Inaugural Roxbury Poetry Festival Takes Flight Saturday
A live musical event curated by DJ WHYSHAM, a self-described purveyor of “social justice trap music,” will cap off the first Roxbury Poetry Festival, Saturday June 5.
Photo courtesy of DJ WHYSHAM
Launching a new, all-day festival after almost a year inside might feel like an over-acceleration, like zero to 150. But on Saturday the Roxbury Poetry Festival presents its inaugural edition of what organizers hope will be a biennial literary event that celebrates the creative musings from Boston artists. “I think Poetry Festivals are a conduit to bringing all types of poets together,” said artist and educator Tatiana Johnson-Boria, who was tapped by festival organizer and Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola to present a workshop.