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SUMMARY:Trilingual Press & AaL in association with HAAM present: Jean-Dany Joachim
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Haitian Heritage Month with us!\nEvent features Jean-Dany Joachim and an open mic.\nThis a tribute to poet Danielle Legros Georges\nPresented by Trilingual Press & Artists-at-Large in\nassociation with HAAM \nAbout\nJean Dany Joachim\, Cambridge Poet Populist from 2009 to 2011\, and the current Poet in Residence at First Church in Cambridge\, is also an author of short stories and plays. He created the Many Voices Project\, a series of readings and follow-up poetry workshops\, inspiring conversations about race and equality. He has three published collections of poetry\, Crossroads / Chimenkwaze (2013)\, Avec des Mots (2014)\, and Quartier (2016). He is the director of City Night Readings\, a series featuring diverse poetic talents\, writers\, and artists. Jean Dany is a 2017 Massachusetts Cultural Council grant recipient for his play:Your Voice Poet.\nhttp://jeandanyjoachim.com \nAbout Trilingual Press\nTrilingual Press: collaborative & non-commercial\, advocates the concept of koumbit to publish works of interest in Haitian\, French & English. Promoting literary and cultural production across cultures.\ntandou.com \nAbout Danielle\ndanielle legros georges was a writer\, translator\, editor\, scholar\, and author of several collections of poetry\, including three leaves\, three roots: poems on the haiti–congo story (beacon press\, 2025); the dear remote nearness of you (barrow street press\, 2016)\, winner of the new england poetry club’s 2016 sheila margaret motton book prize; and maroon (curbstone books\, 2001). she was the translator of the anthology blue flare: three haitian poets: évelyne trouillot\, marie-célie agnant\, maggy de coster (zephyr press\, 2024) and of island heart: the poems of ida faubert (subpress collective\, 2021). she was the coeditor\, with artress bethany white\, of wheatley at 250: black women poets re-imagine the verse of phillis wheatley peters (Pangyrus\, 2023) and editor of city of notions: an anthology of contemporary Boston poems (Boston mayor’s office of arts and culture\, 2017). her poetry appeared in many literary journals and has been widely anthologized\, including in new daughters of africa (edited by margaret busby\, 2019).\nhttp://daniellelegrosgeorges.com \n  \nAbout HAAM (Haitain Artists Assembly of Massachuestts)\nComprised of artists\,art lovers\,volunteers interested in promoting Haitian art and culture through artworks\,publication and so on. Founded in 1995\nhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/478557082506759
URL:https://thehydeparkcreativeconnector.org/event/trilingual-press-aal-in-association-with-haam-present-jean-dany-joachim/
LOCATION:Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library\, 35 Harvard Avenue\, Boston\, MA\, 02136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250528T190000
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SUMMARY:Open Mic at The Switch
DESCRIPTION:Thrilled to feature poet\, storyteller\, and historian Dean Lampros at the next open mic night at The Switch\, Wed\, May 28\, 7pm. All you singers\, comedians\, poets\, musicians and story tellers\, come on down and get on the mic.
URL:https://thehydeparkcreativeconnector.org/event/open-mic-at-the-switch-3/
LOCATION:The Switch\, 21 Fairmount Ave.\, Hyde Park\, MA\, 02136
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Music,Performance,Poetry,Stories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T180000
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SUMMARY:Zaz Social - Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Calling all artists\, entrepreneurs\, poets\, and dreamers — this one’s for YOU! \nJoin us Friday\, May 23rd for a night that blends connection\, creativity\, and community like never before here at ZaZ Social in Hyde Park! \n📍6–8PM – Artistic & Entrepreneurial Bingo\nGet to know your community\, complete your bingo card\, and win a raffle ticket for some dope prizes. Come early — the first 30 minutes might even come with food perks! \n📍8–10PM – Open Mic & Presentation Party\nWe’re not just passing the mic to poets and musicians — we’re opening the floor to entrepreneurs and creatives ready to showcase their brand\, service\, or vision. \nGot a pitch\, a product\, or a passion project? You’ve got 3–5 mins and a screen.\nWant to present? Email us at Showandtellboston@gmail.com \n🎙️Special performances by\n@ant_thomas2f\n@capauriga\n@original_eastsideschild \nThis night is FREE ENTRY thanks to our partner @zazfoundation\, interactive\, and about building something real. \nCome on time. Come open. Come ready.\nLet’s pull up and pour into each other!
