BURN THE MIC: Featuring Cathy Perkins

BURN THE MIC with us at Pivot Brewing on March 5!

Sign ups start at 6:30 PM and open mic kicks off at 7:00 PM. After the open mic, featured speaker Cathy Perkins will read from her debut collection, UDDER UPROAR.

About the Book: "Wit and wordplay mark Udder Uproar, Cathy Perkins's debut collection, an eclectic volume whose poems range from free verse to forms—limericks, a villanelle, some blues, and a sonnet that tries to deconstruct itself! Perkins is a poet bent on meeting existence with intelligence and bracing humor. Cathy Perkins's exuberant and earthy poems give us permission to own our bodies and live our lives—imperfect, damaged, buoyant, healing." - Leatha Kendrick, author of AND LUCKIER

About the Author: Catherine Perkins (she/her), poet, stand-up comedian, horse-crossing guard, zero-turn mower operator, artist, musician and semi-retired horsewoman, relocated from the east coast to Central Kentucky in 1984. Catherine and her husband, Wayne Mackey, own Perkins Mackey Stable, a Thoroughbred training and racing enterprise. Catherine has no college degrees and no awards, yet her poems appear in online journals, blogs and in numerous printed anthologies and journals. Udder Uproar is Catherine's first published collection.

The Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative's BURN THE MIC series, hosted by Affrilachian poet JC McPherson, is a vibrant platform amplifying the voices and creativity of writers and spoken word artists in the heart of Kentucky. This dynamic series provides a welcoming space for poets, storytellers, and wordsmiths to share their narratives, fostering a sense of community and celebration.

The event is free & open to the public.

Questions? Contact JC McPherson at jude@carnegiecenterlex.org.