Wednesdays On the Stoop, a series of free programming by Zoom every Wednesday from 4 pm - 5 pm. The sessions are designed to be a constant structure--every Wednesday at 4 you can count on Blue Stoop to plug you into your writing energy with an informal and supportive space.

Meet our teachers and hear their pitches for our winter 8-week classes.

Writing Fragmented Fiction with Alexandra Chang

Alexandra Chang is the author of the novel Days of Distraction. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and their dog and cat.

Writing Hybrid Nonfiction with Jennifer Wilson

Jennifer Wilson is a Contributing Writer at The Nation magazine where she covers books and culture. Her essays and reviews have also appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The New Republic, and other venues. She has taught courses on literature and writing at Princeton University, Barnard College, and the University of the Arts.

Writing Speculative Poetry with Kai Davis

Kai Davis (she/her) is a Black Queer writer, performer, and teaching artist from Philadelphia. Her work explores Blackness, Queerness, womanhood, and the many ways these identities converge. Kai has performed for TEDX Philly, CNN, BET, PBS, and NPR, among others. She is a two-time international grand slam champion, winning Brave New Voices in 2011 and The College Union Poetry Slam Invitational in 2016. In 2017 Kai received the Leeway Transformation Award for her years of art for social change work in Philadelphia. She is currently a Co-Organizer for The Philly Pigeon poetry slam and retreat, Poetry Editor for Apiary Magazine, and a member of The Philadelphia Poet Laureate Committee. Her work has been published by 2 Pens & Lint (2012), The Offing (2018), The Shade Journal (2019), and is forthcoming in Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought.

Register for this event here.