Calling all Saginaw-area Spoken Word poets--new poets, experienced poets, even those who love spoken word but don't consider themselves poets yet! Join Floet and Miss Jones for an evening of writing and sharing our work. This month's theme is, "The Power of Poetry Companionship: The relationship with your writing."
We'll also talk about the upcoming slam at Hoyt Library on September 10 and how Roethke can help you prepare for the event, including a performance/stage presence workshop with an experienced slam poet from Lansing and a practice session at the house.
Light dinner provided. Free and open to the public. Doors open at 6pm. Workshop begins at 6:30. Please arrive by 6:30 so that we can all start together. All levels of experience welcome.
About the Poets:
Keairra “Miss Jones” Jones
Miss Jones’s talents run from visual art to music to writing to spoken word performance. She does it all. She has been leading workshops at the Roethke House since 2024.
Charles “Floet” Townsel
Charles “Floet” Townsel—better known as FLOET—has been writing and performing spoken word poetry since 2007 as a member of a poetry group known as the YEP Organization, which first thrust him into the public eye. As a child, he wanted to be a “rapper” but chose the path of poet or spoken word artist because of his love of words, the effect they have, and their meanings. Floet has also appeared in many poetry slams around the country, such as Rustbelt Regional Poetry in Columbus Ohio and in Madison Wisconsin; The Apache Cafe in Atlanta, Georgia, and many others. He aspires to finish his publishing work as well as musical spoken word as well in the near future, so be on the lookout!