7014-A WESTMORELAND AVE
TAKOMA PARK, MARYLAND
20912
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Green Way Reading Vol. 7
March 3, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Free
The Green Way Reading Series is a monthly literary event based in Takoma Park, MD curated by Simon Shieh and Takoma Park’s Poet Laureate Taylor Johnson. The series centers emerging and established poets and artists in interdisciplinary, intergenerational and cross-regional dialogues. We want these programs to encourage growing participation and local engagement in the evolving landscape of contemporary poetry.
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi is a Palestinian performance artist. Find more at fargotbakhi.com
Kenny Carroll is a writer from DC. He was the 2017 DC Youth Poet Laureate, and in 2019 received the Thomas Lux Scholarship from Sarah Lawrence. His work has been featured in Split This Rock’s The Quarry, EcoTheo Review, Lamplack, and Poetry London among others. He is a Watering Hole, Brooklyn Poets, and Obsidian fellow, and was selected by Roger Reeves as a 2023 Cave Canem Starshine and Clay fellow. You can find him online @Kennyc113.
Sunu P. Chandy (she/her) is a social justice activist including through her work as a poet and a civil rights attorney. She is the daughter of immigrants from Kerala, India, and lives in Washington, DC with her family. Sunu’s award-winning collection of poems, My Dear Comrades, was published by Regal House in 2023.Sunu completed her MFA in poetry at Queens College, City University of New York, in 2013. Sunu is currently a Senior Advisor with Democracy Forward, supporting work across teams including fighting the many attacks on racial equity, diversity, and inclusion. Sunu also serves on the board of the Transgender Law Center. Sunu is delighted to celebrate her collection of poetry, My Dear Comrades, with all of you and with the book’s fabulous cover artist, Ragni Agarwal.
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