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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

What Emily Dickinson taught me

Isabella Panichi November 1, 2023
Emily’s ability to indulge her emotions are of course, rich in imagery, metaphor and color. I think at times it may feel intimidating to try to articulate the extent of your feelings. What conveys too little? What precisely conveys what I feel? Does this sound pretty enough?
Faces of Roxbury Poetry Festival Headliners

Registration for first Roxbury Poetry Festival opens

Taylor Brokesh April 23, 2021
The free event will take place virtually, with some in person components, June 5.
Boston Ujima Project’s virtual “Meditations on Love with Black Cotton Club” event Sunday. The Boston City Council endorsed Ujima’s week-long “We Be Knowin’” webinar series, which began Sunday and continues through next Monday. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Umija Project hosts virtual community assemblies

Tanisha Bhat February 16, 2021
The Boston Ujima Project kicked off its 2021 Citywide Assembly, “We Be Knowin’: A Boston Ujima Project Celebration of Everyday Democracy” Sunday — a series of cultural events and collective community planning designed to honor local communities.
Kofi Lost, Boston-based poet and rapper, wrote Google’s 2020 “Year in Search” video, which was released Dec. 25. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston-based poet narrates Google’s 2020 ‘Year in Search’ video

Ananya Panchal January 8, 2021
In Google's 2020 "Year in Search" Video, writer and narrator Kofi Lost revealed that the most popular search item this year was, simply, “why.”
Joy Harjo, the first Native American U.S. poet laureate, recited poetry and excerpts from her memoir “Crazy Brave” at a virtual event hosted by the Boston University School of Theology on Sunday. COURTESY OF JOY HARJO

U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo speaks on poetry and spirituality

Julia Furnari October 7, 2020

Joy Harjo, a member of the Muscogee Nation, is the first Native American poet laureate of the United States. The poet spoke to the Boston University School of Theology Sunday about the intersections of...

Mother-daughter duo Dana Bonner and Florence Taylor of Dorchester’s Pink & Pretty nail salon showcase their craft on their Instagram page, @pinkandprettyceo. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Black-owned businesses across Boston

Cameron Morsberger June 12, 2020
In light of the racial and societal strains that recent events have augmented, as well as the added pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, here are several Boston-based Black-owned businesses and creators to check out.
The City of Boston’s current Poet Laureate, Porsha Olayyiwola. The city announced on Tuesday a Youth Poet Laureate initiative and is currently looking for applicants. COURTESY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON

Boston is looking for its first ever Youth Poet Laureate

Daily Free Press Staff November 1, 2019
The youth poet laureate will work with the city to encourage Boston's youth to read and write literature.
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