Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Tommy Gaffney at Art At The Cave on September 14, 2023

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic
Featuring Tommy Gaffney
Hosted by Christopher Luna and Morgan Paige

7 pm
Thursday, September 14

Art at the Cave
108 E Evergreen Blvd
Vancouver, WA 98660
https://artatthecave.com

LGBTQ+ FRIENDLY, PRO-SCIENCE, ANTI-FASCIST, PRO-CHOICE,
ALL AGES, AND UNCENSORED SINCE 2004
$5 Suggested donation

Donations can be made in person or through Christopher Luna’s PayPal account (christopherjluna@gmail.com). Include a memo stating that the money is for Ghost Town Poetry. The suggested donation is five dollars.

Tommy Gaffney was born and raised in Kentucky, somewhere between the trailer park and the projects. He is the author of two books of poetry: Three Beers from Oblivion (2006) and Whiskey Days (2010), which was nominated for the Oregon Book Award for Poetry. His favorite colors are John Deere Green and Joey Ramone Black.

The Ghost Town Poetry community respectfully encourages you to support Niche Wine Bar, whose owner, Leah Jackson, provided a home for the reading series from 2015-2020. Stop by their new location at 900 Washington, Suite 130 Vancouver, WA 98660: https://nichewinebar.com.

UPDATED Statement on Healthy Spaces from Art at the Cave: We want to provide a healthy space to enjoy art. We have been practicing safety precautions such as regular cleaning, social distancing and mask wearing. As a result of the removal of the mask mandate effective March 12, 2022, we will no longer require the wearing of masks. We encourage you to continue to wear a mask if it makes you feel more comfortable, and we will supply masks and hand sanitizer at the door. As social distancing has become a norm, please be mindful some will still need a bit of personal space while inside the gallery.

Photos from Summer Fest Open Mic at the Howard House Featuring DC Klein and Joann Renee Boswell

Toni Lumbrazo Luna, DC Klein, Christopher Luna, and Joann Renee Boswell by Denise Campbell

Many thanks to everyone who attended the open mic at The Howard House on July 30 sponsored by The Historic Trust and hosted by Printed Matter Vancouver co-founders Christopher Luna and Toni Lumbrazo Luna. The open mic included dynamic readings by Lucas Gubala, Drew Morse, Papasquatch, Denise Campbell, Christopher Diaz, and two of Joann’s children. We were also joined by members of the Southwest Washington Watercolor Society, who worked on their paintings while listening. Christopher and Toni would like to thank Mindy Wilkins and Temple Lentz of The Historic Trust for inviting us to participate in this fun, family-friendly afternoon of poetry in the sun.

Photos by Christopher Luna and Madilynn Klein.

Toni Lumbrazo Luna introduces one of the open mic readers.
Joann Renee Boswell reads from breath so hungry (The Poetry Box, 2022)
Joann Renee Boswell reads from Cosmic Pockets (Barclay Press, 2020)
Christopher Luna by Madilynn Klein
DC Klein’s tribute to Christopher Luna and his poetry workshops.
Christopher Luna proudly displays DC’s tribute poem.
Christopher Luna reacts to hearing DC’s tribute.