It’s an all-genre open mic extravaganza! Celebrate the newest issue of SHIFT, MTSU Write’s literary magazine—or share some writing of your own—with MTSU Write, Poetry in the Boro, and the Rutherford Arts Alliance on Thursday evening, March 28. Doors open for mingling and refreshments at 5:30 PM. We’ll hear SHIFT contributors read their work beginning…
Upcoming Events
A kind of March madness: we’re co-sponsoring four events this month!
April is National Poetry Month, but we seem to be celebrating in March! Please mark you calendars and plan to come out to as many of these events as you can–two of them support young people’s voices, and all are collaborations with various groups. We will have more details and links for each posted soon!…
Join us for our Feb. 11 reading and open mic with feature Brandon Long
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 11. Our feature will be spoken word artist Brandon Long. Learn more about Brandon below! The Dapper Owl coffee pub is located at 2412 East Main St. just past its intersection…
Join us for our annual winter solstice reading at the Dapper Owl!
Listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro on Thursday evening, December 21, when we brighten the longest night with our words. Our feature will be Erin Hoover, author of No Spare People from Black Lawrence Press, and other works. Learn more about Erin below. We’re thrilled to be…
Are We There Yet? Join us Dec. 7 for the Bloom Stage–storytelling, poetry, live music and art
Join us for the next Bloom Stage collaboration on Thursday evening, December 7, 2023, when we consider Are We There Yet? Seasonal Stories About Getting There, Getting Lost, and Getting Together. The show will take place at the beautiful Walnut House, 116 N Walnut Street (off the Square in downtown Murfreesboro). Doors at 6:30 pm…
Join us for our November 12 event with featured poet Dana Malone
Listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro on Sunday evening, November 12. Our feature will be Dana Malone, co-author of Mother. Ghost. Grave. from Finishing Line Press. Read more about Dana below. We’ll be returning to Cultivate Coworking, located at 107 W. Lytle St. Plenty of free street…
Join us Friday, Oct. 6! Reading and open mic to kick off MTSU Write fall writing conference
Join Poetry in the Boro in helping kick off MTSU Write’s Fall Writing Conference at a free poetry reading and open mic at the Center for the Arts gallery on Friday evening, October 6. Spoken word artist and storyteller Craig Freeman and poet Brenda Cárdenas, a former poet of Milwaukee, will feature. Doors open at 6:00…
Join us Sept. 10 for a poetry reading and open mic featuring Sandee Gertz
Join us to listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro at Cultivate Coworking on Sunday evening, 9/10. Our feature will be Sandee Gertz, author of the poetry collection The Pattern Maker’s Daughter from Bottom Dog Press. Read more about Sandee below. Cultivate Coworking is located at 107 W….
Join us Sept. 7 for the Bloom Stage: Food for Thought storytelling, poetry, live music and art
Join us for the next Bloom Stage collaboration on Thursday evening, September 7, 2023, when we consider Food for Thought: From Stirring the Pot to Stirring Thoughts. This show will take place at the Walnut House, 116 N Walnut Street (off the square in downtown Murfreesboro). Doors open at 6:30 pm with libations and light…
Join us for our 8/5 open mic + brown bag lunch + workshop
Poetry in the Boro is collaborating with the Rutherford Arts Alliance for a special event with Murfreesboro Poet Laureate Mike James on Saturday, August 5. Spend an afternoon writing some new poems or short prose in an interactive 3-hour workshop with James, free to RAA members or with your new RAA membership. The workshop begins…