Cliterati Open Mic Featuring: Dustin Brookshire In Celebration Of Repeat As Needed

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Cliterati Open Mic Featuring: Dustin Brookshire in celebration of Repeat As Needed

This event takes place in person at Charis.
Charis and Cliterati pair up to present an inviting and fierce open mic & reading series that celebrates new voices and seasoned veterans alike. Co-hosted by Karen G. and Theresa Davis, all are welcome to come and share their work. If you would like to participate as a reader or performer, all you need to do is arrive by 7:15 pm ET to sign up on the list. If you are a non-acoustic musician and would like to plug your instrument into our sound system, please contact info@chariscircle.org ahead of time to let us know so we can have the right setup for you! There are no genre, style, or form requirements, but please keep your set to under five minutes to allow everyone to have a turn! 
This month's featured poet is Dustin Brookshire in celebration of Repeat As Needed.
Of Repeat As Needed, Nin Andrews (author of Son of a Bird) says: "Whether he is writing poems about growing up gay and Southern Baptist, about playing dress up or with Barbies, about heartache or house cleaning (in this case, they are the same thing), or about what straight people think, Brookshire’s poems are clever, sharp, honest, and deeply felt.  Reading his work is like having a heart-to-heart with a friend. The pleasures offered by his wry and witty poetry is nothing short of irresistible."
Dustin Brookshire (he/him) is the author of five chapbooks and the forthcoming full-length poetry collection For All Of Us Faggots (Iron Oak Editions, 2027). He’s the editor of the 2025 Lambda Literary Award finalist When I Was Straight: A Tribute to Maureen Seaton (Harbor Editions, 2024) and co-editor of Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology (Madville Publishing, 2023). Curator of the Wild & Precious Life Series, find him online at dustinbrookshire.com.
The event is free and open to all people, but we encourage and appreciate a donation 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.
Charis Books is a fully wheelchair accessible space with on site van accessible parking, two ramps, and additional overflow accessible parking nearby. Additional accessibility information can be found on the Accessibility page of our website. 
Event guidelines:

All attendees must wear a face mask.
We will begin seating people at 7:00 PM ET.
As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event.

If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304.Please contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. If you have other accessibility needs please don't hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. 
By attending our event 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 expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.

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