Lexington Public Library Open Mic Night featuring Dorian Hairston

Share your poetry, spoken word, and more! Content should be appropriate for teens and adults and limited to 3-4 minutes. February’s featured poet is Dorian Hairston.

Hairston’s debut collection, “Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow: The Story of Josh Gibson” will be released Feb. 6 from the University Press of Kentucky. It explores the Black American experience through the lens of baseball legend Joshua Gibson. Books will be available for purchase.