Poet Karen Arnold Reads and Discusses Her Writing on April 23

Residences at Vantage Point is hosting the second event in its Arts & Culture Collective Spring series focusing on “The Creative Process” with poet Karen Arnold on Tuesday, April 23, from 7-8 p.m., in the Vantage Point auditorium. The event is free. Registration is required.

The Arts & Culture Collective was established by the Residences at Vantage Point in response to community members’ interest in hosting public activities that engage and educate as well as entertain. This Spring, a musician, a poet and a teaching artist are discussing the process by which they develop and execute their creative output.

Poet Karen Arnold is next on stage April 23, to read her work and discuss the power of poetry. Arnold spent 10 years as Poet-in-Residence at Montpelier Cultural Arts Center in Laurel and served as creator and moderator of veterans’ reading and discussion groups sponsored by Maryland Humanities, Baltimore libraries and cultural centers. She has taught at universities in the US, Sweden and Norway. She is the author of Border Crossings and Looking for Disappearance.

The final presentation in the series, on Tuesday, April 30, 7-8 p.m., will showcase Vanita Leatherwood. Leatherwood is a teaching artist, award-winning poet and social change educator with over 30 years of experience in facilitating expressive-arts workshops that awaken creativity, foster personal discovery and build community. She is the owner of The YES Within and the Director of Community Engagement at HopeWorks where she facilitates poetry therapy sessions for survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence.

To register for individual sessions call 410-995-9743, or register at https://www.vantagepointresidences.org/arts/.

About Residences at Vantage Point

Residences at Vantage Point was founded in 1990 and is a nonprofit serving people age 60 and above. Managed by Life Care Services, the community includes a variety of residential living arrangements from studio to two-bedroom deluxe apartments. It provides long-term health services available exclusively for residents should they need them.