Doors at 6:30 pm, Reading at 7 pm

Featured Poet: Liz Whiteacre

Open mic prompt: Write a poem about diagnosis. Or write a poem about resilience.

Read a poem or short piece that is 317 words maximum, and challenge yourself to share new work!

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Featured Artist Bio: Liz Whiteacre’s poetry explores accident, disability, aging, and wellness. She is the author of Hit the Ground (2013), it could account for the panic (forthcoming 2025), Hindsight 20/24 (forthcoming 2026). Her poems have appeared in Wordgathering, Disability Studies Quarterly, Kaleidoscope, Breath & Shadow, Flying Island, and other publications. Whiteacre is an associate professor of English at the University of Indianapolis. She teaches writing and publishing there, as well as advises Etchings Press.

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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.