Jean Dany Joachim

Poet, actor, playwright, Cambridge Poet Populist from 2009 to 2011, and the current Poet in Residence at First Church in Cambridge. He created the Many Voices Project, a series of readings and follow-up poetry workshops, inspiring conversations about race and equality. He is the director of City Night Readings, a series featuring diverse poetic talents, writers, and artists. Jean Dany is a 2017 Massachusetts Cultural Council grant recipient for his play: Your Voice Poet, and the winner of STC’s Playwrights of Color competition. He travels nationally and internationally to perform his poetry. He has published in English, French, and Haitian Creole. He says, Life is Good!