Poetry Open Mic Featuring Adonis Richards, aka Sincerely, Donnie

A featured poet(s) reads for 20 minutes. Featured poets are booked by host Carol Graser. Generally, our features are established, published poets and/or have made significant public contributions to the regional poetry scene.

FEBRUARY 2025 FEATURE: ADONIS RICHARDS, AKA SINCERELY, DONNIE

Adonis Richards, aka Sincerely, Donnie, an Afro-Latino poet, writer, DEIB advocate, and restorative practices advocate, is currently the program coordinator for the Office of Intercultural Affairs at Union College. Adonis has published three poetry collections, most recently Reflections of a Hopeless Creative, and established a media and writing company,

Lucid Writers. He also hosts a monthly poetry/spoken word open mic for the Schenectady community at Electric City Barn. His true passion is storytelling, mainly capturing the voices of the community and making sure they’re heard.