Notable Appearances, Featured Invites
2020
Feature read, Tsuda University-Japan’s oldest and esteemed women’s university, Tokyo, Japan Feature read, JALT of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan
2019
Feature read, Graduate Class – Social Justice in Practice and Policy, College of Public Health–School of Social Work, Temple University
Feature read, Hobart and William Smith Colleges,
Feature Read, African Stages of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada
Feature read Fuji Women’s University, Sapporo Japan
Feature read Dept. of African American Studies, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
Feature read, JALT of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan
Feature read University of Tre, World Poetry Day, Rome Italy
2018
Feature read School of Health Professions & Social Work, Graduate Class, “ The Psycho-dynamics of Race, Class & Culture” Temple University , Philadelphia, PA
Feature read United Nations International Decade For People of African Descent, Vancouver, Canada
Feature read, Bridgewater International Poetry Festival, Bridgewater Virginia, USA
Feature read, English Language & Translation, Santa Chiara University, Frascati, Rome, Italy
Feature read, with Italian Poet Luciano Cecchinel, University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Mayor’s Commission on African & Caribbean Immigrant Affairs, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2017
Feature read, Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Feature read, Hokkai Gakuan University, Sapporo, Japan
Feature read, Hokusei Gakuen University, Sapporo, Japan
Feature read, Fuji’s Women’s University, Sapporo, Japan
Feature read, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada
Reading before The Honorable Keshari Nath Tripathi, Governor of The State of West Bengal, India
Reading MA&BA Postcolonial Literature & Poetry, Dept. of English, Jadavpur, Univer, Kolkata, India
Reading, the theater production of ‘ Beyond Borders ‘ by The Creative Arts Theater, Kolkata, India
Dept. of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur, University, Kolkata, India,
International Poetry & Sister Arts Festival, Cesena, Italy http://festivalpoesiaarti.wixsite.com/poesiaartisorelle Reading-doctoral seminar class, Blues Traditions, Program of American Studies, Prof. Schroder, University of Tre, Rome, Italy
Performing Poetry: Neal Hall and Irish poet Eileán Ní Chuilleanáin, University of Tre, Rome, Italy
The African Stage, Vancouver, Canada,
Poetry Paradigm Group, Kolkata, India
International Kolkata Book Fair, Feature read with Sahitya Akademi winner Dr. S Sarkar, Kolkata, India
The Creative Art Center, Kolkata, India
Brahmaputra Festival, Guwahati, Assam, India
Srijan Poetry Society, Kolkata, India
Rhythm Divine Poets Society, Kolkata, India
University of Calcutta, Depts of English, Linguistic & Journalism & Mass Communication, Kolkata, India Jadavpur University, School of Women’s Studies, Kolkata India
Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival, Kolkata, India
2016
Featured Invite, African American Studies Graduate Class, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Featured Invite, The Consulate General of the United States of America, Sapporo, Japan
Featured Invite, African American Studies Class, Hokusei Gakuen University, Sapporo, Japan
James Rivers Writer’s Conference, Richmond, VA
Indo-American Arts Council Literary Festival, Kimmel Center, Ny, Ny
Ghana’s Story Moja Literary Festival, Ghana
Azadi Ke Hum Matwale, Poetry Reading, Chief Guest, Hyderabad, India
Lamakaan Cultural Center, Hyderabad, India
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research Law School, Hyderabad, India
Feature Read with 2013 Sahitya Akademi Award winner Dr. Subodh Sarkar, Kolkata, India
A Monsoon Evening of Poetry, Neal Hall, Sanjukta Dasgupta and Subodh Sarkar, The American Literature and Culture Interest Group, Kolkata, India
Bangalore Poetry Festival, Bangalore, India
District of Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria Germany, Invite by Cultural Minster, Pfaffenhofen, Germany
University Prep – Schyren-Gymnasium High School, Invite English Dept., Pfaffenhofen, Germany
Department of Human Rights and Political Science, University Padova, Padova, Italy
CSOA Sans Papier, CSOA Sans Papier, #Occupy BankItalia since 2005, Rome, Italy
Center For American Studies, one of the leading centers for American Studies in Europe, Rome, Italy Keynote Speaker/ Featured Poet, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA,
Lamakaan Cultural Center, Hyderabad, India – http://www.lamakaan.com
Lekhana Writer’s Festival, Bangalore, India
Hyderabad Literary Festival, Hyderabad, India
2015
National Academy of Letters Sahitya Akademi – Bangalore, India Bangalore Literary Festival, Bangalore, India
Indo-American Arts Council Literary Festival, NY, NY
Poetry Panelists James Rivers Writer’s Conference, Richmond, VA Poetry On The Lake, Orta, Italy
Sacramento Black Book Festival, Sacramento, CA
World Poetry Day, Italian National Commission for UNESCO & University of Rome Tre, Museo dell’ Alto Medio
Evo, Rome, Italy. Poems translated /read in Italian, read in Italian.
