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Soft Speak Poetry Reading

  • PT's Coffee- Crossroads 310 Southwest Boulevard Kansas City, MO, 64108 United States (map)

This will be a soft-spoken / whisper / ASMR-style reading, and we will have a microphone and speaker.

Readers:

Kay E. Bancroft, KB Brookins, jason b. Crawford, Stephanie Hempel, K. Iver, Ae Hee Lee, Ruben Quesada,Preeti Parikh, Jessica Q. Stark, Kelly Weber

Access Information:

  • Masks are required! (KB will bring extra N95 masks).

  • PT's Coffee has a ramp into the store and is wheelchair accessible.

  • PT’s Coffee fits around 50 people, with some bench seating and limited chair seating.

  • KB will bring hand-outs of what they will be reading, and will offer a brief self-description at the start of their reading portion. 

  • A microphone & speaker will be at this event.

  • Alt text for flyer: A blue-green background with soft focus white circles. Pale blue text with a black border reads "Soft Speak Poetry Reading." A black ink circle surrounds the following names in black font: Kay E. Bancroft, KB Brookins, jason b. crawford, Stephanie Hempel, K. Iver, Ae Hee Lee, Ruben Quesada, Preeti Sparikh, Jessica Q. Stark, Kelly Weber." To the left of the circle is a graphic of a white cup with swirling brown coffee, dark brown rods, and a pale brown flower. White text above the cup reads: "Join us for a soft-spoken lunch break with a cup of coffee and poetry." White text below the cup reads: "Offsite AWP Poetry Reading, Friday, Feb. 9, 1:00 PM, PT'S Coffee - Crossroads, 310 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108. * Masks are required *."

Earlier Event: February 8
T4T at AWP: A Trans BIPOC Reading
Later Event: February 9
Sundress Publications Off-Site Reading