SELBYVILLE — To celebrate National Poetry Month, Freeman Arts Pavilion will host a free series of poetry workshops and events through the month of April.

Freeman Arts — a program of the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation, an arts nonprofit located in Selbyville — is partnering with BLW “Babs” McGrory, a past Beat Poet Laureate of Delaware, to create five poetry events that will take place on Saturdays in April. The events will be held on the lawn outside of the nonprofit’s office, located at 31255 Americana Parkway, in the Bayside community.

“Poetry has been a staple of our Arts in Education program for several years — but our partnership with (Ms. McGrory) on this series allows us to provide access to this art form to the larger community. We are thrilled to present the written and spoken word outdoors, especially in a year when arts opportunities have been limited due to COVID-19,” said Patti Grimes, Freeman Arts executive director.

The first event is a self-guided Haiku Garden, which will be open to the public every day in April, will feature nine large stones displaying a variety of haikus for patrons to explore and learn about the art of haiku. The second event, called “Haiku Rocks,” is a workshop led by Ms. McGrory on Saturday, April 10. Participants will receive a crash-course on the fundamentals of haiku and will create a haiku rock to place in the Haiku Garden or take home.

On April 17, in celebration of Earth Day, the participants will discover the finer points of writing a poem in response to nature artwork. This workshop, called “The Art of Poetry,” will be led by Tara Elliott — the president of the Eastern Shore Writers Association and previous partner in Freeman Arts’ Poetry Program.

On April 24, the workshop, called “Grow Your ‘Poetree’ — A Nod to Arbor Day,” will celebrate Arbor Day. Participants will be led through a time-limit free-write experience that will stretch their creative muscle, invoke new sources of inspiration and help overcome writers’ block. In celebration of Arbor Day, participants will also take home a complimentary sapling to plant.

The final event is a songwriting and collaboration workshop, which is scheduled for May 1. This workshop provides a “behind-the lyrics” vantage point at songwriting. Local musicians Bryan Russo, Danielle Furst and Zander Jett will collaborate with attendees to create a one-of-a-kind song.

These poetic and interactive events are geared toward writers of all skilled levels and experience, Ms. McGrory said, adding participants will get a chance to fine-tune their writing by learning a few technical aspects of different forms of poetry.

All workshops are free and open to the public and will begin at 2 p.m. All materials will be provided. Participants must bring their own chair and wear a mask. For more information and to register, visit here.