Massachusetts Statewide Poetry Calendar

Franny Choi (Northampton Poet Laureate) and Brew & Forge present an event celebrating the convergence of poetry and activism in the Valley
Please join us for the first event organized by Franny Choi, the new Poet Laureate of Northampton, and Brew & Forge, an organization that builds connections between writers, artists, and social justice movements!
Along with a reading by Franny, this event will showcase poets of color from across the Pioneer Valley and introduce attendees to powerful grassroots organizing happening locally. Readers include Jai Dulani, Abigail Chabitnoy, Lyrical Faith, Shailja Patel, Omkari Williams, and Cameron Awkward-Rich. Celebrate the richness of BIPOC poetry in our region, learn about local initiatives, and support writers and activists working for racial justice!

Doors open at 5:45, show starts at 6pm.

Admission is free, with suggested donations. You can reserve your ticket here; a limited number of tickets will be available at the door. Donations will go toward Brew & Forge’s work supporting poets and community organizers of color in Western Mass and across the Northeast.

The reading will be followed by a book signing and tabling by the Western Mass Bailout Project and the Trans Asylum Seekers Support Network.