Somer Breeze Poetry Open Mic

Start off your Friday night by getting poetry pilled at SomerBreeze: a two-hour, major literary event hosted by Leticia Priebe Rocha and Gregory Glenn. Sign up to read in a Breeze style open mic featuring Leticia, Greg, and friends — or just come to watch, listen, and enjoy yourself! Learn a little bit more about your hosts, below:

Leticia Priebe Rocha (she/her/hers) is a poet, visual artist, and editor. She is the author of In Lieu of Heartbreak, This is Like (Bottlecap Press, 2024). Leticia earned her bachelor’s from Tufts University, where she was awarded the 2020 Academy of American Poets University & College Poetry Prize. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, she immigrated to Miami, FL at the age of 9 and currently resides in the Greater Boston area. Her work has been published in Salamander, Rattle, Pigeon Pages, and elsewhere. Leticia is a Reader for Yellow Arrow Journal and served as Guest Editor for their EMBLAZON issue.

Gregory Glenn is a writer and performer based in Massachusetts. His work can be found in Soundings East, Drunk Monkeys, Poetry Soup, Molecule Tiny Lit, Hard Work of Hope, and he is one of five poets published in the anthology 9×5 (Only Human Press, 2022). He has most recently featured on WGBH’s Outspoken Saturdays, Mass Poetry’s U35, Night Light Poetry, Words // Friends, and the Boston Poetry Brothel. He has appeared as a guest on the podcasts Poems & Whiskey, and Wrestling with Poetry.