Carving Words (Undue Burden)
Image by Cris Iacoponi; Image ID in alt text
Carving Words is poetry workshop & open mic for Disabled, Sick, neurodivergent, and MAD people in Philadelphia.
This is the opening event of Undue Burden (Oct. 19 – Nov. 23, 2024), a community archive and event series celebrating the experiences of Disabled people. This event is also presented as part of the 25th anniversary of Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST), a series of free, public tours of artist studios in the city.
Event Schedule
12-2pm: Ribbon Poetry Workshop
The celebration will open with a drop-in workshop on short form poetry. We will be discussing examples and creating our own, written on ribbon, to pin to an installation that will live in the space through November. Come help us decorate, celebrate, and tie your words back into the living archive. Workshop will be facilitated by Cris Iacoponi (they/them).
An ASL Interpreter will be on-site from 12-2pm.
3-4pm: Poet Performances
Performances by poets Pam Price, Deej Mccoy, Tyreike Taiku, and Cris Iacoponi, with visual/text accompaniment. There will be areas to sit, stand, and lay in the audience.
4-5pm: Open Mic
There will be an open mic after the performances. Attendees can sign up at the event.
Accessibility Notes
- An ASL Interpreter will be on-site from 12-2pm.
- Please see our access landing page for general access considerations and Covid protocols for events.
- The venue and restroom are wheelchair accessible.
- Masks required and provided.
- Please rapid test before you attend and bring photo proof, and stay home if you are sick. PCR tests will be provided if you forget.
- Air purifiers provided.
- Snacks and food may be enjoyed outside the venue.
- Auto captioning provided.
- QR codes available for audio descriptions of archive materials.
- Low sensory areas provided.
- Comfy and larger seating provided.
- Share additional accessibility needs through the ticket registration page, or by emailing Mary Zhou (mary@paintedbride.org). Please share by Oct. 5 to allow us adequate time to prepare. We will do our best for requests received after this date.
