POETRY WITHOUT BORDERS 

VERSE & MUSIC FESTIVAL

A One-Day Festival of Wordsmiths & Music
​
3rd Annual Event Launches
During April Poetry Month


SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025
3-5PM
Doors Open at 2:30PM 

Cafe Istanbul 
2372 Saint Claude Avenue
(Inside the Healing Center
Corner of Saint Roch Ave)

On the Edge of Women's History Month,
This 2025 Incarnation Celebrates
Black & Brown Female Poets
of New Orleans

Featuring:

Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy
Louisiana State Poet Laureate
(2021-2023)

​Claudia Duran

Shera "Star" Phillips

Jennifer Pagan

Karisma Price

Hosted by
​José Torres-Tama
(Performance Artist 
Poet & Producer)

Poets & Music from 3PM - 5PM

MUSIC:
Margie Perez
Singer & Bandleader
​
Troubadour: Omaira Falcon
The Bayou Fairy 


Community Book Center
Poetry Book Signings 5-6pm

​Food:
Tacos by Heidi
with Veggie Options & Mexican Food
Available for Sale

​
Sliding Scale Admission
$10 - $15 - $20 @ Door
$5 Students 

(Collected funds support our poets
& musical acts with honorariums) 

Please USE THE CASH APP Code
Below for Advance Ticket Purchases
​at Any Level 

​

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


New Orleans has a growing number of
African and Latin American Wordsmiths
crafting some of the most engaging verse that addresses
social justice concerns, and this "one-day" festival launched
during April Poetry Month in 2023 to celebrate these brilliant
Poets of Color in the Crescent City.

Produced by
​JTT & ArteFuturo Productions 
Hecho en la Nueva Orleans

​Ashé y Adelante!

 

POETRY WITHOUT BORDERS 
Verse & Music Festival
​Celebrates Black & Brown
Poets of New Orleans

The 1st Annual Event Launched
During April Poetry Month
Saturday, April 8, 2023
@ Cafe Istanbul 

We Have Featured Numerous Poets:
Melinda Palacio
A Scribe Called Quess
​Edith Romero
Gian Francisco Smith
​Sha'Condria (iCon) Sibley

Musicians:
Margie Perez
with Jake Gold on Piano
​
Gauchos del Tango
with Yulene Velasquez
& Michael Ward-Bergeman
Kala Chandra

Produced by JTT & ArteFuturo Productions 
Hecho en la Nueva Orleans