poetry pathway chattanooga

Welcome to the
Renaissance Park Poetry Pathway!

The following poetry is featured at each stop through Spring and Summer 2025. Visit each stop. Read | Listen | Write

• Stop 1 – “In This Space” by Drexel A. Chrestersen White
• Stop 2 – “Suddenly Spring Strikes the Senses” by Kelly Watts Williams
• Stop 3 – “In the Circle” by Marsha “The Poetic Diva”
• Stop 4 – “The Trees Hold Seeds” by Mama T
• Stop 5 – “Almost the Way It’s Supposed To Be” by Cynthia Robinson Young
• Stop 6 -“Bridges” by Neelanjan Patri
• Stop 7 -“Framework” by Laura Brown
• Stop 8 -“Stranger and His Hammock Near the Riverbank” by Gwendolyn Hamilton
• Stop 9 – “Choose Wisely” by Jacquelyn “Jamnjaq” Atkerson
• Stop 10 – “Observation” by Vander
• Stop 11 – “The Hills” by Kelly “Stormy Poet” Williams
• Stop 12 – “Concrete Jungle” by N’nako Kande’

Thanks to the Selection Committee for the Spring/Summer 2025 Season:
Marsha “The Poetic Diva” Mills
Laura Brown
Jacquelyn “Jamnjaq” Atkerson
Kelly Watts Williams
Kelly “Stormy Poet” Williams
Cynthia Robinson-Young