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Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Doc Luben
December 16, 2018 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
FreeJoin us for another amazing poetry slam and open mic!!! This slam is the second of four qualifiers for our second semi-final to pick our team for next year!
There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this even but no one is turned away.
We will have a feature performance from Doc Luben
More about Doc:
Doc Luben is the two time Portland Poetry Slam City Champion, and reached finals at the 2013 Individual World Poetry Slam.
They have been a featured poet at diverse venues throughout North America, including the Denver ComicCon and Rose City ComicCon, NYC Urbana, California Institute Of The Arts, and the Denver Minor Disturbance poetry slam. Doc Luben can also transform into a steam locomotive.
Their writing appears in the collections Multiverse on Write Bloody Press and Nouns Of Assemblage on Housefire Books, and they are a recurring feature on Button Poetry, including the Best Of Button live showcase in Oakland, CA.
They were formerly the Tucson AZ Grand Slam champ. Their writing has been adapted for performance in Denmark, Germany, the UK, and Brazil.
Their full length poetry collection is The Diesel Powered Rag Doll.
Their new poetry chap book is Love Letters or Suicide Notes.
Doc poem-blogs about robots, trains, love letters and suicide notes at DocLuben.com
We will be at our new venue, Tiny’s Coffee Northeast! This means our show is all-ages! Everyone is welcome. We do not censor our mic except for instances of hate-speech. Please also note that we start a little earlier then at previous venues.
Accessibility info: Tiny’s is on the 6 bus line, which is a frequent service line. It is a quarter mile from the the streetcar line and about a half mile away from the max. The building and stage is wheelchair accessible and most of the seating can be moved to create space for accessibility equipment. The venue serves food and coffee, so it is not scent-free.
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