7:00 PM – 7:45 PM | Creative Writing Workshop | Inclusive Excellence Center

8:00 PM -10:00 PM | Open Mic & Feature Performance | Fireside Lounge

Lyrical Sanctuary is UWM’s monthly open mic night, featuring standout spoken word artists, live music and art, and YOU! It is a campus tradition that brings students and community members together to share their passion for poetry and creative self-expression. Prior to each performance, the monthly featured artist leads a creative writing workshop open to anyone willing to put their pen to the page.

Iris De Anda a Guanaca Tapatia poet, speaker & musician who has been featured with KPFK & KPFA Pacifica Radio, organized with Academy of American Poets, performed at Los Angeles Latino Book Festival, Feria del Libro Tijuana, Casa de las Americas in Havana, Cuba and is named one of Today’s Revolutionary Women of Color. Author of Codeswitch: Fires from Mi Corazon & Roots of Redemption: You have No Right to Remain Silent. www.lawriterunderground.com

For more information or to request accommodations contact Sociocultural Programming: sociocul@uwm.edu

Sponsored by Sociocultural Programming and the Campus Activities Board