May 22
POETS
READ THE ROOM
A POETRY SERIES
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Friday,
May 22.
Doors at 6 pm, Poetry at 6:30 pm
FOUR POETS WILL TAKE THE STAGE!
If you love it, clap, snap and make some noise.
If you extra love it, drop them a tip at their venmo.
Want to take some poetry home? It’s a great idea.
Before and after the show many poets
from the series will have their work for sale.
2 More Shows! 8 more poets!
READ THE ROOM: A Poetry Series
POET BIOS
Azalea
Aguilar
Azalea Aguilar is a Pushcart Prize–nominated Chicana poet from South Texas, where the scent of gulf and memories of childhood linger in her work.
Her poetry delves into the complexities of motherhood, echoes of childhood trauma, and the resilience found in spaces shaped by addiction and survival. She writes to honor the past, give voice to the unspoken, and carve tenderness from the raw edges of experience. Her debut chapbook, Foxhole, was recently published by Bottlecap Press. Her work has appeared in numerous journals, including Angel City Review, The Skinny Poetry Journal, The Acentos Review, and Somos en Escrito. She is currently crafting her first full-length manuscript, a collection exploring the intersections of love, loss, and lineage.
WHO IS AZALEA?
Daniel
Delaney
WHO IS DANIEL?
Daniel Delaney is an emerging transgender poet whose work focuses on the intersections of identity, stigma, and fear, usually through the autobiographical lens of queer identity, substance use, and trauma.
He lives in an all-trans house in the exurbs of D.C., the 45-minute drive to anything interesting forcing all the housemates to create their own interest. Publisher and writer for Big Ol’ News (bigolnews.org), the DMV’s least-known and least respectable “real news” publication. Despite his lack of a formal arts background, he keeps writing and forcing people to read it. If you want to contact him, reconsider (or email him at delaney.kaelin@gmail.com).
Tatiana
Figueroa
Ramirez
Born in Puerto Rico, Tatiana Figueroa Ramírez has received fellowships from VONA Voices and Anaphora Arts, having worked with Willie Perdomo and Danez Smith.
Tatiana currently performs, facilitates workshops, and hosts events in the DC area, having previously done so across the United States and the Dominican Republic at venues including The Kennedy Center and New York University. Her work has been featured in MSNBC’s “Leguizamo Does America,” Giant Food "This is Home" campaign, and The Acentos Review, among other publications. Tatiana is the author of Coconut Curls y Café con Leche (2019), Despojo (2020), and Exhume (forthcoming).
WHO IS TATIANA?
Jessica
Manack
Jessica Manack holds degrees from Hollins University and serves on the editorial teams of Rust Belt Magazine and the Pittsburgh Review of Books, and as poetry reader for TriQuarterly.
Her recent work explores her family of origin, the melting pot of America in general and northern Appalachia in particular, and the challenges and joys of girlhood, womanhood and motherhood. Her writing has appeared widely in anthologies and journals, and her poetry collection Gastromythology was published in 2024 by Sheila-Na-Gig Editions, as the winner of their First Chapbook Contest. http://www.jessicamanack.com
