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@WomenWriteBloom’s PRIDE Salon+Open Mic lineup is fiyah! Join Nikky FINNEY Cheryl Clarke Vangile GANTSHO & Gentle RAMIREZ on 6/27, 3-6pm EST! Hosted by JP Howard & Cynthia Manick! Must pre-register on zoom (link in profile) bit.ly/3ek5cJX @brooklyncynthia @bdpoet @womenwritebloom @_gentility @vangi22 @jphoward_poet 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🔥🔥🔥 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 #WeBloom https://www.instagram.com/p/CB15hsthaLZzhHV3oZQpskH-yzRd4zwdSrBpk80/?igshid=rcpoixcf3gn5

Very grateful to have been interviewed for a @barnardcollege article where @barnardalumnae were asked about observing LGBTQ+ Pride this year. In re-reading my answer to this interview, which was done at the end of last month and before I had any features lined-up for my upcoming Sat,June 27th Pride Salon, is my ability to "speak into existence what I envisioned for the Salon for this month." Little did I know when I answered that each fierce poet I invited to feature for my Pride Salon would say yes, including Nikky Finney, Cheryl Clarke @bdpoet, Gentlle Ramirez @_gentility, and from South Africa, Vangile Gantsho @vangi22! Invites coming this weekend, so follow Bloom's FB page or subscribe for email invites (link in profile): ( http://eepurl.com/lNK0b ). When asked what I would be doing for Pride I answered: “I’m currently curating a Pride celebration for my own literary salon, Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon (WWBPS). Bloom is a monthly literary and open mic series in New York, which I’ve been nurturing for nine years to celebrate our diverse community of mostly women writers. Since New York began sheltering in place back in March, I knew immediately that I wanted our community of writers to still meet and feel connected. I decided to move the monthly salon events online. My upcoming June Pride Salon will feature a fabulous, intergenerational selection of queer poets and writers, ideally from around the world. Curating the salon has given me an opportunity to celebrate and feature many queer women writers of color, like myself, while simultaneously supporting small independent presses, who often publish our books." Link to article on Barnard website (in profile): https://bit.ly/2YVcfm3 #WeBloom #HappyPride https://www.instagram.com/p/CBpPF3ohLbukqfci2G8SrdVt7uM8TRpJA0wCSk0/?igshid=aikqjwfauznm

Yesterday Facebook asked to tag me when someone posted a photo of Nikky Finney. 😎 That was cool! Then today Nikky Finney’s “people” contacted my “people” (aka as me 😝) to tell me that Nikky will join our fabulous queer lineup of poets for @womenwritebloom 2020 Pride Salon & Open Mic on Sat, June 27th (3-6pm EDT)! @brooklyncynthia & I will co-host. I’m so damn excited y’all!! I’m a huge fan of all the poets who will be featuring on June 27th, and cant wait to welcome Cheryl Clarke @bdpoet, Vangile Gantsho @vangi22, Gentlle Ramirez @_gentility & now Nikky Finney!! Happy Pride y’all! 🙌🏾🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🙌🏾 Make sure to check the Salon FB page for the event once it’s posted & subscribe to receive salon event invites by email (link in profile): http://eepurl.com/lNK0b #WeBloom #HappyPride https://www.instagram.com/p/CBgvzzfB69VZe5Ls4AAVC3sDgZTtfkFdGSrWPU0/?igshid=1dzqsscae66mw

These are just some of this weekend’s open mic poets at our 3rd online @womenwritebloom Poetry Salon + Open Mic! Everyone who participated was fiyah! 🔥 73 participants joined our Salon and we were all mesmerized by the open mic poets. Thank you to everyone who shared your powerful voice with community! #WeBloom #GratefulCurator https://www.instagram.com/p/CA4Du5_BrieSX-jiP1Xd5jcmkPz_LU6t-ot0h40/?igshid=2syhkiqq5901

Make sure to pre-register on zoom for womenwritebloom’s upcoming online potluck Salon & Open Mic on Sat, 5.30.20 (3-6pm EST)! Co-hosted by poets @brooklyncynthia & @jphoward_poet! Featuring fierce poets @poetlka, @marilyn.nelson.98031, @godflesh_backracloth & @mehermanda! Link to register (in profile): https://bit.ly/3cWm9tr #WeBloom 🌸 🌸 https://www.instagram.com/p/CAgk-nFBQKijELVl8ZYoJB6sBU_6QBfnYzGY0g0/?igshid=1kietmgvabwl0

Make sure to check @womenwritebloom Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon FB page this weekend to pre-register for our May online Salon & Open mic on zoom featuring phenomenal poets Meher Manda @mehermanda, Lauren K. Alleyne @poetlka, Shauna M. Morgan @godflesh_backracloth, & Marilyn Nelson @marilyn.nelson.98031! Our next Salon & Open Mic is Sat, May 30th, 3-6pm EST. My talented buddy and fierce poet, Cynthia Manick @brooklyncynthia, has graciously agreed to help me co-host again. If you would like to receive Salon invites by email, subscribe here: http://eepurl.com/lNK0b #WeBloom https://www.instagram.com/p/CAfLjHVhn7axwM7hAGvEmhWDIDNeQovE2bi6GQ0/?igshid=1i6jltnozlilq

Please save the date y’all! My next online @womenwritebloom ~ Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon & Open Mic on Zoom is Saturday, May 30th (3-6pm EST) with an incredible line-up of fabulous poets! Fierce featured poets include Marilyn Nelson, Lauren K. Alleyne @poetlka, Shauna M. Morgan @godflesh_backracloth and Meher Manda @mehermanda! It will once again be co-hosted by Cynthia Manick @brooklyncynthia & me! Visit Salon FB page for event details (to be posted within next week) and/or subscribe for invites here: http://eepurl.com/lNK0b 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 #WeBloom https://www.instagram.com/p/CAQu8AohjNKdcQDImZsOFMptZq5kSo-uWSCMF40/?igshid=uu0crxeyrvsb