When We Say Boston, A Poem

City Of Boston Release

Boston's poet laureate, Porsha Olayiwola, brings us along on a verbal journey of what makes Boston special.

The Title Of This Poem Is A Land Acknowledgement. Boston Resides On The Unceded Land Of The Massachusetts People and the neighboring Wampanoag Nation. We Acknowledge The Genocide Of Indigenous People Occurred Alongside The Enslavement Of Africans. We State This In Attempt To Undo The Erasure Of Settler Colonialism.

This poem was commissioned to celebrate the National Main Streets Now conference coming to Boston in 2023.