Online Program! Pockets of Joy

April 20 2020 | 7:00pm to April 30 2020 | 6:55pm

April is National Poetry Month and in lieu of the amazing in-person Detroit poetry program we had planned, we're offering 8 doses of Detroit Love on IGTV hosted by and in partnership with Joel Fluent Greene.

Tune in @detroithistorical on Instagram, weekdays at 7 pm from Monday, April 20th - Wednesday, April 29th. A Q&A opportunity will follow each performance.

 

Full schedule:

Monday, April 20th
THE WORK.
Featuring performances by:
Squeeze / Lauren Nicole / Azizi Jasper
Claretha Peace Bell / Arrie Lane / One Single Rose

Tuesday, April 21st
BEAT POETRY: PLUM ST. AND BEYOND.
W/ Special Guest: Poet, Professor & Author, ML Liebler

Wednesday, April 22nd
THE ENDURING SPIRIT OF DETROIT.
W/ Special Guest:
Citywide Poets Coordinator for @insideoutliteraryarts, Justin Rogers.
And Very Special Guests:
Eldric laron / Aja Allante / Khila Williams

Thursday, April 23rd
THE WORK, PT 2.
W/ Special Guest:
Poet Craig muMz Grant (NY, NY)

Friday, April 24th
MAHOGANY TO INFINITY.
W/ Special Guests:
Poet, Actor, MC, Activist, Mike E /
Senior Director of Education & Programs, Detroit Historical Society, Malika Pryor / Tony Award Nominated Playwright, Forever Poet, Renaissance Woman, Dominique Morriseau / Executive Director, The Coleman A. Young Foundation, Khary Turner / World Renowned DJ, Good dude, Father, Carl "DJ Invisible" Hollier.

Monday, April 27th
DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY & FRIENDS.
An evening with some of Detroit's top business leaders, activists, educators, entrepreneurs, thinkers and creatives...all sharing the words that have inspired them to be authentic, bold, driven.

Tuesday, April 28th
POCKETS OF JOY.
Poems shared by Detroiters. Poets can submit work... we'll choose our favorites. The selected poets can join in, share their poems, discuss how they're finding pockets of joy lately.

Wednesday, April 29th
WE WANT OUR BODIES BACK.
W/ Special Guest: Legendary Poet, Author, Publisher, Recording Artist and playwright, jessica Care moore.