Local author Jayne Moore Waldrop will lead a community poetry workshop on April 22 from 4:30-6 p.m. at Janice Mason Art Museum in Cadiz. Previous writing experience is not necessary.

The workshop will be based on Kentucky Poet Laureate George Ella Lyon’s acclaimed poem and international poetry project, “Where I’m From.” The poem is taught in classrooms and communities around the world. Rooted in a study of personal identity, the poem celebrates individuality and prompts a personal exploration of background, home, childhood, upbringing, and family culture. The workshop will also explore haiku, a short-form poetry style that originated in Japan.

Waldrop is the author of six books: Retracing My Steps, Drowned Town, She Remembered It All: The Art of Memory Painter Helen LaFrance, A Journey in Color: The Art of Ellis Wilson, Pandemic Lent, and the forthcoming Back to Our Nests (2026).