Poetry with PURPOSE! ✊🏽💜✨ The Asiyah Center and a collection of talented poets are hosting a virtual poetry fundraiser to support our emergency shelter and raise $10,000 to help secure a new housing unit — including a floor specifically for refugees from G*z*. Join us for an evening of powerful poetry, reflection, and community care featuring writers like Hanif Abdurraqib, Kaveh Akbar, Fatimah Asghar, Rio Cortez, Safia Elhillo, Shira Erlichman, J. Jennifer Espinoza, Angel Nafis, Sam Sax, Charif Shanahan, Danez Smith, Clint Smith and Khadijah Queen. 🖊️ Live readings 📚 Exclusive chapbook sales 💌 Write messages to shelter clients 📢 Stories from our frontline work 🎁 Silent auction & donation match opportunities Tickets are $20 (sliding scale available). 100% of proceeds go directly to supporting survivors. RSVP now — link in bio. #AsiyahWomensCenter #domesticviolenceawareness #domesticviolencesurvivor #domesticviolence #domesticabuse #domesticabusesurvivor #girlssupportgirls ...