Houston Arts Journal Poetry Reading: Aris Kian Brown and Reyes Ramirez

Enjoy a free poetry reading by 2023-2025 Houston Poet Laureate Aris Kian Brown and nationally-acclaimed Houston poet Reyes Ramirez. It’s a chance to hear original verses by two of the city’s most accomplished poets, meet them in person, and ask them questions. This community event will be an intimate, friendly gathering at Freeman Memorial Library, a Harris County Public Library located in Southeast Houston (Clear Lake area). Hosted by Houston Arts Journal’s Catherine Lu.

Reyes Ramirez (he/him) is a Houstonian, writer, educator, curator, and organizer of Mexican and Salvadoran descent. He authored the short story collection “The Book of Wanderers” (2022), a 2023 Young Lions Fiction Award Finalist, from University of Arizona Press, and the poetry collection “El Rey of Gold Teeth” (2023) from Hub City Press, a finalist for the 2024 Texas Institute of Letters Award for Best First Book of Poetry. www.reyesvramirez.com

Aris Kian is Houston’s 6th Poet Laureate and ranked #2 in the 2023 Womxn of the World Poetry Slam. Previously an Inprint C. Glenn Cambor Fellow, she received her MFA from the University of Houston. She won the 2022 Inprint Marion Barthelme Prize in Creative Writing for Students with Service to the Houston Literary Community, and among her many honors, she was also a 2019 Pushcart nominee and a 2020 Best of the Net finalist. www.ariskian.com