Thanks to All for a Successful International Poetry & Storytelling Festival

Join Us for An Evening Great Cuisine and Multi-Cultural Poetry & Prose
Celebrate MLK Day!

6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, 2020
Temple University Harrisburg 

Featuring Acclaimed Poets — Maria James Thiaw, Lynn Blackstone, Kenneth Vincent Walker, Michael Lear-Olimpi, Engin Akman and Harrisburg Poet Laureate Rick Kearns

GALA DINNER EVENT FEATURING ACCLAIMED POETS, MUSICIANS AND WRITERS OF ALL ILKS FOR AN EVENING OF INTERNATIONAL ARTS & CULTURE

Themes: Social Justice, Activism, Peaceful Protest, Global Peacemaking– in Honor of the Values of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Also Announcing Winners of 2020 International Poetry & Storytelling Competition!

  • Maxim Foley, a home-schooled student, is a finalist in the 2018 International Poetry & Storytelling Competition!
  • Ambassador Alao with Drs. Sarah and Mehdi Noorbaksh at International Poetry and Storytelling Festival.
  • Winners of 2015 International Poetry & Storytelling Competition for High School Students, with Keynote Poets!

In honor of MLK Day, the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg sponsors an International Poetry & Storytelling Festival to highlight accomplished writers and encourage young talent in our region.


Winners to be announced at annual International Poetry & Storytelling Festival on the evening of MLK Day — 6 p.m. Jan. 20, 2020.

Email: wacharrisburg@gmail.com for more information.

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