Join Milwaukee based writer Mikey Cody Apollo for our first write-in session on Monday, January 22nd from 6-7pm, doors open at 5:30pm. Workshop is free but a $5 suggested donation is encouraged! Bring something to write with and a notebook or electronic device to type. Open to all community members.

Let’s Book A Trip: Essay of Places When you imagine a place that brings you comfort, where do you go? This question is just one of many participants will answer in this workshop. An “essay of place” is traditionally a descriptive essay that helps readers envision locations they may have never visited before. However, in this session, participants will craft raps, poetry, prose, or short stories to capture a place that is meaningful to them.

More about Mikey:
Mikey (pronounced my-key) Murry, also known as Mikey Cody Apollo, is a Black queer writer, filmmaker, educator, and feminist killjoy from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Most of their work explores themes such as race, gender, sex, and religion. Mikey is the author of the self-published collection of poetry titled Black Girls, Silence, and Other Things Made of Gold, which has been used in classrooms, workshops, and book clubs across the United States. Mikey currently works for UBUNTU Research & Evaluation, a team of unapologetic Black women, femmes, and non-binary folk committed to disrupting systemic oppression through strategic evaluation, facilitation, and education. When Mikey grows up, she wants to be the first Black woman to receive the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.