URL:https://thehydeparkcreativeconnector.org/event/zaz-social-open-mic/
LOCATION:Zaz Restaurant\, 1238 River St\, Hyde Park\, MA\, 02136
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Performance,Poetry,Stories
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SUMMARY:NEPC @ The Menino: Jean Flanagan\, Kevin Carey\, Colleen Michaels
DESCRIPTION:NEPC @ The Menino: Jean Flanagan\, Kevin Carey\, Colleen Michaels\nJoin the New England Poetry Club on May 10\, as we return to the Menino Arts Center\, in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood. Our featured poets will be Jean Flanagan\, Colleen Michaels\, and Kevin Carey\, with an open mic will follow. \nThe Menino Arts Center is an accessible venue\, with a wheelchair ramp into the building and an elevator to the second floor. We’re grateful to Home Scholars of Boston for their generous sponsorship. \nFor more information about the poets: https://nepoetryclub.org/event/nepc-the-menino-jean-flanagan-kevin-carey-colleen-michaels/
URL:https://thehydeparkcreativeconnector.org/event/nepc-the-menino-jean-flanagan-kevin-carey-colleen-michaels/
LOCATION:The Menino Art Center\, 26 Central Ave\, Hyde Park\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T110000
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SUMMARY:POETRY READING at The Library
DESCRIPTION:POETRY READING Featuring Amy Alvarez and Linda Carney-Goodrich \nAmy M. Alvarez is the author of the poetry collection Makeshift Altar (2024) and the co-editor of Essential Voices: A COVID-19 Anthology(2023). Selected as one of 2022’s Best New Poets\, her poetry has appeared in Ploughshares\, The Missouri Review\, Alaska Quarterly Review\, Poetry Foundation\, Colorado Review\, and elsewhere. She has been awarded fellowships from CantoMundo\, VONA\, Macondo\, the Virginia Creative Arts Center\, and the Furious Flower Poetry Center. In 2022\, she was inducted as an Affrilachian Poet. Amy was born in New York City to Jamaican and Puerto Rican parents. She has taught at high schools in the Bronx\, New York\, and Boston\, Massachusetts\, and at West Virginia University. She currently teaches at Boston College.\nhttps://amymalvarez.com/ \nLinda Carney-Goodrich is a writer and teacher from Boston. Her first book of poetry\, Dot Girl(Nixes Mate Books\, 2024) was a finalist for the New England Poetry Club’s Sheila Margaret Motton Prize. Her poems have been displayed at Boston City Hall and have appeared in Lily Poetry Review\, The MacGuffin\, Literary Mama\, Muddy River\, Anti-Heroin Chic\, and Gyroscope Review\, among others. Linda is the Poetry Coordinator for the Menino Art Center in Hyde Park and owner of Home Scholars of Boston.\nhttps://lindacarneygoodrich.com/ \nAccessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, please contact mkelly@bpl.org or call (617) 569-0271. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.
URL:https://thehydeparkcreativeconnector.org/event/poetry-reading-at-the-library/
LOCATION:Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library\, 35 Harvard Avenue\, Boston\, MA\, 02136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T190000
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SUMMARY:Open Mic @ The Switch
DESCRIPTION:Poets\, Musicians\, Storytellers\, and More\nFeaturing Musical Artist: Andrew Krahn \nWEDNESDAY\nApril 23rd\n7PM to 9PM\n21 Fairmount Ave\nHyde Park\nFREE and Open to ALL
URL:https://thehydeparkcreativeconnector.org/event/open-mic-the-switch/
LOCATION:The Switch\, 21 Fairmount Ave.\, Hyde Park\, MA\, 02136
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Music,Performance,Poetry,Stories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T210000
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SUMMARY:MAC 2nd Thursday Poetry Readings: Featuring Magdalena Gómez\, Linda Carney-Goodrich\, U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo
DESCRIPTION:Magdalena Gómez\, Poet Laureate of Springfield\, MA (2019-2022) and an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow (2021-2022) has been a cultural worker since 1976. Her memoir noir\, Mi’ja\, received the 2024 International Latino Book Award\, in the autobiography category. In 2019 she received the Latinas 50 Plus Literature Award at Fordham University and the Latinx Excellence on the Hill Award from the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus of MA at the State House. Her solo play on iconoclastic Puerto Rican labor leader\, activist\, feminist and journalist Luisa Capetillo\, (October 28\, 1879 – April 10\, 1922) is included in The Routledge Companion to Latine Theatre and Performance (2024). Ms. Gómez has been a volunteer writer for An African American Point of View for over fourteen years. She was the Co-founder and Artistic Director of Springfield’s first intergenerational Latinx theater\, Teatro V!da and the youth open mic series\, Ign!te the M!c – from 2006 – 2020. She also initiated and helped launch the first public  LGBTQIA2S+ open mic series in Western Massachusetts at the Bing Arts Center. She is currently working on the sequel to her memoir\, a new collection of poetry\, and a new