Celebrating the publication of a transformative anthology, Winter in America (Again: Poets Respond to 2024 Election (Carbonation Press, 2025) with poet-editors Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs (from Seattle) and Roxi Power, along with contributors Dane Cervine, Julia Chiapella, Veronica Eldredge, Dion O’Reilly, and David Sullivan.  Over 100 poets responded with nuance, compassion and a long view of the road ahead for our democracy.  Open mic poets this evening are invited to join in this community response by sharing their own poems responding to issues affected by the 2024 election.