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SUMMARY:Marty McConnell
DESCRIPTION:Part of the vanguard of poets fusing and refusing and queering the delineations between literary and oral poetry\, Marty McConnell’s work blurs the lines between autobiography and personae to comment on and illuminate what it means to live and love outside the lines in 21st century America. \nMcConnell’s second poetry collection\, “when they say you can’t go home again\, what they mean is you were never there\,” won the 2017 Michael Waters Poetry Prize and is forthcoming in 2018 on Southern Indiana University Press. Her first nonfiction book\, “Gathering Voices: Creating a Community-Based Poetry Workshop\,” was recently published by YesYes Books. She is the co-creator and co-editor of underbelly\, a web site focused on the art and magic of poetry revision. \nShe is the author of wine for a shotgun\, (EM Press)\, which received the Silver Medal in the Independent Publishers Awards\, and was a finalist for both the Audre Lorde Award (Publishing Triangle) and the Lambda Literary Awards. She is also a seven-time National Poetry Slam team member\, the 2012 National Underground Poetry Individual Competition (NUPIC) Champion\, and appeared twice on HBO’s “Def Poetry Jam.” \nMcConnell’s work has been published in numerous anthologies\, including Best American Poetry 2014; Bullets & Butterflies: Queer Spoken Word Poetry; A Face to Meet the Faces: An Anthology of Contemporary Persona Poetry; City of the Big Shoulders: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry; and Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Movement\, as well as journals including Bellevue Literary Review\, Willow Springs\, Gulf Coast\, Indiana Review\, Crab Orchard\, and Beloit Poetry Journal\, among many others. \nMcConnell was recently selected for a residency at Hedgebrook\, and debuted a collaborative and interactive performance experience entitled “when they say you can’t go home again\, what they mean is you were never there\,” with her wife\, installation artist Lindsey Dorr-Niro\, through a grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. \nMcConnell transplanted herself from Chicago to New York City in 1999\, after completing the first of three national tours with The Morrigan\, an all-female performance poetry troupe she co-founded. She received her MFA in creative writing/poetry from Sarah Lawrence College\, and for nearly a decade\, co-curated the flagship reading series of the New York City-based louderARTS Project. She returned to Chicago in 2009 to launch Vox Ferus\, an organization dedicated to empowering and energizing individuals and communities through the written and spoken word. \nShe has performed and facilitated workshops at schools and festivals around the country\, including The Dodge Poetry Festival\, Palm Beach Poetry Festival\, Wicker Park Arts Festival\, Connecticut Poetry Festival\, Cornell University\, University of Utah\, James Madison University\, Old Dominion\, University of Connecticut\, University of Arkansas\, DePaul University\, and more. She lives in Chicago\, and travels the country performing and leading workshops\, as well as coaching individuals in moving toward their best lives. For more information on her growth coaching work\, please visit www.vitalcoachings.com.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/marty-mcconnell/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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SUMMARY:Prompts + Poetry: A Celebration of 30 poems in 30 days
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate surviving another National Poetry Writing Month\, HanaLena Fennel and LeAnne Hunt will share some of the many prompts they circulated during the month\, along with a selection of readers who followed the prompts (or at least made the attempt!) with examples for each prompt.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/prompts-poetry-a-celebration-of-30-poems-in-30-days/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190508T200000
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SUMMARY:Judy Kronenfeld & Robbi Nester
DESCRIPTION:Judy Kronenfeld is the author of four full-length collections of poetry: Bird Flying through the Banquet(FutureCycle Press\, 2017)\, Shimmer (WordTech Editions\, 2012)\, Light Lowering in Diminished Sevenths\, winner of the 2007 Litchfield Review Poetry Book Award\, now available in a second edition (Antrim House Books\, 2012)\, and Shadow of Wings (Bellflower\, 1991). She has also published two chapbooks\, Disappeared Down Dark Wells and Still Falling (Inevitable Press\, 2000)\, and Ghost Nurseries (Finishing Line\, 2005). A Stanford Ph.D.