multi-media solo show based on her memoir. Ms. Gómez is currently a Commissioner with the Massachusetts Commission in the Status of Women for Hampden County and a Trustee with the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts.  www.mijamemoir.com \nLinda Carney-Goodrich\,is a writer and teacher from Boston. She is the author of Dot Girl (Nixes Mate Books\, 2024) which was a finalist for New England Poetry Club’s 2024 Sheila Margaret Motton Book Prize. Her work has appeared in Lily Poetry Review\, The MacGuffin\, Literary Mama\, Anti-Heroin Chic\, Muddy River\, Gyroscope Review\, Wordgathering Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature\, among others. Her story\, “Park Street Station” won third prize in the 2024 Boston in 100 Words Contest and her poems have been displayed at Boston City Hall as part of the Boston Mayor’s Poetry Program. Her one person shows include The Secret Childhood Diary of a Welfare Mother and My Life in Barbie. Linda has a Masters from Harvard Graduate School of Education and has taught people of all ages and backgrounds for over two decades. She is the owner of Home Scholars of Boston (https://www.homescholarsofboston.com/) and the Poetry Coordinator at the MAC. Linda also coordinates and hosts open mics and readings at other venues such as The Switch Coop in Hyde Park and Athan’s Bakery in Brookline. You can find more at https://lindacarneygoodrich.com/. \nU-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo is a Boston-based\, globally facing Zimbabwean-American poet\, author\, and educator whose work explores identity\, memory\, and social change. Her poetry collection\, Soul Psalms (She Writes Press\, 2016)\, was praised by Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis as “beautifully transparent.” Her writing is also featured in the New York TimesBestseller Under the Skin by Linda Villarosa. In 2025\, she will release an audio edition of Soul Psalms\, further expanding her literary reach. Mhlaba-Adebo’s work has been showcased in publications\, festivals\, and exhibitions worldwide. A Brother Thomas Fellow\, she was recognized by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for her contributions to arts\, wellness\, and inclusivity. Her poetic documentary\, Reclamation: This is My Country\, This is My Land\, premiered at Boston’s We Create Festival in 2024\, delving into themes of grief\, ancestral ties\, and land reclamation. As founder of The Maoko Project\, she merges art\, education\, and healing. She also serves on the board of Mass Poetry\, Zimbabwe Poets Society. A sample of collaborators she has worked with include Castle of Our Skins\, Danza Organica\, Center for New Americans and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston\, fostering dialogue between Boston’s literary and artistic communities and the African diaspora. In 2024\, she was awarded the Lantern Art Space Fellowship in Lagos\, Nigeria\, a Goethe-Institut Nigeria and Sahara Center residency\, leading to The Sinmi Bench Project\, a public art initiative securing ₦3.2 million in funding for expansion. https://u-meleni.com
URL:https://thehydeparkcreativeconnector.org/event/mac-2nd-thursday-poetry-readings-featuring-magdalena-gomez-linda-carney-goodrich-u-meleni-mhlaba-adebo/
LOCATION:Menino Arts Center\, 26 Central Avenue\, Boston\, MA\, 02136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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SUMMARY:Open Mic at The Switch
DESCRIPTION:Poets\, Musicians\, Storytellers\, and More\nFeatured Poet: Joe Webster \nWEDNESDAY\nMarch 26th\n7PM to 9PM\n21 Fairmount Ave\nHyde Park\nFREE and Open to ALL
URL:https://thehydeparkcreativeconnector.org/event/open-mic-at-the-switch-2/
LOCATION:The Switch\, 21 Fairmount Ave.\, Hyde Park\, MA\, 02136
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Music,Performance,Poetry,Stories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T160000
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SUMMARY:NEPC @ The Menino: Jennifer Martelli\, Roman Johnson\, Anastasia Vassos
DESCRIPTION:Join the New England Poetry Club on March 23\, as we travel to the Menino Arts Center\, in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood! The reading begins at 2:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The Menino Arts Center\, located 26 Central Avenue\, is an accessible venue\, with a wheelchair ramp into the building and an elevator to the second floor. We’re grateful to Home Scholars of Boston for their generous sponsorship. \nRoman Johnson\, PhD  is a writer and scientist from Memphis\, TN. He is a Master of Fine Arts scholar in poetry at Brown University. He has a Ph.D. in Medical Sociology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham\, a M.A. in African American Studies from Georgia State University and obtained a B.A. in Political Science from Morehouse College. He is the co-founder of the New England Hoodoo Society.  He is the current Radical Reversal Poet in Residence at the Suffolk County House of Corrections in Boston\, Massachusetts. He is the winner of the Lucille Clifton Poetry Prize from Backbone Press and other prizes and fellowships.  \nJennifer Martelli has received fellowships from The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts\, Monson Arts\, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Her work has appeared in The Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day\, Poetry\, Best of the Net Anthology\, Braving the Body Anthology\, Verse Daily\, Plume\, The Tahoma Literary Review\, and elsewhere. She is the author of Psychic Party Under the Bottle Tree\, The Queen of Queens\, which won the Italian American Studies Association Book Award and was shortlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award\, and My Tarantella\, which was also shortlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award and named finalist for the Housatonic Book Award. Jennifer Martelli is co-poetry editor for MER. www.jennmartelli.com \nThe poems of Anastasia Vassos have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize\, Best of the Net\, and Best New Poets. She is the author of Nostos (2023)\, which was a finalist in Two Sylvias’ and Headlight Review’s Chapbook Contests\, and Nike Adjusting Her Sandal (2021). Her poems appear online as well as in print journals and anthologies; find her work in RHINO\, Whale Road Review\, Thrush\, Comstock Review\, and elsewhere. Her poems about the Greek-American diaspora have been translated into Greek. She is a reader for Lily Poetry Review\, speaks three languages\, and lives in Boston.
URL:https://thehydeparkcreativeconnector.org/event/nepc-the-menino-jennifer-martelli-roman-johnson-anastasia-vassos/
LOCATION:Menino Arts Center\, 26 Central Avenue\, Boston\, MA\, 02136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T210000
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SUMMARY:2nd Thursday Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Featuring January Gill O’Neil\, Alexander Kern\, and Anne Pluto. \nIn person at the MAC. With Open Mic before the featured readers.
URL:https://thehydeparkcreativeconnector.org/event/2nd-thursday-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Menino Arts Center\, 26 Central Avenue\, Boston\, MA\, 02136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T210000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Featuring Amy Alvarez\, Mckendy Fils-Aimé\, and Sara Letourneau
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 13\, 2025\, 7 – 9 pm\nFeaturing Amy Alvarez\, Mckendy Fils-Aimé\, and Sara Letourneau \nAmy M. Alvarez is the author of the poetry collection Makeshift Altar (2024) and the co-editor of Essential Voices: A COVID-19 Anthology (2023). Selected as one of 2022’s Best New Poets\, her poetry has appeared in Ploughshares\, The Missouri Review\, Alaska Quarterly Review\, Poetry Foundation\, Colorado Review\, and elsewhere. She has been awarded fellowships from CantoMundo\, VONA\, Macondo\, the Virginia Creative Arts Center\, and the Furious Flower Poetry Center. In 2022\, she was inducted as an Affrilachian Poet. Amy was born in New York City to Jamaican and Puerto Rican parents. She has taught at high schools in the Bronx\, New York\, and Boston\, Massachusetts\, and at West Virginia University. She currently teaches at Boston College. https://amymalvarez.com \nMckendy Fils-Aimé is a New England-based Haitian-American poet\, organizer\, and educator. He is a perennial semi-finalist of the National Poetry Slam and has represented New England nine times. Mckendy has completed artist residencies at MassLEAP and the Art Alliance of Northern New Hampshire and has received fellowships from the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop and Cave Canem. Recently\, Mckendy ranked 2nd overall at the 2024 Midwest Mashup\, 3rd at the 2024 NorthBeast Regional Poetry Slam\, and 1st at 2024 Vox Pop Regional Poetry Slam. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in American Literary Review\, Bellingham Review\, The Shore\, The Journal\, and elsewhere. \nSara Letourneau’s debut poetry collection\, Wild Gardens\, is out now through Kelsay Books. She’s also a book editor and writing coach at Heart of the Story Editorial & Coaching Services; the cofounder and cohost of the Pour Me a Poem open mic in Mansfield\, Massachusetts; and the co-editor of the Pour Me a Poem anthology. Her poetry has won the 2023 Beals Prize for Poetry and the Blue Institute’s 2020 Words on Water contest. Her new and upcoming work can be found in Amethyst Review\, The Arts Fuse\, Gyroscope Review\, Nixes Mate Review\, Remington Review\, Silver Birch Press\, and Third Wednesday Magazine\, among others. Sara lives in Foxboro\, Massachusetts. https://heartofthestoryeditorial.com
URL:https://thehydeparkcreativeconnector.org/event/poetry-featuring-amy-alvarez-mckendy-fils-aime-and-sara-letourneau/
LOCATION:Menino Arts Center\, 26 Central Avenue\, Boston\, MA\, 02136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Stories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T183000
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SUMMARY:Poetry by the Pint
DESCRIPTION:Local poets on tap at Roundhead! Catch the inspiration – free / no charge for admission!
