Boston: Kick off pride with some queer poetry! Two-time Boston Music Award-winning Spoken Word Artist Amanda Shea is hosting a special pride poetry event at GBH studios. Among the poets performing will be Sonny Oram, Qwear founder. 

If you would like to perform, submit your poems at this link.

The GBH Boston Public Library hosts Outspoken Saturdays, a spoken word poetry event for emerging artists Every first Saturday of the month, in collaboration with Amanda Shea.

DETAILS:

What: June Outspoken Saturdays

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024

Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Location: [Note: the venue has changed since the original posting] The GBH Studios at One Guest Street in Brighton, MA.

Tickets: Free! Register here.

Covid Safety: Please review the BPL’s Event COVID-19 Safety information here.

The event host Amanda Shea is an artist, performer, educator, artivist, publicist, host, and curator. She has hosted and produced numerous intergenerational poetry/hip hop events as well as performed at festivals; including Boston Calling, BAMSFest (Boston Art & Music Soul Festival), and the Jos Literary Festival in Nigeria. She co-founded and curated six iterations of Activating ARTivism, a community festival to amplify POC through art, activism, and resistance. In 2021, she was named one of WBUR The ARTery's 25 Artists of Color: Transforming the Cultural Landscape. Shea was a featured artist for 2022 Thought Artist for SOLSTICE: Reflections on Winter Light at Mount Auburn Cemetery. Her work can be found in the Museum of Fine Arts, The Boston Globe, TEDX, TEDXRoxbury, Netflix, Prime Video, BBC News, and much more. Shea released her first EP, titled “GOD, Again” in November 2023. Shea released her first book, “Pieces of Shea” in the Winter of 2024. Amanda's work examines her personal life experiences, social justice issues, and healing through trauma utilizing art as the tool.