Gumbo Bottoms Open Mic ft. W. Joe Hoppe

Welcome to the August gathering of the Gumbo Bottoms Single Pot Still Poets Society! This month, we have a distinguished feature I’m so lucky to have known of through our great friend and teacher, Justin Hamm. We are honored to welcome W. Joe Hoppe from Michigan to our warm little nook! Our regular roundtable open mic will follow his feature.

W. Joe Hoppe has been doing readings since the mid-80s. He holds a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing from the University of Texas, and spent 25 years teaching English and Creative Writing at Austin Community College. In addition to publishing many chapbooks under his Lucky Tiger Press imprimatur, Dalton Press published his first full length poetry book, Galvanized, (2007), and OBSOLETE! Press has published his full length poetry book Diamond Plate (2012), chapbook Hot Rod Golgotha (2020) and Trying Not to be a Nature Poet (2025). After over 30 years in Austin, TX, he returned to his home state of Michigan to help out his folks and work the family Xmas tree farm. He lives in Chelsea with his wife the artist P.S. Monear.

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