Split this Rock at AWP 2017- The Queer Kiss Poetry Reading

Split this Rock at AWP 2017- The Queer Kiss Poetry Reading

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Join us for a poetry reading in response to the horrific shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida which was reportedly provoked by the shooter observing a queer kiss. In celebration of all the ways the LGBTQIA community brings love, compassion, joy, and betterment of our world, each reader will share an LGBTQIA or queer kiss themed poem.Featured readers include Cam Awkard-Rich, Lauren May, Ruben Quesada, Kathi Wolfe, and more. 

Co-sponsored by The Watering Hole.

See Split This Rock's AWP event page for full schedule of events: http://www.splitthisrock.org/programs/upcoming-events/

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