Pink Noise
Virtual Poetry Reading & Open Mic
Join us on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays
for exquisite poetry, good company and creative connection. From your PJs. Wherever you are in the world.
We’ll feature two poets and then have an open mic. Sign up to read 3-5 minutes, as space is available. Bring your best work!
Watch live from Facebook. View later on YouTube.
Celebrating poetry as an essential art form to foster empathy, bridge divides and awaken wonder.
“More and more people are turning to poetry at this moment,
because amid fear and uncertainty, poetry can help bring needed strength.
At a time of anxiety and alarm, poetry can help bring tranquility.
Poetry has the power to bring us together. ”
Meet the Features
May 23, 2020
Brittny Ray Crowell is a native of Texarkana, TX. She received a BA in English from Spelman College followed by an MA in English from Texas A&M-Texarkana. Her work focuses on hidden mythologies of the contemporary South. She recently received the Inprint Donald Barthelme Prize in Poetry and her work has been published in the anthology Black Lives Have Always Mattered: A Collection of Essays, Poems, and Personal Narratives. Her current poetry manuscript, Haint, explores home in the wake of trauma. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in Creative Writing and Literature at the University of Houston.
Jules Wood is a queer femme poet, scholar, and teacher living in Iowa City. In the Fall, she’ll be moving to Chicago in order to pursue her PhD in English at UIC’s Program for Writers. Jules received her MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and her work can be found in Berkeley Poetry Review, Lana Turner Journal, and Nat. Brut, among other publications. Jules also performs, produces, and teaches burlesque under the stage name Catty Wompass! You can follow her stripper shenanigans on Instagram.
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Pink Noise
Virtual Poetry Reading & Open Mic
Who?
Two featured poets! These are phenomenal experienced poets in the realms of thinking, feeling, writing and performing whom we have specially chosen to knock your socks off. And YOU on the open mic. And YOU tuning in to listen!
What?
Well, it’s a poetry reading. And open mic. Hosted on Zoom, livestreamed on Facebook and then uploaded to YouTube.
After the features, we will have an OPEN MIC for the first 8 people to sign up. You can read 2 poems or 3 minutes, whichever comes first. If you want to tune in live and don’t have Facebook, you can also register on Zoom and choose “joining as audience.”
SOME STRAIGHTFORWARD GUIDELINES
Bring your best work, but leave the classism, racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, etc. out of it. Parents, please note there may be adult content. We don't recommend this event for children under 14. By registering for the open mic on Zoom, you agree to be recorded and allow us the right to share the video publicly online.
When?
2nd and 4th Saturdays! Evenings 6-7:30 pm PST. (7-8:30 MST/8-9:30 CST/9-10:30 EST)
Where?
From our home to yours. Tune in from the comfort of your couch as we all practice the necessary act of social distancing.
There’s no reason why we can’t stay connected and creative even while physically apart. In fact, this virtual space allows us to meet in real time, no matter the miles in between us. Our organizers live all across the country, and you are invited to tune in from wherever you are.
Why?
Why not? What else is there to but create, and connect, and take heart from our shared human experiences? There is a world of hope that emerges when moving a pen across a page. Art is essential, and everyone is creative.
Questions? Contact us.
Support Pink Noise
Would you be willing to chip in a few dollars to keep us running? Please consider an optional “cover charge” of $3-10 to support each event.
Funds support operations and artists. We would also like to purchase a subscription that would allow us to stream to Facebook Live and YouTube at the same time for folks who don't have Facebook.
Thank you! Much love. Keep writing. Keep connecting.