NIGHTJAR: JL Kato

Doors at 6:30 pm, Reading at 7 pm Open mic prompt: Write a response to the phrase, “Poetry alters reality.” You must use the Oxford comma. Read a poem or short piece that is 317 words maximum, and challenge yourself to share new work! — About Kato: JL Kato is the author of Shadows Set in Concrete, selected by Indiana Center for the Book as the best Indiana poetry book of 2011. He was designated Indiana Literary Champion by the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards in 2022. His poetry has appeared in several journals and publications, including Paterson Literary Review, Indianapolis Review, Flying Island, Tipton Poetry Journal, and So It Goes (the annual literary journal of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library) — NIGHTJAR creates an inclusive space for all by bringing together spoken-word performers and page-based poets writing in narrative, lyric, and experimental forms. Every third Wednesday, C.S. Carrier and Michelle Niemann host a reading and invite audience members to share their own poetic responses.