POESIA SIN FRONTEARS / POETRY WITHOUT BORDERS 

WORDS & MUSIC FESTIVAL
​
Celebrates
Black & Brown Poets
of New Orleans

This 1st Annual Event Launches
During April Poetry Month

Saturday, April 8, 2023
A One-Day Festival of Wordsmiths & Musicians
Doors Open at 2pm
Poets & Music from 2:30PM - 7PM

 Sliding Scale Admission
$10 - $15 - $20
$5 Students 

(All Funds Raised Support Our Poets) 

Cafe Istanbul from 2-7PM
2372 Saint Claude Avenue
(Inside the Healing Center
Corner of Saint Roch Ave)


Featuring Poets:

Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy
Louisiana State Poet Laureate

Melinda Palacio
A Scribe Called Quess
​Edith Romero
Gian Francisco Smith
Claudia Duran 
​Jennifer Pagan
​José Torres-Tama

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

Kalamu Ya Salaam
Via Zoom

Musicians:
Margie Perez
​
Roberto Carrillo

Gauchos del Tango
Yulene Velazquez
Michael Ward-Bergeman

Kala Chandra

The Community Book Center
will set up for book sales

Food:
Tacos by Heidi

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 to be announced.