TONIGHT come enjoy some good old fashioned poetry games and an open mic hosted by Boks Not Bans! The one and only Kevin Dublin will be our featured speaker and lead the games of poetry. Open mic starts at 7pm, sign ups are first come first served. Read original poetry or poems you’ve just made at our poetry game station!

Kevin Dublin is an educator, advocate, and writer of poetry, prose, scripts, and code from Smithfield, NC. “To me, literature is a conversation amongst writers where the world gets to hear the best parts. To join the conversation, all a writer needs to do is read, understand the traditions at play, and respond.” You can learn more about Kevin Dublin on his website kevindublin.com

Books Not Bans is a tiny nonprofit dedicated to building literary community by throwing events and sending free banned and LGBT books to communities across America. We’ve sent 7100+ books to over 25 orgs in 16 states. Follow us on instagram @booksnotbans and check out our website, booksnotbans.org

Books Not Bans donates books to queer orgs, and throws literature-themed parties. 

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We are fiscally sponsored by Independent Arts and Media Foundation (EIN 94-3355076) , a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.