An Evening of QTBIPOC Poetry

Ally Ang is the author of Let the Moon Wobble (Alice James Books 2025). A National Endowment for the Arts fellow and MacDowell fellow, Ally’s work has appeared in The Rumpus, The Academy of American Poets' Poem-a-Day, The Seattle Met, and elsewhere. They co-host Other People’s Poems, a poetry open mic and reading series in Seattle. Find them at allysonang.com or @TheOceanIsGay.

Genevieve DeGuzman is the author of Karaoke at the End of the World (JackLeg Press, 2026). An Alice James Award finalist and Tin House alum, she has work in The Adroit Journal, phoebe, Poetry Northwest, RHINO, and other publications. She has received the Oregon Literary Fellowship and StoryBoard Fellowship, as well as support from Vermont Studio Center, Poets & Writers, and the Regional Arts & Culture Council. Born in the Philippines and raised near San Diego, she now lives in Portland. genevievedeguzman.carbonmade.com

Jae Nichelle (she/her) is the author of God Themselves (Andrews McMeel, 2023) and the chapbook The Porch (As Sanctuary) (YesYes Books, 2019). A graduate fellow of The Watering Hole, Jae won the inaugural John Lewis Writing Award in poetry from the Georgia Writers Association and was a finalist for a 2023 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellowship. Her poetry has appeared in Best New Poets 2020, the Washington Square Review, The Offing, Muzzle Magazine, and elsewhere. Learn more at www.jaenichelle.com.

Ami Patel (she/her) is a 2023/2024 IPRC re/source resident and a 2024 Oregon Literary Fellow in Poetry. Ami's prints and poetry were a part of the 2025 MAC Gallery exhibit "Shift Work." Her poems can be found online and in print, including Beloit Poetry Journal, Tinderbox, and the anthology We The Gathered Heat: Asian American Pacific Islander Poetry, Performance, and Spoken Word. You can find her at amipatelwrites.com.