Celebrate National Poetry Month with A Walk With Poetry—an immersive community-centered arts experience curated by spoken word artist Kiana Renee (aka CraziiKi) as part of SEEK Raleigh. This unique poetry event invites the community to explore the beauty of language while enjoying the natural serenity of the park.
As you stroll through the greenery, you’ll encounter words that speak to identity, healing, joy, and truth, turning your walk into a journey of expression and discovery!
About the Event
Set along a thoughtfully curated walking route, participants move through the park while encountering live poetry performances at designated stops, transforming the landscape into a living gallery of voices, stories, and expression. This experience intentionally centers Raleigh-based poets, showcasing the city’s rich diversity of voices across age, background, and artistic style, and offering a platform for both emerging and established artists.
The program culminates in a powerful headlining performance by Dasan Ahanu, an award-winning poet, playwright, cultural organizer, performing artist, and scholar. A Southern storyteller, Dasan uses poetry to deepen awareness of our social and cultural landscapes.
Designed to celebrate poetry as both an art form and a communal practice, A Walk With Poetry encourages mindfulness through movement, accessibility through outdoor performance, and connection through shared storytelling.
Sign up to take one of the guided poetry walks, or show up with a camping chair/blanket and settle in to listen to the headliner performances at the trailhead, or do both!
Guided Poetry Walk Schedule
● Group 1: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
● Group 2: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
● Group 3: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
● Group 4: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM