lit lounge: the people’s art

a prose and poetry salon

Created and hosted by Jodi-Ann Burey, Lit Lounge: The People's Art is a prose and poetry salon that brings culture and community together through the literary arts. At Lit Lounge, the lit matters just as much as the lounge. Each month, three writers share their published works or works-in-progress alongside a live DJ, small bites, drinks and good vibes.

"we were never meant to survive, and yet we are still here.” — Saidiya Hartman

March 2026 | readers

deesha philyaw

The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman

mitchell s. jackson

Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion

minda honey

The Heartbreak Years: A Memoir

oct 2025 | readers

angela garbes

Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change

denne michele norris

When the Harvest Comes: A Novel

a.l. major

Both/And: Essays by Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Writers of Color (contributor)

sept 2025 | readers (encore)

AMBER FLAME

apocrifa: poems

KEEONNA HARRIS

Mainline Mama: A Memoir

DUJIE TAHAT

Balikbayan: poems

MAR 2025 | readers

anastacia-renee

Here in the (Middle) of Nowhere: poems

E.J. Koh

The Liberators: A Novel

luther hughes

A Shiver in the Leaves: poems

FEB 2025 | readers

kristen millares young

Subduction: A Novel

quenton baker

Ballast: poems

monica west

Revival Season: A Novel

JAN 2025 | readers

AMBER FLAME

apocrifa: poems

KEEONNA HARRIS

Mainline Mama: A Memoir

DUJIE TAHAT

Balikbayan: poems

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