"Among the thousands of authors represented on the shelves of Brooklyn Public Library, the writers featured in New Expressions are surely among the most courageous. It is never easy to admit that you need help or to start over. Over 100 writers here took that first brave step, enrolling in classes at one of Brooklyn Public Library's five adult education centers..."
~ Linda E. Johnson, President & CEO
Featured below are excerpts written by participants in our ESOL program:
~ Cinquain by Zoila Lopez, Marie Suzanne and Xiaon Li
Family
Important, union,
loving, sharing, caring
we love our families
Forever
~ Cinquain by Monica Ayala, Regina Souze and Chinhua Xiong
My Son
From the moment I came into this world
and opened my big brown eyes,
I knew that I was looking at an Angel,
because the heart, it never lies.
Through all of life's hard struggles,
this Angel has always been there.
~ Lana Dayou
Sunshine
Sunshine, blooming trees
Beautiful growing flowers
The sun is shining
~ Haiku by Alix Abraham and Wael Dawoud
America
Huge, beautiful
Working, dancing, filming
Everyone has big dreams
Power
~ Cinquain by Fedjanie Celine, Tatiana Rastrygina and Susan Martinez
Immigrant
I magine all
M y old M emories I nnocent smile and G oodbye! R egrets sometimes A nd joy most of the time. N ow all my T ears make a S tory to tell.~ Acrostic by Fedjanie Celine
BPL's Literacy Zones and EmblemHealth will be hosting "Rolling Out the Next Phase: A Healthy Living Workshop" on Friday, August 21st at 6:00pm. BPL Case Manager Christina Reid, LMSW will be moderating a discussion with Dr. Mila Gauvin and Dr. Olutoyin Alabi addressing your questions on healthy living in the new normal. This workshop is open to the public, as well as the participants in Adult Learning programs. Sign up HERE . We will follow up with an email containing the Zoom link.
We have rescheduled Brooklyn Public Library's Literacy Zones and IMPACCT Brooklyn's workshop on Tenants' Rights during COVID-19. It will now be Friday, August 14, 2020 at 5PM. During this workshop, IMPACCT Brooklyn will discuss tenants' rights and updates to housing laws during the COVID-19 pandemic. They will also be taking questions. Sign up HERE . There will be a follow-up email containing the Zoom link.
Comments
Post a Comment