Poetry Night: A Beacon of Light, A Trilobite

11/21/2016

11/17/16, Poetry Night in Ann Arbor. With three feature speakers, two amazing non-teen readers, and over twenty teen speakers from a variety of schools, every minute of reading was riveting. Reading myself was definently scary, especially since Kass seemed to not know much about me and gave me a sub-par introduction, but more rewarding than anything else. The applause I got, the people who came up and admired my bravery and writing afterwards, made it worth it. The audience was a big mix of people: parents, friends, neutral zone teens, interested adults, etc. I hope to come back again one day, but instead as a special guest. Be sure to keep your eye out for PNAA next year!

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About Red Beard Press

Red Beard Press is an independent, youth-driven publishing company dedicated to creating cutting-edge literary arts projects, publishing emerging voices, and inspiring passionate literary communities.

Essentially... youth publishing the emerging voices of other youth & attempting to spark a love for words.

We hope to fill a vital role in rediscovering the unity that once connected our society to literature. We have the potential to pique both current and future generations' interest in the literary arts, bringing together an increasingly diverse population with a common desire to read good books. It's urgent that RBP flourish in today's society in order to impress upon young people that literature still has the power to serve as a bridge to both inspiration and insightful dialogue.

Red Beard Press is also necessary in order to provide a platform for youth voices in Ann Arbor and beyond. It will help amplify how we feel and how we process our world in a society where our voices are often either misinterpreted or drowned out.

We need books for our literary imaginations to survive and we need to create opportunities for young people to to write them. Red Beard Press aims to fill those needs by publishing books that young people will want to read and by putting those books directly in their hands.

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