This is more than an event: it’s a call to action, and a space for the community to come together to create, inspire, and connect. Most importantly, it is “a moment to honor Black brilliance in all its forms."

This galère gathering isn’t simply about the poems, but also the poet’s muse, how the verse came to be. So, if writers write to expose themselves and actors act to hide themselves . . . poets pose as spiritual coroners—examining both the living and the dead—via self-evisceration. A psychic operation that allows the assemblage to […]

The Calling All Poets Series (CAPS) returns to in-person feature readings at Full Circle Gardiner, welcoming an evening of powerful voices, community, and conversation. Award-winning poet Mary Makofske and Martin Steingesser, Portland, Maine’s Inaugural Poet Laureate, join CAPS President and host Mike Jurkovic, who will also be celebrating the launch of his new book, Circling […]