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Cave Canem Spring 2026 Programming

Cave Canem Foundation, Inc.

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This season marks an important milestone for Cave Canem, and we're excited for you to join us in the coming months. We hope you'll celebrate with us the kind of sustenance that only Black poetry can give.

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Cave Canem Foundation, Inc.

Organizer of Cave Canem Spring 2026 Programming

Cave Canem is a nonprofit organization committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of Black poets. Founded by artists for artists, Cave Canem fosters community across the diaspora to enrich the field by facilitating a nurturing space in which to learn, experiment, create, and present. Cave Canem develops audiences for Black voices that have worked and are working in the craft of poetry.

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30 Years of Cave Canem

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Join Cave Canem for an exciting slate of programs, featuring key players from across our storied history, as we celebrate 30 years of the organization.

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Cave Canem Fall 2025 Programming

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Join Cave Canem this Fall 2025 Season for an array of brilliant makers of poetry, featuring Elizabeth Alexander, The Ailey School, Brandon Kilbourne, Natasha Trethewey, Nicole Sealey, John Murillo, Samiya Bashir, Douglas Kearney, and more!

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Cave Canem Fall 2026 Programming

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Join Cave Canem this Fall 2026 Season for an array of brilliant makers of poetry, featuring Mahogany L. Browne, Tanya Shirley, Raymond Antrobus, Courtney Conrad, Rommi Smith, Awuor Ouma, Kwame Dawes, Major Jackson, and more!

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Cave Canem in Nairobi

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Join Cave Canem for a slate of engaging poetry events in Nairobi, Kenya!

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Cave Canem Spring 2025 Programming

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Cave Canem has always been a place where poets come, freed from the distractions of their extra poetic lives, to be in community and create. Our Spring 2025 season is full with the fruits of that creation!

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Magnitude and Bond: Cave Canem in Washington, D.C.

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Join Cave Canem in Washington, D.C. for a weekend of engaging conversations, poetry readings, and community gatherings as we celebrate the launch of Magnitude and Bond: A Field Study on Black Literary Arts Organizations.