
The First Thursday Memory Catchers is a poetry group dedicated to the art of “memory catching”. This group brings together the importance of memory in poetry and teaches how to use poetry as a memory keeper. All are welcome!
Bring writing materials. A suggested prompt will kick off the relaxed storytelling or the letter writing format encouraged.
“Communication on this level creates peace & trust between people, increasing our self-awareness & happiness quotient.”
– Dawn Fraser Kawahara, Kaua’i Poet, Writer & Memoirist.
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