Poetry Reading with Brooke Lehmann

Name: Poetry Reading with Brooke Lehmann
Start: 2026-01-18T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-18T15:00:00-05:00
Location: 4139 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28209

Schedule

Sun Jan 18 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

4139 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28209 | Charlotte, NC

We want to celebrate Brooke Lehmann on her book of poetry, Of Salt and Song. She will read and discuss the book during an in-store event at 2 pm, Sunday, January 18, 2026. Books are available through the store. We look forward to seeing you at this free event.

Synopsis:
Of Salt and Song, Brooke Lehmann’s debut poetry collection, offers a powerful and intimate journey of survival through the landscape of her harmful religious upbringing. Framed through the lens of the biblical story of Lot’s wife, Of Salt and Song employs persona poems to reimagine this familiar narrative, subverting traditional patriarchal themes of abuse and divine punishment. The book explores the resilience of the human spirit through compassion, empowerment, and sensuality, ultimately finding freedom for both the speaker and her readers.

Author Bio:
Brooke Lehmann’s poems have been featured in Poet Lore, Tar River Poetry, Pedestal Magazine, and others. She was longlisted for the 2022 Palette Poetry Sappho Prize for Women Poets, and her chapbook manuscript, Pillar of Exquisite Sorrows, was named a finalist in Tusculum Review’s 2023 Chapbook Prize. Her poem, “Thanksgiving Psalm,” was awarded first place in the 2024 Charles Edward Eaton contest for Pinesong and was also nominated for a Pushcart Prize. In 2025, “Green River” won 1st Place in the Robert Golden Award, and “Sierra Glow” secured 1st place in the Mary Ruffin Poole American Heritage Award. Her debut collection, Of Salt and Song, is now available from Kelsay Books. She is currently enrolled in the MFA Creative Writing Program at Queens University and serves as Poet-in-Residence for Charlotte Center for Mindfulness.