Sundress Academy of the Arts Presents November Reading Series

Knoxville, TN—The Sundress Academy for the Arts is pleased to announce the guests for the November installment of our reading series: poets Abhijit Sarmah and Jasmine Flowers. Join us on Thursday, November 21st, at Pretentious Beer Co. from 7:00 to 9:00 PM for a reading followed by an open mic! Sign-up for the open mic begins at 7 PM sharp and is limited to 10-12 readers.

Abhijit Sarmah is a poet and researcher of Indigenous literatures with special emphasis on Native American women writers and writers from the northeast of India. He holds an MPhil degree from Dibrugarh University, India, and is currently an Arts Lab Graduate Fellow and PhD student at the University of Georgia, Athens GA. His poems are published in numerous literary magazines, including Poetry, The Margins and Lincoln Review.

Jasmine Flowers is a well-watered writer from Birmingham, AL. Like her namesake, she loves to smell heavenly and bloom widely. Her debut poetry chapbook, Horizon, is available from Flower Press. Previously, she served as poetry editor for Variant Literature. Now, she is an MFA student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She received her BA in English from the University of Alabama. Her poems appear in River Mouth Review, Cypress Literary Journal, perhappened mag, and other publications.

Our community partner this month is Second Harvest Food Bank. Second Harvest’s programs work to serve those who are experiencing hunger across East Tennessee by distributing nutritious food to all corners of the community. To accomplish its mission, Second Harvest has partnered with over 670 food pantries and community centers to serve a total of 18 counties in Tennessee. By giving to Second Harvest Food Bank, donors support the fight against poverty and ensure no adult, child, or senior goes hungry. To learn more about donating to Second Harvest’s mission please visit their website.

This event is brought to you in part by a grant provided by the Tennessee Arts Commission.