Poets & Poetry Lovers Mixer ⟡ Writers & Readers Hanging Out

Love poetry? We're devotees of the line and line break too. Whether you're a reader, a writer, both (or possibly even neither?), we invite you to hang out with us, have a cozy matcha latte or a big fluffy pretzel, and talk about poems. Join Difficult Friends for a casual mixer at Easy Tiger to celebrate National Poetry Month in April!

About Us
This group is a project by Difficult Friends, a community-run arts & humanities salon: Website ⟡ Substack ⟡ Instagram

It's part of our Creative Friendship Lab events line-up!

The Creative Friendship Lab encourages people from all walks of life to explore the rich emotional and social world around them, while pursuing individual and shared creative projects. We invite both serious artists and just-budding amateurs to come enjoy our events and experiments.

Event Details: Our National Poetry Month Mixer

This week, we'll be meeting at Easy Tiger at the Linc at 2 PM on April 19th to just chitchat. I'll be printing out some of my favorite poems to share with y'all and leave on the table as discussion starters, and there will be pens and paper available for people who want to doodle! But yeah, just a casual hang.

No assignments or readings this week! If you'd like to see what we do when we're in full writing mode, check out our previous workshops on Origin Stories and Emotion, Memory, and Color.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there~~ Thank you in advance for bringing your passion for poetry to our group!
I was particularly excited to see some people writing poetry for the first time at our events earlier this month. Whether you’re just starting to explore your own creativity or you’ve been committed to it for decades, we hope you’ll join us for this lowkey mixer of poets & lovers.

Supporting Our Community

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Or not! We appreciate the many ways in which everyone contributes to our community, whether via financial or other means—simply by showing up and being kind, you are doing a good thing :-)

About Me (Personally)

I'm a writer living in Austin with my dog, Cookie. If you're interested in following my thoughts, you can find me at https://substack.com/@rachelsummercheong I love long essays, fiction, and philosophy. I also like to draw and go out dancing