Pictures Are Worth More than 1000 Words: Armenian Genocide Writing Workshop with Poet Jen Siraganian

Saturday, November 21, 2026 1:00—3:00 PM Lucia Mastrangelo Room (2nd floor) Watertown Free Public Library 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472 Join prize-winning poet Jen Siraganian, visiting from California, as she leads a writing workshop based on archival photographs from the Armenian Genocide. After looking at photos of survivors of the Armenian Genocide provided by Project Save Photograph Archive, we will be writing poetry and fiction in response. All levels are welcome, and no experience needed. Supplies will be included.   About Jen Siraganian Jen Siraganian is an Armenian-American writer, former Poet Laureate of Los Gatos, California, and author of Everything Has Been Moved, Even the Dead, which won the 2026 Perugia Press Prize and was released in September 2026. Her poems have won the New Ohio Review Poetry Prize and appeared in AGNI, Best New Poets, Cincinnati Review, Electric Literature, Poetry Daily, Prairie Schooner, and The Rumpus.  About Project Save Founded in 1975 in New York City, Project Save Photograph Archive is the oldest institution solely focused on preserving and sharing the photography of the Armenian global experience. With over 150,000 hardcopy photographs in our collections, we bring to light the culture and history of Armenians worldwide through the stories that images tell. Project Save is a living archive and open to all.  -- The Watertown Free Public Library does not discriminate and does not share your information with anyone. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to enable you to participate in our events. Contact the library at wfplinfo@watertown-ma.gov or 617-972-6436 at least two weeks before an event to arrange for modification. Register online between 10/24/2026 9:00 AM and 11/21/2026 2:00 PM.