Experiment under the mentorship of accomplished writers. The conference will feature a combination of writing workshops and readings led by published mentors. This year we are pleased to offer mentorship by authors January O’Neil, Matthew Henry, and D. Eric Parkison. The workshop will culminate in a group reading of student work created during the day. Participants may experiment with different styles of creative writing, including poetry, fiction, and personal essay. Students will have an opportunity to work in small groups with each mentor over the course of the day.

I will be a part of a panel at the Roxbury Poetry Festival with Quintin Collins, Imani Davis, and Sarah Kersey entitled Culture as Container: How Identities Serve as Forms for Writing

Identity and ancestry can create recurring signatures in writing. Plot lines, images, and other craft elements take on some unique approaches, creating containers that the writers find themselves within or rail against from piece to piece. Four writers will read from their poetry and discuss how their cultural backgrounds serve as forms for their work, highlighting specific craft elements in their own work and work of their kin writers, as well as distinct aspects of craft that they see as originating from within their communities. 

Live Poetry Reading and Performance

Location: Student Lounge, Brockton Campus

Join us for a live poetry reading with Matthew Henry, poet, educator, and author of the Colored page (Sundress Publication, 2022), Teaching While Black (Main Street Rag, 2020), and Dust & Ashes (Californios Press, 2020). This event also includes a live music performance by the Rose Conservatory of Brockton.

I’ll be conducting a student reading/workshop and professional development with the faculty.

Writers Read, sponsored by the Language and Literature Department, is a special event featuring authors who read from and comment on their work.

Virtually visiting a creative writing class at Bard College.