Flow State: Poetry | Narrative Nights Event Series

Join us in a Flow State for an evening of celebrating creativity & expression at Narrative’s 1st “no mic/open mic” poetry night!

Hosted by local poetry scene extraordinaire, Aparna Paul

Aparna (she/her) is a writer, chemical engineer, banana bread enthusiast, & amateur crossword constructor based in Cambridge, MA. She performs regularly, slams sometimes, & hosts occasionally at the Boston Poetry Slam at the Cantab Lounge. Her poetry & prose has been recognized by Reckoning, DMQ Review, & Gaining Ground, among others. She edited the anthology Reflections of The Land (Literary Cleveland, 2022) and is a co-editor of GOOD SOUP, a monthly literary/arts mail magazine (@goodsoup.mag on insta!). Her first full-length book of poetry is forthcoming with Game Over Books in 2025.

Featured performance by published poet & essayist, Yena Sharma Purmassir

Yena a poet and essayist from New York City. She is the author of Until I Learned What It Meant (Where Are You Press, 2013), When I’m Not There (self-published, 2016), OUR SYNONYMS: An Epic (Party Trick Press, 2022), and VIRAHA (Game Over Books, 2022). In 2020, she earned a master’s degree in theological studies from Harvard Divinity School, where she focused on South Asian religious traditions. As the former Queens Teen Poet Laureate (2010-2011) and a lifelong New York snob, Yena now ironically and happily lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. You can find her online and walking along the Charles River.

Sign-ups to perform are 1st/come 1st serve on night of- 3 min time slots

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