A poetry and prose reading featuring Xemiyulu Manibusan Tapepechul, Venus Selenite, and Charity Blackwell, followed by a short open reading for LGBTQ+ writers. Hosted by Gowri K.

This is part of the multi-venue, 12-day Walt Whitman 200 Festival, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of America’s most significant and enduring poets, who was a resident of Washington, DC for ten years during and after the Civil War.