FRIDAY, JUN. 26
Writers, artists, and storytellers of the Flagship City will gather together to celebrate the poetry of Erie with A Poetry Festival at Cafe 7-10. Celebrating the art of words and expression, the festival brings local poetry to the forefront, stanza by stanza, inviting all community members to participate as both audience members and performers. Authors and publishers will be in attendance, with the event coinciding with Gallery Night. There will be open mic opportunities for performing poets and vendors selling their related items.
“I feel like there’s like a storyline in my life of falling in love with poetry,” Mabel Howard, owner of Cafe 7-10, founder of Black Girl Penning, and Erie Reader contributor, explained. “The people close in my life have always been active in the poetry community, or just personally incredible writers. You’re secretly inspired by the works of others, even if you don’t get a chance to tell them how amazing they are at the time.”…