\, Judy has also authored a controversial critical study\, King Lear and the Naked Truth (Duke\, 1998). She has taught English literature at the University of California\, Irvine\, the University of California\, Riverside\, and Purdue University. After her midlife turn back to her childhood love of writing poetry\, Judy began to teach in the Department of Creative Writing at the University of California\, Riverside\, where she is now Lecturer Emerita\, having retired after 25 years. She now serves as an Associate Editor of the online journal\,Poemeleon .  \nRobbi Nester is a poet\, writer\, and teacher of writing who made the long trip out to the West Coast for graduate school and stayed there. She is the author of a chapbook of yoga poems\, Balance (White Violet\, 2012) and has published many poems\, essays\, reviews\, and interviews in publications including Poemeleon\, Inlandia\, Lummox\, Qarrtsiluni\, Jenny\, Spark 17 and 18\, Philadelphia Stories\, Annapoorna\, Northern Liberties Review\, Floyd County Moonshine\, and Caesura. She is the editor of an anthology of NPR and PBS poetry\, The Liberal Media Made Me Do It! (Ninetoes Press)\, and author of a book of poems\, A Likely Story.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/judy-kronenfeld-robbi-nester/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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SUMMARY:Alyssandra Nighswonger
DESCRIPTION:Alyssandra plays the kind of music that makes you put down your beer and think about your mother. The sweet lilt of a french song here\, a pick-the-pieces-up mantra for the broken hearted there and inspiration drawn from artists like Madeleine Peyroux\, Ray Davies\, Nick Drake and Andrew Bird. Her next release will be Nighswonger Sings Nilsson\, a 9-song tribute album to the oh so great\, Harry Nilsson! Coming later this year\, to be released on colored vinyl\, cd\, digital download and streaming.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/alyssandra-nighswonger/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lady Narrator
DESCRIPTION:Dania Ayah Alkhouli\, a.k.a. Lady Narrator\, is a Syrian American author\, poet and writer\, born and raised in Southern California. Alkhouli earned her B.A. in Sociology and her M.A. in Public Policy & Administration from Cal State Long Beach.  \nShe published her debut book at 19\, titled 91 at 19\, after graduating with her Bachelor’s degree. In 2017 she released her second poetry book Oceans & Flames\, a collection of poetry shedding light on her experience with\, and survival of\, domestic violence. \nHer work centers around themes of feminism\, mental health\, sexuality\, identity\, culture\, religion and her war-torn homeland\, Syria. She has been featured on Buzzfeed and Jubilee Media\, and has performed nationally at venues such as Da Poetry Lounge in Los Angeles\, House Slam in Boston\, and Busboys & Poets in D.C. \nIn 2012\, Alkhouli and her mother founded the nonprofit organization\, A Country Called Syria\, a traveling exhibition that showcases the history and culture of their country\, Syria. Their goal is to tour the exhibit nationally and eventually establish a permanent base where the community can connect even more deeply with Syria and its rich heritage and resilient people.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/lady-narrator/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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SUMMARY:Collin Kelley & Steven Reigns
DESCRIPTION:Reigns was the inaugural City Poet Laureate for West Hollywood (2014-2016) and is the creator of The Gay Rub\, a collaborative project showcasing a collection of 100 rubbings from important markers of LGBTQ history. His debut poetry collection was published in 2001 and he has since published six chapbooks. Reigns organized and taught the first-ever autobiographical poetry workshop for LGBT seniors and edited an anthology of their writings\, “My Life is Poetry.” His latest poetry collection is “Inheritance\,” published by Sibling Rivalry Press. www.stevenreigns.com \nCollin Kelley is the author of the American Library Association-honored poetry collection Render (Sibling Rivalry Press) and Better To Travel (Poetry Atlanta Press). Sibling Rivalry Press is also the publisher of his acclaimed Venus Trilogy of novels\, Conquering Venus\, Remain In Light and Leaving Paris. A recipient of the Georgia Author of the Year Award\, Deep South Festival of Writers Award and Goodreads Poetry Award\, Kelley’s poetry\, reviews\, essays and interviews have appeared in magazines\, journals and anthologies around the world. www.collinkelley.com
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/collin-kelley-steven-reigns/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190410T200000
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SUMMARY:Nadia Alamah
