On December 12, 2024 at 7:00pm CST the four poets of the inaugural cohort of Poets Across Lines will read poems created during the program. These poems center around the themes of housing, immigration, and LGBTQIA+ identity, amplifying poetry and poets from communities underserved by the traditional literary establishment.

Featuring introductions and readings by program Mentors Erika Wade and Gabriel Dozal, and poems by Advisors Salaam Green and Ofelia Montelongo!

Poets: Arlo Pate and Kevin L. Tarver in Birmingham, AL; Kevin Sanchez and RuthAnn in Tucson, AZ.

Poems from this evening will be available in Watching for the Moon Above: Poets Across Lines (Community Poetry from Birmingham & Tucson) a collaborative zine produced by Pansy Press. The zine can be downloaded for free at the end of the reading. Register here for free: https://pen.org/event/poets-across-lines-final-reading-2024/

Free and open to the public with registration! The Zoom link will be provided the day of the event.