This month's reading is rescheduled from last February 13's postponed event.

The poetry series meets in September, November, February and April. Each month three prominent, published poets give readings. An open mic follows with a limit of one short poem per person. The series is facilitated by Doug Holder of Ibbetson St. Press. This month the following poets will give readings:

Matthew E. Henry (MEH) is the author of six collections, including the Colored page and The Third Renunciation. He is editor-in-chief of The Weight Journal and an associate poetry editor at Pidgeonholes and Rise Up Review. The 2023 winner of the Solstice Literary Magazine Stephen Dunn Prize, MEH is an educator who received his MFA yet continued to spend money he didn’t have completing an MA in theology and a PhD in education. You can find him at www.MEHPoeting.com writing about education, race, religion and burning oppressive systems to the ground.

Sarah Kersey (she/they) is a poet and x-ray technologist originally from New Jersey. Her debut chapbook is forthcoming from Newfound in 2024. In 2021, they were a finalist for the PEN America Emerging Voices Fellowship. They have also received support from Tin House Workshop. Sarah tweets @sk__poet.

Quintin Collins (he/him) is a writer, assistant director of the Solstice MFA in Creative Writing Program, and a poetry editor for Salamander. He is the author of The Dandelion Speaks of Survival and Claim Tickets for Stolen People, selected by Marcus Jackson as winner of The Journal's 2020 Charles B. Wheeler Prize. Quintin's other awards and accolades include a Pushcart Prize, a BCALA Literary Award honor, the 2019 Atlantis Award from the Poet's Billow, and Best of the Net nominations.

This is an in person event.