Wednesdays, October 22 and December 10, 7-9 p.m.
Adults
Appropriate for adults.
Hosted at the St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts and Culture.
Advanced registration required.
Celebrate Black Canadian literary voices of all genres at a night of amazing performances and Q+A with the artists. Sign-ups for open mic poetry sessions start at 6:30 PM.
Visit https://blacklitdurham.com/ for more information.
October 22 Performers
Kevin heronJones
Kevin heronJones is currently serving as the City of Brampton's first ever Writer in Residence. He is a storyteller. Through prose or through poetry; novel or short story. He writes and he narrates in the tradition of the ancient African griots who used stories and poetry to educate as well as entertain. A student of journalism and creative writing, he uses his arena to inspire and encourage creativity and a love of literature amongst our young people. Kevin grew up in Jane/Finch and Brampton. He has published three novels and three books of poetry. He has also been featured on six spoken word poetry albums and narrates novels and short stories through his Listen Fiction platform.
Community Event/Location
Adults