CLAYPOOL — On Wednesday, April 5, Claypool United Methodist Church will host a free event for the public. Shari Wagner, Indiana Poet Laureate will be hosting a workshop and a poetry reading.

Shari Wagner (photo by Rachel Greenberg)

From 5 to 6 p.m. Wagner will host the poetry workshop, A Buckeye in my Pocket: Writing a Poem Inspired by an Object. In this workshop, Shari guides participants through the process of writing a poem about one of the objects she will bring with her. Workshop members will be inspired by a prompt, collaborative exercise, a discussion of sample poems and, of course, by the object itself.

From 7 to 8 p.m. Wagner will provide a reading of her own original poetry. She will read poems inspired by her Mennonite family history. There will be time for questions and a book signing.

Poetry lovers of all ages are invited to this special event. Claypool United Methodist Church is located at 302 E. Section St., Claypool.