Upcoming

Upcoming

Summer 2026

MuseVerse Circle at Meadworks

Meadworks · Montgomery County, MD

Host and Curator · MuseVerse Circle

A gathering of poets from across the region and beyond. Details forthcoming. Stay in the circle to be notified.

Meadworks venue

Recent

March 2026

International Women's Day 2026

International Women's Day Celebration

Washington, D.C. Area

Guest Poet

Invited to present civic poetry at an International Women's Day celebration. The poem honored the breadth of what women carry, build, and offer, from the intimate to the institutional.

From The Quiet Engine · Civic poetry

Joy-Jayne Bassey at IWD 2026
Joy-Jayne Bassey presenting at IWD 2026
Joy-Jayne Bassey at IWD 2026 with guests
December 2025

Embassy of Nigeria · Washington, D.C.

Nigeria Day Celebration · Unity

Washington, D.C.

Guest Poet

Invited to present civic poetry at the Nigeria Day Celebration hosted by the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, D.C. The theme of the evening was Unity. The poem offered a vision of what Nigeria's next chapter demands of its people and those who love her.

And our children, steady-eyed, awake and unafraid, ask what a future worthy of them requires. It looks like promise made visible. Like a table where every voice is honored. Like a nation courageous enough to gather all its children without hesitation.

From The Chapter We Must Write · Civic poetry

Joy-Jayne Bassey at Nigeria Day Celebration 2025 at the podium with Nigerian and American flags
October 2025

Embassy of Nigeria · Washington, D.C.

IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting, Delegates

Washington, D.C.

Guest Poet

Invited to present civic poetry before international delegates gathered at the Embassy of Nigeria for the IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting. The poem spoke to Nigeria's promise, its people, and the collective act of reimagining what a nation can be.

We gather not only to remember Nigeria, but to re-imagine her. As innovation grounded in tradition, as sustainability rooted in community, as resilience spoken in every accent of hope.

From A Table for Its People · Civic poetry

Joy-Jayne Bassey at the Embassy of Nigeria podium