Poetry By Candlelight

Poetry by candlelight gives the stage to poets in an intimate setting as part of our date night series. We have wine, beer, hot soups, and tasty bites to curate an experience unlike any other. Perfect for a self date, romantic date, friend date, or something you don't want to label just yet.

Most of our featured poets have books available to sign, letting you bring a piece of the night home with you.

Poets:

Eliot Parker Graves

A Black, Queer poet and musician artist from New York City.

They have shared their work at The Museum of Modern Art, The Museum of Contemporary Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Nuyorican Poet's Café, The Apollo Theater, The Kennedy Memorial Center, and more.

Their free time is spent reading, listening, or playing Blues and Punk very badly.

They are proud of their previous work as a senior Poetry Editor for 'What Are Birds Literary Magazine (2018-2021).

Natamazan

Jessica M. Paynes

Date: March 28th

Time: Doors open at 7 PM

7:00 PM Doors Open / Guest Arrival & Seating

7:30 PM Opening Remarks & Evening Introduction

7:35 PM Jessica – Performance

7:50 PM Brief Transition & Intro to Poet 2

7:55 PM Natamazan – Performance

8:10 PM Brief Transition & Intro to Poet 3

8:15 PM Parker – Performance

8:30 PM Closing Statements & Thank Yous

8:40–9:00 PM Book Signing & Mingling

Food and drink refreshments available. Poets will have tables available to sign books.

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