Poets for World Central Kitchen —Special Event Tomorrow!

If you are looking for a fun and meaningful way to spend your Friday evening this week, consider tuning in to watch Poets for World Central Kitchen on C. S. E. Cooney's Twitch channel!

You can do that by visiting twitch.tv/csecooney. The event starts and 8pm Eastern US time, and should run for about two hours. You'll get to see readings from SO MANY poets! This event is free to attend, but if you're able, we're asking for donations to World Central Kitchen through our Poets for World Central Kitchen fundraising link. Our minimum goal is $500, but we're hoping to raise a lot more than that!

World Central Kitchen is a great organizations that works with local chefs to provide regionally appropriate food wherever it's needed. I've personally donated to them several times, and I'm always grateful for their work. Right now they are serving meals in Ukraine and Gaza, among other places.

Come see twenty-one poets, including our fabulous host, C.S.E. Cooney!

Poets, top row: Erik Amundsen, Hannah Tawater, Allisa Cherry, Tina Hyland, Julia Rios (hey, that's me!), Jessica P. Wick, Liz Pino Sparks (I believe Liz and Claire cooked up this whole idea together!)

Poets, middle row: Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman, Adam Stutz, Ethan W. Sparks, C.S.E. Cooney (Claire—our host!), Jennifer Crow, McKenna Deen, Blas Falconer

Poets, bottom row: Silvatiicus Riddle, Gerald L. Coleman, Caitlyn Paxson, Gwynne Garfinkle, David Sklar, Adam Deutsch, Grant Leuning

That livestream link again: twitch.tv/csecooney — You don't have to have a twitch account to watch the stream, but if you want to make one, you can use it to participate in the text chat.

Again, the event is free, and all are welcome, regardless of whether you have any money to spare. If you DO have a little extra cash lying around, we'd love to see donations through the Poets for World Central Kitchen fundraising link.

Tomorrow! Friday the 27th of June, 2025 at 8pm Eastern US time!

See you there?