The 40th Salina Spring Poetry Series

CASH HOLLISTAH TO READ IN SALINA SPRING POETRY SERIES, TUESDAY, APRIL 2

The reading will begin at 7 pm at Red Fern Booksellers (106 S Santa Fe Ave). Admission will be $5 cash at the door and free for students with ID.

Traci Brimhall, Kansas Poet Laureate, curated this year’s series. Brimhall selected poets with a broad range of perspectives who will share their work in Salina this April.

“It's wonderful to be kicking off the 40th anniversary with an incredible Salina poet and performer. Cash is masterful with language, whether that's through poetry or music. He brings a sense of rhythm and lyrical dexterity to everything he does. Hearing him perform is elating--my heart and ears are on fire as a listener. He's a wonderful poet and an amazing advocate for the literary and musical arts in Kansas,” says Brimhall.

Cash Hollistah is a national hip-hop recording artist, musician, spoken word poet, arts educator, and community activist based in Salina, Kansas. Hollistah's musical projects, "#cashmob." (2016) & "#cashmob. 2" (2017), and live performances have earned him spots on high-profile stages, notably South by Southwest (SXSW), and billing with acts such as Common, Shaggy, T.I., and Kirk Franklin. Hollistah also founded/hosted the former poetry series, ONE MIC, and occasionally teaches "Poetry & Hip-Hop" specialty classes to students in central Kansas. Currently, Hollistah sits on the board of directors of the Kansas Music Hall of Fame.

For needed accommodations, please call Amanda Morris at Salina Arts & Humanities at 785-309-5770 between 8:00 a.m. - Noon and 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Every effort will be made to accommodate known disabilities. For material or speech access, please call at least five working days prior to the event.

Salina Arts & Humanities, a department of the City of Salina, has served a unique role as an arts advocate and resource partner since 1966. The Smoky Hill River Festival, Horizons Grants Program, Smoky Hill Museum, Arts Infusion Program in schools, Community Art & Design, and Creative Connections are among the programs of Salina Arts & Humanities, located at 211 W. Iron Avenue in Salina.