DESCRIPTION:A Lebanese Muslim American writer\, poet\, and visual artist originally from Flint\, Michigan\, Nadia debuts her poetic contributions to the Los Angeles and Orange County poetry scene with the release of her chapbook\, Yalla\, Habibi: Poems in 3arabeezi.While she usually dabbles in sci fi/fantasy/abstract prose poems\, for her\, sociopolitical identity poetry will be a first\, so she’s excited to share her experimentation with you in honor of Arab American Heritage Month. Nadia has previously self-published Awakening\, a selection of abstract prose poems from her online project Everhart’s Notebook\, & otherwise focused on creation ofcommunity-centric arts projects and workshops in Flint prior to relocating to the West Coast. Look out for bursts of energy\, impassioned speech and bits of audience-motivated improvisation. Check out her writing\, art & creative work/gradual foray into comics at https://www.nadiaalamah.com/& connect:Insta: @nadiaathellamaTwitter: @nadiaalamah
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/nadia-alamah/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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SUMMARY:Redshift Anthology Reading
DESCRIPTION:Redshift 1 is the new anthology from Arroyo Seco Press. This first edition is mostly composed of the poets who have or will publish with Arroyo Seco Press in their chapbook series. \nRedshift is inspired by the expanding universe. As objects move out in the expanding universe the light shifts toward longer wavelengths moving toward the red end of the color spectrum.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/redshift-anthology-reading/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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SUMMARY:Donna Hilbert
DESCRIPTION:Donna Hilbert was born in the Red River Valley of Oklahoma near the Texas border\, but has spent most of her life in Southern California. She is a graduate of California State University\, Long Beach. Her latest book is “Gravity: New & Selected Poems\,” Tebot Bach\, 2018. The Green Season\, World Parade Books\, is now available in a new\, expanded second edition. Other books include Traveler in Paradise: New and Selected Poems\, PEARL Editions\, 2004; Transforming Matter\, PEARL 2000; Feathers and Dust\, Deep Red and Mansions\, all from Event Horizon Press. In 1994 she won the Staple First Edition writing award resulting in the publication in England of the short story collection\, Women who Make Money and the Men Who Love Them. Her Greatest Hits chapbook\, which includes her most anthologized poems from 1989-2000\, is available from Pudding House. She has often traveled to England to give readings and workshops and has served as Vice President for Programs of PEN Center USA West. Her work is the subject of the short film “Grief Becomes Me\,” by director Christine Fugate\, which was shown as a work-in-progress at the Kentucky Women Writer’s Conference in March of 2005\, and is included in the now completed Grief Becomes Me: A Love Story\, the documentary about her life and work. She is listed in the Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poetry. Hilbert’s work is widely anthologized\, most recently in Poetry of Presence\, Grayson Books\, 2017.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/donna-hilbert/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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SUMMARY:Richard Garcia & Katherine Williams
DESCRIPTION:Richard Garcia\nRichard Garcia was born in San Francisco in 1941 and began writing in his teens. After publishing his chap book\, Selected Poems\, in 1972\, he stopped writing for a number of years until an encouraging letter from Octavio Paz convinced him to return to writing. In 1978 he published a bilingual book for children\, My Aunt Otilia’s Spirits\, and University of Pittsburgh Press published The Flying Garcias in 1991. He earned the MFA degree in creative writing from Warren Wilson College Writers’ Program in 1994\, during which time his first collection\, The Flying Garcias\, was published by University of Pittsburgh. His third volume of poetry with BOA Editions\, The Chair\, was chosen by Poetry Magazine editor Don Share as the best book of 2015. The Other Odyssey won the 2012 American Poetry Journal Book Prize\, and his seventh volume\, Porridge\, was chosen by Tom Lombardo for the 2016 Press 53 Prize.. \nRichard’s publication credits include Ploughshares\, The Georgia Review\, and the Colorado Review\, and among his distinctions are the Pushcart Prize\, Best American Poetry\, the Georgia Poetry Circuit\, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. For twelve years he was Poet-in-residence at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles\, where he conducted workshops in art and poetry for young inpatients. Richard teaches creative writing in the Antioch University Los Angeles MFA program\, as well as privately throughout the United States.  He makes his home on James Island\, South Carolina with his wife\, Katherine Williams\, and their dog Max.  \nKatherine Williams\nKatherine Williams\, a native Southerner\, was born into the Navy and spent her teens and twenties in Charleston SC\, where she hung on to literature for dear life. She majored in French at the College of Charleston\, learned to surf\, screen T-shirts and movies\, and do science. In 1996 she moved Los Angeles\, where she worked in biomedical research at UCLA\, surfed occasionally\, and began writing poems. \nShe is now back on James Island SC with her husband\, poet Richard Garcia\, and their cattle-dog\, Max. A community arts advocate\, she has served on the board of The Poetry Society of SC since 2005\, where she established their Warrior Poets Series; was founding chairman of James Island Arts Council;and is the program director for Poetry at McLeod. \nRetired now from medical research\, she dabbles in environmental science\, surfing\, website and textile design\, art collecting\, classical cello\, and the garden. 
