NIGHTJAR: Kenn Hunn
February 18 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Free
Doors at 6:30 pm, Reading at 7 pm
Featured Poet: Kenn Hunn
Open mic prompt: Write an ode or elegy to something absurd.
Read a poem or short piece that is 317 words maximum, and challenge yourself to share new work!
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About the Featured Poet:
Kenn Hunn blurs + toes lines, as is true of nonbinary tradition. A poet, essayist, and artist, their chapbook Gristle has been a semifinalist at both Wolfson Press and Button Poetry. Their nonfiction has been queried by The Pinch, and they have forthcoming work in So It Goes (Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library), Dogwood Alchemy, Quotidian IV, and Prickly Pear. Kenn is also the host of Indianapolis’s most camp literary gathering, Bimbo Book Club, and the founder of #STFUArtistsCollective
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NIGHTJAR creates an inclusive space for all by bringing together spoken-word performers and page-based poets writing in narrative, lyric, and experimental forms. Every third Wednesday, C.S. Carrier and Michelle Niemann host a reading and invite audience members to share their own poetic responses.