This Month’s Poet is Serena Chopra

She will be giving a reading and leading us through a writing workshop where poets will have the opportunity to generate and share new work.

Serena Chopra is a writer, dancer, filmmaker, and visual and performance artist. She is a recipient of an NEA Creative Writing Fellowship and a MacDowell, Kundiman, and Fulbright fellow. Her third book, A Catalog of Future Mercies (Graywolf Press, 2026), is a sensual poetic memoir exploring the complexities of mercy in an immigrant family haunted by generational violence. She is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Seattle University. Visit SerenaChopra.com.

Serena will give a reading and lead us through a generative writing workshop from 7pm-8:30pm on Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 at 12Gates, located at 106 N 2nd St.

Doors open at 6:30pm and close promptly at 7pm.

Curated by Sanam Sheriff, THE POETS' STUDIO is a monthly gathering for local poets who are interested in writing, sharing, and connecting through poetry. This event is free and open to all who are interested in engaging more deeply with lyric and the written word.