Routes to Expression: Poetry Open-Mic with Creative Soul House

To celebrate National Poetry Month this year, we've partnered with Creative Soul House to host an exciting series on poetry and self-expression. Creative Soul House is an educational consulting company that curates community-development programs, workshops and social events for youth and adults. 

Join us for an evening of poetry in community, connection, and self-expression. Following a special opening performance by Amyra León, we will open the stage to attendees and BPL staff to perform their work or read a selection from a favorite poet. Sign-ups for 5-10 minute slots will open at the start of the event and be filled on a first-come, first served basis. 

Interested in performing? Attend a workshop The Write-Inn: Routes to Expression with Amyra Leon on April 19th, 1-2:30 PM at Eastern Parkway Library to help refine your existing work or learn some tips for writing and performing poetry for the first time.

Please reach out to Juli Meinz (jmeinz@bklynlibrary.org) with any questions. 

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Amyra León is an author, composer, and multimedia director from Harlem. Her work focuses on Black liberation, communal healing, and the beauty in the mundane. She is the author of the critically acclaimed children's book Freedom We Sing and the YA poetry collection Concrete Kids, both taught in schools across the U.S. and U.K. When not touring, Amyra loves to teach, believing that listening and honest conversation are vital tools for lasting change. Her mission is to empower communities to embrace the significance of their own stories as catalysts for transformation.