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Wordlights Poetry ft. Doc Luben
November 23, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
FreeWordlights Saturday poetry evenings presented by NovaPDX, Rocking Frog Cafe and hosted by Igor Brezhnev.
On Saturday November 23rd, we’ll have a feature from Doc Luben, mini-features from Devin Devine & Brennan Lucas Staffieri, and a short set poetry open mic!
OUR FEATURE: Doc Luben
Doc Luben is the two time Portland Poetry Slam City Champion, and a finalist at the 2013 Individual World 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. 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. Doc has worked as a classical theater dramaturg and a professional phone psychic. 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
MINI-FEATURES FROM:
Devin Devine
Devin Devine is a stand up comedian and writer originally from Spokane, Washington, and graduate from Gonzaga University, with two degrees in theatre performance and creative writing. She laughs and writes her way through issues of trauma, mental health, sexuality, and love. She has self-published three chapbooks, Feral Empathy, Crying on the Toilet, and Domestic and Fowl. You can find Devin at facebook.com/devindevinewriter
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Brennan Lucas Staffieri
Brennan Lucas Staffieri is a poet, playwright, podcaster, and director. He is currently a senior studying creative writing and theatre at Pacific University, and he founded and served as the president of the poetry club there, where he ran workshops and developed poetry programing for the campus. He is in the process of writing his first collection of poems, 41°43.5’ N, 49°56.8’ W, which explores grief aboard the sunken wreck of the RMS Titanic. He lives in Forest Grove, which is the middle of nowhere, which is why he doesn’t get out to slams as much anymore. You can find Brennan on Instagram at @BrennanStaffieriLikesYou and on Twitter at @BrennanLikesYou
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Sign-ups start at 5:30, show starts at 6PM. On second and fourth Saturdays each performer in the open mic gets 5 minutes, there are only 8 slots available and the list order is randomized.
Come share your words and join us for a night of open mic, great poetry features and get nourishment & libations from Rocking Frog Cafe (home of the best donuts)! 🙂
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Rocking Frog Cafe is an independently run, local gem in the lower Belmont District of southeast Portland. Nestled in a lovely early-century Craftsman-style bungalow, we offer a comfortable place to study, eat and socialize. Find out more about The Rocking Frog at rockingfrogpdx.com.
NovaPDX is a talent and production company based in Portland, Oregon. We organize and host performance and educational events, showcasing local and visiting musicians, poets and comedians. Our mission is to create spaces where talent thrives. Learn more about us at novapdx.org.
Your host, Igor Brezhnev is a poet, an author, an artist and a book designer among his other sins. He is roaming the West Coast thinking up new art, books and helping shape creative projects. You can find out more about Igor at igorbrezhnev.com