What’s happening on the local poetry scene

By Serena Chopra

· Dec. 4, 2013, 7:45 am

<p>The Denver stop on the House of Suffering Tour is sure to be an evening of diverse work from two Denver-based poets, Mathias Svalina and Khadijah Queen, and the poet on tour, Danniel Shoonebeek.</p>

Photo: House of Suffering American Tour — The Denver stop on the House of Suffering Tour is sure to be an evening of diverse work from two Denver-based poets, Mathias Svalina and Khadijah Queen, and the poet on tour, Danniel Shoonebeek.

Photo: Bombay Gin Reading Series — Bombay Gin presents three Colorado-based writers whose work is strikingly intelligent and utterly human.

Photo: Bad Shadow Affair Reading Series — Hosted by poet and comedian Sommer Browning, the Bad Shadow Affair Reading Series is one of the best literary series in Denver, and the latest installment will be epic in nature.

Photo: Holiday F-Bomb and Book Swap — The F-Bomb series features flash fiction style story-telling and audience members can put their name in to the hat to be drawn for one of the four-minute flash fiction open mic slots.

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