Join us by the fire for an evening of storytelling, poetry, and creative expression. Featuring local poets and artists, this community event blends campfire stories with the power of cultural imagination and resurgence.

Featuring readings from Taté Walker, Angelina Mann, Shipra Agarwal, and Brandon Blue

Palabras Bilingual Bookstore: 906 W Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85007

You must RSVP for this event. Space is limited.

MEET OUR PERFORMERS

Shipra Agarwal

Shipra Agarwal is a doctor-turned-writer from India, pursuing an MFA in fiction from ASU. Her work is published in Witness and The Rumpus, nominated for the PEN/Dau Prize and the Pushcart Prize, shortlisted for the First Pages Prize and the Iron Horse Long Story Prize, and supported by a Tin House Summer Workshop scholarship, Kenyon Review Writers Workshop, Sundress Academy for the Arts, and the Authentic Voices Program. Shipra is working on a novel-in-stories.

Angelina Mann

Angelina Mann is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation born and raised in Arizona. She holds Bachelor’s degrees in Creative Writing and Spanish, and a minor in American Indian Studies, from Arizona State University. In the fall, she will return to ASU in its Indian Law Program, as a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Scholar and an O’Connor Honors Fellow. Her creative work has been published in Peregrinos y sus letras and on the Devil’s Inkwell website.

Brandon Blue

Brandon Blue is a black, queer poet, translator, educator from the D(M)V. They hold a MFA in Poetry from ASU. His work has or will appear in Foglifter, Frozen Sea, &Change, and more. Their work is also featured in the Capital Pride Poem-a-Day event. His chapbook, Snap.Shot, has been published by Finishing Line Press and was named in Poetry Mutual’s Best Books of 2023. Keep up with their work at brandonbluepoet.com

Taté Walker

Taté Walker is a Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. They are an award-winning Two Spirit storyteller and community builder. Learn more at jtatewalker.com.