Photo of the featured reader outlined with a white line and displayed over a light blue background. Beneath the photo are the words "Open Mouth Presents: Nen G. Ramirez." Availability of sign language interpretation is indicated by the presence of an icon showing two hands signing in the bottom left corner. Photo: The poet, Nen G Ramirez, visible from the shoulders up. They are looking into the distance. They have dark eye makeup and a septum, bridge, and lip piercing. They stand in front of a pink painted wall. Photo by Zach Oren.

A Reading with Nen G. Ramirez

Photo of the featured reader outlined with a white line and displayed over a light blue background. Beneath the photo are the words "Open Mouth Presents: Nen G. Ramirez." Availability of sign language interpretation is indicated by the presence of an icon showing two hands signing in the bottom left corner.
Photo: The poet, Nen G Ramirez, visible from the shoulders up. They are looking into the distance. They have dark eye makeup and a septum, bridge, and lip piercing. They stand in front of a pink painted wall. Photo by Zach Oren.

Join us for a reading by featured poet Nen G. Ramirez. The reading will be preceded by a round of introductory readings by community members.

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ACCESS NOTES: The reading will take place virtually via Zoom with Zoom and Otter.ai auto captions. An ASL interpreter will be present. Access copies of poems will be made available via Google Docs. Our Access Statement will be read before we begin.

Recommended for attendees 16 years and above.

FEATURED POET:

Nen G Ramirez is a nonbinary Chicanx writer from Adrian, MI. They have a Bachelor’s in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan and an MFA in poetry from the University of Minnesota. They are also an editor at Viscerama Magazine, a nonprofit literary journal for Michigan youth. Their work can be found in Split Lip Magazine, Electric Literature, Poetry Magazine, and elsewhere. Their chapbook, All Women Are Born Wailing, won the 2022 Acentos Book Prize and was published by Nomadic Press.