Neighborhood Haiku: Free Zoom Workshops to Help Heights Businesses!

Help celebrate the neighborhood character of Arlington Heights by writing original haiku for the storefront windows of local small businesses.
 

You are invited to write haiku – a short 3 line poem – inspired by the nature & history, streets & shops, people and community spirit of Arlington Heights. You can write on your own using our guidelines and examples, or take a free zoom workshop with Arlington poet/teacher Jessie Brown this May.
 

In these fun interactive workshops we discuss what makes a good haiku, how to choose your words strategically for maximum impact, and brainstorm what to write about. Do you like to go for walks at the Reservoir? Shop for supplies at Wannamakers or D'Agostinos? Enjoy treats from Cookie Time or Abbott's Custard? Enjoy the birds singing in your own backyard? Write a haiku inspired by what you see, hear, touch, or taste as you make your way around town.
 

Your poem may be selected to be painted in a storefront window!
 

Workshop dates are:
• May 13, 7-8:30 pm: Streets & Shops
• May 16, 4-5:30 pm: Friends, Family & Neighbors
• May 20, 7-8:30 pm: Local History & the Old Schwamb Mill
• May 24, 7-8:30 pm: Polish & Revise, Finalize Your Haiku

Workshop registration, writing guidelines, haiku examples, and more info at: www.ArtsArlington.org/haiku

All poems will be published on ArtsArlington's website and all authors will be invited to read at a final celebration.