SHEENA, a show curated and performed by Nubia Yasin, begs the question “What would make the pain of transformation desirable?” With a blend of original poetry and music, Yasin tells the story of her own transition from girlhood to womanhood against a backdrop of deep rooted shame. By walking through her own shame, she aims to allow the audience a chance to shine a light into their darkest corners, and say to what lives there “I see you. I don’t hate you.”
if you are interested in learning how to better put verses together for poetry or music (or just to express yourself), and then how to effectively perform these original pieces onstage, join us for our first-ever spoken-word workshop. taught by professional actress, playwright, and spoken-word artist Jazmin Miller, the “word-shop” will begin with a workshop in crafting and revising verse/prose poetry, and then on Friday of this week, we’ll have a poetry ….
Ongoing contemporary poetry series organized by Ashley Roach-Freiman. This installment features readings by Michal Robins, Adam Clay, and Ada Limon.
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Multimedia art exhibition from Naima Peace, inspired by Tupac Shakur’s The Rose That Grew From Concrete
story booth is proud to host its first incarnation of adult literary programming, three one-day workshops offered by University of Memphis MFA candidates and editors of The Pinch Literary Journal.
this first installment is focused on poetry.
