Time & Date
Event Location
GrubStreet Center for Creative Writing50 Liberty Drive, Suite 500Boston, MA 02210Open in Google Maps
WBUR is proud to be a media sponsor of Evening of Inspired Leaders, which brings together exceptional leaders from diverse fields to each read their favorite poem and reflect on its connection to their life and work. Lisa Mullins, host of All Things Considered, will emcee this free event, online and live at GrubStreet’s new Center for Creative Writing in Boston’s Seaport.
The event aims to raise $125,000 to help Mass Poetry produce its dynamic roster of free and low-cost poetry programs for thousands of people, young and old, across Massachusetts.
2021 Featured Speakers
Mohamad Ali - CEO, International Data Group Inc
Andrew Bacevich - writer and president, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
Alondra Bobadilla - Boston youth poet laureate
Eve Bridburg - founder and executive director, GrubStreet
Bina Venkataraman -editorial page editor, The Boston Globe
Marquis Victor - poet and executive director, Elevated Thought