Poetry in the Boro is partnering with MTSU Write to host a Conversation on Creativity with Poets Laureate Mike James (Murfreesboro 2023), Margaret Britton “Maggie” Vaughn (Tennessee), and Kory Wells (Murfreesboro 2017-2019) on Thursday, July 13th, at 6:30pm in the Academic Classroom Building, Room 106, on the MTSU campus. We’ll kick things off with an…
Join us to listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro on Sunday evening, June 4. We’ll be welcoming feature Angel Hu, the new Tennessee Youth Poet Laureate–who happens to be from Murfreesboro! Thanks to the Rutherford Arts Alliance and MTSU Write for co-sponsoring this event! EVENT DETAILS We’ll…
Join us to listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro on Sunday evening, 4/16. We’ll be celebrating National Poetry Month by welcoming feature Allison Blevins, visiting writer, and the Rutherford Arts Alliance as they collaborate with us for their April meeting. EVENT DETAILS We’ll be meeting at the…
Join us as we celebrate the release of the 2023 local arts wall calendar, this year a collaboration of Poetry in the Boro and the Rutherford Arts Alliance. Doors open at 2:30 PM at Gallagher Guitar, 118. N. Walnut St. in downtown Murfreesboro. Calendar contributors will read and be recognized in a program from 3:00…
It’s time to order your 2023 local arts wall calendar, featuring the work of over 40 local creatives! A collaboration of Poetry in the Boro and the Rutherford Arts Alliance.
Join us for a special edition of Poetry in the Boro, co-sponsored by our friends at Photography Connect Murfreesboro, on Sunday evening, August 28, when poet Marie Harris and photographer Charter Weeks will share their work and discuss the role of the artist in advocating for both the self and others in response to socio-political…
Join the next Bloom Stage collaboration on August 25, 2022, with Lessons Learned: Fables to Folklore and Forces of Nature. This show will take place at the Walnut House, 116 N Walnut Street (off the square in downtown Murfreesboro). Doors at 6:30 pm with wine and light refreshments, and the show starts at 7 pm….
The Poetry in the Boro team is excited to announce our third annual Arts Calendar. For our 2023 calendar, we’re partnering with the Rutherford Arts Alliance, an independent, nonprofit arts advocacy group created to identify, unite and promote arts, culture, and heritage throughout Rutherford County, Tennessee. The 2023 calendar will feature poetry and visual art…
Update: Due to the severe weather forecasted, this event has been postponed one week, to February 24. Celebrate the newest issue of SHIFT, MTSU Write’s literary magazine—or share some writing of your own—with MTSU Write and Poetry in the Boro on Thursday evening, February 1724. Doors open for mingling and refreshments at 5:30 PM. We’ll…
Poetry in the Boro is delighted to partner with the Bloom Stage for About Time, a multigenre storytelling show. Whether you have nothing but time, are into time travel, or feel time marching on, something in this show’s sure to speak to you! About Time will feature the poems and stories of Darius Lewis, Brandon…