Intro to Poetry and Spoken Word

Posted February 12, 2021 | By ale_bellot

Digital Education Programming Presented by the
Center for Health & Wellbeing

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You’ll get your creatives juices flowing when you hear from professional writer and Central Florida Community Arts (CFCArts) Teaching Artist Dominique Marmolejo on expressing yourself through the art of words. Learn how to create original poetry and spoken word pieces; use the rhythm of words and the emotion behind them to create original works that can be written down or performed.

By watching program, you can expect to:

  • learn about poetry and spoken word;
  • create your own original works;
  • connect with other creative writers.

This program was presented by Dominique Marmolejo and was hosted by the Winter Park Health Foundation in collaboration with CFCArts.

About Your Program Presenter
Dominique Marmolejo is an Orlando-based poet, spoken word artist and writer who has written live entertainment scripts, treatments, concepts, and lyrics that can be found in some of Central Florida’s biggest theme park destinations. Marmolejo has a background in jazz vocals. Her work explores the nature of belonging and the intersection of improvisation across form. She is passionate about representation and the idea that everyone can see their narrative in the story of the world.