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Raymond Nat Turner at the UpSurge Jazz Celebration
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
03 Apr 2024
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Raymond Nat Turner, BAR's Poet-in-Residence is set to perform his poetry live on April 13, 2024 from 4-6 pm for the UpSurge NYC Celebration of National Poetry and Jazz Appreciation Month.

Sisters Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center

1942 Amsterdam Ave, Harlem, NYC

 

Raymond Nat Turner is a NYC poet; BAR's Poet-in-Residence; and founder/co-leader of the jazz-poetry ensemble UpSurge!NYC. You can Vote for his work at GoFundMe and PayPal .

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