What is Poetic Lakay?

In Kreyol , “Lakay” is defined as home or origin. Poetic Lakay is a monthly poetry/open mic event that has forged a home in the newly renovated and reopened Caribbean Marketplace in Downtown Little Haiti, FL. This event encourages artists to openly express themselves, build community and strengthen collective connection to HOME.

As a part of Northeast 2nd Avenue Partnership (NE2P)’s mission to revitalize Little Haiti and highlight the community as a cultural destination in Miami, Poetic Lakay showcases local performing artists as well as attracts others from outside of the community to the area – artists and audience members alike. Poetic Lakay serves as a platform for all upcoming performing artists to express themselves through the arts – poetry, spoken-word, dance and music.

Mecca aka Grimo, the event host said, “Poetic Lakay is a safe space in which all artists are welcomed to perform, while also offering a platform for performances in Haitian Creole which is an unprecedented element in the Miami poetry/spoken word scene.”

🎂 Come celebrate #NationalPoetryMonth and our 3yr Anniversary of @PoeticLakay in #LittleHaiti

(7 p.m. – Creative Writing Workshop by: Olivia Narcisse)
(8 p.m. – @PoeticLakay)

Hosted by: Mecca aka Grimo

RSVP via Eventbrite: PoeticLakayApril2017.eventbrite.com

For additional inquiries, please contact Natalie Lewis Schere at natalie@pathtohiphop.org or 786-837-1583.