Poetry Reading & Fundraiser for justBook-ish
Join us for a night of powerful poetry readings and help us raise funds for justBook-ish - it's going to be lit!
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Location
First Parish in Concord
20 Lexington Road Concord, MA 01742About this event
- 3 hours
Poetry Reading & Fundraiser for justBook-ish
Come join us for a special evening of poetry readings to support justBook-ish! The event will be held at First Parish in Concord, a beautiful venue that sets the perfect atmosphere for an evening of literary enjoyment. Bring your friends and family for a night filled with inspiring words and community spirit. Let's come together to celebrate the power of poetry and raise funds for a great cause. See you there!
- A little bit about justBook-ish
Culturally curated, radically influenced, and locally inspired, justBookish seeks to shift the narrative in the publishing world by housing a collection of books by writers whose work often challenges political paradigms. Partnering with numerous organizations and artists, we will offer a centralized hub and networking space in a cozy and comfortable book-cafe setting. Founded by Bing Broderick and Porsha Olayiwola in 2021, justBookish is currently under construction in set to open in Dorchester during the autumn of 2024. Find out more at https://justbook-ish.com/
A little bit about Porsha Olayiwola
porsha olayiwola is a native of chicago who writes, lives and organizes in boston. olayiwola is a writer, performer, educator and curator who uses afro-futurism and surrealism to examine historical and current issues in the black, woman, and queer diasporas. she is an individual world poetry slam champion and the founder of the roxbury poetry festival. Olayiwola is the 2021 artist-in-residence at the isabella stewart gardner museum as well as a 2020 poet laureate fellow with the academy of american poets. porsha olayiwola is currently teaching in her role as the jacob ziskind poet-in-residence at brandeis university. she is the author of i shimmer sometimes, too. olayiwola is the current poet laureate for the city of boston. her work can be found in or forthcoming from with triquarterly magazine, black warrior review, the boston globe, essence magazine, redivider, split this rock, the academy of american poets, netflix, wilderness press, the museum of fine arts and elsewhere.