About this Event
R U a chaotic conference king, an alt. lit rebel babe, or a bookfair bestie?Then AWP’s only Queer off-site open mic is 4 U!new words {press} & Verse4Verse R serving up a legendary night of Trans & Queer poetry—packed with certified cuties, theydies, gentlethems & BABY POETS!Featuring: Raquel Gutiérrez, Skye Jackson, Farrah Fang, Rose Jenny, & nw{p}’s own Brooklyn Baggett! It’s called range, honey!nw{p} is a non-profit poetry press dedicated to elevating trans* & gender-expansive voices. V4V, winner of Sapphic.LA’s Best Open Mic award, is a bi-monthly Sapphic & Queer poetry event. This is their first collab.
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Raquel Gutiérrez is a bilingual writer, poet, and critic, author of Brown Neon and recipient of the 2023 Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction, with upcoming works including Southwest Reconstruction (Fall 2025), and fellowships from United States Artists and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts.
Skye Jackson's poetry has been published in RHINO, Palette Poetry, and The Southern Review, and she is the recipient of the AWP Intro Journals Award, with her debut collection Libre published by Regalo Press.
Farrah Fang, a Houston native and advocate for Trans liberation, is the author of Quererme En La Luz (Abode Press), a Tin House Scholar, and a Pushcart Prize nominee.
Rose Jenny, a trans writer/performer in Florida, is the author of My Apocrypha (Bottlecap Press) and has been published in SWWIM, Santa Fe Writers Project Quarterly, and others; she is also a Michener Fellow pursuing an MFA at the University of Miami.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1200 N Alvarado St, 1200 North Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, United States
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