National Poetry Month 2022
Celebrate National Poetry Month with ArtsFairfax! This April, more than 20 Fairfax community members join ArtsFairfax for Poetry Lives Here, a community service project by inaugural Fairfax Poet Laureate, Nicole Tong, that showcases the diverse and compelling work of contemporary American poets.
Follow along with Ms. Tong on Twitter @PoetryLivesHere or visit ArtsFairfax.org. Engage with @ARTSFAIRFAX on Facebook and Instagram with #NPMArtsFairfax to share your favorite poet, poem, or reader.
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Luisa A. Igloria - Poet Laureate of Virginia Reads “Creed for the Drowned” By Luisa A. Igloria - 5
Rick Davis - Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at George Mason University Reads “Emily Dickinson at the Poetry Slam” By Dan Vera - 6
Roseanne A. Brown - NY Times Best-Selling Author Reads “There are No Unsacred Spaces” By Cynthia Manick - 7
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Allen Lynch - National Museum of the United States Army Reads “A Hero's Welcome” By Robert Longley - 12
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Jamika L. Helem - Counselor at Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center Reads “We Host These Variables” By Jasmine Mans - 15
Jessica Wallach - Photographer and Educator Reads “This is About a Body” By Laureen Summers - 16
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KaNikki Jakarta - City of Alexandria Poet Laureate Reads “Posed and Poised” By KaNikki Jakarta - 19
Rita Feinstein - Writopia Lab D.C. Regional Manager Reads “The Lushness of It” By Mary Szybist - 20
Sushmita Mazumdar - Artist, Educator, VCA Commissioner Reads “Mountain Dew Commercial Disguised as a Love Poem” By Matthew Olzmann - 21
Danielle Badra - Poet and Fairfax County Government staff Reads “The Phillips Collection” By Danielle Badra - 22
Manuela Quintero Fehr - ArtsFairfax Digital Media and Outreach Manager Reads “Mambo” By Jaime Manrique - 23
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Jessica Rapisarda - Woodlawn-Pope Leighey Fellow, NOVACC Professor, Poet Reads “Maker” By Jessica Rapisarda - 26
Trini Rogando - 2022 ArtsFairfax Scholarship Winner, Scholastic Writing Gold Key Awardee Reads “First Gen Poet as Percussion Rehearsal” By Trini Rogando - 27
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Shelly Hazel - ArtsFairfax Board of Directors Chair Reads “Toothbrush to the Bicycle Tire” By Sarah Kay - 29
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The Fairfax County Poet Laureate Program is designed to raise the visibility of poetry through the leadership of a local poet. Visit ArtsFairfax/Poetry for more information.