Pan African Slam 2015, Cafe deux Soleils, Vancouver, Canada
Black History Month: Celebration of Black History, Strathcona, Vancouver, Canada Hyderabad Literary Festival, Hyderabad, India, Jan
2014
Bridgewater College International Literary Festival, Bridgewater, VA, Selected one of the top 13 poets of the 120 poets in attendance reading their work.
Deep Travel Literary Journey, Kathmandu, Bundapur & Pokhara, Nepal
United Black Canadian Community Association’s 11th Celebration of the Black Strathcona and Heritage of Black Community for Vancouver City, Vancouver, Canada
Winnipeg Anarchist Book Festival, Winnipeg, Canada
Story Moja International Literary Festival, Nairobi, Kenya, Dr. Hall’s tribute poem (Ne’er More) to Ghana’s poet Prof. Kofi Awoonor killed in the 2013 Westgate terrorist attack, Nairobi, Kenya was selected as one of the three 2014 festival’s poems.
Jamaica Poetry Festival, Kingston, Jamaica,
Spoken Word Paris, Au Chat Noir, Paris, France
Deep Travel Literary Tour, Fez & Moulay Idriss (Roman Ruins), Morocco,
Poetry On The Lake Festival, Lake Maggerio, Italy
Readings: Ashland, OR and Tell It Slant Poetry, Alberta Street Pub, Portland, OR http://ijpr.org/post/doctorpoet-neal-hall
Bowery Poetry, Invited by Bowery Art + Science, NY, NY
IDEA, Performing Arts Center, Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, N.J.
NYC Anarchist Book Fair Collective, Main Stage NY, NY
Art Sanctuary’s Celebration of Black Writing, Philadelphia, PA.
2013
West Hollywood Book Festival, West Hollywood, CA Storymoja Hay International Literary Festival, Nairobi, Kenya
2012
Ubud Writers & Readers International Festival, Bali, Indonesia
Paul Robeson House Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Feature read, Tsuda University-Japan’s oldest and esteemed women’s university, Tokyo, Japan Feature read, JALT of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan
2019
Feature read, Graduate Class – Social Justice in Practice and Policy, College of Public Health–School of Social Work, Temple University
Feature read, Hobart and William Smith Colleges,
Feature Read, African Stages of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada
Feature read Fuji Women’s University, Sapporo Japan
Feature read Dept. of African American Studies, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
Feature read, JALT of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan
Feature read University of Tre, World Poetry Day, Rome Italy
2018
Feature read School of Health Professions & Social Work, Graduate Class, “ The Psycho-dynamics of Race, Class & Culture” Temple University , Philadelphia, PA
Feature read United Nations International Decade For People of African Descent, Vancouver, Canada
Feature read, Bridgewater International Poetry Festival, Bridgewater Virginia, USA
Feature read, English Language & Translation, Santa Chiara University, Frascati, Rome, Italy
Feature read, with Italian Poet Luciano Cecchinel, University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Mayor’s Commission on African & Caribbean Immigrant Affairs, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2017
Feature read, Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Feature read, Hokkai Gakuan University, Sapporo, Japan
Feature read, Hokusei Gakuen University, Sapporo, Japan
Feature read, Fuji’s Women’s University, Sapporo, Japan
Feature read, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada
Reading before The Honorable Keshari Nath Tripathi, Governor of The State of West Bengal, India
Reading MA&BA Postcolonial Literature & Poetry, Dept. of English, Jadavpur, Univer, Kolkata, India
Reading, the theater production of ‘ Beyond Borders ‘ by The Creative Arts Theater, Kolkata, India
Dept. of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur, University, Kolkata, India,
International Poetry & Sister Arts Festival, Cesena, Italy http://festivalpoesiaarti.wixsite.com/poesiaartisorelle Reading-doctoral seminar class, Blues Traditions, Program of American Studies, Prof. Schroder, University of Tre, Rome, Italy
Performing Poetry: Neal Hall and Irish poet Eileán Ní Chuilleanáin, University of Tre, Rome, Italy
The African Stage, Vancouver, Canada,
Poetry Paradigm Group, Kolkata, India
International Kolkata Book Fair, Feature read with Sahitya Akademi winner Dr. S Sarkar, Kolkata, India
