Join Esther Productions Inc. as it presents its second reading in Season Two, featuring Michele Evans and Samuel "Sami" Miranda.

Michele Evans is the author of poetry collection purl (Finishing Line Press), a 2025 nominee for the Maya Angelou Book Award and februaries, a chapbook forthcoming from Yellow Arrow Publishing in 2026. This fifth-generation Washingtonian (D.C.) teaches English and Creative Writing in Northern Virginia and serves as the adviser of Unbound, a nationally recognized and award-winning high school literary magazine. Prior to becoming an educator, Michele Evans studied English Language and Literature at Smith College, King's College-London, and the Graduate School at the University of Maryland. Her poetry has appeared in Artemis Journal, Bellevue Literary Review, Maryland Literary Review, Spoken Black Girl Magazine, Zora's Den, and elsewhere.

Samuel "Sami" Miranda grew up in the South Bronx and resides in Washington, DC. He is a visual artist, poet, and teacher. He is the author of Protection from Erasure, published by Jaded Ibis Press, Departure, a chapbook published by Central Square Press, and We Is, published by Zozobra Publishing and his book Rewarding the Unhurried is forthcoming from Flowersong Press. He is currently working on collaborative projects with musicians, visual artists and filmmakers. He has performed his poetry and facilitated poetry workshops throughout the US, St. Maarten, Mexico City, Oaxaca, and Madrid. Samuel's artwork has been exhibited internationally in Puerto Rico and Madrid, as well as New York and Washington, DC. Most recently, Samuel's artwork has been included in the Smithsonian's new Molina Family Latino Gallery inaugural exhibition ¡Presente! His artwork has been included in university and private collections. Films he co-produced and co-directed, "Hiding Place", "Desert Poems" and "Spanish Joe Remembers" have been included in film festivals in DC, Berlin, the Netherlands, Madrid, Houston, Bethesda, Seattle and Milwaukee. Sami MIranda also manages programming for the American Poetry Museum and serves as its Executive Director.

Light refreshments will be served, and door prizes will be given. DON'T MISS THIS. IT'S FREE!

Launched in 2024, MidnightRose is a monthly boutique literary series that showcases multigenerational and multiracial award-winning writers from the Washington Metro area. It is presented in association with the Tenley-Friendship Public Library. For more information: estherproductionsinc@gmail.com

MidnightRose: A Reading Series of Poetry & Prose