Spoken Word Sundays temporarily back on Zoom

There is construction at the Parkside this fall so we will be back on Zoom on November 7 and November 14.

Please keep an eye on our website and Facebook for any further updates.

Featuring Scott Pleasants and Tantra-Zawadi

Hosted by Thomas Fucaloro

** To watch directly on zoom and to read on the open mic, you must register via Eventbrite by 3:30pm on the day of the event. The features will also be live-streamed to the great weather for MEDIA facebook page.

Scott Pleasants is a creative living in Teaneck, New Jersey, and originally from the Bronx, New York. Sometimes expressing his thoughts through the lens of a 30-year transportation professional and U.S. Air Force Veteran, Scott is a published poetry author who allows his words to rhythmically tell the stories of our journeys. He is a long-time community advocate and volunteer who has been recognized on the state and local levels. He sometimes allows this work to shape his thoughts by uniquely transferring these experiences to words. Scott has performed his poetry at local open mics and since the pandemic, he has been a regular performer at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, as well as many other online and selective NYC in-person venues. His recent poetry publications are included within the anthology Love Letters to Gaia and a virtual collection The Puffin Cultural Forum, Election 2020. His poetry book After Thoughts which is co-authored with Nathan Ramos, can be found on Amazon, along with his most recent publication of inspirational thoughts, Everyday Can Be A Sunny Day. You can keep up with Scott’s poetic movements by following him on Instagram at @iampoet33

Tantra-Zawadi, Brooklyn-born, award-winning, international performance poet and recording artist, is a 2020 Brooklyn Arts Fund grantee! She is the author of three books of poetry, alifepoeminprogress (Chuma Spirit Books), Gathered at Her Sky, and Bubbles: One Conscious Breath (Poets Wear Prada). A passionate educator and instigator, she has collaborated with The Senegal-America Project, Dr. Muzvare Betty Makoni’s Girl Child Network Worldwide, and Black Art in America. To learn more about Zawadi, or to hear her latest house music releases, please visit: http://tantrazawadi.com/ or https://www.traxsource.com/artist/29323/tantra-Zawadi.