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/richard-garcia-katherine-williams/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lee Rossi
DESCRIPTION:Lee Rossi is the author of four books of poetry and has appeared in numerous anthologies. His poems\, reviews and essays have been published in journals throughout the country\, including The Harvard Review\, Poetry Northwest\, The North American Review\, Main Street Rag\, Tar River Poetry\, The Spoon River Poetry Review\, The Southeast Review\, The Atlanta Review\, Green Mountains Review\, The Sun\, Poetry East\, Nimrod\, the Beloit Poetry Journal\, Poet Lore\, The Southern Poetry Review\, and The Southern Review. He is a winner of the Sense of Site poetry contest sponsored by the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department as well as the Jack Grapes Poetry Prize. From 1986 to 1992\, he edited Tsunami\, a journal of contemporary poetry based in Los Angeles. He is currently Staff Reviewer for Pedestal\, an online magazine based in North Carolina\, and a Contributing Editor to Poetry Flash. He lives in Northern California. He’ll be reading from his new book\, Darwin’s Garden\, just out from Moon Tide Press.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/lee-rossi/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190306T200000
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SUMMARY:G. Murray Thomas
DESCRIPTION:G. Murray Thomas used to attend poetry readings all over SoCal. Then he moved to upstate New York. Now we don’t know what he does with his time. Maybe he’ll tell us on Wednesday.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/g_murray_thomas/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190227T200000
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SUMMARY:Bill Friday
DESCRIPTION:William S. Friday is a Long Beach poet and publisher. With three books in print\, Bill continues to write and edit. His books\, “A Death on Skunk Street”\, “Between Love and Orgasms”\, and “Mourning Person”\, are available at local retail locations\, and on amazon.com. When not doing what all the cool kids are doing\, Bill operates a forklift for pay\, is a commercial voice actor\, and still deals with regret from never having been the centerfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is currently working on his fourth book\, tentatively titled\, “Human as Fuck”\, and scheduled for release in late summer.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/bill-friday/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190220T200000
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SUMMARY:Jan Hanson
DESCRIPTION:Jan Hanson has more than 30 years of experience writing in the business world\, and writing poetry in a parallel universe. Her earliest experience was as an eligibility worker for the department of social services\, where hand-writing narratives documenting contact with clients was a daily requirement. Her work as advertising coordinator for a cattleman’s association publication brought new opportunities for written communication. And her decades-long career in human resources saw the evolution from formal letter-writing and file documentation hammered out on a Selectric typewriter\, to complex and detailed electronic documentation of all\nmanner of investigations and complaints. In school\, she studied organizational development\, which gave her tools for a successful career. But it was what she experienced in writing workshops\, held in living rooms\, sun porches\, and small gatherings under pine trees\, that made poetry happen. She is a human resources director who lives in Orange\, California\, having lived parts of her life in Texas and Florida. She participates in writing workshops\, and sings backup in a country band. Her work has appeared in Southwest American Literature and Writers’ Journal\, and her first published chapbook\, I’ll Never Play the Hammered Dulcimer\, will be released\nJanuary 4\, 2019\, by Finishing Line Press.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/jan-hanson/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190213T200000
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SUMMARY:Arminé Iknadossian
