Month: August 2016

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Tiffany Burba and Lori Loranger Thursday, September 8, 2016

August 16, 2016

Ghost Town Flyer September 8 2016

GHOST TOWN POETRY OPEN MIC

Hosted by Christopher Luna and Toni Lumbrazo Luna

 7 pm

Thursday, September 8

Angst Gallery

1015 Main Street

Vancouver, WA 98660

 Food and libation provided by

Niche Wine Bar, 1013 Main Street

Sound provided by Briz Loan & Guitar: http://briz.us/

LGBTQ-FRIENDLY, ALL AGES, AND UNCENSORED SINCE 2004

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Featuring Tiffany Burba and Lori Loranger

 Tiffany Reads

Tiffany Burba is a poet and photographer who lives in the Pacific Northwest. She began writing in 2009 as a way to process a very painful relationship. She found that writing was the one way to express all emotions and be completely vulnerable while healing the pain of heartbreak. She is a photographer who likes to capture sunsets, sunflowers, and the New York skyline. She is a mother of two and a grandmother of one.

Meet Me Where I Left You, (Printed Matter Vancouver, August 2016) is her first full-length volume of poetry. Tiffany’s work has also appeared in Ghost Town Poetry, Volume Two (Printed Matter Vancouver, 2014); in the windows of local businesses for Poetry in the Shops in Vancouver, WA; The Poeming Pigeon: Doobie or Not Doobie? (The Poetry Box, 2016); and on C-Tran buses from January – June 2015 for Poetry Moves. Tiffany is a massage therapist and Reiki practitioner who believes in the body’s ability to heal itself. She loves to dance, drink whiskey, and spend time with poets, musicians, and people who enjoy life.

 Lori at mic

Lori Loranger is a native Washingtonian who practices mediation, tai chi, permaculture and civil disobedience on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, where she’s lived for 35 years. Lori’s poetry appears in both Ghost Town Poetry anthologies (edited by Toni Lumbrazo Luna and Christopher Luna), Visions of Light by Raymond Klein, and The Poeming Pigeon.

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Sketch of Lori Loranger by Christopher Luna

Life is Like a Butterfly by Lori Loranger

Life unfolds

like butterfly wings

opening, closing

with unseen impact

So delicate and beautiful

Birth and death in every moment

tenderly tasting what

sweetness can be found

Stronger

than it appears

Submissions Now Open for Poetry Moves Phase Three: DEADLINE September 14, 2016

August 14, 2016

PRINTED MATTER VANCOUVER

 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO RESIDENTS OF CLARK COUNTY, WA

Printed Matter Vancouver is proud to announce the submission period for POETRY MOVES, poetry by Clark County residents to be showcased on C-Tran Buses beginning January 2017.

Submission Guidelines:

What You Need To Know:

·         Deadline: Poems will be accepted until September 14, 2016 at 11:59pm, Pacific Standard Time.

·         Submissions: By email only.

·         Eligibility: Must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of Clark County, Washington.

·         What to Submit: a maximum of two (2) poems. Poems can be no longer than seven (7) lines. The poem can be a complete poem or an excerpt from a longer poem. If the poem is an excerpt, please indicate this and give the poem title. Previously published poems may be accepted subject to the discretion of the editors. Indicate the publication name, date, poem title, and publication rights in the body of the submission email. Only one poem per poet will be selected and a total of ten poems will be chosen for this phase of the project.

·         If accepted: If your poem is accepted for use in this project, the editors may have suggestions for edits or format changes to prepare the work for display. Whenever possible the editors will work with the author to review suggested changes. Authors will have the final decision on the edits. The editors are unable to guarantee publication of your work if they feel the edits are necessary and the author disapproves of the changes.

·         Author agreements: Authors agree to public use of their poem and photo. The Poetry Moves project and C-Tran retain first rights to use and display the poems. From there, rights revert back to the author. Authors agree to have their work and photo appear online or in other publicity/promotions by Poetry Moves, C-Tran, Arts of Clark County, and Printed Matter Vancouver.

Poem Format:

§  Poem(s) must be in Times New Roman, 12-point font with one-inch margins.

§  Include your name, address, phone, and email at the top left of each page.

§  Include the poem’s title one line above the body of the poem, in bolded font.

§  Poems should be single-spaced with one blank space between stanzas.

§  Poems should not exceed seven (7) lines on 1 page, and be your original work.

§  Seven (7) lines may be excerpted from a longer poem, if indicated as such.

§  Poems should be saved as a separate document in Microsoft Word with the extension: your last   name+poem title. Example: Luna+Sunset Dream

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How to Submit:

§  Type “Poetry Moves Submission” in the subject line of the Email.

§  Include in the body of the Email:

o   The title(s) of your poem(s).

o   Contact information: name, address, email, and phone (home/work/cell).

o   For previously published poems, indicate the publication name, date, poem title, and whether you own the publication rights.

§  Include each poem(s) as a separate attachment.

§  Include all attachments in one email.

EMAIL SUBMISSIONS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 AT 11:59PM, PST TO: printedmattervancouver@gmail.com

Sponsored by C-Tran, Arts of Clark County, and Printed Matter Vancouver

Printed Matter Vancouver is a small press that provides editing and coaching services to Northwest writers of all genres founded by Toni Lumbrazo Luna and Christopher Luna.