Before & After: Poets respond to Romeo and Juliet (2013)
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In Before & After: Poets Respond to Romeo and Juliet, two local poets, Joel Dias-Porter and Paulette Beete responded to the Folger Theatre's Romeo and Juliet (Folger Theatre, 2013). The original work of the poets explored themes from the play, in this unique lyrical communication between genres. The event was free and open to the public, pending RSVP, and held in the Folger's Elizabethan Theatre on Nobember 6, 2013 from 6pm to 7pm.
Joel Dias-Porter
Joel Dias-Porter has taken top prizes in the National Poetry Slam and Haiku Slam Championships.
Paulette Beete
Paulette Beete is the author of two chapbooks and has received awards for her poetry and fiction.