DESCRIPTION:ARMINE IKNADOSSIAN fled Beirut\, Lebanon for Pasadena\, California with her family in 1978 to escape the civil war. She spent her childhood avoiding indoctrination from evangelical Christians and watching after her twin sisters\, which is also the primary reason she has chosen to remain childless. After earning her BA from UCLA\, she worked as assistant editor to syndicated columnists Arianna Huffington\, Robert Scheer and Moly Ivins. Armine’s teaching career took over for the next 20 years\, during which time she served as a recitation coach for Poetry Out Loud’s National Recitation Contest. She later earned her MFA in Poetry from Antioch University\, Los Angeles during which time her mentor Richard Garcia nominated Armine for a writing fellowship at Summer Poetry in Idyllwild. The Los Angeles Writing Project at Cal State LA also awarded her writing fellowships where she also serves as a writing consultant. In 2015\, Armine retired from teaching in order to support the literary arts and focus on her two manuscripts god(l)ess: The L Is Silent and Resident Alien. She is currently one of the bookstore managers at Beyond Baroque Bookstore aka The Scott Wannberg Poetry Lounge where you can purchase her newly released chapbook United States of Love & Other Poems. She looks forward to serving as a Writer in the Schools (WITS) for Red Hen Press this fall. Awards: “The Return” was a finalist in Backwards City Review’s annual contest. 10\,000 copies of “March Eulogy” were printed by the City of Los Angeles and distributed by Max Racks thanks to The Writers at Work Postcard Project. “A New Year” appears in the 2011 Writers at Work calendar. Fellowship\, Summer Poetry in Idyllwild 2007 Returning Fellowship\, Summer Poetry in Idyllwild 2008 Publications: Alabama Literary Review Ararat Arbutus Cloudbank Common Ground Review Edge Inscape Lounge Lit: An Anthology of Poetry and Fiction by the Writers of Literati Cocktail and Rhapsodomancy Margie The Northridge Review Pearl Poetic Diversity Poets Against War Rhino Spout Weave Wisteria: A Collection of Work by New Poets in Los Angeles Writers at Work Zaum Freelance work: Modern Drummer Magazine TOM TOM Magazine The Armenian Reporter Media Cake rekwired.com. In 2019\, she released a collection of poems titled All That Wasted Fruit.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/armine-iknadossian/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190130T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190130T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T092158
CREATED:20181120T070927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181126T225502Z
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SUMMARY:Victoria Lynne McCoy
DESCRIPTION:VICTORIA LYNNE MCCOY holds an MFA in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College and a BA in “The Power of Words: Creative Expression as a Catalyst for Change\,” focusing on activism in the arts\, from the University of Redlands’ Johnston Center for Integrative Studies. Her work has appeared in Best New Poets\, Blackbird\, The Collagist\, Drunken Boat\, The Offing\, The Paris-American\, and PANK\, among others. Her poetry has been named a semi-finalist for the Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize and the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award\, as well as a finalist for the Yes Yes Books Open Reading\, the St. Lawrence Book Award\, the Mudfish Poetry Prize and the Third Coast Poetry Prize. After serving as Publicist & Assistant Editor for Four Way Books\, Victoria left NYC to return to her native Southern California. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/victoria-lynne-mccoy/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190123T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190123T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T092158
CREATED:20181120T070146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181120T070146Z
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SUMMARY:Brendan Constantine
DESCRIPTION:Brendan Constantine is the author of four collections of poetry. His work has appeared in Best American Poetry\, Poem-a-Day\, Prairie Schooner\, Virginia Quarterly\, Ploughshares\, and the American Journal of Poetry among other journals. His most recent collections are ‘Bouncy Bounce’ (2018 Blue Horse Press) and ‘Dementia\, My Darling’ (2016 Red Hen Press). He has received grants and commissions from the Getty Museum\, James Irvine Foundation\, and the National Endowment for the Arts. A popular performer\, Brendan has presented his work to audiences throughout the U.S. and Europe\, also appearing on NPR’s ‘All Things Considered\,’ numerous podcasts\, and YouTube. He currently teaches poetry at the Windward School and regularly offers classes to hospitals\, veterans\, and people dealing with Aphasia.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/brendan-constantine/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190116T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190116T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T092158
