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X-WR-CALNAME:Poetry in Community: Poetry Reading and Conversation with Janu
 ary Gill O’Neil\, Daniel Brock Johnson & Regie Gibson 
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DESCRIPTION:Poetry in Community: Poetry Reading and Conversation with Janua
 ry Gill O’Neil\, \n\nDaniel Brock Johnson & Regie Gibson\n\nJanuary Gill
  O’Neil is a professor at Salem State University and the author of Glitt
 er Road (2024)\, Rewilding (2018)\, Misery Islands (2014)\, and Underlife 
 (2009)\, all published by CavanKerry Press. Glitter Road won the 2024 Poet
 ry by the Sea Best Book Award and the Julia Ward Howe Prize in poetry from
  the Boston Authors Club\; was a finalist for the New England Book Award\,
  the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award\, and the Julie Suk A
 ward\; and is finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award. From 2012 to 2018
 \, she served as executive director of the Massachusetts Poetry Festival. 
 Her poems and essays have appeared in The New York Times Magazine\, Poetry
 \, The Nation\, American Poetry Review\, the Academy of American Poets’ 
 Poem-a-Day series\, Sierra\, and more. Her poem “At the Rededication of 
 the Emmett Till Memorial” won a 2022 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award. A reci
 pient of fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, Cave Canem\
 , and the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund\, O’Neil was the 2019–2020 John
  and Renée Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi. 
 She lives in Beverly\, Massachusetts\, and chairs the AWP Board of Trustee
 s (2022–2025). https://www.januarygilloneil.com/\n \n\nDaniel Brock John
 son is the author of Shadow Act: An Elegy for Journalist James Foley\, pub
 lished by McSweeney’s and longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award. P
 reviously\, Johnson published How to Catch a Falling Knife with Alice Jame
 s Books. In 2019\, the City of Boston commissioned Johnson to draft lines 
 of poetry for the twin memorials commemorating the Boston Marathon bombing
 s. Johnson’s poetry has been featured in outlets such as National Public
  Radio\, PBS NewsHour\, The Washington Post\, and in a variety of publicat
 ions including Best American Poetry\, Tin House\, and I Have My Own Song f
 or It: Modern Poems of Ohio. For nearly a decade\, Johnson served as the f
 ounding executive director of 826 Boston. Currently\, he works as the exec
 utive director of Mass Poetry. Learn more at www.danielbrockjohnson.com.\n
  \n\nPoet\, songwriter\, author\, workshop facilitator\, educator and curr
 ent Poet Laureate of Massachusetts\, Regie Gibson has performed\, taught\,
  and lectured at schools\, universities\, theaters and various other venue
 s on two continents and in seven countries including Havana\, Cuba. Regie 
 and his work appear in the New Line Cinema film love jones\, based largely
  on events in his life. The poem entitled "Brother to the Night (A Blues f
 or Nina)" appears on the movie soundtrack and is performed by the film's s
 tar\, Larenz Tate. Regie performed "Hey Nappyhead" in the film with world-
 renowned percussionist and composer Kahil El Zabar\, composer of the score
  for The Lion King musical. http://www.regiegibson.com/ \n \n\n6:30-8:00 p
 .m.\, Kennedy Auditorium\, K406\n\nOpen Mic to Follow at 8:15 p.m.
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LOCATION:Kennedy Building \, Kennedy Auditorium\, K406
SUMMARY:Poetry in Community: Poetry Reading and Conversation with January G
 ill O’Neil\, Daniel Brock Johnson & Regie Gibson 
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.massart.edu/event/poetry-in-community-poetry
 -reading-and-conversation-with-january-gill-oneil-daniel-brock-johnson-reg
 ie-gibson
CATEGORIES:Performance
CATEGORIES:Live Reading
CATEGORIES:Creative Writing Reading Series
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement
CATEGORIES:Visiting Artist
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