At Concord Academy, a sudden change in commencement …
Apr 18, 2024 · In early March, Concord Academy announced that Porsha Olayiwola, poet laureate for the city of Boston, would be the school’s 2024 commencement speaker. But about one …
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MFA will host Poet Laureate Olayiwola’s final reading on Jan. 23
Jan 17, 2025 · The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) will celebrate Dorchester bookstore co-owner Porsha Olayiwola and her work as the City of Boston’s Poet Laureate with her final reading in the role next Thursday (Jan. 23) at 7 p.m. Olayiwola is the co-owner of the Just-Bookish! store in Fields Corner, which ...
New Fields Corner bookstore owners target a June opening
Feb 15, 2024 · Boston’s poet laureate, Porsha Olayiwola, and Bing Broderick, the former director of Haley House, both of Dorchester, gave residents the timeline and an update during the online meeting. “Construction began two weeks ago, so it’s …
Porsha Olayiwola - Wikipedia
Porsha Olayiwola (/ ˈpɔɹʃəː ˈəʊl ˌji.wɔ ː lɑː / por-shuh o-la-yi-war-la; born June 11, 1988) is a Black American poet based in Boston, Massachusetts. [1][2][3] Of Nigerian and Black American descent (her father being a Yoruba man from Lagos and her mother being Black American [4]), Olayiwola was born in Chicago. [5] .
Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola Highlights Marginalized …
Jan 6, 2025 · Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola isn’t just a wordsmith—she’s a community builder. Her latest project, justBook-ish, an independent bookstore in Dorchester, Massachusetts, is as much about...
How Boston's Poet Laureate feels the joy of Juneteenth through ... - WBUR
Jun 17, 2024 · When Boston's Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola thinks of Juneteenth, she sees the national holiday as a celebration, but also as a reminder of oppression. She joined WBUR's Weekend Edition host...
Nearing the end of her term, Boston’s poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola ...
Jun 27, 2024 · In her final six months as the Boston poet laureate, Olayiwola said she hopes to collect poems from residents of the city that she will then compile into an anthology.
2024 Commencement Speaker: Porsha Olayiwola - The Centipede
On May 24, 2024, Concord Academy will welcome Porsha Olayiwola as the Commencement speaker for the graduating class of 2024. A writer, performer, and futurist, Olayiwola draws inspiration from a rich cultural and career background as …
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Porsha Olayiwola is the 2014 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and 2015 National Poetry Slam Champion. She bested more than seventy of the highest ranked slam poets in the world to earn these titles and is now one of the most sought after spoken word artists on …