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A new writers mingle on Feb. 9! Your RSVP requested

Posted on January 29, 2025 by AdminKory

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….

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Join us Jan. 26 for a poetry reading and open mic with feature Charles Thomas

Posted on January 9, 2025January 19, 2025 by AdminKory

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…

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Join us Dec. 22 for our annual winter solstice reading featuring Jacquelyn Swift

Posted on November 26, 2024November 26, 2024 by AdminKory

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…

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The Bloom Stage multigenre storytelling show returns Dec. 5

Posted on November 14, 2024 by AdminKory

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…

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Join us Nov. 17 for a poetry reading and open mic with feature Kevin Max

Posted on November 3, 2024November 7, 2024 by AdminKory

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…

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Update: Free nature poetry workshop for tweens and teens to be rescheduled

Posted on September 29, 2024October 18, 2024 by AdminKory

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…

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Join us Oct. 20 for a poetry reading and open mic with features JR Robles and Aaron Shapiro

Posted on September 29, 2024October 9, 2024 by AdminKory

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…

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Now virtual: Join us Friday, Sept. 27! Reading and open mic to kick off MTSU Write fall writing conference

Posted on August 27, 2024September 27, 2024 by AdminKory

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…

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Join us Thursday, Sept. 12, for Bloom Stage: The Power of Two in Our Stories

Posted on August 27, 2024August 27, 2024 by AdminKory

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….

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Join us Aug. 16 for a poetry reading & open mic, with feature Bryanna Licciardi

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Bryanna Admin

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…

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