“Dance Yrself Clean” The fourth year in a row – another year, another reading across literary genres and named after an LCD Soundsystem song. Come hear five exciting new voices work out their ideas and find an audience among friends. Featuring:
India Marin Stachyra (she/her) is an interdisciplinary theatre artist and arts administrator.
Josephine Sloyan is a writer living in New York. Her stories have appeared in the Penn Review, Identity Theory, and elsewhere. She is a graduate of the Hunter College MFA program.
Naomi Washer is a writer and psychoanalyst in formation in New York City. Her most recent book is Marginalia: an autobiography (Autofocus Books, 2025).
Memphis Washington is a Harlem-raised bookseller, facilitator, and writer based in Uptown NYC. Memphis has facilitated diverse programs and workshops for youth and adults,
Ran Schulte (he/him) is a graduate of Macaulay @ CUNY Hunter College. His poetry and fiction have appeared in The North, Oyez Review 51, Blood Orange, JAKE, and elsewhere
Join us for an evening of community and original live performances — music, spoken word, stand-up, and DJing — as we raise money to help our Palestinian neighbors in Gaza. Entry to the event is a suggested $10-$25 donation going to Palestinian families connected with the community org.
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