CREATED:20181122T002913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181122T002913Z
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SUMMARY:Dark Ink Anthology Reading
DESCRIPTION:Moon Tide Press is very excited to present a new anthology\, Dark Ink: A Poetry Anthology Inspired by Horror\, featuring 66 amazing poets from around the country! \nThis collection is a celebration of the fun and fright for everything that goes bump in the night…we have poetic takes on Frankenstein’s monster and his bride\, musings on zombies\, Lovecraft-ian (is that a word?) love letters\, metaphorical monsters (and Munsters)\, vampiric verses\, and much\, much more. If you are a fan of poetry or horror or BOTH\, this is a book for you! \nFeatured readers for this spooktacular event to be announced soon.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/dark-ink-anthology-reading/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190109T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190109T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T092158
CREATED:20180926T195837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T200426Z
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SUMMARY:Heather June Gibbons
DESCRIPTION:Heather June Gibbons is the author of the poetry collection Her Mouth as Souvenir\, winner of the 2017 Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize from the University of Utah Press\, as well as two chapbooks\, Sore Songs and Flyover. Her poems have appeared widely in literary journals\, including Blackbird\, Boston Review\, Gulf Coast\, Indiana Review\, jubilat\, New American Writing\, and West Branch. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, she has been the recipient of fellowships and awards from the Vermont Studio Center\, Academy of American Poets and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. She teaches creative writing at San Francisco State University\, The Writing Salon\, and as a Teaching Artist for Performing Arts Workshop\, a youth arts education non-profit.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/heather-june-gibbons/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181219T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181219T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T092158
CREATED:20181204T173317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181204T173317Z
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SUMMARY:Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual holiday get together at the Mug. Nothing fancy\, just friendly poets hanging out. More details soon.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/holiday-party/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181212T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181212T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T092158
CREATED:20181204T172230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181204T172647Z
UID:411-1544644800-1544652000@poetryidiots.com
SUMMARY:Holiday Slam
DESCRIPTION:Nothing says holidays like competition\, right? Days of giving\, good cheer and cut-throat competition. So\, we’re holding a slam! Because we take slam srsly. \nWe’ll be kinda mostly sticking by regular slam rules\, 3 minute rule\, judges picked randomly from the audience\, olympic-ish-style scoring\, etc. We also encourage (but do not require) holiday-themed poems for the slam. Eggnog\, latkes\, politics. You know\, holiday-stuff.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/holiday-slam/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181205T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181205T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T092158
CREATED:20181125T002257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181125T002638Z
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SUMMARY:Leigh White + Help the Homeless Holiday Drive
DESCRIPTION:Help us gather much-needed clothes and supplies for Orange County’s homeless population. We’ll be taking collections of items and donations. Among the items needed most: new black socks\, gently used but clean fleece blankets\, gently used gym shoes\, hoodies\, men’s jeans and sweat pants\, and toiletries (items used for personal care including soap\, shampoo\, and toothpaste). \nLeigh White was born on the south side of Chicago. She is a prolific painter and accomplished poet in Orange County\, CA. She’s been writing and performing poetry since 1997. She pays for art supplies with a successful career in marketing\, advertising copywriting\, design and illustration. In her spare time\, she helps the homeless.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/leigh-white-help-the-homeless-holiday-drive/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181128T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181128T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T092158
