word can be unsettling, even terrifying. Memoir poetry can free one as a storyteller to get at the deeper truths of life in a way that more lyrically expresses the pain, despair, beauty, magic, and joy in that life. And hopefully in the process, give the reader a richer experience.
Zoomlink to Regular Meetings and Morning Session, No registration needed:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84516740767?pwd=kWaBcB98Ha8UaRD31Da3kqMUfyY206.1
Meeting ID: 829 1403 1852 Passcode: 039892
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12:45 - 1:15 -- Open Mic! Strut your stuff! Bring a page or two to read to fellow writers over the lunch break. (Note - not available over Zoom.)
1:30 - 3:00 -- Afternoon Workshop: "The Intersection of Poetry and Memoir" with Ray Diskin Black
Workshop participants will have the opportunity to delve deeper into the morning’s topic, ask questions, and complete a brief exercise from a writing prompt focusing on memoir and poetry, and share that piece of writing if they choose with the group.
You Must Register to attend the Afternoon Workshop REGISTER HERE
