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Lady Brion will perform, answer your questions, and have her book available for purchase. Afterward, join our free open mic—poetry, slam, literature, music, performance—whatever your art, just email us at [email protected] to sign up!Lady Brion is an international spoken word artist, activist, organizer and educator. Lady Brion currently serves as the executive director of the Black Arts District, an organization she founded in 2019. In 2024 she was appointed by Governor Wes Moore as the Poet Laureate of Maryland, making her the youngest Poet Laureate in Maryland’s history and the only spoken word artist to ever hold this position. She received her B.A. in Communication and Culture from Howard University and her MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Design from the University of Baltimore. During her slam career she has won the 2016 and 2021 National Poetry Slam, the 2017 and 2019 Southern Fried Regional Slam, and the 2019 Rustbelt Regional Slam. In 2021 she became the Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion making her the number one ranked woman slam poet in the world.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
BISFA Black Box Theater at 19 S Potomac Street, Hagerstown 21740, 23 S Potomac St, Hagerstown, MD 21740-5512, United States,Hagerstown, Maryland
