Upcoming Events, Programing, & Opportunities for Boston Residents!

@leboah

Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah: Ghanaian American writer, editor, educator, & poet laureate of the city of Boston. Cohost of @justbe_loved at @justbook_ish.

– Emmanuel and Crystal Valentine will be hosting the NEXT Just Be(loved) Open Mic & Poetry Slam on February 20th, 2026: Register Here! This week we will be featuring the poet, Daniella Toosie-Watson.

– Rolling Call for Boston’s Living Poets Project (apply to lead a workshop/activation with students in Boston’s Public Schools)

– March 2nd: See Emmanuel perform at the Rozzie Bound Co-Op in Roslindale. All donations for the night will go to the Sudanese American Physicians Association.

– March 28th – 29th: Write Now | Speak Loud! Teen Spoken Word Festival

– April 11th: Charles Coe Memorial Reading at BPL Copley Library, Rabb Hall, 1:30PM

– May 16th: A New Era, a special program marking a new chapter of Spectrum music-making, Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 7:30pm

-June 22nd – 26th: Apply to take an online workshop with Emmanuel through the Fine Arts Works Center in Provincetown. Hours for the workshop are 7pm-9pm (Eastern).