Po’Jazz at Cornelia Street Café in New York, N.Y. (June 18, 5:30 p.m.) – Po’Jazz is a perfect union of poetry and jazz, with a side dish of great food and drink. This Thursday’s program will feature Golda Solomon, “The Medicine Woman of Jazz,” along with readers Pam Laskin, Duewa Frazier, Rishana Blake, and Laura Modigliani. Juneteenth Celebration in Washington, D.C. (June 19, 11:00 a.m.) – Celebrate history and freedom in the nation’s capital on Juneteenth with a day of poetry, music, drumming, and dancing. The festivities will be held in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library.
Book Swap Party at The Booksmith in San Francisco, Cali. (June 19, 7:00 p.m.) – In between books? Tired of everything in your bookshelf? Bring a worn-out favorite to The Booksmith this Friday and trade with other literary junkies as you schmooze over food and wine.
Magnolia Storytelling Festival in Roswell, Ga. (June 19-20) – Head down to the Peach State for a weekend of storytelling performances, workshops, and banjo music. As the festival is located in the heart of Roswell’s gorgeous historical district, it is also served with a good dose of local legend.
The Underground Poet’s Society National Poetry Conference 2009 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (June 19-21) – The Underground Poet’s Society is an Internet-based, African-American poetry movement where poets of all levels can share their work and exchange ideas. The movement can be experienced next weekend in the flesh at the National Poetry Conference. This event will include workshops, poetry slams (with cash prizes!), and hip-hop and neo-soul showcases, and will take place at the Bahia Mar Beach Resort.
--Emmaline Silverman
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