During this event, poets will read their original poems in the galleries as a closing celebration for the end of the exhibition MoNA Ceramic Invitational 2025: Build Me Up, Tear Me Down, Why Don’t You Love Me Babe Like There’s No One Around? on the theme of artistic practice. This event will be MC’ed by painter and poet Duane Kirby Jensen, the host of Everett Poetry Night. Poets are encouraged to explore the exhibitions as inspiration for their ekphrastic poetry.  Poets interested in reading their original poems at the event should sign up in advance at: https://www.monamuseum.org/events/poetry-may10.  The reading order of poets will be assigned in chronological order based on when people sign up. Poets will read up to five minutes of original writing. Once the first 20 spots are filled, additional poets may read depending on if there is time. If you sign up to read your email will be shared with MC Duane Kirby Jensen. This event is part of The Writing’s on the Wall: Poetry at MoNA, in which MoNA partners with a range of poets and organizations to bring poetry into the museum through readings, open mic events and writing workshops.