Doors at 6:30 pm, Reading at 7 pm

Open mic prompt: Write a poem about home.

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

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Bio: Mariah Ivey, recently muraled as a ‘Keeper of Culture’ in Indianapolis, IN by visual artist Ashley Nora x GangGang, is a nationally renowned poet, musician, scholar, and curator. Mariah is the visionary and founder of That Peace Open Mic, centering spoken word, hip-hop, and visual art as a form of resistance and communal healing. She also co-curates the annual Indy-based arts and wellness festival, The RE-UP.

Currently, Mariah serves as the Programs and Outreach Manager for the Madam Walker Legacy Center. She is a 2023 Intercultural Leadership Institute (ILI) Fellow, a member of Central Indiana Community Foundation’s (CICF) artist ambassador board and is the inaugural Board President of the Naptown African American Theatre Collective, Indy’s first Black Equity Theatre. With community in mind, Mariah continues to use her work as a catalyst for reimagining Black futurity, joy, and togetherness through the preservation of Black and Brown stories.

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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.