Poetry Reading with Vijaya Sundaram

Please join us for a poetry reading featuring Vijaya Sundaram, Medford’s Poet Laureate Emeritus.

Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026
Time: 4:00 pm

Vijaya Sundaram is an Indian-born, Medford-based poet, musician, artist, and community college professor. She served as Medford’s second Poet Laureate between 2023-2025. Her first collection of poems is titled Fractured Lens (2023, Červená Barva Press), and her second collection is Reverberations (2025, Ibbetson Street Press). Aside from poems, she has written short stories, plays and a short novel. Her poetry and short pieces have appeared in publications like The Rising Phoenix Press, the Stardust Review, and TELL Magazine, among others. She has read her poems at poetry events in and around Boston and Greater Boston areas. She currently runs an Open Mic for Poetry and Original Song at the Arts Collaborative Medford, as well as a Medford Poetry Club at the Medford Public Library. She is a recipient of the 2026 Mass Cultural Council Grant for Creative Individuals.

The 2025 Learn to Talk Social Justice Series includes the collaborative exhibition, Uprooted/Transplanted on display in the Nave Gallery as well as special exhibitions of Art in Exile and Faces of Syrian Refugees in the sanctuary of the Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church. These events are designed to further highlight issues tied to themes of social justice regarding displaced persons.