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Was the Word brings Iowa students together with nationally-known performance poets for an intensive workshop and performance showcase.

Was The Word: Poetry Pro-Am will bring high school students from all over Iowa together on Sunday, April 1st for a master class with nationally-recognized performance poets Amber Tamblyn and Beau Sia.  Students will have the opportunity to workshop their original work in preparation for an evening performance.  After the workshop session, students and professional performers will take the stage together to rock the mic in a special edition of Working Group Theatre's monthly spoken word show, Was the Word,  in collaboration with Iowa Youth Writing ProjectMission Creek Festival, and Poetry Out Loud.

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    A published collection of the original poetry featured at the event.

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    A published collection of the original poetry featured at the event, and a CD/DVD of performances.

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    A published collection of the original poetry featured at the event, a CD/DVD of performances, a limited addition RayGun T-shirt from the event, and an original playbill autographed by the professional performers

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