First Wednesday Poetry Reading Featuring Poet Deborah J. Hunter with Open Mic

Deborah J. Hunter is a Tulsa, Oklahoma poet, spoken word artist, playwright, director, essayist, actor, teaching artist, workshop facilitator and social justice activist. A descendant of 1921 Tulsa Massacre survivors, she was honored to receive a 2020 Greenwood Art Project grant for her original play, Porches, set during the years following that Tulsa tragedy and staged during the 2021 Centennial remembrance. She also received a 2024 Artists Creative Fund Grant, 2021 Dan Allen Center for Social Justice Award, 2018 Woman of the Year Pinnacle Award and was the finalist for the 2013 Oklahoma Poet Laureate. Her poetry has been published in literary journals, magazines, anthologies and other printed media. She is mostly known for her soul-filled spoken word performances. A staunch and longtime advocate and educator on issues pertaining to mental health and homelessness, Hunter’s chapter, “Violence and the Homeless Population: Perpetrators or Victims?” appears in the academic series, Violence and Abuse in Society: Understanding a Global Crisis. She retired from the behavioral health field and continues writing, educating, and performing. $10 donation at the door.

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