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Open Writers Lab with Dario Beniquez and Robert Allen

September 28, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm CDT

|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every month that begins at 6:30 pm on day Last of the month, repeating until June 28, 2021

Free

This peer-driven workshop, held the last Monday of each month, is free and open to writers of all levels. Facilitated by Gemini Ink volunteers Dario Beniquez and Robert Allen.  The Zoom waiting room opens at 5:30 PM. Bring a copy of a poem or the genre of your choice (4 pages, double-spaced) for peer review. This a great way to learn and figure out how other writers see your work.

Due to Covid-19, the Open Writers Lab will meet online via Zoom until further notice.
For access, send an email to Dario Beniquez at dario@geminiink.org.


Dario Beniquez Ramos was raised in Far Rockaway, NY. He is a veteran and makes his home in San Antonio, Texas. He holds a BEIE from Pratt Institute, NY, and an MFA from Pacific University, OR. He also holds an MPA and MSIE from New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. His works have been published in The Brave: a collection of poetry and prose, Voices de la LunaPoetry, San Antonio-Express News, The Texas Observer, Austin International Poetry Anthology, Rio Grande Review, Red Palm, Chrysalis, El Placazo, the Mesquite Review, and elsewhere

Robert Allen has worked as a librarian and an electrical contractor for most of his life. Many moons ago, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Texas at Austin where he studied poetry under David Wevill. Allen has been active in local writer’s groups and open mics including the Sun Poets Society. He’s been published in The Ocotillo Review, the Texas Poetry CalendarVoices de la Luna, di-verse-city, the San Antonio Express-News, and Poetry on the Move. In 2006, he started attending Gemini Ink’s free Monday night writing classes and has attended pretty regularly ever since. With more than a decade of attending writers’ groups, classes, and open mics, he now co-facilitates Gemini Ink’s Open Writer’s Lab.

Details

Date:
September 28, 2020
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
CDT
Cost:
Free
Event Category:

Venue

Gemini Ink
1111 Navarro St
San Antonio, TX 78205 United States
Phone
210.734.9673