Bloom Stage proudly announces our next show, “Time Traveler.” Step into a portal of possibility for an evening in which eras collide and timelines tangle — a curated gathering of stories, poems, music and art that drift through the past, the future, and those curious moments in between. From nostalgic echoes to bold visions ahead,…
Join us at Dapper Owl Coffee Pub & Bakery on Friday, May 9th, for a groovy evening of open-mic poetry hosted by Benevolent Friends in collaboration with Poetry in the Boro! Admission is free and doors open at 6 pm, giving us time to mingle before we fire up the mic at 6:30. Feel free…
Join us for a very special Poetry in the Boro on Friday evening, April 25, when we partner with the Poetry Society of Tennessee and MTSU Write for a kickoff of PST’s 68th annual festival! Christian J. Collier will be our feature, and also the plenary session leader at the festival the following day. Come…
We’re very excited to be collaborating with the Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) and MTSU Write to host PST’s 68th annual poetry festival on the MTSU campus on Saturday, April 26. The headliner for the festival is Christian Collier, a Chattanooga poet who some of you will remember as a Poetry in the Boro feature…
Our community Writers Mingle will be back on Sunday, 4/13, from 3 pm to 5 pm at the Dapper Owl coffee pub. Connect with other writers in a relaxed setting—and even sit down and write for a bit, if you’re so inspired. Come and go anytime. Help us plan by RSVPing on this Google form. Sponsored…
Celebrate volume 7 of SHIFT, MTSU Write’s literary magazine—or share some writing of your own with Poetry in the Boro at the Dapper Owl on Sunday evening, March 23, 2025. Doors open at 5:30 PM. We’ll hear SHIFT contributors read their work beginning at 6:00–we’ll share their names soon. Open mic will follow. Drip coffee and…
After its successful February debut, our community Writers Mingle will be back on Sunday, 3/9, from 3 pm to 5 pm at the Dapper Owl coffee pub. Connect with other writers in a relaxed setting—and even sit down and write for a bit, if you’re so inspired. Come and go anytime. Help us plan by RSVPing…
On the heels of our reading and open mic featuring Gen-Z poets, Poetry in the Boro is glad to be partnering with the Blackman High poetry club, SOUP (Society of Undiscovered Poets), for their fundraiser to benefit the Murfreesboro Rescue Mission. The event will be held on Friday evening, March 7, at 6:30 PM at…
Bloom Stage proudly announces the first show in its 2025 series, “Still.” Themed around water, movement, and wintering, this edition of the quarterly storytelling-based series will draw inspiration from the frozen hush of winter, the comfort of a crackling fireside, and the refreshment of a forest stream. This event invites you to explore the interplay…
Join us to listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro at Dapper Owl on Sunday evening, February 23, 2025. Our features will be two poets who have grown up with us, Bliss Button-Hale and Jai Wilson. Bliss and Jai started coming to our events more than seven years…