"Poetry to the People" Tour

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"Poetry to the People" Tour

This June, House of SpeakEasy and Narrative 4 will embark on an 1,800-mile road trip from New York City to New Orleans, delivering books to underserved communities and partnering along the way on workshops, story exchanges, readings, and more. The "Poetry to the People" Tour will depart from Pioneer Works in Red Hook, Brooklyn, on Thursday, June 13.  

The book truck will be making stops in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Floyd County, Nashville, Jackson, Arnaudville, and Lafayette. The trip will conclude in New Orleans to coincide with the start of Narrative 4’s annual Global Summit and will feature a special book giveaway and program at the New Orleans Museum of Art on Sunday, June 23.

N4’s eighth annual global summit which is scheduled to take place in New Orleans from June 21-26.

     Itinerary

June 14, 2019 2:00 PM  5:00 PM Free Library of Philadelphia

June 15, 2019 1:00 PM  5:00 PM Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

June 16, 2019 1:00 PM  2:00 PM Two Dollar Radio Bookstore, Columbus, Ohio

June 17, 2019 4:00 PM  5:00 PM Floyd County High School, Kentucky

June 18, 2019 7:00 PM  8:00 PM The Porch, Nashville

June 19, 2019 4:00 PM  5:00 PM Battlefield Community Center, Jackson Mississippi

June 20, 2019 4:00 PM  5:00 PM NuNu Collective, Arnaudville, Louisiana

June 24, 2019 1:00 PM  3:00 PM Birmingham, Alabama

June 24, 2019 7:00 PM  8:00 PM Atlanta, Georgia

June 25, 2019 1:00 PM  3:00 PM Charlotte, North Carolina

June 25, 2019 7:00 PM  8:00 PM Chapel Hill/Raleigh, North Carolina

June 26, 2019 7:00 PM  9:00 PM Salisbury, Maryland

June 27, 2019 1:00 PM  3:00 PM Salisbury, Maryland

June 27, 2019 7:00 PM  8:00 PM Washington, DC