Abdul Fattah Ismail // Winter Wright // Hattress Barbour // Bonafide Rojas

Please join us Thursday August 4th at 7pm for an evening of poetry and spoken word with Abdul Fattah Ismail, Winter Wright, Hattress Barbour, and Bonafide Rojas.

Abdul Fattah Ismail is a poet and spoken word artist living in Brooklyn, New York. He published two poetry books: A Blue Kiss, Sealed With The Keys and Extended Syllables. His album debut is Black Market Trade Company. He is originally from South Bend, Indiana. His poems reflect on social affairs and personal romances. Learn more at extendedsyllabes.com.

Winter Wright is dedicated to empowering the world to live their life outside of their trauma and see the power in their mindset. Through writing, conversations, and spoken word poetry she has been able to show people their freedom outside the mental cages they've trapped themselves in. Wright has dedicated her life is to changing the world one word, conversation, and mind at a time. Learn more at winterwright.com

Hattress Barbour is a Harlem native with a love for language seeking to explore concepts of social justice, deep introspection, and the art of storytelling to paint pictures in ways that haven’t been done and impact lives within the community. He believes that art is the foundation of world change, whether good or bad and wants to use his platform as a catalyst for positive change while creating a tribe that will be prepared to lead the future. Learn more.

Bonafide Rojas, born and raised in the Bronx, is a poet and musician. He is the author of four collections of poetry, his writing appears in journals and anthologies, and he is the founder of Grand Concourse Press. Rojas identifies as one of the “next generation” of Nuyorican poets. He is the 2002 slam this! champion and has performed on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam as well as in numerous venues in New York City and internationally. He is a guitar player and leader of the rock group Mona Passage. Learn more.