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Salon Series
Rooting For You: The Magic Of Poetry & Plants
Friday, April 19
6-7:15 pm ET
virtual event; open to the public
including all mentees, mentors & alum
Celebrate National Poetry Month with two-time national Audie Award winner, Melania Luisa Marte!
In her debut poetry collection, Plantains And Our Becoming, Marte explores themes like identity, culture, home, displacement, nationalism, and ancestral knowledge.
Join us for an evening of exploration through writing prompts and conversation. Together, we’ll examine how poetry can help us connect to our roots and reclaim our human nature collectively.
Meet the Guest Author
Melania Luisa Marte
Melania Luisa Marte is a writer, poet, and musician from New York living between the Dominican Republic and Texas. Her viral poem “Afro-Latina” was featured by Instagram on their IG TV for National Poetry Month and has garnered over nine million views. Her work has also been featured by Ain’t I Latina, AfroPunk, The Root, Teen Vogue, Telemundo,Refinery 29, PopSugar, and elsewhere.
This event is open to:
all mentees, all mentors, program alum and the public