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Porsha Olayiwola presents i shimmer sometimes, too

Porsha Olayiwola presents i shimmer sometimes, too In-Person

Please register below. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants prior to the event.

Porsha Olayiwola is from the future! Black, poet, queer-dyke, hip-hop feminist, womanist: Porsha is a native of Chicago who now resides 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 artistic director at MassLEAP, a literary youth organization. Olayiwola is an MFA Candidate at Emerson College. Porsha Olayiwola is the author of i shimmer sometimes, too published by Button Poetry and is the current poet laureate for the city of Boston.

Photograph by Carlie Febo. 

Date:
Monday, May 18, 2020
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Branches:
Virtual
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Author Event  
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