MTSU Write, Poetry in the Boro, and the Bloom Stage are collaborating to bring poet and memoirist Pauletta Hansel to Murfreesboro for a weekend of events on May 31 and June 1. Pauletta is a beloved writing workshop facilitator and author of ten poetry collections, most recently Will There Also Be Singing? (Shadelandhouse Modern Press, 2024)…
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Poetry in the Boro and MTSU Write as we offer a special weekend of free events with visiting poet C.T. Salazar on April 20 and 21! Participate in one or both! Please note, preregistration is required for the Saturday workshop. Saturday, April 20 Radical Approaches to the Line: A Workshop…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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 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 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….