BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:212559@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260829T080344Z DTSTART:20260926T193000Z DTEND:20260926T203000Z SUMMARY:Poetry Showcase DESCRIPTION:This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast\\ , Charis’\\; virtual event platform. This event is free\\, but regis tration is required for virtual attendance. Click here to register to att end virtually (https://www.crowdcast.io/c/fall-poetry-showcase).\\nCharis presents an exciting showcase of poets! Join us for a group reading feat uring: Adedayo Agarau (The Years of Blood)\\, Kristin Entler (Of Water Ne ver Ceasing)\\, and Dani Janae (Hound Triptych). These poets represent a range of voices and styles in contemporary poetics. Join us virtually or in-person to explore these “\\;small bites”\\; of each poetR 17\\;s larger works\\, which are sure to leave you hungry for more!\\nAbo ut the Poets\\nAdedayo Agarau is the author of The Years of Blood\\, winn er of the Poetic Justice Institute Editor’s Prize for BIPOC Writers (Fo rdham University Press\\, Fall 2025). He is a Wallace Stegner Fellow ‘2 5\\, a Cave Canem Fellow and a 2024 Ruth Lilly-Rosenberg Fellowship final ist. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Agbowó Magazine: A Journal of African Literature and Art and a Poetry Reviews Editor for The Rumpus. He is the author of the chapbooks Origin of Name (African Poetry Book Fund\\, 2020) and The Arrival of Rain (Vegetarian Alcoholic Press\\, 2020).\\nKristin Entler is a writer and educator from Alabama. She holds an M.F.A. in poet ry from The University of Arkansas\\, and is the Poetry Editor of NELLE. They live in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina with thei r service dog\\, Azzie\\; whose name is short for Asclepius\\, the Greek God of Medicine. She can be found in publications such as The Bitter Sout herner\\, Gulf Stream Literary Magazine\\, Porter House Review\\, and BOO TH among others\\, as well as on most social media platforms @findmycure. Their debut poetry collection\\, Of Water Never Ceasing\\, was published by Loblolly Press in June 2026.\\nDani Janae is the author of Hound Trip tych (Sundress Publications\\, 2026). A poet and journalist from Pittsbur gh\\, Pennsylvania\\, her work has been published by Longleaf Review\\, S WWIM\\, Palette Poetry\\, South Florida Poetry Journal\\, and others. She lives in South Carolina.\\nWhen she is not writing she enjoys having int imate conversations with the things that puzzle and delight her\\, admiri ng spiders\\, watching horror movies\\, and hunting for figs.\\nThe event is free and open to all people\\, but we encourage and appreciate a dona tion of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\\, our programming non-profit. Donate on Crowdcast or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/ donate or in person at the event.\\nPlease read the in-person event guide lines below to be sure you can participate in the event.\\nIn-person even t guidelines:\\n–\\; All attendees must wear a face mask.\\n–\\ ; We will begin seating people at 7:00 PM ET.\\n–\\; This event will be live-streamed via Crowdcast. Click here to register to attend virtual ly –\\; https://www.crowdcast.io/c/fall-poetry-showcase\\n–\\; As a reminder: If you are not feeling well\\, please do not come to the e vent.\\nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to reques t specific accessibility accommodations\\, please contact info@chariscirc le.org or call the store at 404-524-0304.\\nPlease contact us at info@cha riscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at thi s event. If you would like to watch the event with live AI captions\\, yo u may do so by watching it in Google Chrome and enabling captions: Instru ctions here. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’\ \;t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org.\\nBy attending our ev ent\\, whether virtually or in-person\\, you agree to our Code of Conduct : Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\\, regardless of gender\\, gender identity and expression\\, age\\, sexual orientation\\, disability\\, physical appearance\\, body size\\, race\\, ethnicity\\, religion (or lack thereof)\\, class\\, or technology choices . We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be exp elled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the orga nizers. Please report all harassment to info@chariscircle.org immediately .\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/atlanta/events/poetry -showcase-2026-09-26 LOCATION:artsatl.org URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/atlanta/events/poetry-showcase-2026-09-26 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR