Blog & Artist Spotlight

Little bit of a late post, but thank you all so much for attending the last poetry night of the semester!! We had a crazy huge turnout for December, along with one of our most personal sessions yet! We loved getting to hear everyone's stories and experiences morph into their written work. Stay tuned for the release of the Fall 2025 journal, along with upcoming news for next semesters poetry nights! Thank you all so much for being patient with us throughout the turbulence of moving locations; we feel this has been one of our best semesters for Poetry Night due to the nonstop support our community has given us. We cannot wait to see you all next semester, and all the new works you'll create :) #unr #reno #poetry

Artist Spotlights are BACK! Skylar Jory is a first year BFA student studying painting and Spanish at UNR. She also happens to be a Brushfire journal regular, with three pieces in our last journal- Hypnosis, Vanquished, and Hunter. “These paintings really explore all these connections to everything. As a person, being a person, having connections with other people and things… it’s just crazy to me. Being a person is crazy. Having consciousness is crazy.” Read more at unrbrushfire.org- or check out the link in our bio! Follow Skylar on her path to greatness at @squiey

Sorry guys, messed up the dates! DEC 11TH THURSDAY is the official date! Join us for Brushfire's last Poetry Night of the semester! We will have some cozy poetry, music, and donuts for everyone who attends :) Feel free to bring blankets, pillows, warm drinks, or anything similar! WHAT: Open mic poetry, music, and food! Anyone is free to share! WHEN: DEC 11TH, Thursday - 5-7PM WHERE: Continuing Education Bldg, 1041 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89503

We had an amazing turnout at our November Poetry Night! We cannot thank everyone enough for showing up and sharing some of their beautiful works with us :) Despite the rain, we had historically some of the BEST poetry spoken tonight, and got to see so many new poets! Not only did we have a huge crowd, we also had the first Poetry Night musical performances, and cannot wait to hear more! Stay updated for info on December, and also on the progress of the Fall 2025 journal!

REMINDER!!! BRUSHFIRE POETRY NIGHT TOMORROW! Don't miss out, come in anytime from 5-7pm at the Honors Lounge! We will have donuts, poetry, and music :) WHERE: Continuing Education Building, WHEN: November 13th, Thursday, 5-7PM WHAT: Brushfire Poetry Night is a standup spoken poetry event, including some acoustic musical performances. It happens once a month, on the Second Thursday. Anyone is welcome to come, UNR student or not!

The cold weather, long nights, and falling leaves have us all in an artistic mood... So we invite you to join Brushfire and the Honors College for our November Poetry Night! We will not only have awesome poetry and music, but also DONUTS from doughboys! The event starts at 5PM, however, doors will be open the whole event! Stop by after class, dinner, or whenever the time feels right :) We cannot wait to see you there! DATE: November 13th TIME: 5-7PM PLACE: Continuing Education building at 1041 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89503

Thank you all so much for coming up to our first Poetry Night of the semester! You guys genuinely don't know how much our staff appreciates the attendance, and all the new faces! It was absolutely amazing getting to relax in such a comfy space, while sharing sweets, poems, and music! We cannot wait to see you guys again next month, with an even cozier vibe! 🍁⭐️🍪

Welcome to Brushfire's Poetry Night! A monthly event of cozy vibes, shared word, and soft tune. Happening every second Thursday of the month, come and present prose, poetry, or music at the Honors College Lounge! We are incredibly thankful to Inkblot for the beautiful graphic and video advertisements! Of course, thanks going out to the Honors College and ASUN as well! We appreciate all the support, and artistic beauty you've all chosen to share with us, and cannot wait to continue this tradition for many years more.

Our first poetry night of this semester is happening in 2 days! We will be officially shifting poetry night to be the second Thursday of the month, and here’s how the dates will be set for the rest of the semester. If there are any changes to these dates we will let you know here! Another big thanks to the Honor’s College for providing us their space. We will be in the Continuing education building on the second floor. We will have signs posted day of to help you find our room! Bring a friend and your poetry for a night of open mic reading! We are also introducing acoustic music performances so bring an instrument and a song as well! Everyone is welcomed whether they want to perform or listen to the audience. We will also be providing free insomnia cookies for everyone as fuel for the night! Hope to see you all there!