No matter what you're celebrating in the month of February, we all could use some amazing poetry!  This month, we're more than pleased to bring in a fantastic up-and-coming poet from Cincy: Siri Imani!

Doors open at 7pm; the poetry starts at 7:30 sharp and there's a $2 donation.

All at Yellow Cab Tavern 700 E. 4th St. in Downtown Dayton!

And now, a little about Siri Imani:

Siri Imani is quickly emerging as one of Cincinnati’s young, black voices. Her poetry is infused with hard truths,

tough love and visions of a better tomorrow.

Never has an artist been more open and honest on the stage than Siri Imani. She weaves together song and poetry

to tell powerful stories of love and liberation; state and personal violence; social/ environmental/racial and sexual

justice; woman’s empowerment and human transcendence.

She openly, poetically reflects on her life as a lesbian, black, inner city youth and former college athlete. Siri Imani

is a boundary-breaking soul sister who has sharpened her art as a tool for popular education, community

organizing and personal transcendence. She is a warrior woman writer not afraid to tell her personal truths and

making biting social commentary on the world we live in.

Siri Imani began writing poetry at the tender age of 10. She began performing poetry at the age of 14 opening for

spoken word legends The Last Poets at the University of Cincinnati. At 15 she became the youngest cast member

of Coochie Chronicles: The Spoken Word Stage Play. She has performed as a vocalist and violinist at the School for

Creative and Performing Arts, with the Cincinnati Pop’s Orchestra, and opened for Manhattan Transfer.

Siri Imani is an engaging host and workshop facilitator that seeks to challenge her attendees and foster

understanding, acceptance and dialogue with everyone she encounters.

As a social activist she has loaned her poetry and passion to Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ causes and events. She

volunteers her services at WordPlay helping youth find their voice and tell their stories. She has hosted many local

and college poetry slams and conducting poetry slam workshops and retreats to prepare poets for competition.

As a spoken word artist Siri Imani frequents several Cincinnati Open Mics, is a featured Speak artist performing

monthly at the Mockbee in Cincinnati, OH. She has also performed at the Greenwich, the University of Cincinnati,

Ohio University, Cincinnati Public Schools, Elementz Hip Hop Youth Center, WordPlay, Atlanta’s Apache and Porter

Sanford Theater.