John Gardiner Memorial Reading + Jonathan Mendoza

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

John Gardiner Memorial Reading Late last year, Southern California lost an amazing poet and human being.  Join us for a…

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Mandy Kahn

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

Mandy Kahn is the author of the poetry collection Math, Heaven, Time. Former Poet Laureate Ted Kooser featured Kahn’s poem…

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Mindy Nettifee

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

Mindy Nettifee is an award winning writer and accomplished performance poet and storyteller. She is the author of two full-length…

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G. Murray Thomas

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

G. Murray Thomas has been an active part of the SoCal poetry scene for over 20 years. He has performed…

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Mckendy Fils-Aimé

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

Mckendy Fils-Aimé is a New England based Haitian-American poet and educator. He has been an artist in residence for MassLEAP…

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Eric Howard

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

California-born poet Eric Howard has spent most of his life in Los Angeles. After receiving a degree in English at…

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Alexis Rhone Fancher

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

Alexis Rhone Fancher’s poem, “when I turned fourteen, my mother’s sister took me to lunch and said:” was chosen by…

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Elmast Kozloyan

Elmast Kozloyan is a poet trapped in limbo between magic and reality (though seldom chooses the latter). At the age…

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Aman Batra

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

My name is Aman (pronounced uh-mun), and I’m an Indian-American spoken word poet from Artesia, CA. As the child of…

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C.C. Hannett

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

C. C. Hannett is the byname of Kris Hall; a poet who writes and lives with his wife and their…

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