Raise the Red Tent celebrates the work of female poets--that means if you identify as female, we encourage you to come and read two of your own poems on our open mic--if not, feel free to read one of your own, after you've read one of your favorites by a woman.  After the open, Stacey Lynn Brown features.  A poet, playwright, and essayist, Brown's work has appeared in various literary journals and anthologies. Her book-length poem in sections, Cradle Song, was published by C&R Press in January 2009. Poems from Cradle Song  have won awards from The Poetry Center of Chicago and have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and the collection was featured in a spotlight interview on the National Book Critics Circle blog.  She is an assistant professor of creative writing at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, where she lives with her husband, poet Adrian Matejka, and their daughter.