WORDS ON A MIC summer edition. At Dark Pine Coffee, where the cold brew, and cold brews, flow sweetly. A special collection of rockstar writers and poets offering a bi-annual performance of original works. Hermits emerge! Introverts unite! One night only.
• DATE = Saturday, August 2nd
• TIME = DOORS 7:00pm SHOW 7:30pm
• PLACE = Dark Pine Coffee (954 Pearl St)
• NO TIX = donations welcomed at the door
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FEATURING:
DANTE ZUNIGA-WEST
Dante Zúñiga-West is a storyteller who lives in the coastal mountain range of Oregon. He is author of the novel Rumble Young Man Rumble (2014, Zharmae Press). His writing is frequently published in alternative newspapers, lifestyle magazines and adventure journals. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Cal Arts, and a BA from The Evergreen State College He prefers the company of German Shepherds and his family does not believe in surrender.
RICK LEVIN
Rick Levin grew up in a small rural town on the Olympic Peninsula among an extended family of Croatian immigrants who fished and logged for a living, drank Rainier out of cans and drove Ford pickups that were bashed in from sideswiping trees. His jobs have included running skiff on a purse-seiner, pumping gas, shoveling shit, picking gypsum in Omak and butchering salmon in Dutch Harbor. His favorite smell is turpentine, and he thinks farting is hilarious.
PATRICK NEWSON
Patrick Newson used to sweat wine by day and bleed ink by night, but he's grown up a little and eats more vegetables now. He still ferments juice into booze, but can legally make it available to you, rather than hustling it out of the trunk of a car alongside books of poetry. Otherwise he's a farmer, organizer, and teaches writing at St. Mary's College of California. His book "An Object In Motion" is available through Black Lawrence Press.
JORAH LAFLEUR
Jorah LaFleur is a writer/performer who enjoys wearing many different hats. She finds herself on stage as a spoken word poet, event emcee, actor, and interviewer. Offstage, she works with youth as a teaching artist. Jorah is currently serving as the lead Writer in Residence at the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Wordcrafters in Eugene. For over a decade (2006 to 2019), she ran the Eugene Poetry Slam, which gifted her with a wealth of stage hosting experience, and a front row seat to the recitation of thousands of original poems. Jorah has been writing and performing for 25 years. Her favorite color is zebra.
jorahlafleur.com
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