Red Emma’s

FREE ADMISSION; support the artists and store! Red Emma’s is moving next year—so this will be not only the first Red Emma’s Mother Earth Poetry Vibe in person since the pandemic began, but also our last at our 1225 Cathedral Street location. Come celebrate this location with us! Join us for an online open mic of the theme, “Peace, Justice, Poetry!” It’s a night of justice, conscious socioploitical thought, family, survival and empowerment, spirit—whatever advances the village! In the tradition of Emma Goldman’s “Mother Earth” magazine, come drop some rad “fiyah” on us, or contribute just with your presence and energy. By the way: it’s a non-erotic venue, so rather than a love & erotica evening, we focus the night on justice and other matters of life. And, almost needless to say, leave the misogyny, homophobia and other unnecessary ish outside! We have to cap off our run here with a double hit of dope poetic featured artists—and Najya Williams & Carlynn Newhouse have got us covered! Born and raised in "Chocolate City” (Washington, DC), Najya Williams (she/her) is a poet, filmmaker, and performer. The Harvard University graduate and Temple University medical student is the author of the poetry chapbook Cotton, which is a look through her eyes as a young, Afro-Caribbean woman living in America. Her spoken word album, mad black woman, explores themes of Black Marxism, righteous anger, backstage performance, hypersexualized consumption of Black womxn, and emotional labor. These works, as well as her original short films, are available online via her website, najyawilliams.com. Her commentaries can be found on her blog and in various online publications. Najya advocates for prioritizing self-care and self-preservation, especially in the Black community, and remains committed to changing hearts and minds across the world, one word at a time. Instagram: @najyawilliams Carlynn Newhouse (she/her) is a poet, educator, emcee, and performer. The Seattle native is an Adobe Creativity Scholar attending Howard University, a National Young Arts Finalist, and a three-time Youth Speaks Seattle Grand Slam Champion, and ranked 4th in the 2020 Women of the World Poetry Slam! Her work has been featured on platforms such as Button Poetry, The Seattle Globalist, the Kennedy Center, and more. Her deep love for poetry and arts education is matched only by her commitment to social justice, youth empowerment, and as personal and collective healing. Carlynn believes poetry is a form of activism and a tool for raising awareness in hopes of making the world a safer space! Instagram: @carlynn_newhouse Facebook: Carlynn Newhouse Venmo: Carlynn-Newhouse Paypayl: Carlynn.cn@gmail.com CashApp: $CarlynnNewhouse Holdin’ it down for the evening is Analysis—poet/spoken word artist, rad minister and bookseller, educator, justice & human rights person… Y’all know what’s up! www.facebook.com/analysisthepoet Twitter and Instagram: @analysisthepoet www.artistEcard.com/analysisthepoet CashApp: $AnalysisThePoet PayPal: analysisthepoet@gmail.com The mic list will be ready for you at Emma’s so you can get on the mic and share something with us! Additionally, we’ll pass the bucket—physically and electronically—to give something to our featured poets and to help build for the future. Please help support artists! The evening is, indeed, brought to you by Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse, a worker-owned and collectively operated restaurant, bookstore, and community events space, currently located in Baltimore's Mt. Vernon neighborhood, that is dedicated to putting principles of solidarity and sustainability into practice in a democratic workplace! http://redemmas.org https://www.facebook.com/redemmas Twitter & Instagram: @redemmas Remember: PEACE, JUSTICE, POETRY!! Will we see you there? :)