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Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic with Luther Allen & J.I. Kleinberg

Angst Gallery 1015 Main St, Vancouver, WA, United States

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Hosted by Christopher Luna and Toni Lumbrazo Luna of Printed Matter Vancouver Featuring Luther Allen and J.I. (Judy) Kleinberg 7 pm Thursday, January 9 Open mic sign up begins at 6:30 and closes at 7 $5 Suggested donation No one turned away for lack of funds Angst Gallery 1015 Main Street Vancouver, WA 98660 angstgallery.com Food and libation provided by Niche Wine Bar, 1013 Main Street Sound provided by Briz Loan & Guitar: http://briz.us/ LGBTQ+ FRIENDLY, ANTI-FASCIST, ALL AGES, AND UNCENSORED SINCE 2004 Luther Allen writes and designs buildings from Sumas Mountain, Washington. He facilitates SpeakEasy, a community poetry reading series in Bellingham and is co-editor of Noisy Water, an anthology of local poets. His collection of poems, The View…

Free – $5

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Armin Tolentino

Angst Gallery 1015 Main St, Vancouver, WA, United States

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Armin Tolentino Hosted by Christopher Luna and Toni Lumbrazo Luna of Printed Matter Vancouver 7 pm Thursday, February 13 Open mic sign up begins at 6:30 and closes at 7 $5 Suggested donation No one turned away for lack of funds Angst Gallery 1015 Main Street Vancouver, WA 98660 angstgallery.com Food and libation provided by Niche Wine Bar, 1013 Main Street Sound provided by Briz Loan & Guitar: http://briz.us/ LGBTQ+ FRIENDLY, ANTI-FASCIST, ALL AGES, AND UNCENSORED SINCE 2004 Armin Tolentino is the author of the poetry collection We Meant to Bring It Home Alive (Alternating Current Press, 2019). He earned an MFA at Rutgers University-Newark and his poetry has appeared in numerous journals including Common Knowledge, Arsenic Lobster, Hyphen…

Free – $5

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Zoom Edition featuring Linda Strever

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

NOTE: Due to circumstances beyond everyone's control, this month's reading will take place over Zoom. Email christopherjluna@gmail.com by no later than 3 pm on May 14 to indicate your interest in participating. In the subject line, let us know if you are "Reading" or "Just Listening." You will receive instructions for how to join the meeting. Open mic readers are invited to share one poem for three minutes or less. If you are willing to donate to support the series, please use Christopher Luna’s PayPal (christopherjluna@gmail.com) and include a memo stating that the money is for Ghost Town Poetry. Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Hosted by Christopher Luna, Toni Lumbrazo Luna, & Morgan Paige Featuring Linda Strever 7 pm Thursday, May 14 On Zoom $5…

Free

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Zoom Edition Featuring Carey Taylor

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

NOTE: Due to circumstances beyond everyone's control, this month's reading will take place over Zoom. Email christopherjluna@gmail.com by no later than 3 pm on June 11 to indicate your interest in participating. In the subject line, let us know if you are "Reading" or "Just Listening." You will receive instructions for how to join the meeting. Open mic readers are invited to share one poem for three minutes or less. If you are willing to donate to support the series, please use Christopher Luna’s PayPal (christopherjluna@gmail.com) and include a memo stating that the money is for Ghost Town Poetry. Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Hosted by Christopher Luna, Toni Lumbrazo Luna, & Morgan Paige Featuring Carey Taylor 7 pm Thursday, June 11 On Zoom $5…

Free – $5

Cosmic Pockets Reading: Boswell, Luna, Savage, & Wheatfall

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Saturday, June 20th @ 7pm Online reading featuring Toni Lumbrazo Luna, Joann Renee Boswell, Claudia F. Savage, and Emmett Wheatfall Join four local poets as they spellbind you for an hour. All will share links where you can purchase their books and spend time delighting you with their words. The zoom link has not yet been set up for this event, so to receive the information regarding the zoom link, please email Joann at joannrenee@gmail.com. Cosmic Pockets by Joann Boswell -- poetry and photography for sci-fi loving skeptical mystics, feminists, mothers, all What if Mary wasn’t really a virgin? Could Jesus be an alien from another planet? How do we know we’re not all living inside of God? Poet and photographer Joann Renee Boswell invites…

