Side by side photos of the featured reader outlined with a black line and displayed over a light blue background. Beneath the photo are the words "Open Mouth Presents: A Workshop with Natasha Mijares." 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 Natasha Mijares is visible from the bust up. She smiles with red lipstick on and wears gold framed glasses. She is wearing a lace dress with mustard colored sleeves and a scalloped hem. Photo by Rosario Zavala.

Open Mouth Presents: A Reading with Natasha Mijares

Side by side photos of the featured reader outlined with a black line and displayed over a light blue background. Beneath the photo are the words "Open Mouth Presents: A Workshop with Natasha Mijares." 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 Natasha Mijares is visible from the bust up. She smiles with red lipstick on and wears gold framed glasses. She is wearing a lace dress with mustard colored sleeves and a scalloped hem. Photo by Rosario Zavala.

Join us for a reading by featured poet Natasha Mijares. 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:

Natasha Mijares is an artist, writer, curator, and educator. Her debut collection of poetry, violent wave, is forthcoming. She received her MFA in Writing from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited at various international and national galleries. Her work has appeared in Gravity of the Thing, Hypertext Review, Calamity, Vinyl Poetry, and more.

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