Meet the Readers: Rachel Mennies

Rachel Mennies is the author of three poetry collections: The Wolf, forthcoming from BOA Editions in 2027; The Naomi Letters (also BOA Editions); and The Glad Hand of God Points Backwards (from Texas Tech University Press). Her poems have appeared recently in American Poetry Review, The Kenyon Review, Poetry, and elsewhere. She lives in Chicago, where she works as a writer, editor, and adjunct professor. Learn more at rachelmennies.com.

Please join Rachel and our other fantastic readers on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf. Doors open at 7pm, and the show starts at 7:30. It's free, and 21-and-over. Please RSVP on Facebook.