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December Open Mic feat. Helen Herbst LaStar

Online N/A, Portland

Join us for our December Open Mic! Sign ups will be available in the event 30 minutes before we start! You will have 3 minutes to read 1-2 poems. We will have a feature from Helen Herbst LaStar! More about Helen: Helen Herbst LaStar she/her) is an Atlanta-area slam poet and recovering stand-up comic. She cohosts the chick flick podcast Falling in Love Montage with her sister Valerie, and last year, with art alone, she made in excess of $15 US. She also has a very, very cool child. Like Fonzie cool. Like Fozzie cool. Helen is currently seeking a full-time source of excesses of $15 US, if you want to add her on LinkedIn and/or purchase 1½ copies of her chapbook, Pshaw, just published…

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