Dear Black Brotha: Part Deux
For the longest time I was not your ally Because of a lie of anotha brotha You are you brother’s keeper, But, not his keeper of debts and wrongdoing I […]
Events:
Tom White Trio
Jazz music.
February 17 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSugar Ray And The Bluetones
Award-winning rockin’ traditional blues band.
February 21 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmGreg Abate Quartet
A high-energy jazz quartet, although the music is melodic and meaningful with a mixture of original songs and jazz standards.
February 21 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmMichael Brennan
A singer and songwriter out of MA.
February 22 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmEastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
Director & conductor Toshiyuki Shimada, leads “A Call for Peace.”
February 22 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmBilly Joel
The singer/songwriter/composer/piano man is the sixth best-selling recording artist and the fourth best-selling solo artist ever, with over 160 million records sold worldwide.
February 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDonna Byrne with the Marshall Wood Trio
Donna was one of Tony Bennett’s favorite singers. Features Marshall Wood on bass, Tim Ray on piano, and Les Harris Jr. on drums.
February 22 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmAn Evening with Tom Rush
A journey into the tradition and spectrum of what music has been, can be, and will become with the living, songwriting legend.
February 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe John Allmark Jazz Orchestra
This event showcases some of the best talent and expertise in the field. Immerse yourself in a world of cutting-edge Jazz.
February 24 @ 8:00 pm - February 25 @ 12:00 amDivas of Drag
A double dose of glitz and glamour, sass, and class with RI drag stars Haley Star and LaDiva Jonz.
February 27 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmGimme Gimme Disco
A DJ-based dance party playing ABBA hits, plus plenty of other disco hits from the ’70s & ’80s like The Bee Gees, Donna Summer, & Cher (Disco attire encouraged).
February 27 @ 8:00 pm - February 28 @ 1:00 am
All Lives Matter
All Livesdon’t get foundhungon four different occasionsfrom treesin 2020 Americaand ruled a suicide All Livesdon’t utter the wordsI can’t breatheover their last breathwhile in police custody All Livesare not handcuffedby […]
#Juneteenth
When it happenedthere was no Negroatop of blazing saddlepreceded by smoking dust cloudsfrom burnt trail.The wind carried no screams of the decree. The war had been over three years.I was […]
America, Noun
America A-M-E-R-I-C-A, America Noun From the Italian Amerigo which itself is from the German Amalric or Heimrich meaning “work ruler” or “home ruler” America Noun From the English America meaning […]
#LovedOnes
They say If it’s not on FacebookIt didn’t happenEven though I am not seeing itI’m pretty sure it’s happening We keep sayingNever againUntil the next hash tagDigitally memorializesThe next Black […]
Numinous materfamilias
She has the silent strength of hope, like in a hurricane The quiet voice that guides your fears from reality The kind of strength that stretches bends and twists like […]
She always knew the I love you was meant for her
Like it was an arrow sent directly to her My mother my best friend my everything My mama my mommy my person The last one to sit down at the […]
Outside Air
I sometimes like to just go outside And stand No certain spot where I stand I just go wherever my feet lead me Once I’m where my legs decide I’m […]
Tell Your Truth: A popular poetry open mic moves online
Damont Combs has been writing since an early age, after a desire to improve his handwriting sparked his creativity. As he grew up in Southside Jamaica Queens, NY, Combs would […]
Youth and Poetry: An interview with RI Youth Deputy Poet Laureate Eugenie Rose
Eugenie Belony, aka Eugenie Rose, is the 2019 Galway Kinnell Youth Poetry Slam Champion and the 2020 RI Youth Deputy Poet Laureate. She is a young teenager who is a true […]