The 40th Salina Spring Poetry Series, sponsored and organized by Salina Arts & Humanities, begins on Tuesday, April 2, with a reading by Cash Hollistah.
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.