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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
Join Poetry in the Boro in helping kick off MTSU Write’s Fall Writing Conference at a free poetry reading and open mic at Dapper Owl coffee pub on Friday evening, September 27. This event is now online due to weather related complications. Please note, the conference on Saturday is still in person. Connect between 6:15-6:30 CST for…
Bloom Stage proudly announces the next show in its 2024 series, “Diptychs, Doubletakes, and Doppelgangers: The Power of Two in Our Stories.” Love and hate, then and now, left and right, light and dark, sharp and blurry. Sweet and sour, his and hers, hers and hers, cats and dogs, friends and family–the list goes on….
Join us for a very special Poetry in the Boro on Friday evening, August 16. Our very own Bryanna Licciardi, a behind-the-scenes PitB team member since its inception, will be this month’s feature, reading from her new collection FISH LOVE. Come out to listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own. This month…
Poetry in the Boro is bringing you two community poetry events in July! Sunday evening, July 14Reading and open mic Join us to listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro at Dapper Owl coffee pub on Sunday evening, July 14. Our feature will be Henry Jones, the poet laureate…