Minnesota Poets Out Loud

Spoken Word Poetry From the Land of 10,000 Voices

Join your library for an energetic spoken word poetry presentation featuring diverse voices from across Minnesota.

This dynamic program will feature artists performing poems which demonstrate the varied experiences of Minnesotans. This program is appropriate for ages 16 and up and may feature topics sensitive to some listeners. Admission is free thanks to funding from the Minnesota Art & Cultural Heritage Fund. 

This program will feature poets Fatima Camara, Donte Collins, Shane Hawley, Joe Davis and Kevin Zepper. Update! Due to potential flooding this program will be held at the Moorhead Public Library.

About the Presenters:
Joe Davis is a poet and artist who uses art, spoken word and poetry to create space for healing. Donte Collins (they/them) is a neurodivergent afro-surrealist blues poet, playwright, and movement artist named the Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Fatima Camara is a writer, poet and author of “Yellowline,” which was published through the Akashic Book and the African Poetry Book Fund. Kevin Zepper is a Minnesota State University Moorhead instructor and the author of several poetry chapbooks including “Moonman” and “The Shaman Said.”
Shane Hawley is a writer, performer and a 2010 National Poetry Slam Champion. Learn more about the series here.

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