I Know Who I Am: Voices in the Now-Future
Event date:
Sunday, May 31Event time:
4:00pm-5:00pmLocation:
Poetry Stage, Bart PlazaThemes:
Booksales:
Nomadic Bookshop, right by the stageAccess:
FREE
Some voices don’t wait for the future to arrive. They speak from it.
In I Know Who I Am: Voices in the Now-Future, three powerhouse poets bring language that moves with clarity, conviction, and fire. Their work lives in the present tense where identity is claimed, history is confronted, and the future is already pressing through the lines.
Tramaine Suubi delivers performance alive with presence, drawing audiences into stories shaped by movement and music. Mukethe Kawinzi brings language shaped by the unruly energy and wisdom of the natural world, looking beyond the visible and opening portals to futures that include all living beings. devorah major (poet, activist, former San Francisco Poet Laureate, and Berkeley Poetry Festival Lifetime Achievement Awardee for 2026) offers work grounded in history, community, and the enduring power of Black literary traditions.
Together, these writers remind us that the future is created voice by voice, poem by poem.
