Track Changes: Zach Blackwood & Gion Davis

Track Changes is a monthly series where writers chat about their favorite music. Each event features one Philly-based writer and one out-of-town writer. Join us for a night of music, readings, and conversation at the beautiful Solar Myth!

Zach Blackwood is a poet and arts administrator in Philadelphia, PA. He is the author of Ultra-Fine out now from blush lit and the apocryphal chapbook Sexy Unique Hollow Point. he has poems published in Peach Mag, Occulum, bedfellows magazine, Maudlin House and elsewhere. he is available on the world wide web @blackwhom

Gion Davis is a trans poet from Española, New Mexico where he grew up on a sheep ranch. His poetry has been featured in HAD, No Tokens, Sprung Formal, The Tiny and others. His second collection, Designated Stranger (Thirdhand Books, 2026), has been called an “of-the-moment but timeless Beat-style masterwork” in advance praise from Diane Seuss. For the past four years, he has been touring and performing his poetry with the DIY music collective Clementine Was Right and his contributions to songwriting have been highlighted in publications such as Pasteand Stereogum. He currently lives in Denver, Colorado.

This is a ticketed event. Getting tickets in advance is encouraged; availability at the door is not guaranteed. Online sales end at 7pm day-of.

Sliding-scale donation tickets ($5–15 suggested) support honoraria for our terrific readers.
The community pool donation is a way to pay a ticket forward for anyone for whom the suggested donation is cost-prohibitive. Unclaimed community pool tickets roll over to future events. As of May 30 2026, there are 2 tickets available in the community pool!

Thank you for supporting this non-institutionally affiliated series. ♡

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