St Elmo's - Delray Poetry Open Mic Night
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Dear poets and poetry lovers,
Please join us for our next Del Ray Poetry Reading on Friday, Nov. 6 from 7-9 PM at St. Elmo’s Coffee Shop (2300 Mt. Vernon Ave.). We’re delighted to welcome back as our featured poet Zeina Azzam, Alexandria's very own world-renowned former Poet Laureate.
After her performance, we’ll open the mic for all to read their poems. Our theme this month is “What is Home?”
About Zeina:
Zeina Azzam is a Palestinian American poet, writer, editor, and community activist. She was selected as the Poet Laureate of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, in April 2022 and served in this position for three years, until April 2025. Her full-length poetry collection, Some Things Never Leave You, was published in 2023 by Tiger Bark Press. Zeina's chapbook, Bayna Bayna, In-Between, was published in 2021 by The Poetry Box, which nominated one of her poems ("Traveling with the Speed of Light") for the Pushcart Prize. In November 2022, The KNOT Magazine also nominated Zeina's poem, "Death in War," for a Pushcart. The City of Alexandria also published a collection of her poems in 2025 titled Poems for Alexandria.
In addition to participating regularly in poetry readings locally and nationally, Zeina serves as a mentor for We Are Not Numbers, a writing program for youth in Gaza, and is currently poetry editor for WANN. She volunteers for humanitarian organizations that support Palestinian development. Zeina is also active in Grassroots Alexandria, a local group that advocates for the civil rights of vulnerable communities in Alexandria, Virginia, where she lives. Her educational background includes an M.A. in Arabic language and literature from Georgetown University, an M.A. in sociology from George Mason University, and a B.A. in psychology from Vassar College.
We hope to see you there-
Your co-hosts, Wendi Kaplan and Neal Learner
Please join us for our next Del Ray Poetry Reading on Friday, Nov. 6 from 7-9 PM at St. Elmo’s Coffee Shop (2300 Mt. Vernon Ave.). We’re delighted to welcome back as our featured poet Zeina Azzam, Alexandria's very own world-renowned former Poet Laureate.
After her performance, we’ll open the mic for all to read their poems. Our theme this month is “What is Home?”
About Zeina:
Zeina Azzam is a Palestinian American poet, writer, editor, and community activist. She was selected as the Poet Laureate of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, in April 2022 and served in this position for three years, until April 2025. Her full-length poetry collection, Some Things Never Leave You, was published in 2023 by Tiger Bark Press. Zeina's chapbook, Bayna Bayna, In-Between, was published in 2021 by The Poetry Box, which nominated one of her poems ("Traveling with the Speed of Light") for the Pushcart Prize. In November 2022, The KNOT Magazine also nominated Zeina's poem, "Death in War," for a Pushcart. The City of Alexandria also published a collection of her poems in 2025 titled Poems for Alexandria.
In addition to participating regularly in poetry readings locally and nationally, Zeina serves as a mentor for We Are Not Numbers, a writing program for youth in Gaza, and is currently poetry editor for WANN. She volunteers for humanitarian organizations that support Palestinian development. Zeina is also active in Grassroots Alexandria, a local group that advocates for the civil rights of vulnerable communities in Alexandria, Virginia, where she lives. Her educational background includes an M.A. in Arabic language and literature from Georgetown University, an M.A. in sociology from George Mason University, and a B.A. in psychology from Vassar College.
We hope to see you there-
Your co-hosts, Wendi Kaplan and Neal Learner
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Where is it happening?
2300 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301-1328, United States
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