RETURN TO CINDERS: PRESENTED BY POETS’ PLAYGROUND

Reclaim the warmth of your genesis through this interactive poetic experience, designed to refuel what has been emptied and spark what has been extinguished. This is a safe space forged from the very fires that ignite us.

Join us on Saturday, December 20 for:

Feature-led Immersive Activity: A guided ignition point to melt what’s frozen and reconnect you to your source.

Open Mic Session: A shared flame where voices rise, spark, and breathe new life into old embers.

Collective Safe Space for Expression: A warm hub designed for release, reflection, and creative rebirth.

More to come...

With special guest Cortland Gilliam, Former Poet Laureate of Chapel Hill (2023,2024), PhD. Educator. Cultural organizer

Hosted by DS Will.

Ages 16+. All proceeds support our community of artists and changemakers.

Presented by Poets’ Playground by way of Third Angle Poets.

TICKETS

$5 - General Admission: Everyone can be heard in this igniting conversation and writing exercise for reinvention. Signup for the open mic upon arrival.

Free - VIP (Very imaginative person): For those contributing something other than money. Access to all portions of the event, free of financial barriers.

PRESENTED BY POETS’ PLAYGROUND

Poets’ Playground is a community arts program powered by Boxyard RTP. Our mission is to create space for poets and changemakers to freely share their voice, hone their craft, and collaborate on community-building initiatives. Hosting at least four events each year, we bring in local organizations and independent poets to deliver workshops, readers panels, poetry book fairs, open mics and more — all in a single day.