Join Charlotte Lit for the next installment in our new Poetry Nightclub series on March 30 at Starlight on 22nd.

Charlotte Lit’s Poetry Nightclub is new way to engage with the world’s oldest form of storytelling. Each quarter, Charlotte Lit will host a critically acclaimed poet for an evening performance that goes beyond traditional reading and book signing events.

Picture soft lighting, café tables, live music, and adult beverages, including a specialty cocktail. In addition to reading from their work, our poets will take us beyond the words on the page to share poems by poets who have shaped their work, show us how life has shaped their vocations and how being a poet has shaped their lives, and engage the audience in conversations about the ways poetry intersects with other aspects of culture.

More than 50 people turned out for our first two Nightclubs, with Chen Chen and Erin Belieu. We’re expecting another great turnout in April, so get your tickets now!

Note: if you're under 21 or do not drink alcohol, you can purchase a discounted ticket here.

Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of a book of nature essays, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, & Other Astonishments, which was named a finalist for the Kirkus Prize in non-fiction, and four award-winning poetry collections, most recently, Oceanic (2018). Awards for her writing include fellowships from the Mississippi Arts Council, Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award for poetry, National Endowment of the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, ESPN, and Best American Poetry. She is professor of English and creative writing in the University of Mississippi’s MFA program.