EVENT: jackson, tennessee--poetry for port-au-prince

The Griot Collective of West Tennessee presents "Poetry for Port-au-Prince" Saturday February 13 6 pm at the Green Frog Coffee Company in downtown Jackson Tennessee.  "Poetry for Port-au-Prince" is an open mic event where poets, published and unpublished, are invited to read their original works or poems by their favorite poets.  A $10 donation is requested for each poem read with all proceeds going to Unicef for Haitian earthquake relief.

The Griot Collective of West Tennessee is a 501(c)(3) poetry workshop meeting monthly from September through May.  The Green Frog Coffee Company is located at 112 Baltimore Street in Jackson Tennessee.  The event is free and open to the public.  For more detai ls, phone:  731.423.5537.