JL Martindale

The Ugly Mug 261 N. Glassell Street, Orange, CA, United States

JL Martindale is a nerdy, writing mama who was born in Long Beach but has no recollection of that event.…

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Kevin Ridgeway & Wendy Rainey

The Ugly Mug 261 N. Glassell Street, Orange, CA, United States

Wendy Rainey’s poetry has been published or is forthcoming in Trailer Park Quarterly, Nerve Cowboy, Chiron Review, and several other journals and anthologies.…

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Daniel McGinn

The Ugly Mug 261 N. Glassell Street, Orange, CA, United States

“There is no other poet on the planet like Daniel McGinn; his writing speaks with a skinless honesty. It is…

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Lynne Thompson

The Ugly Mug 261 N. Glassell Street, Orange, CA, United States

Lynne Thompson’s newest collection, Fretwork, was selected by Jane Hirshfield for the 2018 Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize and published in…

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Lois Chapin

The Ugly Mug 261 N. Glassell Street, Orange, CA, United States

Lois Chapin is an award-winning poet (National League of American Pen Woman) who has been published in many literary anthologies.…

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Ugly Mug Halloween Party/Dead Poet Slam!

The Ugly Mug 261 N. Glassell Street, Orange, CA, United States

It's Halloween Eve, so we're getting together for a Dead Poet's Party! Come hang out, haunt the Mug, read some…

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King Daddy

The Ugly Mug 261 N. Glassell Street, Orange, CA, United States

King Daddy is a father, grandfather, hedonist and bookworm, who seeks to dwell in the now. A lifelong resident of…

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Kelsey Bryan-Zwick

The Ugly Mug 261 N. Glassell Street, Orange, CA, United States

A 2019 Best of the Net nominee, Kelsey Bryan-Zwick is a Spanish/English speaking poet and artist from Long Beach, California.…

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Christian Lozada and Steven Hendrix

The Ugly Mug 261 N. Glassell Street, Orange, CA, United States

Christian Lozada and Steven Hendrix met while working at Borders Books. They ran the pop up bookstore and reading series…

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Open Reading

The Ugly Mug 261 N. Glassell Street, Orange, CA, United States

On the day before Thanksgiving, we give thanks to our open readers, with an open reading! Bring some poems, hang…

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