The MANIFEST Film and Poetry Series
Chattanooga artist Christian J. Collier is bringing a unique poetry workshop to the downtown branch of the Chattanooga Public Library beginning on Thursday, December 1st.
His MANIFEST Film and Poetry series will feature the screening of three acclaimed documentaries as well as three writing workshops that will help attendees discover and foster their poetic voices over the course of six weeks.
The sessions are free to the public and will be held on the library’s 4th floor, which is a public laboratory and educational facility with a focus on information, design, technology, and the applied arts.
The series will kick off next Thursday with the presentation of the film Louder Than A Bomb. Subsequent weeks will feature a writing workshop, the movie We Are Poets, another writing workshop, the movie Cambodian Son, and a final writing workshop.
Each event starts at 5:30 p.m. and runs through 8 p.m.
Christian J. Collier is an accomplished artist, public speaker, and educator who has shared the stage with several members of HBO’s Def Poetry cast, legendary poet and activist Ishmael Reed, Grammy-nominated artist Minton Sparks, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members The Impressions, etc. He is also a 2015 Loft Spoken Word Immersion Fellow, has given a TEDxTalk and been featured on an episode of TNT’s State Farm Neighborhood Sessions.
The MANIFEST Film and Poetry Series
Thursdays from Dec. 1 through Jan. 7
Chattanooga Public Library
1001 Broad Street
(423) 643-7700
www.christianjcollier.com