Poetry Reading & Open Mic!

Poets Michelle Duke, Carrie George and Benjamin Rhodes will read at Mac's on Wednesday, October 8th at 7 pm followed by an open mic.

Carrie George received an MFA in poetry from the Northeast Ohio MFA program and Kent State University. She is a recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award in Poetry, and co-editor of Light Enters the Grove: Exploring Cuyahoga Valley National Park through Poetry. Her chapbook, Unbecoming, was selected by Farnaz Fatemi as the winner of the 2024 Flume Press Chapbook Contest. Carrie has taught poetry in schools, parks, and community centers and worked for organizations including The Wick Poetry Center, The Academy of American Poets, Lit Youngstown, and Writers in Residence.

Michelle Duke is a registered nurse and student and instructor in the NEOMFA program through the University of Akron.

Benjamin Anthony Rhodes is a queer and trans poet living in Northeast Ohio. He holds an MFA from Kent State University and a BA in English from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Benjamin carries on his mother’s legacy by teaching reading and writing to students of all age levels. His work can be found in Cleveland Review of Books, Surging Tide, LimpWrist, and Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology. His poem “Elliot Page Just Came Out as Trans” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Drunk Monkeys in 2022.

You may also like the following events from Mac's Backs-Books On Coventry:

• Next Tuesday, 30th September, 05:30 pm, Silent Reading in Cleveland Heights
• Next Thursday, 2nd October, 07:00 pm, Becoming the Brave One: Amanda Carrasco and Restorative Justice in Cleveland Heights
• Next month, 11th October, 05:00 pm, Allegra Solomon in Cleveland Heights

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