Spoken Word

Poetz Portal, a local six-member poetry collective, has just published its first anthology, Portal to the Poet Within.

In honor of National Poetry month, WBOI’s Julia Meek discusses Poetz Portal’s mission and the power of the spoken word with Tehilayah Ysryal and Jessica Lynn, two of its 6 founding members.

When COVID-19 forced local author & social activist Ketu Oladuwa to halt his public jazz and poetry performance projects he switched gears. regrouped his…