What rituals help an introvert stand before a crowd to perform their poems?
Maia Brock, writer, performance poet, and student at the New Mexico School for the Arts, shares their rituals she performs as part of her creative process and how rituals help an introverted writer perform in public.
About the speaker
Maiya Brock is a queer and soft-spoken introvert who writes poetry to elevate her voice and put her art into the world. She has been a Santa Fe Youth Poet Laureate finalist twice and her work has been published in the SFYPL anthology Through Lines. She has received awards for slam poetry as well as honorable mentions in contests such as the Scholastic Writing Awards and the Aldo Leopold Essay Contest. Maiya is an avid reader and knitter who enjoys long, quiet walks and nerdy discussions.
Maiya's CreativeMornings talk will shine some light on what it means to be both a performer and an introvert, and will explore the power of confidence and connection in performance. Maiya will discuss her writing process rituals and share a few original poems.
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New Mexico Museum of Art | Vladem Contemporary
404 Montezuma Ave
Santa Fe, New Mexico United States 87501
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The Witter Byner Foundation for Poetry
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New Mexico Musem of Art | Vladem Contemporary
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