POESIA SIN FRONTEARS / POETRY WITHOUT BORDERS 

will launch on
Saturday, April 8, 2023

as an
Annual Event during April Poetry Month

at Cafe Istanbul from 2-7pm

This Words & Music Event Celebrates
Black & Brown Poets
of New Orleans

Featuring Poets:
Melinda Palacio
A Scribe Called Quess
​Edith Romero
Claudia Duran 
​José Torres-Tama

Sha'Condria iCon Sibley
The Here Women
(Performance Poem Film)

Musicians:
Margie Perez
​Roberto Carrillo

Gauchos del Tango
with Yulene Velazquez
& Michael Ward-Bergeman

We are grateful for the support of
Chuck Perkins
Owner of Café Istanbul
& Fierce Poet

New Orleans has a growing number of
African American and Latin American Wordsmiths
crafting some of the most engaging verse that addresses social concerns,
and this festival launches in April 2023 to celebrate these brilliant
​poets of color in the Crescent City.

The event will also feature musicians that have been part of the
TEATRO SIN FRONTERAS Series.
  
More details to come
& more poets.