Cave Canem’s Poets Corner

Featuring: Malika Booker, Nick Makoha, Dante Micheaux

Level -1 Workshop Space (1 minute from Level 0)

Time: 2:30pm – 3:10pm

Cave Canem Presents: Malika Booker, Nick Makoha, and Dante Micheaux.

Join three acclaimed voices in contemporary poetry for an inspiring reading, behind-the-scenes insights, and ways to spark your own creativity. Whether you’re an emerging poet or simply curious about the craft, this is a rare chance to learn from some of the most exciting poets working today.

Founded in 1996 by Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady, Cave Canem has nurtured hundreds of Black poets across the diaspora. In this intimate session, you will discover how poetic form, diasporic identity, and lyrical experimentation shape each writer’s work.

Come ready to listen. Come ready to write. Come ready to connect.

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