The creative writing program and English department at Mesa Community College are proud to welcome poet, translator, and teacher Brandon Blue for a poetry reading on Thursday, February 27 starting at 6:00 p.m. This digital event can be accessed at this Zoom link. Any questions or concerns can be directed to Jeremy Broyles, creative writing program director at jeremy.broyles@mesacc.edu. Please join us for a night of poetry courtesy of an emerging and singular poetic voice, Brandon Blue.

Brandon Blue is a black, queer poet, translator, educator, and MFA candidate at Arizona State University from the D(M)V. He is an assistant editor for Storm Cellar Magazine. Their work is also featured in the Capital Pride Poem-a-Day event and has received the support of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing. His chapbook, Snap.Shot, was published by Finishing Line Press and was named in Poetry Mutuals Best Books of 2023.

Brandon holds an M.ED from the University of Maryland, College Park in curriculum and instruction and a B.A. in French language and culture. He worked as public school French teacher for six years and a creative writing mentor to young and developing writers for four years.

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