NOV. 14 | Poets & Storytellers Open

Poets & Storytellers Open is an open mic series presented by Echo Thread Projects and hosted at Wull & Oak (10 E. Broad St., Hopewell, NJ). Poets & Storytellers Open begins with an open mic, each reader performing up to five minutes of original work, and concludes with a special performance by a featured musician or poet. This is a free event, open to all ages. Poets & Storytellers Open is held on the 2nd Friday of each month at Wull & Oak.

November P&SO Details:

Friday, NOV 14
6:50 PM - Doors/Sign-ups 
7:15 PM - Open Mic & Chapbook Preview with eso malfor
8:30 PM - Featured Musician: Alejandro Ataucusi

Participants who would like to read for the open mic can sign up at the door on a first-come, first-serve basis. 

Please note that images of the evening's performances will be shared on social media. You can let us know in advance if you prefer to not have your likeness shared, we will happily oblige!

Help us continue to uplift local artists - cash and venmo donations will be accepted during the event.

Hosted at Wull & Oak - 10 E Broad St., Hopewell, NJ 08525

ABOUT OUR FEATURED ARTISTS:

Alejandro Ataucusi is a charango and hatun charango player, educator, composer, guitarist, and band leader of Afro-Peruvian Jazz band, Forbidden Tropics. With the charango, Alejandro has played in South America, Europe, and in many academic and art institutions across the US.

Alejandro’s repertoire with the charango focuses on compositions from different regions in Peru showcasing the charango as a solo instrument, while using the hatun charango to explore genres outside the traditional Peruvian repertoire by playing arrangements of jazz standards, Bach, and his own compositions.

eso malflor is a queer, non-binary, trans, first-generation Mexican-Norwegian-American artist from Houston, Texas. Their practice is rooted in all that is trans: transsexual, transformative, transitional, trans-national and transitory. Through a variety of media, they challenge the pathologizing and demonizing of queer and trans bodies by drawing attention to the inherent transness of our natural world. 

eso will be publishing their debut chapbook, EVERYTHING IS IN SEARCH OF EQUILIBRIUM, through Echo Thread Books in November 2025.

Echo Thread considers all events a safe space and will not tolerate any instances of discrimination, harassment or abuse in or around any event. Respect and consideration for others are core values to be upheld by all, both participant and attendant. Discrimination against and/or harassment of any person on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, religion, age, or any other factor is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. 

This event is free & open to the public. Pre-registration is NOT required.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: P&SO WEBSITE LINK