Local Poets on Love
Charleston County Library presents Local Poets on Love, featuring Abby Duran, Linda Joy Walder, & Lisa Spears.
Get On The Mic! Featured Poet
Join us at The Listening Room for an epic night of storytelling by some of Charleston’s best artists.
Poetry & Pancakes
A Free Verse LLC. event: purchase pancakes and get a typed custom poem. Featured Poets: Marcus Amaker, Will Davis, & Abby Duran.
VeraNation Writing on Charleston Business Exchange
VN Writing will be the featured presentation hosted by CBX at the Harbor Club in WestEdge. Lunch is available for purchase.
Parking & Directions: Enter Publix level 2 garage (first 2 hours free), take left side elevators towards ground level, walk across the street to cafe entrance, use lobby elevators to the 7th floor. Exit right, greet host with a smile and notion to Charleston Business Exchange, typically first boardroom on the left.
Poetry Exhibition
Celebrate National Poetry Month by viewing and participating in my first gallery exhibition. A Mountain of Crumbled Candor offers a quiet but powerful intervention—one that honors what is unsaid, transforms it through art, and invites a community to collectively exhale.
Galleries include:
Robert Lange Studios, Redux Contemporary Art Center, and Nidum Studios.
Pancakes & Poetry
A Free Verse LLC event; purchase pancakes and get a typed custom poem. Poets: Marcus Amaker, Will Davis, & Abby Duran
VeraNation pres. Empath-Tea
Empath-Tea: A Poetic Hip-Hop and Live Painting Experience returns sponsored by North Charleston Arts Fest! Enjoy an afternoon of music by Claire Marie Allen, Willy “the hip-hop drummer” Frazier, and rapper Keon. Poetry and free verse rap open mic, complementary food, and artistic activities available for the whole family.
The Poetry Unfold Feature
One of the best poetic open mic and discussion panels hosted by Union City’s Poet Laureate, Yetvart Maijin.
WAYE Reading Series Feature
Excited to swing back to the Sure Things book shop for an intimate evening of poetry and collaboration. Seating is limited. $5 cash at the door.
Reynolds Homecoming
Join me and Tethered Wrds as we narrate the neighborhood by crafting custom haikus while preserving the voices that represent apart of North Charleston. free community event
Free Verse Featured Poet
Taking it back to where it all begin for me poetically. I’ll be celebrating my reflection as a poet with the release of my latest book, A Soul’s Tree Speaks. Open mic for all ages. Sign ups at 6.45 p.m.
Soapbox Featured Poet
Dropping some verse at one of Charleston’s best open mics, Foxy G’s Soapbox at Chico Feo. Hear talent from across the world drop into the tiny taco shack!
Creatives Collation
Join me as we celebrate Charleston’s vibrant arts community with roughly 100 artists and community makers.
2nd Annual Teal Arts Festival
Hosted by songwriter Mike Kaufman at the legendary Awendaw Green for an evening of poetry and music benefiting Ovarian Cancer Research.
Morris Heritage Center Story Fest
Get ready for a summer celebration of imagination and culture at this year’s Story Fest, featuring a multicultural theme that’s perfect for curious young minds! Enjoy tales from three dynamic storytellers: Beaufort author Kim Poovey, Gullah storyteller Donald Sweeper, and spoken word artist Abby Duran. Plus, students will get to express their creativity with a hands-on craft project inspired by the stories they hear. It’s the perfect way to blend fun, learning, and cultural exploration this summer.
Soda City Poetry Festival Feature
Join me and some of South Carolina’s best poets for the second annual Soda City Poetry Festival. Free to the public!
Story Fest Featured Storyteller
Get ready for a summer celebration of imagination and culture at this year’s Story Fest, featuring a multicultural theme that’s perfect for curious young minds! Enjoy tales from three dynamic storytellers: Beaufort author Kim Poovey, Gullah storyteller Donald Sweeper, and spoken word artist Abby Duran. Plus, students will get to express their creativity with a hands-on craft project inspired by the stories they hear. It’s the perfect way to blend fun, learning, and cultural exploration this summer. Details
BCA Poetry Slam - Guest Judge
Join me in supporting the next generation of spoken word!
Ink & Voice
Addressing students through a career in writing, some spoken word, and a workshop.
Creative Mornings CHS - VeraNation Pitch
VeraNation is set to be one of three businesses focused on VISION. Free registration.
Writing & Watercolors Teen Poetry Workshop
Details. An interactive experience with words.
Creative Mornings Featured Artist
Creative Mornings Charleston. Limited reservations released on Monday April 15th.
Sofar Sounds Charleston Featured Artist
I’ll be joining two other amazing performers for my Sofar Sounds debut! Details
Don't Lose Hope Poetry x Fashion Collaboration
Join me and fellow Free Verse poets, C-Lyric and Cady Walker, as we “walk the runway” in style of local fashion designer, Rolf Anthony Young. Free and open to the public!
