Tickets

• General Ticket: $10

• Members: Free RSVP Required

• For those interested in reading: the request to read form is located on the ticket confirmation screen after tickets have been reserved

Answer.
That you are here—that life exists and identity,
That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse
-Walt Whitman

The Power of Poetry returns for the next verse! The Church is excited to invite you to join us for the third iteration of our poetry ‘read-in’ series Verse 3: I’m with the Banned, exploring voices who have encountered resistance and censorship. From Shakespeare to Shel Silverstein, poets throughout history have had their poems banned, restricted, censored, or challenged. What are the grounds for the limitations of expression?  Let’s find out! Join us to give voice to poets Gwendolyn Brooks, Amanda Gorman, Shel Silverstein, Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde, and more. 

This recurring program brings us together to celebrate poetry, the beauty of words, and the power of capturing the human experience through a community-driven poetry read-in. Each session features a curated selection of poems tied by a common theme. Readers are assigned a number upon arrival and read in order. Poems are not pre-selected, rehearsed, or memorized but are actively engaged with as the reader steps up to the mic. Feedback from the community has been overwhelmingly positive, with many sharing that this format helps both listeners and readers feel liberated from ego and fully immersed in the poem.

We invite you to read, listen, and think about poetry in real-time in our main gallery space and join the community discussion following the read-in.

If you are interested in being a reader, please purchase/reserve a ticket first. After checkout there will be a link to the “request to read” form on your confirmation screen. Our team will reach out with the next steps. If you have any questions, please email kristen@thechurchsagharbor.org