Happy Birthday, Porsha Olayiwola

 

Happy Birthday, Porsha Olayiwola

 

 

Happy Birthday, Porsha Olayiwola

Office Hours With Boston's Poet Laureate

Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola will be hosting one-on-one office hours in the month of May!
Sign up here to schedule a time with her.

Next Saturday: Finding Mrs. Phillis

A writing workshop inspired by the life and work of Mrs Phillis Wheatley- Peters. Lead by Toni Bee, organized by Porsha Olayiwola. Join them next week at the Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library. Click here to reserve a spot.

Happy Birthday, Porsha Olayiwola

 

 

Your Wednesday Morning Poetry

Here are three newly published poems by Porsha Olayiwola courtesy of Boston Review. Now get to reading!

Happy Birthday, Porsha Olayiwola

 

 

Happy Birthday, Porsha Olayiwola

 

Cambridge Poetry MashUP Presents Poets in the Garden, 4-24-21

Even with the challenges of the pandemic, Toni Bee's vision of a month long poetry event continues to be realized in 2021 with the Cambridge Poetry MashUP's Poets in the Garden segment. On April 24, poets gathered both at the Squirrel Nut Garden to virtually to celebrate poetry and community. Watch the entire event and hear a multitude of vital voices, including our main features, Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola and New England Poetry Club President Mary Buchinger.

The Lineup for Poets in the Garden

Information courtesy of Toni Bee. Subject to change. Visit the Cambridge Poetry MashUP website for more news. See you tomorrow on the twenty-fourth. Click here for Zoom link and info.

Poets in the Garden at The Cambridge Poetry MashUp 

Saturday April 24, 2021  / 3-6:30pm / Hosts: Marlon Carey/ Toni Bee / Chad Parenteau

The LINE UP  

The Cambridge Poetry Mashup Continues on April 24

 

Toni Bee's Cambridge Poetry MashUP continues this Saturday. I'm glad to be helping to facilitate a virtual reading with features including Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola and New England Poetry Club President Mary Buchinger. Now we have the lineup too!

Join us on April 24 from 3:00 to 6:30 PM ET by clicking this link.

The meeting ID is The meeting ID is 890 9823 4049

Password: mashup

Keep visiting the main MashUP website for more news.

The Cambridge Poetry Mashup is Happening This April

 

After being derailed by last year's pandemic, the Cambridge Poetry Mashup is happening this April for National Poetry Month.

I can't wait.

Toni Bee did a bang up job putting together this passion project made real. She has wanted an event like this for a long time, and to see it finally come to fruition is a testament to her vision, her drive, and the leadership everyone knew she had.

The event takes place on four different days in April and May while featuring such talents such as Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola, Regie Gibson, Jade Sylvan, Lizzle4, Mary Buchinger Bodwell, and probably many, many more.

I'm proud to be hosting this event alongside Cole Rodriguez and Marlon Carey.

Click here for the website to find out more about the locations, the workshop Toni is holding and whatever else comes from Toni's hard work.

Happy Birthday Porsha Olayiwola

My Best 9 for 2019 on Instagram

It looks like I hold Jan Rowe and James Van Looy in even higher regard than last year! Or Instagram did, at least. See my Instagram for more photos, and thanks for the likes.

A Good Night

Was able to catch Porsha Olayiwola's feature at Northeastern University tonight. Also got a copy of her newest collection I Shimmer Sometimes Too.

Tonight (I Hope)

Porsha Olayiwola features at Northeastern University tonight from 7:00 to 8:30 tonight. At least I think she is. I hope it's still happening. Will anyone else try to make it?

Porsha Shimmers Next Monday

Porsha Olayiwola features next Monday at part of her book tour. Be at Northeastern University next Monday and pick up a copy of I Shimmer Sometimes, Too.

Porsha Olayiwola Book Tour Makes Its First Stop in Boston Tonight

Tonight she reads at the Boston Public Library. I hope to make her reading at Northeastern University a couple of weeks from now. If you can make it tonight, you should.

Massive Props

Big congrats to Porsha Olayiwola for winning this week's SOUP'ed Up Slam at Dudley Cafe. She not only won but scored perfect 30's all three rounds. A SOUP slam first!