Free

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic on Zoom Featuring Joan Renee Boswell

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

NOTE: Due to circumstances beyond everyone's control, this month's reading will take place over Zoom. Email christopherjluna@gmail.com by no later than 3 pm on July 9 to indicate your interest in participating. In the subject line, let us know if you are "Reading" or "Just Listening." You will receive instructions for how to join the meeting. Open mic readers are invited to share one poem for three minutes or less. If you are willing to donate to support the series, please use Christopher Luna’s PayPal (christopherjluna@gmail.com) and include a memo stating that the money is for Ghost Town Poetry. Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Hosted by Christopher Luna, Toni Lumbrazo Luna, & Morgan Paige Featuring Joann Boswell 7 pm Thursday, July 9 On Zoom $5…

Free – $5

The Work Poetry Workshop Zoom Edition with Christopher Luna

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

NOTE: Due to the restrictions to keep us safe from the Coronavirus, The Work will continue as a remote workshop via Zoom. Please email Christopher Luna at christopherjluna@gmail.com by midnight the night before each workshop to RSVP if you would like to participate. Also, please share this event with others who might be interested. The cost for the workshop is a suggested donation of $20 to Christopher Luna’s PayPal account. Suggested means that we would like for you to join us regardless of whether or not you can afford it right now. SATURDAY AFTERNOON EDITION Join us on Saturday, July 11 for The Work, a poetry writing workshop led by Christopher Luna. The Work is a drop-in poetry writing workshop for beginners as well as…

Free – $20

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Maw Shein Win

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

NOTE: Due to circumstances beyond everyone's control, this month's reading will take place over Zoom. Email christopherjluna@gmail.com by no later than 3 pm on August 13 to indicate your interest in participating. In the subject line, let us know if you are "Reading" or "Just Listening." You will receive instructions for how to join the meeting. Open mic readers are invited to share one poem for three minutes or less. If you are willing to donate to support the series, please use Christopher Luna’s PayPal (christopherjluna@gmail.com). Include a memo stating that the money is for Ghost Town Poetry. Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Hosted by Christopher Luna, Toni Lumbrazo Luna, & Morgan Paige Featuring Maw Shein Win 7 pm Thursday, August 13 On Zoom $5…

Free – $5

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Brad Garber & Gina Williams

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

NOTE: Due to circumstances beyond everyone's control, this month's reading will take place over Zoom. Email christopherjluna@gmail.com by no later than 3 pm on September 10 to indicate your interest in participating. In the subject line, let us know if you are "Reading" or "Just Listening." You will receive instructions for how to join the meeting. Open mic readers are invited to share one poem for three minutes or less. The Loranger family, who have been loyal regulars since our very first reading in November 2004, recently lost their home in a fire. In lieu of a five-dollar suggested donation, we request that you donate to the Loranger’s GoFundMe page. Let’s come together as a community to help our friends in need: https://www.gofundme.com/f/jack-and-lori-loranger-fire-fund Ghost Town…

Free

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Wil Gibson

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

NOTE: Due to circumstances beyond everyone's control, this month's reading will take place over Zoom. Email christopherjluna@gmail.com by no later than 3 pm on October 8 to indicate your interest in participating. In the subject line, let us know if you are "Reading" or "Just Listening." You will receive instructions for how to join the meeting. Open mic readers are invited to share one poem for three minutes or less. If you are willing to donate to support the series, please use Christopher Luna’s PayPal account (christopherjluna@gmail.com) or contact him to make other arrangements. Include a memo stating that the money is for Ghost Town Poetry. The suggested donation is five dollars. Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Hosted by Christopher Luna, Toni Lumbrazo Luna, &…

Free – $10