SESCRT is proud to showcase talented writers, but also beyond happy to introduce Jacksonville to one of Orlando’s truly outstanding souls on Sunday, May 27th at 7:30 p.m. at Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Avenue, Orlando, FL 32806.
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Shawn Welcome is a Brooklyn, NY native but has lived in Orlando, FL since 1993. He has been actively engaged in community work since 2006, with the launch of a poetry and life skills program for youth offenders at 33rd St. Jail. That same year, he also founded “Diverse Word” at Dandelion Communitea Café, a weekly open mic poetry night which attracts not only poets, but singers, comedians, and rappers from all over the city in a celebration of self-expression.
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Professionally, he has given himself to youth related area non-profit organizations including The Hope Community Center, Boys & Girls Club, Pg. 15, Frontline Outreach Community Center, and the Professional Opportunities Program for Students (POPS). He led and sponsored Oak Ridge High School’s poetry club.
Shawn authored and published “H20: Immersed in Verse” in 2013, written and performed NBA commercials for the Orlando Magic, and performed in countless faith-based functions. He currently serves as the Family Engagement Coordinator of “MVP Families” for the Polis Institute, a community engagement effort for academic success.
The concept is simple. Our writers read in your town. Then your writers read in our town. Everybody wins!
Jacksonville writers reading in Orlando are: Sohrab Homi Fracis, Tim Gilmore, Laura Hoffman, Matt Lany, Andres Rojas, and Nikesha Elise Williams. Orlando writers hosting and reading are: Shawn Welcome and Tod Caviness.
Doors at 7. Free and open to the public. (Donations for the venue acepted.) Bring a bottle of wine or some bites to share, please.