NIGHTJAR: Kristi Maxwell

Doors at 6:30 p.m., Reading at 7 p.m. Featured Poet: Kristi Maxwell Open mic prompt: Write a poem inspired by a walk & the things you encounter on it Read a poem or short piece that is 317 words maximum, and challenge yourself to share new work! — About the Featured Poet: Kristi Maxwell is the author of nine poetry collections, including Wide Ass of Night (2025) and Goners (2023), winner of the Wishing Jewel Prize. Her work has received multiple honors, and her scholarship on contemporary poets appears in leading literary journals. She is Director of Creative Writing and a Full Professor of English at the University of Louisville, and holds a PhD from the University of Cincinnati and an MFA from the University of Arizona. _ 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.