Rajnii Eddins is a spoken Word Poet/Emcee and Teaching Artist. He was the youngest member of the Afrikan American Writers Alliance at age 11 and has been actively sharing with youth and community in Vermont since 2010. Rajnii’s diverse talents and passions allow him to offer experiences that foster connection, learning, and mutual growth. He thrives at creating spaces that are educational, explorative, and celebratory, whether in a classroom, a conference hall, a community center, or online.

Pentangle Arts and Bookstock VT are pleased to present award-winning novelist and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Ayad Akhtar, as the keynote speaker of the Bookstock Literary Festival, Saturday, June 25, 2022 in the Woodstock Town Hall Theatre. A reception for the author and book signing will take place following the engagement