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…
Upcoming Events
Join us for Feb. 23 for a poetry reading and open mic featuring Bliss Button-Hale and Jai Wilson – and a special Gen Z invitation!
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…
A new writers mingle on Feb. 9! Your RSVP requested
A first-ever mingle for creative writers will be held Sunday, 2/9, 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 this Google form….
Join us Feb. 27 for the Bloom Stage multigenre storytelling show “Still”
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 Jan. 26 for a poetry reading and open mic with feature Charles Thomas
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, January 26, 2025. Our feature will be one of our regulars at the open mic, Charles Thomas, reading from his new book Love Too Much. Read more about Charles below. The features…
Join us Dec. 22 for our annual winter solstice reading featuring Jacquelyn Swift
Brighten the (almost) longest night of the year by listening to some poetry—or sharing some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro at Dapper Owl on Sunday evening, December 22. Our feature will be poet Jacquelyn Swift. Read more about Jacqui below. The features will be at 6:00, with open mic to follow. Drip…
The Bloom Stage multigenre storytelling show returns Dec. 5
Embracing all that winter represents, this edition of the Bloom Stage rounds out the series’ season by inviting you to contemplate awe and wonder—and the subtleties between these related emotions—through storytelling, poetry, live music, and art. From a field of frost flowers to a fireside toast, from a cozy kitchen to a bone-chilling bluff, from…
Join us Nov. 17 for a poetry reading and open mic with feature Kevin Max
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, November 17. Our feature will be Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and poet Kevin Max. Read more about Kevin below. The features will be at 6:00, with open mic to follow. Drip coffee and…
Update: Free nature poetry workshop for tweens and teens to be rescheduled
The following workshop is being rescheduled due to some library staffing changes. Watch our site for an announcement later this year on a new date! Join the Technology Engagement Center (TEC) & Poetry in the Boro for an enriching workshop for local youth. We’ll read and appreciate the works of great nature poets past and…
Join us Oct. 20 for a poetry reading and open mic with features JR Robles and Aaron Shapiro
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, October 20. We’ll be having a double feature with JR Robles and Aaron Shapiro, who will be sharing their work and talking about their recent experience as ArtWire fellows in the 23-24…