The Writers Guild at Bloomington is an association of writers committed to mutual support and the professional development of their craft. Its mission is to foster interaction among writers as well as other artists, educators, and the Monroe County public, thereby enhancing the vibrancy of the arts and the writing community in the greater Bloomington area.
Events Calendar
Writers Guild Monthly Business Meeting
Join us for our monthly business meeting to discuss what we are doing and what we are doing next. Bring you ideas! Bring your voice to add to the discussion.
We meet at the Monroe County Public Library in room 214.
An evening of Spoken Word and Experimental Music 
Cut up and collage inspired spoken word and improvisational poetry.
Joan Hawkins
A reading of Samuel Beckett’s stage poetry piece Not I. As with so much of Beckett’s writing, content correlates completely with form in Not I; in fact, form to a large extent is content.
Saint Bloom
Alex Cunningham – violin (St. Louis)
Kyle Quass – trumpet
Damon Smith – bass (St. Louis)
Joe Stone – drums
Damon Smith studied double bass with Lisle Ellis and has had lessons with Bertram Turezky, Joëlle Leandré, John Lindberg, Mark Dresser and others. Damon’s explorations into the sonic palette of the double bass have resulted in a personal, flexible improvisational language based in the American jazz avant-garde movement and European non-idiomatic free improvisation. Visual art, film and dance heavily influence his music, as evidenced by his CAMH performance of Ben Patterson’s Variations for Double Bass, collaborations with director Werner Herzog on soundtracks for Grizzly Man and Encounters at the End of the World, and an early performance with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Alex Cunningham is a violinist, improviser, and visual artist based in St. Louis, MO. His work explores free improvisation, drone, noise, and minimalist composition.
Boxops
Don Marvel – live electronic looping of electronic sound sources
Last Sunday Poetry Reading & Open Mic
Nate Logan is the author of Inside the Golden Days of Missing You (Magic Helicopter Press, 2019). He teaches at Marian University.
Patsy Rahn is a poet and prose writer. Her works have appeared in various journals and anthologies. Her book of poetry The 
Grainy Wet Soul is available online through several booksellers. She worked for many years as an actress in Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles and has given poetry readings in Toronto, Los Angeles, and Bloomington. She is a founding member and chairperson emerita of the Writers Guild at Bloomington in Indiana. For more information visit her website at https://www.patsyrahn.com
Mom, Dad, Aunt Aullie, and a Cat Called Wrinkle: Writing about Family
A writing workshop presented in partnership between the Writers Guild at Bloomington and the Monroe County Public Library
Free.
In Meeting room 2A
We all have relatives who fascinate us, and family stories that inspire; anger, comfort, and/or make us laugh and cry. This workshop will include exercises on writing about family. Please bring a few photos to share.
Led by Doris Lynch and assisted by Tonia Matthew.
All levels are welcome. Age 18 and up.
First Wednesday Spoken Word Series
Presented by the Writers Guild at Bloomington
Rachel Berenson Perry discusses her new book
Author and art historian Rachel Berenson Perry discusses her new biography of Felrath Hines which chronicles the life of an exceptional artist
and art conservator who overcame numerous obstacles throughout his career, refusing to be pigeonholed by his race. Perry explores Hine’s life in Indianapolis and then in New York City in the 1950s and 60s where he created a close friendship with jazz musician Billy Strayhorn and participated in the African American Spiral Group of New York and the equal rights movement.
This is a Coffee with Friends event at the Monroe County Public Library.
In program room 2B.
Free.
Age 12 and up.
The Sunday Poetry Reading & Open Mic
Please note new TIME and DATE
PDVNCH
PDVNCH [Pee-dove-inch] is a dramatic prophetic poetic storyteller, who uses rainbows, painting pictures, creating vivid images, with words, from multiple perspectives, giving voice to the unheard, with vocal tones, that are rhythmic.
As an inventor/originator, most known, globally, for his original iconic hair designs ‘Beads by PDVNCH’, fabulous frames and his phenomenal passion for fashion.
A Bloomingtonian, and Director Of Creative-Arts Productions for GHETT-HEALTHY productions @ GHp Stewdios. Through collaboration, his desire is to Inspire inspiration, and “Always be on Purpose”!
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Writers Guild Monthly Business Meeting
Join us for our monthly business meeting to discuss what we are doing and what we are doing next. Bring you ideas! Bring your voice to add to the discussion.
We meet at the Monroe County Public Library in room 214.