Lesley Day's Poetry + Open Mic Featuring Dallas Poet Laureate Joaquín Zihuatanejo
Schedule
Sun May 05 2024 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location
Spine Bookstore & Café | St. Louis, MO
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Sunday Night Poetry + Open MicHosted by the poet Lesley Day, author of Authenticity and Absence of Light (both books available at Spine)
Featured Poet:
Joaquín Zihuatanejo was the inaugural Dallas Poet Laureate for the city of Dallas. He was awarded a $50,000 Laureate Fellowship prize by the Academy of American Poets in honor of the extraordinary work he did as Dallas' first poet laureate. He earned his MFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is the only poet on the planet to win the Individual World Poetry Slam Championship and the World Cup of Poetry Slam Championship held in Paris, France. Making him for a time, the number one ranked slam poet on the planet. His new book, Occupy Whiteness, which he has for sale tonight, is out now from Deep Vellum Publishing.
Our poetry nights are inclusive and supportive. It is a perfect place to read for the first time, try new material, experiment, or share your published work.
Door: 6pm. Poetry: 7:00-10:00
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Where is it happening?
Spine Bookstore & Café, 1982 Arsenal St,St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: