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Beautiful Black Books invites you to the Tiny Room Poetry Series, a special Black History Month event celebrating the power of poetry and music. Join us for an intimate evening featuring some of the Bay Area and New York’s most celebrated artists.Sunday, Feb. 16th, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
SJZ Break Room
310 South 1st Street San Jose, CA 95113
Don’t Miss This Black History Month Highlight!
Reserve your spot now for an evening that will uplift, inspire, and stay with you long after the last word is spoken.
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An inspiring lineup featuring:
Mahogany L. Browne: Award-winning poet, playwright, and educator, sharing work from her latest book Chrome Valley.
Tongo Eisen-Martin: San Francisco Poet Laureate and revolutionary voice behind Blood on the Fog.
Destiny Muhammad: Renowned harpist blending jazz and storytelling for a one-of-a-kind musical experience.
Tshaka Campbell: Your host and Santa Clara County Poet Emeritus, curating a night of transformative art.
*Honor Black voices and creativity during Black History Month.
*Engage with world-class artists in an up-close & personal
setting.
*Connect with a vibrant community of poetry and music lovers.
Mahogany L. Browne, a Kennedy Center's Next 50 fellow and MacDowell Arts Advocacy Awardee, is a writer, playwright, organizer, & educator. Browne received fellowships from All Arts, Arts for Justice, Air Serenbe, Baldwin for the Arts, Cave Canem, Hawthornden, Poets House, Mellon Research, Rauschenberg, Wesleyan University, & UCross. Browne’s books include Vinyl Moon, Chlorine Sky (optioned for a play by Steppenwolf Theater), Black Girl Magic, and banned books Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice and Woke Baby. Founder of the diverse lit initiative Woke Baby Book Fair, Browne currently tours Chrome Valley (highlighted in Publishers Weekly and The New York Times) and is the 2024 Paterson Poetry Prize winner. Mahogany L. Browne holds an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree awarded by Marymount Manhattan College, and is the inaugural poet-in-residence at Lincoln Center.
Originally from San Francisco, Tongo Eisen-Martin is a poet, movement worker, and educator. His latest curriculum on extrajudicial killing of Black people, We Charge Genocide Again, has been used as an educational and organizing tool throughout the country. His book titled, "Someone's Dead Already" was nominated for a California Bookstore Award. His book "Heaven Is All Goodbyes" was published by the City Lights Pocket Poets series, was shortlisted for the Griffins Poetry Prize and won a California Book Award and an American Book Award. His latest book “Blood On The Fog” was released this fall in the City Lights Pocket Poets series and named one of the New York Times poetry books of the year. In 2020, he co-founded Black Freighter Press to publish revolutionary works. He is San Francisco’s eighth poet laureate.
Destiny Muhammad is a Recording/
Performing Artist | Band Leader |
Composer & Producer. Her genre Celtic
to Coltrane is cool and eclectic with a
feel of Jazz & Storytelling to round out the
sonic experience.
Destiny collaborations, curations and
commissioning include: Grace
Cathedral Christmas Concert Series
Stanford Jazz Festival featured
Artist, Santa Cruz Symphony Recital
Series, a San Jose Jazz Fest Jazz
Aid Commissioned Artist, Guest/
Collaborator with Composer Marcus
Shelby for Zaccho Dance ‘The
Peoples Palace’ and featured on
KQED Podcast & Sunday Music Drop
Destiny is an Elected Governor
of the The Recording Academy,
San Francisco Chapter, SFJAZZ
Teaching Artist, ASCAP
Songwriter Awardee, Chamber
Music America/ Doris Duke
Foundation Performance Plus
Awardee and California Arts
Council Legacy Fellow
Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Emeritus Tshaka Campbell has authored four books of poetry and is an internationally recognized artist and performer. He has won grand slam championships in a number of cities across the US. He will publish his next poetry collection, Blood at the Root, with @elmartillopress He currently resides in San José and continues to ask the world to listen different.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
310 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113-2820, United States
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