{"id":844,"date":"2021-08-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wingo-what\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T11:26:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T16:26:07","slug":"wingo-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wingo-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Germantown Waterways through Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"caption\" style=\"margin: -3%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wingo-WHAT? Germantown Poetry and Water Workshops\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/static\/wingo-what_digitalpromotion_210802_blog-image-1.png\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: -.5em;\"><em>What is your water memory \u2014 what has water done for you, to you, or your community?<\/em><\/h2>\n<p class=\"big\">&#8230;Your responses to these thoughts could shape an upcoming community poem around water, transformation, and healing in Germantown.<\/p>\n<p>The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) is collaborating with <strong>2020-2021 Philadelphia Poet Laureate, <a href=\"https:\/\/trapetamayson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trapeta B. Mayson<\/a><\/strong>, to curate <strong><em>\u201cWingo-WHAT?\u201d<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 an artistic intervention designed to shed light on <strong>Germantown waterway concerns through poetry, education, and flooding resources<\/strong>. (<em>Wingo-WHAT<\/em> = <strong>W<\/strong>ater \u2022 <strong>H<\/strong>istory \u2022 <strong>A<\/strong>rts Activation \u2022 <strong>T<\/strong>ransformation)<\/p>\n<p>During this creative journey, Ms. Mayson will guide Germantown community members through <strong>several poetry workshops<\/strong>, inspiring individuals to compose their own verses which will be woven into a larger culminating project.<\/p>\n<p>In the upcoming weeks, poetry workshops will take place at the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"side-info\">\n<h2>In-Person* Workshop Dates:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"black\"><span class=\"big\"><strong>Sunday August 15, 2021<\/strong> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 2pm\u20133:15pm<\/span><br \/>\n\t<strong class=\"semibold\">The Farm at Awbury Arboretum<\/strong><br \/>\n\t6336 Ardleigh St, Philadelphia, PA 19138<\/li>\n<li class=\"black\"><span class=\"big\"><strong>Thursday, September <del>2<\/del>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"alertred\">9<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"big\"><strong>, 2021<\/strong> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 6pm\u20137:30pm<\/span><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Crittenden+St+%26+E+Haines+St,+Philadelphia,+PA+19138\/@40.0542471,-75.1604909,3a,75y,116.93h,90t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQFk7O-5_01TOSMH8jNBPAQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c6b9dc000cf3af:0x9d1e30ee29e6bebb!8m2!3d40.0542471!4d-75.1604633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"semibold\">Intersection of Crittenden St. &#038; Haines St<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\t(Featuring music by Monnette Sudler and Karen Smith!)<br \/>\n\t<strong><em><span class=\"alertred\">The Sept 2nd event has been rescheduled for Sept 9th from 6 p.m. to 7:30 at the Intersection of Crittenden St. &#038; Haines St.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n\t<em>(<strong>For the Sept 9th event, please bring your own lawn chair!)<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"black\"><span class=\"big\"><strong>Sunday, September 12, 2021<\/strong> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 2pm\u20133:15pm<\/span><br \/>\n\t<strong class=\"semibold\">The Farm at Awbury Arboretum<\/strong><br \/>\n\t6336 Ardleigh St, Philadelphia, PA 19138<\/li>\n<li class=\"black\"><span class=\"big\"><strong>Friday, September 17, 2021<\/strong> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 3:30pm\u20134:30pm<\/span><br \/>\n\t<strong class=\"semibold\">Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library<\/strong><br \/>\n\t68 W Chelten Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144<br \/>\n\t(Featuring music by Monnette Sudler and Karen Smith!)<\/li>\n<li class=\"black\"><span class=\"big\"><strong><em><u>NEW<\/u><\/em>: Wednesday, October 13<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"big\"><strong>, 2021<\/strong> \u00a0\u2022\u00a04:30pm to 6:30pm\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Crittenden+St+%26+E+Haines+St,+Philadelphia,+PA+19138\/@40.0542471,-75.1604909,3a,75y,116.93h,90t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQFk7O-5_01TOSMH8jNBPAQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c6b9dc000cf3af:0x9d1e30ee29e6bebb!8m2!3d40.0542471!4d-75.1604633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"semibold\">Intersection of Crittenden St. &#038; Haines St<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\t(Featuring music by Monnette Sudler and Karen Smith!)\u00a0<em>(<strong>For the Oct 13th event, please bring your own lawn chair!)<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* We will follow all local COVID-19 guidance at in-person events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>During these events, you will:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Contribute to a community poem<\/li>\n<li>Share your experience with local flooding<\/li>\n<li>Participate in artist-led creative writing sessions<\/li>\n<li>Learn about Germantown\u2019s historic waterways<\/li>\n<li>Receive flooding resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>About this Project<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/germantown-flooding-task-force\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Germantown has a rich water history<\/a>, including extinct creeks, such as the <strong>Wingohocking<\/strong> (The &#39;Wingo&#39; in <strong><em>Wingo<\/em>-WHAT<\/strong>), that once flowed through the community before transforming into massive sewers.<\/p>\n<p>During <strong>heavy rainstorms<\/strong> today, these underground sewers carrying stormwater along the path of the old Wingohocking sometimes become overwhelmed, forcing water above ground and <strong>causing flooding in Germantown.<\/strong> A projected impact of climate change could mean even more frequent flooding events in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Using the <strong>power of poetry,<\/strong> this community arts process will create a hyper-local healing space for those directly impacted by flooding. The intervention will equip Germantown residents with flooding preparedness knowledge \u2014 all through <strong>shared experiences and collective storytelling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This special project is made possible through a grant from the <a href=\"http:\/\/uswateralliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Water Alliance<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/uswateralliance.org\/initiatives\/water-arts-and-culture-accelerator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USWA\u2019s Water, Arts, and Culture Accelerator<\/a> is supported by US Water Alliance staff and the One Water Artist-in-Residence. As a pilot member of this project, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) is tasked with addressing a <strong>climate-related water challenge through the integration of arts and culture<\/strong> alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/carkw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Arkansas Water<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madsewer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonaz.gov\/water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucson Water<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"side-info accentblue-bg\">\n<h3 class=\"black\">Are you a Germantown resident or community member?<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"margin: 0;\">Have you been impacted by flooding and\/or climate change?<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: .5em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScAk0O4ydrV_mko7yfyiG9wJzbVUzOERdn2SguSL8I2kMWGkw\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Share your experience with us!<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">.post-content a { font-weight: 600; }\n.post-content strong a, .post-content h2 a, .post-content h3 a, .post-content h4 a, .post-content h5 a, .post-content h6 a { font-weight: bolder; }\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) is collaborating with 2020-2021 Philadelphia Poet Laureate, Trapeta B. 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