POESIA SIN FRONTERAS / 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 @ Door
$5 Students 

EVENTBRITE LINK ADVANCE TICKETS

(All Funds Raised Support Our Poets) 
We Recommend Buying Advance Tickets

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

Featuring Poets:
(Scroll to End for Full Line-Up)

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 Salaam
Via Zoom

Sunni Paterson
Via Zoom

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

& Kala Chandra

The Community Book Center
will set up for book sales

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

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 launches
during April Poetry Month in 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 Latin Late Night Series.

Produced by JTT & ArteFuturo Productions 
Hecho en la Nueva Orleans
  
Ashé y Adelante!