CREATED:20181125T001642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181125T001642Z
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SUMMARY:Ellen Webre
DESCRIPTION:Ellen Webre was born in Hong Kong and raised in Orange County. She is currently working towards a Masters in Teaching at UCI\, and has a BA in screenwriting at Chapman University. Ellen is also the social media specialist for Moon Tide Press and the Two Idiots Peddling Poetry Reading in Orange\, CA. Her poetry largely explores the celestial and supernatural\, myth and folklore. She was most recently published in Moon Tide Press’ DARK INK: A Horror Anthology. Other publications include A Poet is Poet No Matter How Tall\, Voicemail Poems\, Vanilla Sex Magazine\, Gingerbread House Lit\, Black Napkin Press and The Metaworker. \nHer Facebook Page can be found at https://www.facebook.com/ellenwebrepoetry/
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/ellen-webre/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181121T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181121T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T092158
CREATED:20180926T200621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T200639Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be prepping hard to stuff our faces with Turkey. Hope you will be too. Or however you celebrate/hide from the terror of reality/cope with family\, we wish you the best.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/closed-for-thanksgiving/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181114T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181114T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T092158
CREATED:20180914T170942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180914T170942Z
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SUMMARY:Shy But Flyy
DESCRIPTION:Shy But Flyy is a Blues\, Jazz\, and spoken- word artist currently located in Long Beach CA. Shy started out in the music business in the genre of R & B and Hip-Hop\, releasing three independent mixtapes in the mid 2000’s. Along with mixtapes she also featured on many projects and wrote hooks for a wide range of artists in So Cal and Texas. At one point she took a break to go behind the scenes to get a certificate in commercial music business\, intern at a major record label\, and host her own radio show interviewing indie artists\, “Flyy Radio”. \nAfter the break from the spotlight and soul searching\, Shy dove head first into the Blues scene. The Blues was always with Shy growing up\, so to no surprise\, in recent years she began to do it full time. Shy has headlined The Uptown Jazz festival\, The New Blues Festival\, and many other private and public festivals in Long Beach. She currently has her own band\, “Shy But Flyy and the Allstarz”. Along with weekly gigs you can find her as a featured vocalist with other bands\, and sitting in at jazz jam sessions around the Los Angeles area on her nights off. Currently\, Shy is performing regularly and recording an EP.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/shy-but-flyy/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181107T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181107T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T092158
CREATED:20180926T203815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T214022Z
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SUMMARY:Thomas R. Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Thomas R. Thomas was born in Los Angeles\, CA\, and grew up in the San Gabriel Valley west of LA. Currently he lives in Long Beach\, CA. He has a chapbook Scorpio by Carnival\, and his poems have been published in Carnival\, Bank Heavy Press\, and Silver Birch Press. In 2013 His book Five Lines by World Parade Books is out now! Find it on Amazon. \nHis website is thomasrthomas.org.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/thomas-r-thomas/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181031T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181031T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T092158
CREATED:20181031T083726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181031T085223Z
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SUMMARY:Halloween Party
DESCRIPTION:In order to avoid mobs of zombie-like children trying to steal our precious candy\, we’ll be hiding out at the Ugly Mug\, and having a party. Partay. Like it’s 1999. Or Halloween (which it is). \nJoin us. There will be an open mic but no feature. The idea is to partay. \nCostumes encouraged but not required. \nRumor has it that Sister Phil will be making an appearance.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/halloween-party/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181024T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181024T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T092158
