We've got our tickets and are excited to check out the first in a series of literary events created and hosted by our friend and previous ARTE NOIR editorial contributor, Jodi-Ann Burey!
Lit Lounge: The People’s Art is a new prose and poetry salon that brings culture and community together through the literary arts. Created and hosted by Jodi-Ann Burey, each monthly installment features three writers reading from their published works or works-in-progress alongside DJ Topspin, bringing the vibes.
The first event is happening FRIDAY, January 24th from 7 PM to 9 PM at The Station Columbia City. Here's the lowdown:
Doors | 7pm - come early to connect, grab a bite, and drinks while they last
Reading | 8pm - three readers, 10 minutes each, dj set in between
Vibes | 9pm - stay a while and connect with featured readers and friends, old and new
The January 24th Readers include:
Amber Flame, author of apocrifa. Apocrifa is a nongendered love story told in verse, the journey of a lover and their beloved finding each other, falling apart, and then creating their own way to love together.
Keeonna Harris, author of Mainline Mama. A powerful and wrenchingly intimate memoir about the formidable challenge of raising a family separated by prison walls and how we can fight back against a broken byzantine system.
Dujie Tahat, author of Balikbayan. “Like its namesake, Balikbayan holds dear life’s extraordinary essentials. Which is to say, this is a collection of shape-shifting care packages: poems as reminders of what sustains us; poems that bear witness to needful defiance; poems of generosity and grit...” —R.A. Villanueva
The night's events will include the following Arts Partners:
mam's books, the only independent Asian American bookstore in Seattle and the entire Pacific Northwest.
Black Women Write Seattle, a writing community with a mission to uplift and support Black women writers on the path towards publication. Donate to BWWS here!
If you can't make it this week, be sure to check out one of the upcoming events!
January 24
February 28
March 21
For all the info and tickets, visit the Eventbrite page!
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