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 6 minutes to read.

!This month we welcome our very special feature Rolando André López Torres!

Rolando André López is an educator, writer, poet, and translator from San Juan, Puerto Rico. His work has been published in multiple outlets and he was a 2023 Puerto Rican Artist Fellow at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts. His nonfiction has been cited twice by Best American Essays. His fiction and poetry were recently featured in the speculative anthology “Not Your Papi’s Utopia,” published by Mouthfeel Press. He lives in Oakland, California.

NOTE; Speaking Axolotl is a BIPOC reading series which means black and brown poets only on the mic. White folks are more than welcome to attend and listend but their presence is not required.