Join us for the debut featured reading for M. Klein and Brittany Mishra!

Birdhouse Books welcomes poets M. Klein and Brittany Mishra for their debut poetry reading. This event will be emceed by Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic founder Christopher Luna.  

M. Klein is a poet and artist from an Appalachian basement. In daylight she is a rumor, at night a blue prophecy. Her poetry has been published by, or is forthcoming with: Ghost City Review, Broken Antler, Eunoia Review, Anti-Heroin Chic, Day Job Journal, and Pile Press. Klein’s debut chapbook, Brentwood, was published in 2023. She is the creator of a poetry workshop by mail called To Light A Candle – now approaching its sixth session in April 2025. M. is currently compiling her second chapbook. Find her online at kleinmk.squarespace.com.

Brittany Mishra is a poet exploring memory, mental illness, identity, parenthood, and the many contradictions of love and belonging. Brittany’s poetry has won The Heartland Review’s 2020 Poetry Prize. She was a runner up in the 2024 Tennessee Williams Festival Poetry Contest. Her work can be found in Poet Lore, Calyx Press, Spoon River Poetry Review, and many other journals. She lives in southwest Washington state with her husband, daughter, and big extended family.