About this Event
Lit Lounge: The People’s Art is a prose and poetry salon that brings culture and community together through the literary arts. Created and hosted by Jodi-Ann Burey, each monthly installment features three writers reading from their published works or works-in-progress alongside , bringing the vibes.
Schedule:
- Doors | 7pm - come early to connect, grab a bite, and drinks while they last
- Reading | 8pm - three readers, 10 minutes each, dj set in between
- Vibes | 9pm - stay a while and connect with featured readers and friends, old and new
>>> ASL INTERPRETERS CONFIRMED FOR JAN 24 DATE <<<
Arts Partners:
mam's books, the only independent Asian American bookstore in Seattle and the entire Pacific Northwest.
Black Women Write Seattle, a writing community with a mission to uplift and support Black women writers on the path towards publication. Donate to BWWS here!
About :
Jodi-Ann Burey (she/her) is a sought-after speaker and writer who works at the intersections of race, culture, and health equity. Her debut book, disrupts traditional narratives about racism at work and is forthcoming in 2025 with Flatiron Books.
Beyond the written word, Jodi-Ann stands out as a catalytic orator, having conducted over 100 keynotes - including TEDx, panels, fireside chats, and interviews. She is a regular contributor on KUOW-NPR’s podcast, Seattle Now and live radio program, Week in Review. Inspired by her own experience as a cancer survivor and her academic and professional experience in public health, Jodi-Ann is also the creator and host of Black Cancer, a podcast about the lives of people of color through their cancer journeys.
Jodi-Ann's writing has been supported by Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation (VONA), The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences and The Virginia Center for Creative Arts (VCCA). She enjoys snowboarding, photography, oil painting and prides herself on being a cool auntie and a reluctant dog owner.
About DJ Topspin:
“Described by many as cognac smooth, he [ seemingly ] easily weaves a complex blend of hits & unearthed genre-spanning gems from both past & present eras, creating a musical tapestry all his own. He's particularly renowned for his harmonic ear, showcased by his signature blends / remixes, selection & timing; as also evidenced by the "AKA BLENDIANA JONES” addition to his moniker. - JetCity Labs
January 24th Readers:
[February and March readers to be announced soon!]
Amber Flame, author of . Apocrifa is a nongendered love story told in verse, the journey of a lover and their beloved finding each other, falling apart, and then creating their own way to love together.
Keeonna Harris, author of . A powerful and wrenchingly intimate memoir about the formidable challenge of raising a family separated by Pr*son walls and how we can fight back against a broken byzantine system.
Dujie Tahat, author of . “Like its namesake, Balikbayan holds dear life’s extraordinary essentials. Which is to say, this is a collection of shape-shifting care packages: poems as reminders of what sustains us; poems that bear witness to needful defiance; poems of generosity and grit...” —R.A. Villanueva
About :
Keeonna Harris is a writer, storyteller, mother of five, Pr*son abolitionist, activist, and academic, born and raised in Watts and South-Central Los Angeles. She has received several honors, including a 2018–2019 PEN America Writing for Justice Fellowship, a 2021 Tin House Summer Residency, a 2023 Baldwin Center for the Arts Residency, and a 2023 Hedgebrook Writer Fellowship as the 2023 Edith Wharton Resident. She is currently a 2024 Haymarket Writing Freedom Fellow and a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health at the University of Washington. Keeonna is developing the “Borderland Project,” a mental health and community support system for women forced to navigate carceral institutions to maintain connections with incarcerated persons. She lives in Seattle.
About :
Amber Flame is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, activist and educator, whose work has garnered residencies with Hedgebrook, Baldwin for the Arts, The Watering Hole, Vermont Studio Center, and YEFE NOF. A former church kid from the Southwest, Flame’s work has been published in diverse arenas, including Def Jam Poetry, Nailed Magazine, Winter Tangerine, The Dialogist, Split This Rock, Black Heart Magazine, Sundress Publications, CityArts Magazine, FreezeRay, Redivider Journal and more. In her writing, Flame explores spirituality and sexuality, cross-woven with themes of grief and loss, motherhood and magic, and the interstitial joy in it all.
In addition to creating change as Program Director of Hedgebrook, she continues to work as a writing instructor in community and for currently and formerly incarcerated women and youth while working on a third poetry collection, making music with her band Last of the RedHot Mamas, making art, and raising her awesome kid. Amber Flame is a queer Black dandy mama who falls hard for a jumpsuit and some fresh kicks.
About :
Dujie Tahat is the author of three poetry chapbooks: Here I Am O My God, selected for a Poetry Society of America Chapbook Fellowship; Salat, winner of the Tupelo Press Sunken Garden Chapbook Award and longlisted for the 2020 PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection; and Balikbayan, finalist for The New Michigan Press / DIAGRAM chapbook contest and the Center for Book Arts honoree. Along with Luther Hughes and Gabrielle Bates, they cohost The Poet Salon podcast.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Station Columbia City, 3000 South Alaska Street, Seattle, United States
USD 12.51
