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Doors at 6:30 pm, Angelita Hampton's reading starts at 7 pm. The reading will be followed by an open mic of poems in response to the following prompt: Write a poem that does justice. (317 words maximum) Angelita Hampton is a writer, visual artist, activist, sister, and daughter. Her undergraduate studies in psychology and African American Studies at Earlham College and graduate studies at the Ohio State University, along with her time living abroad in Mexico, deeply inform her creative work. She identifies as a Black queer feminist revolutionary inspired by and dedicated to social justice.
Angelita is an Indianapolis native who enjoys the arts, nature, and maintaining close ties to family. She has self-published several books of poetry in addition to having poems published in Rigorous, Bay Windows, RagShock, and Coffee People Zine.
NIGHTJAR creates an inclusive space for all by bringing together spoken-word performers and page-based poets writing in narrative, lyric, and experimental forms. Every third Wednesday, C.S. Carrier and Michelle Niemann host a reading and invite audience members to share their own poetic responses.
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1125 Cruft St, Indianapolis, IN, United States, Indiana 46203
