Reemergence [Aug. 2]

Join us Sunday, August 2 for Reemergence: an evening of poetry, art, & music at LOOP, co-hosted by Lit Youngstown. Visiting poets Rebecca Evans and Hannah Rodabaugh will lead a writing workshop, followed by the opening for LOOP Studio Artists' first exhibition, poetry readings, and live music.

Youngstown native Hannah Rodabaugh is a poet, essayist, and writing teacher who lives in Boise, Idaho. She is the author of four poetry collections including Lost Cathedral (Cornerstone Press), and We Don’t Bury Our Dead When Our Dead Are Animals (Another New Calligraphy), a Pushcart-nominated collection of ecological elegies.

Poet, essayist and memoirist Rebecca Evans is an assault survivor, athlete, coach and veteran. She is the author of Tangled by Blood and Safe Handling (Moon Tide Press). She shares space with four Newfoundlands and her sons in a tiny town in Idaho.

Schedule: Sunday, August 2, 2026

• 3-5pm - How to Uncage Your Trauma: A Hybrid Writing Workshop (Ages 18+, $20 registration fee. Register here. No walk-ins please.)
  

• 5pm - Pizza Buffet: variety of meat, meatless, dairy, dairyless, salad, dessert. Gluten-free available. ($10 ticket. Buy tickets here. No walk-ins please.)
  

• 6pm - Art/Studio Opening: Loop studio artists exhibit their work on the theme "Reemergence." (Free)
  

• 7pm - Reading/Music: Loop poets and musicians and visiting poets Rebecca Evans and Hannah Rodabaugh. (Free)

Where: LOOP Arts & Culture Center

805 Mahoning Ave, Youngstown

Parking: additional parking available at the Calvin Center and the Maennerchor

How to Uncage Your Trauma: A Hybrid Writing Workshop

Join us for an empowering workshop led by authors Rebecca Evans and Hannah Rodabaugh designed to help you tap into your own personal shadows and transform them through urgent and emergent words. This poetry and essay hybrid workshop is designed to rewild and release the feral and darker side of your writing. The interactive session will guide participants through fresh craft-based writing prompts and innovative exercises that offer a sense of unwounding and restoration.

Participants will find meaning and healing through exploring the positive impacts of rewilding, not only of loss and grief, but of the self. It’s a safe space to express, heal, and connect with others on the same journey. All writing genres and disciplines are welcome. Bring a journal, computer, pen, or whatever you create with.

Registration is required for workshop and pizza buffet. No walk-ins please.

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