Wild Indigo Presents Call Me Yes Book Launch with Sarah Browning, Susan Scheid & Dan Vera
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It's a double celebration: Our last Wild Indigo at Young American Hard Cider AND the launch of co-founder/co-host Sarah Browning's 3rd book of poems, Call Me Yes! With two of Sarah's DC poet-comrades, Susan Scheid & Dan Vera!
Jan Beatty says of Call Me Yes, "Browning gives us the indispensable authentic voice in a book that's not afraid to be broken, hungry, and wildly ravenous."
Sunday, November 15, 2026
5-7 pm
Young American Hard Cider
6350 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144
$5 donation - more if you can!
Get your tickets in advance here - this one will definitely sell out: https://bit.ly/26wildindigo27
Sarah and the other poets will have books for sale.
You're invited to bring non-perishable food, toiletries, diapers, and pet food donations for the Germantown Community Fridge. There will be a designated area on the terrace. Thank you!
The venue is wheelchair accessible and the event is mask friendly. Bring a poem for the short open mic! (It's best to arrive a few minutes early to sign up - this is a popular mic and spaces are limited!)
Co-sponsored by the progressive organization Reclaim Philadelphia and by our fabulous venue, Young American Hard Cider. The business has been sold; Wild Indigo may continue with the new owners or may relocate. But we'll be in NW Philly, of course- stay tuned!
Featured poets:
SARAH BROWNING is the author of Call Me Yes (The Word Works, 2026), Killing Summer and Whiskey in the Garden of Eden. Co-curator/co-host of Wild Indigo Poetry, she teaches with Writers in Progress and coaches writers. She is co-founder and 10-year director of Split This Rock: Poems of Provocation & Witness. Browning is a recipient of the Lillian E. Smith Writer-in-Service Award and of fellowships from the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Yaddo, Mesa Refuge, Porches, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She received an MFA in poetry and creative non-fiction from Rutgers University Camden. www.sarahbrowning.net
SUSAN SCHEID is the author of True Blue, 2025. Inspired by a father who read poems to her at bedtime, and stories of him reading poetry to the other wounded soldiers in the medical hospital during WWII, Susan began writing poetry at an early age. Her first book, After Enchantment, was inspired by beloved fairy tale characters. Susan honed her craft while working for many years as a Legal Secretary. She has work published in many literary journals and anthologies and has received several Artist Fellowships from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. She has taught workshops through Brookland Arts, Split This Rock, and the Noyes School of Rhythm in Connecticut. She lives in Washington, DC. www.susanscheid.com
Recipient of the Oscar Wilde Award for Poetry and the Letras Latinas/Red Hen Poetry Prize, DAN VERA is the co-editor of Imaniman: Poets Writing In The Anzaldúan Borderlands and author of three books of poetry, Celestial Fire: Songs For A Love That Dares, Speaking Wiri Wiri and The Space Between Our Danger and Delight. His poems have been featured by the Poetry Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Poetry Out Loud high school poetry competition. They also appear in high school textbooks and university curricula, various journals and anthologies including The Library of America’s Latino Poetry anthology, The Library of America Anthology (LOA #382), Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology, America's Future: Poetry & Prose In Response To Tomorrow, The Traveler’s Vade Mecum, and The Queer South: LGBTQ Writers on the American South. www.danvera.com
Jan Beatty says of Call Me Yes, "Browning gives us the indispensable authentic voice in a book that's not afraid to be broken, hungry, and wildly ravenous."
Sunday, November 15, 2026
5-7 pm
Young American Hard Cider
6350 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144
$5 donation - more if you can!
Get your tickets in advance here - this one will definitely sell out: https://bit.ly/26wildindigo27
Sarah and the other poets will have books for sale.
You're invited to bring non-perishable food, toiletries, diapers, and pet food donations for the Germantown Community Fridge. There will be a designated area on the terrace. Thank you!
The venue is wheelchair accessible and the event is mask friendly. Bring a poem for the short open mic! (It's best to arrive a few minutes early to sign up - this is a popular mic and spaces are limited!)
Co-sponsored by the progressive organization Reclaim Philadelphia and by our fabulous venue, Young American Hard Cider. The business has been sold; Wild Indigo may continue with the new owners or may relocate. But we'll be in NW Philly, of course- stay tuned!
Featured poets:
SARAH BROWNING is the author of Call Me Yes (The Word Works, 2026), Killing Summer and Whiskey in the Garden of Eden. Co-curator/co-host of Wild Indigo Poetry, she teaches with Writers in Progress and coaches writers. She is co-founder and 10-year director of Split This Rock: Poems of Provocation & Witness. Browning is a recipient of the Lillian E. Smith Writer-in-Service Award and of fellowships from the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Yaddo, Mesa Refuge, Porches, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She received an MFA in poetry and creative non-fiction from Rutgers University Camden. www.sarahbrowning.net
SUSAN SCHEID is the author of True Blue, 2025. Inspired by a father who read poems to her at bedtime, and stories of him reading poetry to the other wounded soldiers in the medical hospital during WWII, Susan began writing poetry at an early age. Her first book, After Enchantment, was inspired by beloved fairy tale characters. Susan honed her craft while working for many years as a Legal Secretary. She has work published in many literary journals and anthologies and has received several Artist Fellowships from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. She has taught workshops through Brookland Arts, Split This Rock, and the Noyes School of Rhythm in Connecticut. She lives in Washington, DC. www.susanscheid.com
Recipient of the Oscar Wilde Award for Poetry and the Letras Latinas/Red Hen Poetry Prize, DAN VERA is the co-editor of Imaniman: Poets Writing In The Anzaldúan Borderlands and author of three books of poetry, Celestial Fire: Songs For A Love That Dares, Speaking Wiri Wiri and The Space Between Our Danger and Delight. His poems have been featured by the Poetry Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Poetry Out Loud high school poetry competition. They also appear in high school textbooks and university curricula, various journals and anthologies including The Library of America’s Latino Poetry anthology, The Library of America Anthology (LOA #382), Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology, America's Future: Poetry & Prose In Response To Tomorrow, The Traveler’s Vade Mecum, and The Queer South: LGBTQ Writers on the American South. www.danvera.com
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Where is it happening?
Young American Hard Cider & Tasting Room, 6350 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144-1935, United States, Bala Cynwyd
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