URL:https://thehydeparkcreativeconnector.org/event/poetry-by-the-pint/
LOCATION:Roundhead Brewing\, 1 Westinghouse Plaza\, Suite i107\, Hyde Park\, MA\, 02136
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Stories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T190000
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SUMMARY:2nd Thursday Poetry Readings at the MAC
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 12\, 2024\, 7 – 9 pm\nFeaturing Kevin Gallagher\, Magdalena Gomez\, and Vijaya Sundaram\n\n \nKevin Gallagher is a poet\, publisher and political economist living in the Greater Boston Area.  His latest books are And Yet it Moves and The Wild Goose.  Gallagher edits\, spoKe\, a boston-based annual of poetry and poetics.  He works as a professor of global development policy at Boston University. \n\nMagdalena Gómez\, Poet Laureate of Springfield\, MA (2019-2022) and an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow (2021-2022) has been a cultural worker since 1976. Her memoir noir\, Mi’ja\, received the 2024 International Latino Book Award\, in the autobiography category. In 2019 she received the Latinas 50 Plus Literature Award at Fordham University and the Latinx Excellence on the Hill Award from the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus of MA at the State House. Her solo play on iconoclastic Puerto Rican labor leader\, activist\, feminist and journalist Luisa Capetillo\, (October 28\, 1879 – April 10\, 1922) is included in The Routledge Companion to Latine Theatre and Performance (2024). Ms. Gómez has been a volunteer writer for An African American Point of View for over fourteen years. She was the Co-founder and Artistic Director of Springfield’s first intergenerational Latinx theater\, Teatro V!da and the youth open mic series\, Ign!te the M!c – from 2006 – 2020. She also initiated and helped launch the first public  LGBTQIA2S+ open mic series in Western Massachusetts at the Bing Arts Center. She is currently working on the sequel to her memoir\, a new collection of poetry\, and a new multi-media solo show based on her memoir. Ms. Gómez is currently a Commissioner with the Massachusetts Commission in the Status of Women for Hampden County and a Trustee with the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts.  www.mijamemoir.com \n\n\n\n\nVijaya Sundaram is the current Poet Laureate (2023-2025) for the City of Medford\, Massachusetts.  Originally from India\, she lived in Arlington\, MA\, for ten years\, and has been living in Medford since 2001.  She has written short stories\, plays and a short novel (not yet published).  She is also a guitarist\, sitarist\, songwriter\, singer\, amateur digital artist\, and educator.  Her poetry and short pieces have appeared in publications like The Rising Phoenix Press\, the Stardust Review\, and TELL Magazine\, among others. Her first collection of poems titled Fractured Lens was published in 2023 by Červená Barva Press. https://www.medfordma.org/mayors-office/poet-laureate
URL:https://thehydeparkcreativeconnector.org/event/2nd-thursday-poetry-readings-at-the-mac/
LOCATION:Menino Arts Center\, 26 Central Avenue\, Boston\, MA\, 02136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Stories
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SUMMARY:Holding the Light – A Seasonal Wine and Poetry Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a seasonal wine and poetry event conducted by MAC Poetry Coordinator Linda Carney-Goodrich and local wine importer Migen Hasanaj of Carpe Vinum of Jamaica Plain. \nFive seasonal poems will be read by five guest readers and complemented by five wines\, all listed below. Linda and the featured readers will lead a discussion of the poems and provide writing prompts for participants to try their hand at writing their own poems; and Migen will share tasting notes\, the story of each wine\, and why it was chosen for each poem. There will be raffle held at the end for one bottle of each wine. Light snacks will be served. \n“Holding the Light” by Stuart Kesetenbaum – Artemis White\, Chateau De Bosc\, France\n\n\n“The Same City” by Terrance Hayes – Cuvee 1872\, Chateau De Bosc\, France\nRead by Toni Bee – https://www.tonibee.org/\n\n\n“Whenever you see a tree” by Padra Venkatraman – Velocipede\, Cotes Du Rhone\, France\n\n\n“Between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice\, Today” by Emily Jungmin Yoon – Artemis Red\, Chateau De Bosc\, France\nRead by Anne Pluto – https://www.annepluto.com/\n\n\n“Approaching Solstice” by Kersten Christianson – (Dessert) Smurin\, Vino Spumante Brut\, Borgo Lame\, Italy\n\n\nAyoka Drake will be a featured reader\, poem TBD.