Black Poetry Day

Black Poetry Day on October 17th honors past and present black poets. The day also commemorates the birth of the first published black poet in the United States. Jupiter Hammon was born in Long Island, New York, on October 17, 1711.

A Conversation on Writing Genres

A Conversation on Writing Genre Writing Workshop with Lenard D. Moore and Glenn Parris, Hosted by Lauri Scheyer. Broadcast on Facebook Live

Afrofuturism and the Black Speculative Arts Part 3

Zoom

A Three-Part Virtual Series, 2nd Sundays, 2 pm (PST) October – December 2020 FREE TO THE PUBLIC Streaming Live on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram The 3-part series will end with a curated Afrofuturistic poetry reading. Poets reading include: Ayodele Nzinga, Devorah Major, Eugene Redmond, Darrell Stover, Michael Warr, Avotcja, Lenard Moore, Ishmael Reed, Staajabuz, Glenn Parris, […]

Poetry Jam

San Francisco Public Library