The Creative Art Center, Kolkata, India
Brahmaputra Festival, Guwahati, Assam, India
Srijan Poetry Society, Kolkata, India
Rhythm Divine Poets Society, Kolkata, India
University of Calcutta, Depts of English, Linguistic & Journalism & Mass Communication, Kolkata, India Jadavpur University, School of Women’s Studies, Kolkata India
Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival, Kolkata, India
2016
Featured Invite, African American Studies Graduate Class, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Featured Invite, The Consulate General of the United States of America, Sapporo, Japan
Featured Invite, African American Studies Class, Hokusei Gakuen University, Sapporo, Japan
James Rivers Writer’s Conference, Richmond, VA
Indo-American Arts Council Literary Festival, Kimmel Center, Ny, Ny
Ghana’s Story Moja Literary Festival, Ghana
Azadi Ke Hum Matwale, Poetry Reading, Chief Guest, Hyderabad, India
Lamakaan Cultural Center, Hyderabad, India
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research Law School, Hyderabad, India
Feature Read with 2013 Sahitya Akademi Award winner Dr. Subodh Sarkar, Kolkata, India
A Monsoon Evening of Poetry, Neal Hall, Sanjukta Dasgupta and Subodh Sarkar, The American Literature and Culture Interest Group, Kolkata, India
Bangalore Poetry Festival, Bangalore, India
District of Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria Germany, Invite by Cultural Minster, Pfaffenhofen, Germany
University Prep – Schyren-Gymnasium High School, Invite English Dept., Pfaffenhofen, Germany
Department of Human Rights and Political Science, University Padova, Padova, Italy
CSOA Sans Papier, CSOA Sans Papier, #Occupy BankItalia since 2005, Rome, Italy
Center For American Studies, one of the leading centers for American Studies in Europe, Rome, Italy Keynote Speaker/ Featured Poet, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA,
Lamakaan Cultural Center, Hyderabad, India – http://www.lamakaan.com
Lekhana Writer’s Festival, Bangalore, India
Hyderabad Literary Festival, Hyderabad, India
2015
National Academy of Letters Sahitya Akademi – Bangalore, India Bangalore Literary Festival, Bangalore, India
Indo-American Arts Council Literary Festival, NY, NY
Poetry Panelists James Rivers Writer’s Conference, Richmond, VA Poetry On The Lake, Orta, Italy
Sacramento Black Book Festival, Sacramento, CA
World Poetry Day, Italian National Commission for UNESCO & University of Rome Tre, Museo dell’ Alto Medio
Evo, Rome, Italy. Poems translated /read in Italian, read in Italian.
Pan African Slam 2015, Cafe deux Soleils, Vancouver, Canada
Black History Month: Celebration of Black History, Strathcona, Vancouver, Canada Hyderabad Literary Festival, Hyderabad, India, Jan
2014
Bridgewater College International Literary Festival, Bridgewater, VA, Selected one of the top 13 poets of the 120 poets in attendance reading their work.
Deep Travel Literary Journey, Kathmandu, Bundapur & Pokhara, Nepal
United Black Canadian Community Association’s 11th Celebration of the Black Strathcona and Heritage of Black Community for Vancouver City, Vancouver, Canada
Winnipeg Anarchist Book Festival, Winnipeg, Canada
Story Moja International Literary Festival, Nairobi, Kenya, Dr. Hall’s tribute poem (Ne’er More) to Ghana’s poet Prof. Kofi Awoonor killed in the 2013 Westgate terrorist attack, Nairobi, Kenya was selected as one of the three 2014 festival’s poems.
Jamaica Poetry Festival, Kingston, Jamaica,
Spoken Word Paris, Au Chat Noir, Paris, France
Deep Travel Literary Tour, Fez & Moulay Idriss (Roman Ruins), Morocco,
Poetry On The Lake Festival, Lake Maggerio, Italy
Readings: Ashland, OR and Tell It Slant Poetry, Alberta Street Pub, Portland, OR http://ijpr.org/post/doctorpoet-neal-hall
Bowery Poetry, Invited by Bowery Art + Science, NY, NY
IDEA, Performing Arts Center, Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, N.J.
NYC Anarchist Book Fair Collective, Main Stage NY, NY
Art Sanctuary’s Celebration of Black Writing, Philadelphia, PA.
2013
West Hollywood Book Festival, West Hollywood, CA Storymoja Hay International Literary Festival, Nairobi, Kenya
2012
Ubud Writers & Readers International Festival, Bali, Indonesia
Paul Robeson House Museum, Philadelphia, PA