Virtual Poetry Book Club: Ebony Stewart
Join us on April 23 for Virtual Poetry Book Club when we discuss Blood Fresh, the powerful poetry collection from spoken word poet Ebony Stewart.
You're invited to participate in this live conversation centered on and radiating out from four poems in the book. Hosted by poet, performer, and teacher Caleb Rainey.
- Young, Gifted, & Black
- This Poem is about Joy
- White Men Say Weird Things to Me
- Pockets
To join us online, please register below to have the Zoom Link and poems automatically emailed to you.
Caleb Rainey
Caleb “The Negro Artist” Rainey is an author, performer, and producer. His debut book, Look, Black Boy, was awarded first prize in the North Street Book Prize, and his second book, Heart Notes was published in 2019. He released two spoken word albums and in 2023, as a part of the Brucemore Artisan in Studio program, Caleb produced his first short film, Willing to Grow. He is the winner of several slams across the United States, and competed in the 2023 UNESCO Slam-0-Vision global poetry slam where he ranked 7th worldwide. He has shared the stage with spoken word titans such as Siaara Freeman, Denice Frohman, Javon Johnson, Ebony Stewart, Anthony McPherson, Danez Smith and Patricia Smith, and videos of his performances can be found on his YouTube channel, Write About Now, and Button Poetry.
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