Goth Poetry Night & Open Mic

Join us at The Bookery for Goth Poetry Night hosted by Mae Fraser and Shane Morin! The featured poet for Goth Poetry Night is Mike Linehan as well as one other mystery poet! Stop by to listen to their poetry readings and find out who the mystery feature is. Following their readings will be an open mic that is open to all! Sign-Ups for the open mic start at 5:45pm. Featured Poet | Mike Linehan Mike Linehan (he/they) is a New Hampshire-based poet and educator who has read at local open mics since 2011. The venue they now call home is Slam Free or Die (Manchester, New Hampshire) and they were a part of their 2024 slam team. Their work has appeared in As Alive Journal, Death Wish Poetry Magazine, and Wingless Dreamer, as well as their poetry collection The Porch Light (self-published 2023). They like engaging in Netflix binges (always open to suggestions!), promising themself that they’ll practice guitar every week (they won’t), and working tirelessly to convince their students that literature and poetry are, in fact, cool. Featured Poet | Mystery Guest Who will it be...? Come to the event and find out!! About the Hosts Mae Fraser Your favorite poet’s least favorite poet Mae Fraser (any pronouns) combines humor, trauma, body horror, and hopeless romanticism into poems that you won’t forget. Their work has most recently appeared in South Florida Poetry Journal, Gyroscope Review, The Northeast Coast, LEVITATE, and others. When not writing, you can find them reading poetry for River Heron Review. Mae lives in New Hampshire and online @maeflowerreads. Shane Morin Shane is an urban horror poet living in Manchester, New Hampshire. He is the former Literary Laureate of Dover. His work has been published in Star * Line, Touchstone, Mad Persona, and several anthologies, including Nightmerica: Corruptions of the American Dream, Sleeve of Hearts as well as The Devil’s Playground: A Horror Charity Anthology for Drug Addiction. When he's not slinging lines, you can find him binging Farscape and most anything Star Trek.