# Event Details - **Event Name**: Sip and Create National Poetry Month Blackout Poetry - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Play with art and words through the medium of Blackout PoetryAbout this EventSip + Create: National Poetry Month Blackout Poetry DATE: Saturday, March 14thTIME: 6:00PM - 8:00PMLOCATION: Merge Art Studio, 2000 Nance St. Studio B-126Event Description: Sip + Create: National Poetry Month Blackout PoetryA themed art night for creatives.In celebration of National Poetry Month, learn how to create your own blackout poetry. Play with words and art by erasing words on the page to form a poem. Explore the history of blackout poetry and learn how it defies genre, questions texts and sources, and provides ample play room for writers looking for inspiration. About the InstructorHolly Lyn Walrath is a narrative artist focusing on the merging of art and words. From erasure poetry to radical zines to speculative fiction to poem paintings, Holly's work explores all things cross-genre. Holly has taught writing and art workshops online and in the Houston area for over ten years.Her writing has appeared in Strange Horizons, Fireside Fiction, Analog, and Flash Fiction Online. She is the author of three books, including Glimmerglass Girl, The Smallest of Bones, and Numinous Stones. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of Texas and a Master’s in Creative Writing from the University of Denver. She is the managing editor of Interstellar Flight Press, an indie SFFH publisher dedicated to publishing underrepresented voices and genres. As a freelance editor, she provides editing services for writers and organizations of all genres, experiences, and backgrounds, but enjoys working with new writers best.About Merge StudioMerge is the thought-child of artists Holly Lyn Walrath and Leslie Archibald. It's a space to explore the merging of minds and the merging of arts of all kinds. Merge hosts monthly workshops and creative experiences out of 2000 Nance Street, Studio B-126 https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/04d4af40-d7c2-11f0-965b-ab1dfd503d60-rimg-w592-h740-dcf7f8f7-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/050694b0-d7c2-11f0-965b-ab1dfd503d60-rimg-w740-h740-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/053a75f0-d7c2-11f0-965b-ab1dfd503d60-rimg-w740-h740-dce6e6e6-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/056d93e0-d7c2-11f0-965b-ab1dfd503d60-rimg-w478-h740-dcf9f7ea-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/houston/sip-and-create-national-poetry-month-blackout-poetry/100001977458047251 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fsip-and-create-national-poetry-month-blackout-poetry-tickets-1977458047251 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 7.77, max: 30.87, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Houston - **state**: TX - **country**: United States - **location**: Merge Art Studio - **lat**: 29.7683361 - **long**: -95.3484002 - **full address**: Merge Art Studio, 2000 Nance Street Studio B-126, Houston, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Holly Lyn Walrath (https://allevents.in/org/holly-lyn-walrath/27210464) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/984a223ccdd91587b4930ce599d825db0b5fb4d65bf4266fb8c6bfe661531d3d-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf6f8f6-gmir.jpg?v=1765588877 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/b8f4d2e4fca1bb30fc4e1faded18f6a9ffad2106085017f7c4c857ae4d39ec40-rimg-w400-h400-dcf7f8f7-gmir.jpg?v=1765588877 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Merge Art Studio, 2000 Nance Street Studio B-126, Houston, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 7.77 up to 30.87 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Holly Lyn Walrath - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, literary-art, workshops, fine-arts - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Sip and Create National Poetry Month Blackout Poetry ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Sip and Create National Poetry Month Blackout Poetry", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/984a223ccdd91587b4930ce599d825db0b5fb4d65bf4266fb8c6bfe661531d3d-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf6f8f6-gmir.jpg?v=1765588877", "startDate": "2026-04-11T18:00:00-05:00", "endDate": "2026-04-11T20:00:00-05:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/houston/sip-and-create-national-poetry-month-blackout-poetry/100001977458047251", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Merge Art Studio", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "2000 Nance Street Studio B-126", "postalCode": "77020", "addressLocality": "Houston", "addressRegion": "TX", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "29.7683361", "longitude": "-95.3484002" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Play with art and words through the medium of Blackout Poetry", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2025-12-13", "availabilityEnds": "2026-04-11T20:00:00-05:00", "validFrom": "2025-12-13", "lowPrice": "7.77", "highPrice": "30.87", "price": "7.77", "url": "https://allevents.in/houston/sip-and-create-national-poetry-month-blackout-poetry/100001977458047251" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2025-12-13", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2025-12-13", "url": "https://allevents.in/houston/sip-and-create-national-poetry-month-blackout-poetry/100001977458047251", "price": "30.87", "name": "General Admission" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2025-12-13", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2025-12-13", "url": "https://allevents.in/houston/sip-and-create-national-poetry-month-blackout-poetry/100001977458047251", "price": "7.77", "name": "Donation" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Holly Lyn Walrath", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/holly-lyn-walrath/27210464", "description": "I'm Holly and I'm a narrative artist working out of Merge Art Studio, located at 2000 Nance Street, Studio B-126 in the heart of Houston, Texas. 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