Enjoy listening to poetry and storytelling—or share some writing of your own—with Poetry in the Boro on Sunday, Jan. 19. Our features will be poets Annette Sisson and C.A. Williams. An hour of open mic follows the features. We’ll be at the Walnut House, 116 N. Walnut. This event is free and open to the…
Upcoming Events
December 2019 Event
Enjoy listening to poetry and storytelling—or share some writing of your own—with a slightly-pre-solstice edition of Poetry in the Boro on Thursday evening, December 19. Our features will be poet Sandy Coomer and storyteller Kara Kemp, with another guest or two from the Bloom Stage, a quarterly storytelling event founded by Kara. An hour of…
POETRY PARTY & OPEN MIC
Enjoy listening to poetry—or share some writing of your own—with a special edition of Poetry in the Boro on Sunday evening, November 10. We’ll be celebrating SUGAR FIX, the new poetry collection by PitB founder and Murfreesboro Poet Laureate, Kory Wells. The book is Kory’s debut full-length collection, published by Terrapin Books a week shy…
Special Event: Moonlight, Magic, & Mystery
The Bloom Stage, a quarterly multi-genre event, presents MOONLIGHT, MAGIC AND MYSTERYThursday, October 24, 2019at Walnut House in downtown Murfreesboro Doors open 6:30 pm, Show starts at 7 pm DONATIONS ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR! Ticket reservations are encouraged by contacting karajkemp@gmail.com. All reservations are released 10 minutes prior to show time. The local storytelling series…
Celebrating Milestones
This August marked Poetry in the Boro’s third birthday, and it was wonderful to realize that quite a few people in attendance this month were also there at our very first event on that hot, hot night in the back room of the Green Dragon. During the August 2016 Boro Art Crawl, we packed that…
September 2019 Event
Enjoy listening to poetry—or share some writing of your own—with Poetry in the Boro on Sunday evening, September 8th. Our features will be poets Fred Arroyo and Barbara E. Young. We’ll be at The Walnut House, 116 N Walnut St., Murfreesboro, TN. Click on the image to view the Event on Facebook, or read below for more details. This…
August 22 Show Features Storytelling, Poetry, Art, Music, and 2 Open Mic Slots
Poetry in the Boro is partnering with the Bloom Stage to present another multi-genre show of storytelling, poetry, music and art. “Dog Days: Wagging our Tongues at Summer’s End, School’s Begin, Furry Friends and More,” will feature stories by Robert Chambers, Diana Hague, Kara Jill Kemp, Dana Malone, and Tony Woodall, poetry and storytelling by…
August 2019 Event
Enjoy listening to poetry—or share some writing of your own—with Poetry in the Boro on Sunday evening, August 11th. Our features will be poets Lana Austin and Donovan McAbee. We’ll be at The Walnut House, 116 N Walnut St., Murfreesboro, TN. Click on the image to view the Event details on Facebook.
July 2019 Event
Enjoy listening to poetry—or share some writing of your own—with Poetry in the Boro on Sunday evening, July 14. Our features will be poet Allison Boyd Justus and singer-songwriter Kelly Ormsby. We’ll be at Murfreesboro Little Theatre, 702 Ewing Blvd. This event is free and open to the public, thanks to support from MTSU Write….
Special Event: Staging the Page Workshop
Murfreesboro, TN. Saturday, June 22: Murfreesboro Poet Laureate Kory Wells and actress, director, and AcTEENg founder Jamie Stevens are joining forces to help you make the most of a poem on both the page and in spoken delivery. The workshop Staging the Page: Cultivating Your Poetic Voice will be held at Murfreesboro Little Theatre from…