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Porsha Olayiwola

PORSHA OLAYIWOLA PERFORMS “POETRY AS PROTEST”

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted November 7, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Poetry

The Poet Laureate read selected works.

Filed Under: A+E, Poetry Tagged With: afro-futurism, Poetry as Protest, Porsha Olayiwola, Royall House and Slave Quarters

COLLECTING PERSPECTIVE: THE GARDNER MUSEUM’S SALON LUMINARY PROGRAM

Written by HEATHER KAPPLOW Posted January 15, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, DigThis, Performing Arts, Poetry, Visual Arts

As the fourth cohort of Neighborhood Salon Luminaries settles in, and the previous three continue to inform, claims Vedro, “not only the community engagement programs, but now, more and more, other types of programming, and collaborations throughout the museum.”

Filed Under: A+E, DigThis, Performing Arts, Poetry, Visual Arts Tagged With: Nathalia Jmag, Nighborhood Salon Luminary project, Porsha Olayiwola, Rhea Vedro, Sabrina Dorsainvil, Stewart Gardner Museum, Urbana Project, Veronica Robles

10 OF OUR FAVORITE NONFICTION READS OF 2019

Written by DIG STAFF Posted December 26, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Books, Poetry

Here’s a rundown of some of our favorites from 2019, including several whose authors we were lucky enough to interview this year.

Filed Under: A+E, Books, Poetry Tagged With: 2019, books, Christina Thompson, Disgraceland, Elaine Welteroth, fentanyl, Hard Times, Ibram X. Kendi, Jake Brennan, Juliet, Luke O'Neil, Our Market Season, Porsha Olayiwola, Welcome to Hell World, Westhoff

‘I DO POETRY ALL THE TIME’

Written by HEATHER KAPPLOW Posted April 11, 2019 Filed Under: Poetry

Photo credit: Carlie Febo (Shoot directed by Princess Moon).

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: Boston, Heather Kapplow, Interview, poet laureate, poetry, Porsha Olayiwola

SNAP TO IT

Written by PAIGE CHAPLIN Posted November 20, 2014 Filed Under: Performing Arts

“It’s one thing to have poetry events in Cambridge, but there is really no accessible slam on this side of the river in Boston,” says slammaster Janae Johnson. “One of our main goals is to have an accessible venue where poets can express themselves in a safe space free of racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, et cetera.”

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ACCESS THE ARTS: ENJOY ALL THE SCENE HAS TO OFFER

Written by SUSANNA JACKSON Posted November 20, 2014 Filed Under: Visual Arts

If you're a student who blew through your semester’s savings by the end of September, someone who hands over each paycheck directly to their landlord, or someone busy working to find work, sneezing next to one of greater Boston's many arts institutions can feel like an overdraft threat to your bank account. That should’t be the case, and in many instances, it’s not.

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