SHAWNA FOUNDATION LIBRARY POETRY TOUR
IN Douglas, Milford & Uxbridge
The Shawna Foundation presents The Library Poetry Tour, bringing live poetry readings to the Milford Town Library and the Uxbridge Free Library quarterly throughout 2025. The readings will be held quarterly, hosted by our new Poetry Program Director, Kathy Stoker.
The program is financed in part by the Milford Cultural Council, the Uxbridge Cultural Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
The April National Poetry Month Readings features
Nanayaa Dadzie, Michelle Garcia Fresco & Justin Callender
Simon Fairfield Public Library
April 14th
Simon Fairfield Public Library
290 Main Street
Douglas, MA
7:00PM
Nanayaa Dadzie is a 20 year old poet who is currently earning her associate degree in liberal arts at Quinsigamond Community College.
She is a first generation Ghanaian American and an equal rights advocate. When Nanayaa was in high school, she led an equal rights movement in Westborough, MA to implement a non-discrimination, no-tolerance policy in the student handbook for Westborough High School.
Nanayaa loves anything and everything to do with art. She grew up with her Grandpa Henry playing the trumpet and his record collection. He gave Nanayaa and her brother their love for music. In 2022, she won the Senior Library Award. Recently, Nanayaa has been performing her poetry at local open mics. She currently lives in Westborough with her family.
Milford Town Library
April 16th
Milford Town Library
80 Spruce Street
Milford, MA
7:00PM
Michelle Garcia Fresco is a Dominican poet, performer, and teaching artist based in Boston.
Believing in the power of‬ poetry as a medium for social justice, Garcia' s writing is often inspired by the women in her‬ family, social and racial injustices in America, coping with loss and mental health, as well as her‬ Dominican roots.
Her work has appeared in Wbur/The Artery, Tinderbox Poetry, the Rising‬ Phoenix. She is also the winner of Stirling Spoons “2020: Identity in America" contest. Chosen‬ by Richard Blanco, former US Inaugural Poet and author.‬
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Uxbridge Free Public Library
April 17th
Uxbridge Free Public Library
19 North Main Street
Uxbridge, MA
7:00PM
Justin Callender ia a‬†poet,‬ artist, music producer, and cook from New Bedford, MA.
Among curating local open mic/poetry‬ events, networking, and releasing music, Justin aims to be a staple in the local Hip-Hop scene.‬
The program is financed in part by the Milford Cultural Council, the Uxbridge Cultural Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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