\n\n$35 per ticket\, four tickets max per order. Order tickets here: https://www.hpaa-mac.org/events/wine-and-poetry-events/\n  \n  \n\nLinda Carney-Goodrich\, is a writer and teacher from Boston. She is the author of Dot Girl (Nixes Mate Books\, 2024) and her work has appeared in Lily Poetry\, The MacGuffin\, Literary Mama\, Anti-Heroine Chic\, Muddy River\, Gyroscope\, Wordgathering Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature\, among others. Her story\, “Park Street Station” won third prize in the 2024 Boston in 100 Words Contest. Linda is the Poetry Coordinator for the Menino Art Center in Hyde Park and the owner of Home Scholars of Boston. She has a Masters in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education and has taught people of all ages and backgrounds for over two decades. https://www.homescholarsofboston.com/ \n  \nMigen Hasanaj is the owner of Carpe Vinum LLC\, a boutique wine import company based in Jamaica Plain\, MA. Migen travels often to Europe to hand pick eclectic wines from small family producers that follow organic farming practices. His clients include several high-end restaurants and wine shops in the Boston area. Originally from Albania\, Migen first learned about wines during the six years he lived in Florence\, Italy. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University and an MBA from Suffolk University. In his spare time\, Migen enjoys reading\, playing soccer\, and visiting art museums. Visit Carpe Vinum online at https://www.carpevinumllc.com.
URL:https://thehydeparkcreativeconnector.org/event/holding-the-light-a-seasonal-wine-and-poetry-event/
LOCATION:Menino Arts Center\, 26 Central Avenue\, Boston\, MA\, 02136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Kids,Poetry,Stories
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SUMMARY:2nd Thursday Poetry Reading with Danielle Legros Georges and Nakia Hill
DESCRIPTION:2nd Thursday Poetry Reading with Danielle Legros Georges and Nakia Hill \n\nThis free poetry reading at the MAC will have an Open Mic before the featured speakers. \nDanielle Legros Georges is a poet\, literary translator\, and editor whose work has been supported by fellowships from the American Antiquarian Society\, the PEN/Heim Translation Fund\, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art\, the Boston Foundation\, and the Black Metropolis Research Consortium. She was appointed Boston’s second Laureate in 2014\, and has authored several books of poetry including The Dear Remote Nearness of You; Island Heart\, translations of the poems of 20th-century Haitian-French poet Ida Faubert; Wheatley at 250: Black Women Poets Re-imagine the Verse of Phillis Wheatley Peters; and most recently Blue Flare: Three Haitian Poets (translations\, Zephyr Press\, 2024); and the forthcoming Three Leaves\, Three Roots: Poems on the Haiti-Congo Story (Beacon Press\, 2025). https://www.daniellelegrosgeorges.com \nNakia Hill is a writer\, poet\, journalist\, and educator. She is the author of Water Carrier\, a book of poetry\, I Still Did It\, an intergenerational anthology on resilience and the newly released anthology How We Take Up Space focused on spatial justice. A proud native of Roxbury\, Hill was named an artist-in-residence by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture in 2018 and a GrubStreet Teaching Fellow in 2023. She is a recipient of multiple awards and honors for her work. She is committed to using her skills and expertise to inspire\, inform\, and empower others through the power of storytelling. https://www.nakiahill.com \nMore info on MAC poetry readings at http://www.hpaa-mac.org/poetry-readings/.
URL:https://thehydeparkcreativeconnector.org/event/2nd-thursday-poetry-reading-with-danielle-legros-georges-and-nakia-hill/
LOCATION:Menino Arts Center\, 26 Central Avenue\, Boston\, MA\, 02136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Stories
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