Thursday Feb 22, 2018
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EST
Poet Pages Matam
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Thursday, February 22, 7 pm
Matam is a Cameroonian artist residing in the D.C. Metropolitan area. He is a Write Bloody author, Callaloo fellow, and 2014 National Poetry Slam champion. Matam is the author of The Heart of a Comet (Write Bloody, 2014), winner of the Best New Book 2014 by Beltway Poetry Quarterly. He is a proud gummy bear elitist, bowtie enthusiast, professional hugger, and anime fanatic. When he takes stages-as a performer, educator, or activist for immigration and surviving sexual trauma-be prepared to be taken on an experience of cultural, socially conscious storytelling. Black History Month event. |
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