Salina Arts & Humanities
The 38th Salina Spring Poetry Series, sponsored by Salina Arts & Humanities, begins on Tuesday with a reading by spoken word poet and Colorado Poet Laureate Bobby LeFebre.
The reading is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Homewood Suites, 115 E. Mulberry Street, in the outdoor courtyard. The event is open to the public at no charge. Attendees are encouraged to donate to support visiting artist fees. A cash bar will be available for refreshments.
"What a way to kick off the 2022 Salina Spring Poetry Series! LeFebre is a powerful poet with great presence and delivery. I’ve admired his words and cultural work for years now and continue to cheer and celebrate the recognition he continues to receive. Believe me, when I say, I am as happy as anyone to see LeFebre read in Salina, Kansas," said Huascar Medina, poet laureate of Kansas.
LeFebre is an award-winning writer, performer, and cultural worker fusing a non-traditional multi-hyphenated professional identity to imagine new realities, empower communities, advance arts, and culture, and serve as an agent of provocation, transformation, equity, and social change. LeFebre’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Huffington Post, The Guardian, American Theater Magazine, NPR, and poets.org.
In 2019, LeFebre was named Colorado’s eighth poet laureate, making him the youngest and first person of color to be appointed to the position in its 100-year history.
LeFebre holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the Metropolitan University of Denver and a master’s degree in art, literature, and culture from the University of Denver.