Second Wind Poetry is a curated open mic with a purpose to reenergize everyone involved. Through powerful voices both new and familiar, and an exciting featured poet, Second Wind Poetry Night is sure to leave you feeling inspired, prepared, and hopeful for what’s ahead!

Please note: RSVPs are not mandatory, but encouraged. You may let us know you’re coming here.

CURATOR AND HOST:

Alexa Patrick

FEATURE:

Clint Smith

MUSIC BY:

DJ Franky J

OPEN MIC LIST:

Roya Marsh
Gabriel Ramirez
Carlynn Newhouse
Sasa Aakil
Malachi 'MalPractice' Byrd

BOOKSTORE PARTNER:

Mahogany Books

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ABOUT OUR FEATURE:

Clint Smith is the author of the narrative nonfiction book, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism, the Stowe Prize, and selected by the New York Times as one of the 10 best books of 2021. He is also the author of the New York Times bestselling poetry collection Above Ground and the award-winning poetry collection Counting Descent. His writing has been published in the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, Poetry Magazine, the Paris Review, and elsewhere. Smith received his BA in English from Davidson College and a PhD in Education from Harvard University. He is a staff writer at the Atlantic.