Poetry and literary arts reading series based in Toledo, Ohio, bringing together artists of all styles. Curated by Jonie McIntire, Toledo Poet Laureate.
Join us Sitwell's Coffee House on October 1 or our featured poet, Yalie Saweda Kamara. We'll have an open mic, too, so bring a poem to share!
Join us for a star-studded evening of poetry and conversation featuring Kimberly "DuWaup" Bolden, Marcus Donaldson, David Moody, and Zeda Stew, and hosted by Cincinnati and Mercantile Library Poet Laureate Yalie Saweda Kamara.
Event co-sponsored by Xavier University and The Mercantile Library
Free & open to the public. Registration required.
Kennedy Auditorium (Conaton Learning Commons 412)
This year, the African Poetry Book Fund celebrates ten years of promoting and advancing the development and publication of the poetic arts of Africa.
Women poets from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda will discuss their individual paths to publication and the unique challenges, lessons, and best practices they encountered. They will also discuss the influence of the African Poetry Book Fund on their careers and the promotion African poetry throughout the world.
Panelists: Rezina Habtemariam, Mary-Alice Daniel, Yalie Saweda Kamara, and Hope Wabuke
I’ll be signing your copies of Besaydoo! Please stop by and say hello!
In creative writing, the focus is product over process. Producing pages for publication is necessary, but when that goal takes over, what is lost? For women especially, writing solely to publish can lead to burnout. Generative writing might be an answer. These panelists, women who work in both academic and community spaces, champion writing for writing’s sake. Their interactive panel will reclaim writing as a process of discovery and invite attendees to try a few favorite generative prompts.
Panelists: Emma Hudelson, Yalie Saweda Kamara, Melissa Fraterrigo, Amy Shearn, and Lisa Low
In this two-part event, I will be reading from my debut poetry collection Besaydoo (Milkweed Editions, 2024) and facilitating a writing workshop “Synergies of People and Place.”
Description: Who were we, who are we, and who will be by virtue of movement? Through discussion and examinations of poetry, moving and still images, and music, this generative writing workshop considers the ways in which migration and location inform our identities and how our presences conversely impact the spaces we frequent, encounter, or inhabit.
To register, please visit: https://www.womenwriting.org/
Join us for the launch of Besaydoo, the award-winning highly acclaimed debut full-length poetry collection from Cincinnati and Mercantile Library Poet Laureate Yalie Saweda Kamara.
Presented in partnership with The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC). Free & open to the public. Registration required.
6:00 pm: Reception
7:00 pm Program
8:15: Book sales & signing
For this April 26th virtual gathering, we will be reading "Remember" by Joy Harjo. The theme of this month’s poems is Our Stories, Our Narrative. Cincinnati Youth Poet Laureate Rimel Kamran selected this poem by Joy Harjo because it gives us a way to think about our own identity and story by remembering all the ways the world has celebrated our very being. Sheila McMullin will be presenting the poem and Haleh Liza Gafori will be guiding our meditation.
FREE! Register here: https://www.thewell.world/programs-events/programs/2023/04/26/mindful-poetry-virtual-gathering-free
For this April 19th virtual gathering, we will be reading "Possible" by Carlina Duan. The theme of this month’s poems is Our Stories, Our Narrative. "Possible" leads us to think about all that is possible in stories, in language, in writing, and as humans. Samyak Shertok will be presenting the poem and Stacy Sims will be guiding our meditation.
FREE! Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sdOmvqjkjGdcrEyWy4vEdleSGVVOTPIcQ
Join us for an evening of poetry and conversation featuring award-winning poets Manuel Iris, Yalie Saweda Kamara, Kristen Renzi, and Felicia Zamora. Cincinnati and Mercantile Library Poet Laureate Yalie Saweda Kamara will host the evening.
For this April 12th virtual gathering, we will be reading "Pronunciation"by Leora Kava. The theme for this month’s poems is Our Stories, Our Narrative. Kava explains, "Everyday acts of care, like sweeping the mala'e, became lessons that helped [her] body better pronounce an understanding of the land and culture that hold [her] ancestors and raised [her] family." Rimel Kamran will be presenting the poem and Brooke Thomas will be guiding our meditation.
FREE! Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sduGsrToqHdcWiqKnVr9ZP5K6FfziDSWl
For this April 5th gathering, we will be reading "My First Memory (of Librarians)" by Nikki Giovanni. The theme of this month’s poems is Our Stories, Our Narrative. Yalie Saweda Kamara selected this poem by award-winning poet Nikki Giovanni. This poem is about remembering your first time at a library. Yalie Saweda Kamara will be presenting the poem and Samantha Weiss will lead a meditation.
FREE! Register here: https://www.thewell.world/programs-events/programs/2023/04/05/mindful-poetry-virtual-gathering-free
The Meridians Project: Twenty-three years of supporting feminist women of color knowledge production
ZOOM LINK: https://smith.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4cyQcfcgTZSEYKFYG4R3lw
Meridians: feminism, race, and transnationalism was founded at Smith College at the turn of the 21st century, and over the course of the past two decades, has become a leader in intersectional scholarship, creative writing, activism, and arts. The Meridians project mission will be showcased in this conversation moderated by Class of 1990 alumna and Meridians Editor, Ginetta E.B. Candelario, among the 2023 Paula J. Giddings Best Article Award and Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award Winning Scholars, Poets, and Writers whose work has been and will be published in Meridians. From a graduating Smithie to a well-published poet, from a high-profile scholar to an early-career faculty member, they exemplify the power and uniqueness of the Meridians Project's mission to center, foster, and disseminate feminist women of color knowledge production in all its forms.
