Our headliner and MC, local poet Jess Alton, has a warm, open-hearted creativity. Bring your latest writing (or an old favorite), a few friends, and speak your truth to some new folks. If you’re feeling a little stuck and want to start off the New Year with an adventurous (or whispered) BANG, this is your jam. We can’t wait to share the shiny, dark words that pour like dazzling diamonds from your lovely lips! Sound your barbaric YAWP here in this friendly and welcoming space!

This event is kid friendly. Homemade chicken soup and beer/wine by donation. $10/person, kids 12 and under are free.

You can also find Jess at Queen Jess Lee and read a published (gorgeous) poem of hers, “Tipping the Scales,” at PoetryFoundation.org.