A Verse4Verse evening has original poetry, drag performances, stand up comedy, and audience games-- all for free!

Verse4Verse is hosted by Poison Oak (she/her). Poison Oak is a Queens-based poet, drag queen, comedienne, and show host. A collection of her published work can be found at www.PoisonOak.NYC

Scarlet Gomez (she/they) is a queer Dominican Bronx-based poet, writer, zine-maker, and founder of Poetry House LLC. She’s had several short stories and poems published in literary journals such as Philadelphia Stories, The A3 Review, and Femme Dyke Magazine. She’s a Hedgebrook alum, and when she’s not writing poetry, she’s working on her debut novel, No World Without You.

DADA is the home bar for Verse4Verse and Ridgewood's coolest cocktail lounge.