September 22, 2012, Saturday - Equilibrium: Patricia Smith and Anis Mojgani at The Loft

Tme:  8:00pm

Location: The Loft, Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Equilibrium: Patricia Smith and Anis Mojgani 
 
Equilibrium, the Loft's spoken word series dedicated to artists and audiences of color as well as Native American artists and audiences, celebrates its tenth year! We welcome spoken word superstars Patricia Smith and Anis Mojgani, who will perform alongside local treasures Hieu Minh Nguyen, Mankwe Ndosi, and EQ DJ Nak.

Food and beverage provided with ticket price. $5/$3 for students and Loft members. No advance tickets - first come first serve.

Patricia Smith is the author of six books of poetry, including Blood Dazzler, chronicling the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, which was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award, and one of NPR's top five books of 2008; and Teahouse of the Almighty, a National Poetry Series selection. Her latest is Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah. Her work has appeared in Poetry, The Paris Review, TriQuarterly, Tin House and both Best American Poetry 2011 and Best American Essays 2011. She is also the author of Africans In America, the companion book to the groundbreaking PBS series, the children’s book Janna and the Kings and the editor of the upcoming crime fiction anthology Staten Island Noir. She is a 2012 MacDowell Fellow, a two-time Pushcart Prize winner and a four-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam, the most successful poet in the competition’s history. She is a professor at the City University of New York/College of Staten Island, and is on the faculty of the new low-residency MFA program at Sierra Nevada College.

Anis Mojgani is a two time National Poetry Slam Champion and winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam. A TEDx Speaker and former resident of the Oregon Literary Arts Writers-In-The-Schools program, Anis has performed at numerous universities, festivals, and venues around the globe. He has performed for audiences as varied as the House of Blues and the United Nations, and his work has appeared on HBO, NPR, and in the pages of such journals as Rattle, Used Furniture Review, Muzzle, and The Lumberyard. A founding member of the touring Poetry Revival, Anis is also the author of two poetry collections, both published by Write Bloody Publishing: Over the Anvil We Stretch (2008) and The Feather Room (2011). Originally from New Orleans, he currently lives in Austin, TX in a little house with his wife.