Tuesday, June 6, 2017 The Basement 21 Center Street (Down the drive, in back of building, next to the Northampton Police Department) Northampton, MA
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Featured Reader: Naila Moreira
Naila Moreira is a writer, journalist, and naturalist whose work often focuses on the natural world. Her 2014 poetry chapbook Gorgeous Infidelities was published as an art book in collaboration with photographer Paul Ickovic. Her latest chapbook, Water Street, was published by Finishing Line Press. Set in an old converted farmhouse apartment by the Mill River, it explores the conflict between freedom and domesticity, reflected in the natural world. She has written for the Boston Globe, Seattle Times, and Science News. Her writing has appeared in literary magazines including The Cape Rock, Pirene’sFountain and the Naugatuck River Review. She contributes a monthly environment column to the Daily Hampshire Gazette. She teaches at Smith College with a focus on science and nature writing, and holds a doctorate in geology. She is the Writer in Residence at Forbes Library.
Doors open at 7 - with an open mike. If you'd like a chance to read, place your name in the hat up until 7:10. Ten names will be randomly selected. The reading starts at 7:15, and each reader will have five minutes.
Admission is free; participants are encouraged to buy a drink in support of the venue.
Please join us!
Further information: Beth Filson at 404-509-7911
Attention: Writers Night Out is cancelled for the July 4th Holiday.
SAVE THE DATE Featured Reader for August 8th - Sharon Tracey
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Naila Moreira is a writer, journalist, and naturalist whose work often focuses on the natural world. Her 2014 poetry chapbook Gorgeous Infidelities was published as an art book in collaboration with photographer Paul Ickovic. Her latest chapbook, Water Street, was published by Finishing Line Press. Set in an old converted farmhouse apartment by the Mill River, it explores the conflict between freedom and domesticity, reflected in the natural world. She has written for the Boston Globe, Seattle Times, and Science News. Her writing has appeared in literary magazines including The Cape Rock, Pirene’s Fountain and the Naugatuck River Review. She contributes a monthly environment column to the Daily Hampshire Gazette. She teaches at Smith College with a focus on science and nature writing, and holds a doctorate in geology. She is the Writer in Residence at Forbes Library.