Opera Omaha’s upcoming Poetry & Music Project features work by C&V alumni Sidney Marquez Boquiren.

Now in its 8th year, the Poetry & Music Project connects student poets and their words with composers to create original music and explore the connections between poetry and music.
For the 24/25 Project, Opera Omaha received 66 poem submission from students across Nebraska inspired by the theme “My Neighborhood.” Poets ranged from second graders to high school juniors, including first time poets and seasoned writers.
While there were many outstanding poems submitted to the project, in the end, project composer Sidney Marquez Boquiren and hip-hop artist Lite Pole selected 14 poems that inspired them to create original music with the poems as the lyrics.