CREATED:20180830T184219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T184540Z
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SUMMARY:Snorted the Moon and Doused the Sun Anthology Reading
DESCRIPTION:Charles Bukowski once wrote\, “Writing is the ultimate psychiatrist.” Aristotle believed that writing poetry allowed people “to transform their problems into power and their sadness into strength.” This is what we hope writing poems for this anthology did for the courageous individuals who submitted their work. Work that is raw\, authentic\, and deeply personal; giving voice not only to their pain\, but delving into their dark side\, or humorous side\, or bright side\, and presenting their beautiful imperfect selves to us all. Because only in this way—when we dare to share our most honest and vulnerable selves—can we transform our problems and find some semblance of self-love and acceptance. Something we all need\, as the New York Times recently reported that opiates are now the number one killer of Americans under the age of fifty. We hope you too will find peace within the pages of this book as you enter the world of addiction and redemption through each of these brave and heroic poets.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/snorted-the-moon-and-doused-the-sun-anthology-reading/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T092158
CREATED:20180905T213601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180905T214333Z
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SUMMARY:Luivette Resto
DESCRIPTION:Born in Aguas Buenas\, Puerto Rico\, poet Luivette Resto was raised in the Bronx. The first in her family to graduate from college\, Resto earned a BA at Cornell University and an MFA at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst\, where she studied with Martín Espada. \nResto’s poems engage themes of romantic love and cultural identity. In a 2008 blog interview with blogger Cindy E. Rodríguez\, Resto discussed her commitment to the art\, stating\, “I enjoy the challenge of finding the right set of words to express a series of thoughts\, emotions\, or observations in a compacted space. For me\, poetry can be the most beautiful way to express some of the most painful yet truthful side to life.” \nResto is the author of the poetry collections Unfinished Portrait (2008)\, which was a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize\, and Ascension (2013). A CantoMundo Fellow\, she has taught at Citrus College and Mt. San Antonio College\, and has served as a contributing editor for Kweli Journal. She lives with her family in the Los Angeles area\, and hosts the monthly reading series La Palabra in Highland Park.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/luivette-resto/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181010T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181010T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T092158
CREATED:20180830T001037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T004734Z
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SUMMARY:liz gonzalez
DESCRIPTION:liz gonzález\, a fourth generation Southern Californian\, grew up in the San Bernardino Valley. She’s a funkifizer\, animal and nature lover\, writer\, activist\, and creative writing instructor and pusher. \nliz is the author of Dancing in the Santa Ana Winds: Poems y Cuentos New and Selected (Los Nietos Press\, July 2018). She writes poetry\, fiction\, and creative nonfiction\, and her work will appear or recently appeared in Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California\, Inlandia: San Bernardino\, the City of Los Angeles 2017 Latino Heritage Month Calendar and Cultural Guide\, Cultural Weekly\, Voices from Leimert Park Anthology Redux\, The Coiled Serpent: Poets Arising from the Cultural Quakes and Shifts of Los Angeles\, and Wide Awake: The Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond. \nHer recent awards include a 2017 Residency at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts and a 2017 Arts Council for Long Beach Professional Development Microgrant\, both of which supported her research on her maternal grandfather’s childhood in the Midwest from 1911-1923. \nCurrently\, liz lives in North Long Beach\, California\, with her fur buddies Chacho\, a chi mix\, and Espresso\, a tortie\, who keep her company while she’s writing\, and Jorge Martin\, a scientist and musician. She directs Uptown Word & Arts\, promoting literacy and the arts in North Long Beach and beyond since 2015; is a member of Macondo Writers Workshop; and proudly serves on the Macondo 2018 Ad Hoc Advisory Board. She is a creative writing instructor for the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program.
URL:https://poetryidiots.com/event/liz-gonzalez/
LOCATION:The Ugly Mug\, 261 N. Glassell Street\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
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