For those unfamiliar with who he is, Harry Fagel is a longtime fixture in the poetry and spoken word community, as well as a former cop. His poetry, no matter the topic, has a noticeable heartbeat to it — he doesn’t punch down, and he’s not snide or acerbic towards his subjects. But he also manages to find a way to overlap his many worlds, in a way that comments on the human condition.

Join Fagel and eight fellow poets to celebrate the release of his newest book, Bellowing at the Volcano, at the Double Down — yes, that Double Down, because that’s how Harry rolls. Live music provided by local Punk band, The Minges. If this doesn’t strike you as your standard poetry event, well, that’s the point.