Join Belonging through Art and our partners for an intimate evening of poetry and conversation with Birmingham-based poets. Registration required. All registration fees go towards featured poets’ honorariums.

Thursday, January 9
6:30-8 p.m.

Each Magic City Reading Series gathering, hosted at the home of Charlotte Donlon, will highlight Birmingham-based poets, their poems, and a conversation facilitated by Birmingham Poet Laureate Salaam Green about how poetry helps us belong to this place, its people, its history, and its things.

January Poets
1. Salaam Green (Reader + Facilitator)
2. Ashley Jones
3. Matt Layne
4. Jermaine Thompson

Learn more about the Magic City Reading Series here.

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Beverages and snacks will be provided by Church Street Coffee & Books.

Registration is required, as space is limited. Location and parking instructions will be sent directly to registrants 24 hours before the event. Please contact Charlotte at charlotte@charlottedonlon.com if you have any questions.

The Magic City Reading Series is presented by Belonging through Art. Our featured partners are Birmingham Poet Laureate, Salaam Green, and Magic City Poetry Festival. Our additional partners are Church Street Coffee & Books Birmingham poets Laura Secord, and Tania De’Shawn.

Many thanks to all of our partners and participating poets for helping make these gatherings happen.