Where I’m From: A Poetic Journey Across Five Continents: An Evening with Ebony Walden
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Friday, Sep 11, 2026 7pm - 8pm
Location
New Dominion Bookshop
404 E Main St
Details
Join us for an evening with Ebony Walden, who will read from her new memoir, Where I’m From: A Poetic Journey Across Five Continents. An audience Q&A will follow. This in-person event will be cosponsored by WriterHouse and will be free and open to the public. We recommend arriving early for the best seating.
About the Book: Perfect for fans of Eat, Pray, Love, this soulful travel memoir blends poetry, global adventure, cultural connection, and personal transformation with reflections on race, identity, and belonging.
In 2010, twenty-nine-year-old poet Ebony Walden quits her job to go on an eight-month solo journey across fifteen countries and five continents. Propelled by a sense of purpose and adventure, she moves from teaching English and volunteering in places like Guatemala and India to conducting poetry workshops in Kenya, walking the ruins of Machu Picchu, and paragliding over the Swiss Alps.
Along the way, Ebony writes “Where I’m From” poems with the people she meets—intimate reflections that capture family, identity, and culture, weaving their voices into her own unfolding journey. But each destination also challenges her in unexpected ways, forcing her to reckon with the hardships of growing up in New York in the ’80s and ’90s. Through breathtaking landscapes, unexpected setbacks, and profound encounters with strangers, Ebony begins to understand that travel is not just about seeing the world—it is about allowing the world to change you.
Part travel memoir, part coming-of-age story, Where I’m From invites readers to take their own journey beyond borders and come home to themselves.
