Returning to the Freight stage for the third annual Great Night of Soul Poetry, Dale and Dan Zola breathe fresh life into poetry's oral roots as they lead a warm and unique celebration of the works of Mary Oliver, William Stafford, Billy Collins, Naomi Shihab Nye, Antonio Machado, Galway Kinnell -- poets who express the depth of the human heart with powerful images, evocative language, humor, and tenderness towards life.

Presenters Chetana Karel, Maya Spector, Carolyn Zola, Guillermo Ortiz, Jocelyn Truitt, La Tanya Carmichael, Bo Srey, and Barry Spector, joined by Claude Palmer on oud (Middle Eastern lute), Brad Van Cleave on tabla, Sheldon Brown on woodwinds and Sharon Walters on accordion, weave a lush tapestry of poetry and music, taking us on a journey to otherwise inaccessible places within our own hearts.