Tomorrow Bookstore Presents: Poetry Night

Schedule

Thu Jun 18 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Tomorrow Bookstore | Indianapolis, IN

Advertisement
Join Tomorrow Bookstore for a poetry performance by Danny Caine, Lisa Low, Chantel Massey, and Bryce Berkowitz.
About this Event

Join Tomorrow Bookstore for a poetry performance evening with four incredible, award-winning poets. Each poet will perform their works for 15 minutes each. After the show, you'll be able purchase and get copies of their collections signed.

Lisa Low is the author of Replica (University of Wisconsin Press, 2026) and the chapbook Crown for the Girl Inside (YesYes Books, 2023). She is the recipient of a 2023 Pushcart Prize and the 2020 Gulf Coast Nonfiction Prize, and her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in American Poetry Review, Ecotone, The Massachusetts Review, Poetry, The Southern Review, and elsewhere. Originally from Maryland, she lives in Chicago.

Danny Caine is the author most recently of How to Defend Books and Why: Book Bans and How We Fight Them, as well as Jewish American Dream, winner of the inaugural Sarabande Chapbook Prize. He’s also written four poetry collections as well as the books How to Protect Bookstores and Why and How to Resist Amazon and Why. He’s a former owner of the Raven Book Store, winner of Publishers Weekly’s 2022 Bookstore of the Year award. His poetry has appeared in The Slowdown, LitHub, DIAGRAM, HAD, and Barrelhouse. He lives in Ohio.

Chantel Massey is a poet, author, teaching artist, editor, organizer, educator, practicing Afrofuturist, and avid anime lover from Indiana. Massey is a fellow of The Watering Hole, VONA poetry resident, and has received support from La Maison Baldwin, Brooklyn Poets, Hurston/Wright Foundation, and Tin House. Massey received her MFA from Randolph College. She is a 2023 Best of Net Award winner and 2020 Indiana Eugene and Marilyn Glick Author Awards Emerging Author finalist for her first collection of poetry, Bursting At The Seams (VK Press, 2018), a Midwest Black girl coming of age story. Massey founded the literary arts organization, UnLearn Arts, radically dedicated to amplifying and cultivating the craft and wellness of Black diasporic women and non-binary writers in the Midwest and elsewhere. Massey is on a life-long mission, through poetry and the transformative power of storytelling, to make the pursuit and vision of what has not yet been, irresistible, to inspire curiosity, and challenge how we engage with the world.

Bryce Berkowitz is the author of the poetry collection Bermuda Ferris Wheel, recipient of the AMC TV Pilot Award at the Austin Film Festival, and Co-Director of the MFA Creative Writing program at Butler University. His writing has appeared in Best New Poets (2017 and 2021, The Sewanee Review, The Missouri Review, and other publications. Find him at: www.bryceberkowitz.com


Event Photos
Event Photos
Event Photos
Event Photos
Agenda

🕑: 07:20 PM
Doors
🕑: 07:30 PM
Poetry Performance
🕑: 08:30 PM
Book Signing
Advertisement

Where is it happening?

Tomorrow Bookstore, 882 Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis, United States

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Tickets

USD 6.68 to USD 12.29

Icon
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
Tomorrow Bookstore

Host or Publisher Tomorrow Bookstore

Ask AI if this event suits you:

Discover More Events in Indianapolis

Luicidal at HI-FI
Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm Luicidal at HI-FI

HI-FI

CONCERTS MUSIC
Girli
Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm Girli

The Hi-Fi

TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Fruit Bats at HI-FI Indy and HI-FI Annex
Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm Fruit Bats at HI-FI Indy and HI-FI Annex

HI-FI Indy and HI-FI Annex

TRIPS-ADVENTURES CALENDAR
Fruit Bats in Indianapolis
Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm Fruit Bats in Indianapolis

HI-FI Annex

ART LIVE-MUSIC
Fruit Bats
Thu, 18 Jun Fruit Bats

HI-FI Annex

Conquer the Dragon: Road Rally Pt.4
Fri, 19 Jun at 07:00 am Conquer the Dragon: Road Rally Pt.4

SILO Auto Club and Conservancy

DRIVE-THRU TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Learn Dry Needling (SFDN1) in Indianapolis, IN on June 19th, 2026
Fri, 19 Jun at 08:00 am Learn Dry Needling (SFDN1) in Indianapolis, IN on June 19th, 2026

University of Indianapolis

WORKSHOPS SPORTS
The Indy Art And Craft Exchange
Fri, 19 Jun at 08:00 am The Indy Art And Craft Exchange

Bottleworks District

ART CRAFTS
Indy Reads Lit Stage Open Mic
Wed, 08 Nov at 06:00 pm Indy Reads Lit Stage Open Mic

Indy Reads

OPEN-MIC ART
Red Lion Open Mic in Fountain Square
Wed, 25 Sep at 07:30 pm Red Lion Open Mic in Fountain Square

Red Lion Grog House, Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, USA

OPEN-MIC ART
Indianapolis, IN  - Karaoke Night! @ Punch Bowl Social
Fri, 02 Jan Indianapolis, IN - Karaoke Night! @ Punch Bowl Social

Punch Bowl Social Indianapolis

MUSIC PERFORMANCES
Lyrics and Libations Open Mic
Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Lyrics and Libations Open Mic

The Health Club Taproom & Cafe

OPEN-MIC MUSIC
Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!
Thu, 14 May at 08:00 pm Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

Indianapolis

ART ENTERTAINMENT
The Green House Affect w\/ Special Guest Temica Key
Fri, 15 May at 09:00 pm The Green House Affect w/ Special Guest Temica Key

Venue 5252

OPEN-MIC ART
Open Mic Night
Mon, 18 May Open Mic Night

Helium Comedy Club - Indianapolis

OPEN-MIC COMEDY
Zach Bellas Live in Indianapolis, Indiana at Irving Theater
Mon, 25 May at 07:00 pm Zach Bellas Live in Indianapolis, Indiana at Irving Theater

Irving Theater

ART OPEN-MIC
rhythm and poetry (THE REUNION) Accoustics, R and b, soul OPEN MIC @PHIRI
Thu, 28 May at 08:30 pm rhythm and poetry (THE REUNION) Accoustics, R and b, soul OPEN MIC @PHIRI

120 E Market St

OPEN-MIC ART
RHYTHM & POETRY: Mental Health Awareness Month Edition
Thu, 28 May at 08:30 pm RHYTHM & POETRY: Mental Health Awareness Month Edition

PHIRI ART GALLERY

ART LITERARY-ART
When Forms Collide: A Generative Poetry Comic Workshop
Sat, 30 May at 04:00 pm When Forms Collide: A Generative Poetry Comic Workshop

Indy Reads

ART WORKSHOPS
Writing the Body with JD Amick
Sun, 31 May at 12:00 pm Writing the Body with JD Amick

Indy Type Shop

WORKSHOPS ART

What's Happening Next in Indianapolis?

Discover Indianapolis Events