Bio


Danielle Evennou is a writer who grew up in suburban New Jersey. For over a decade, she has kept herself busy by hosting poetry readings, workshops, and open mics in Washington, DC. Her poetry and memoir appear in aptBeltway Poetry QuarterlyDryland, and Split Lip Magazine. Her chapbook, DIFFICULT TRICK, is available from dancing girl press. With the help of therapy, she is learning how to calm the f*** down. 

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Bio


Danielle Evennou is a writer who grew up in suburban New Jersey. For over a decade, she has kept herself busy by hosting poetry readings, workshops, and open mics in Washington, DC. Her poetry and memoir appear in aptBeltway Poetry QuarterlyDryland, and Split Lip Magazine. Her chapbook, DIFFICULT TRICK, is available from dancing girl press. With the help of therapy, she is learning how to calm the f*** down. 

Poetry


POETRY

Poetry


POETRY

Her poems are self-examining without being egocentric; they’re candid and funny as hell. Picture the leather-boots-lovin’ Evennou as Pink at a poetry open mic, but don’t be put off: There’s room for hipsters, experimental artists, doped-out art-school rejects, pump-wearing wordsmiths, and even middle-of-the-road poetry lovers in her words.
— Abdul Ali, Washington City Paper

BELTWAY POETRY QUARTERLY
2016, THREE POEMS

Flicker and Spark: A Contemporary Queer Anthology of Spoken Word and Poetry 
2013, Lambda Literary Award Finalist for Best LGBT Anthology

Poets' America
2014, Anthology

Winner of the Larry Neal Award for Poetry

Prose


PROSE

Prose


PROSE

MEDIUM, CULTURE CLUB COLLECTION 
JULY 2014, "ENTOURAGE: 10 YEARS LATER"

Beltway Poetry Quarterly 
Spring 2010, "mothertongue"

Performance


PERFORMANCE

Performance


PERFORMANCE

‘It’s interesting to perform a poem with queer content for different audiences,’ she says. ‘With the same poem, I can feel like I’m speaking to a room full of people who have had the same experience or that I’m taking the audience to a mysterious and sacred place.’
— Danielle Evennou as quoted in The Washington Post Express

SpeakeasyDC Storytelling Showcase. December 2014. Theme: Childhood Beliefs. "Squirrels"

Encyclopedia DC variety show. November 2013. Theme: Dinosaurs. "Extinction"

LATIDO CABARET OF SPOKEN WORD AND MUSICAL THEATER. MARCH 2012. "TO THE EXECUTOR OF MY ESTATE"

BLOOMBARS FEATURE PERFORMANCE. JANUARY 2013. "HERETICAL"