Rajnii will speak his poems from Their Names Are Mine, In The Coded Language Of This Mortal Tongue, among others; and engage in a Q&A discussion with community members in the audience.

Originally from Seattle Washington, Spoken Word Poet/ Emcee and Teaching Artist Rajnii Eddins has been engaging diverse community audiences for over 27 years.

He was the youngest member of the Afrikan American Writers Alliance at age 11 and has been actively sharing with youth and community in Vermont since 2010.

His work Their Names Are Mine aims to confront white supremacy while emphasizing the need to affirm our mutual humanity.

• "We are more than a little lucky to have poets like Rajnii Eddins in this world." - Reuben Jackson