TONIGHT come hear decolonized verses, spanglish poesia, Latine spokenword, Pocho poemas and neighborhood chisme at Speaking Axolotl, the Bay Area’s long running monthly Latine Reading series. 10 slot open mic goes up a las 6:50PM. Open mic poets have 5 minutes to read.

This month Speaking Axolotl is featuring Osmani Ochoa.

Osmani Ochoa is a queer Mexican-Xicano poet and longtime local and national organizer for immigrant and workers rights. Their migrant futurist writings addresses themes of immigration, queerness, and borders and appears in Not Your Papi’s Utopia: Latinx Visions of Radical Hope(mouthfeel Press) and Xicanofuturism: Gritos for Tomorrow(Riot of Roses Publishing)