Arm Your Voice
The Hygienic Poetry Series
featuring Frederick-Douglass Knowles II

Monthly, third Wednesdays from 6pm to 8pm.

Doors open at 6pm — from 6:30 to 7:15 we will have our featured poet, intermission, followed by an all ages open mic from 7:30 to 8pm.

“Arm Your Voice” serves as an opportunity for poets of all skill levels to network and showcase their work. The monthly series is coordinated by Hygienic’s own resident artist, the talented Travis Gibbs. “Arm Your Voice” will open with a Featured Poet who will engage a diverse audience with an impactful and entertaining performance. The featured poet will be followed by an intermission and Open Mic portion of the night, which serves as a great opportunity for new or novice poets to earn their spot as a Featured Poet!

**The Open Mic is first come, first serve, and each poet is limited to four minutes.

Frederick-Douglass Knowles II is a poet, educator and activist involved in community education and the performing arts. He has competed on two National Poetry Slam Teams and served as the Slam Team coach for Connecticut from 2011 to 2013. His works have been featured in Poems on the Road to Peace: A Collective Tribute to Dr. King Volume 2. Peabody Museum of Natural History by Yale University Press, The East Haddam Stage Company of Connecticut, The 13th Annual Acacia Group Conference at California State University, Folio –a Southern Connecticut State University literary magazine, Lefoko –a Botswana, Southern Africa Hip-Hop magazine and Fingernails Across the Chalkboard: Poetry and Prose on HIV/AIDS from the Black Diaspora by Third World Press. Frederick-Douglass is currently an Assistant Professor of English at Three Rivers Community College where he infuses English Composition and Literature with social injustice. His debut collection of poetry, BlackRoseCity is available on BarnesandNoble.com.