The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
MCCC to spotlight ‘Lift Every Voice’
Community College to host online and free Black diasporic poetry workshop
WHITPAIN » Continuing its yearlong celebration of African American poetry, Montgomery County Community College is set to host an online community poetry workshop featuring a special guest artist.
The College will host “Creating Black Diasporic Poetry: A Workshop” online Wednesday, Feb. 3, from 6-7 p.m. Attendees will learn about Black poetic themes, styles and techniques with artist and poet, Sonsiris Tamayo. All poetry created during this session will be showcased in the Libraries & Archives digital display during Poetry Month in April. All levels and writers welcome. The online event is free and open to the community.
This past fall, Dr. Fran Lassiter, English Associate Professor, and Amanda M. Leftwich, Student Success Librarian, won grant funding from the Library of
America’s “Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters,” initiative, allowing them to host programming at the College dedicated to enhancing appreciation of the extraordinary range and richness of the 250-year-long African American poetic tradition.
Last October, Lassiter and Leftwich used the grant to host the online panel discussion, “Black History and Memory: A Discussion on Black Diasporic Poetry.” Now, the two are leading this event, followed by a poetry reading later in the month.
Montgomery County Community College will host “Creating Black Diasporic Poetry: A Workshop” online Wednesday, Feb. 3, from 6-7 p.m. Attendees will learn about Black poetic themes, styles and techniques with artist and poet, Sonsiris Tamayo.