Name: Poetry Off The Page
Start: 2024-10-26T15:30:00-0400
End: 2024-10-26T16:15:00-0400

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Saturday October 26, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm EDT

07 - Boston Public Library - Newsfeed Cafe

A stellar line-up of spoken word poets—Parker-Vincent Alva, Princess Moon, D. Ruff, Amanda Shea, Essmaa Litim, and Maria Zaki— take the stage and steal some hearts in a fast-paced, time-stopping poetry extravaganza. Whether you’re a longtime fan of spoken word or this is your first experience, this performance is sure to immerse you in poetry and leave you wanting more. Our moderator is Amanda Shea, a two-time Boston Music Award-winning Spoken Word Artist. Sponsored by Mass Poetry.

Moderators

Amanda Shea

Amanda Shea is a two-time Boston Music Award-winning Spoken Word Artist. Shea is an artist, performer, educator, artivist, publicist, host, and curator. She co-founded and curated six iterations of Activating ARTivism, a community festival to amplify POC through art, activism, and... Read More →

Presenters

Parker-Vincent Alva

Parker-Vincent Alva is a student and writer from Boston, MA. He writes poetry and prose centering on the intersection of desire and identity. A 2023 YAWP Teen Fellow and the 3rd Youth Poet Laureate of Boston, he aims to increase public appreciation of literature and push the boundaries... Read More →

Essmaa Litim

Essmaa Litim is a multi-disciplinary artist and activist from Boston, Massachusetts who uses her voice as her medium to distribute a wealth of information from both a social and political lens. She is the author of the memoir/biography Speechless, which centers her family’s journey... Read More →

Princess Moon

Princess Moon is a Cambodian-American poet and multidisciplinary artist based in Boston, MA. Her work is a juxtaposition between life, death, joy, tragedy, and the complexities of healing. As the daughter of refugees, her artistic process is influenced by the Cambodian Civil War and... Read More →

D Ruff

D.Ruff is a 2022 Boston Music Award Spoken Word Artist Of The Year nominee. D is a Roxbury-bred artist, performer, educator, artivist, and host. He co-hosted "if you can Feel It, you can Speak It" Open Mic movement for fourteen years. “Feel it, Speak it” is the only monthly Nonelitist... Read More →

Maria Zaki

A poet and 2024 graduate in the greater Boston area, Maria Zaki works with MassPoetry to speak volumes through her writing and bring the craft to a larger youth audience. Her focus is on spoken word and its outreach beyond the page, stage, building, and city. She recently went to... Read More →

Sponsors and Partners

Mass Poetry

Saturday October 26, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm EDT
07 - Boston Public Library - Newsfeed Cafe

Poetry

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