Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic
Featuring Marialicia González
Author of Language Has No Words
Hosted by Christopher Luna and Morgan Paige
7 pm
Thursday, June 13
Art At The Cave
108 E Evergreen Blvd
Vancouver, WA 98660
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PRO-CHOICE, ALL AGES, AND UNCENSORED SINCE 2004
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The daughter of Cuban refugees, Marialicia González was raised in Miami with a value in the efficiency of love & creativity. Mari started writing as a child as a way to witness herself. Poetry gave rise to her imagination and haiku, in particular, captivated her. She is a grief revolutionary. Using her 30 years of experience as a midwife, RN, social worker, minister, and artist, she has transformed the heartache of deep, personal losses to become a strong voice in the cultural shift to normalize the experience and expression of grief.
Marialicia is the founder of DARALUZ WISDOM, where she consults with individuals and groups in bringing clarity to the childbearing years and beyond. While facilitating workshops, rituals, creating courses, and providing one-to-one consulting, she supports people in making informed, wise choices, for themselves and their loved ones, with a focus on holding space for grief and the expansion that our grieving hearts hold. She is a space-holder, leatherworker and hiker, a storyteller and a mother.
Language Has No Words is the poetic journey of one woman’s heart. Written in the classic syllabic composition of 5-7-5, these unconventional haiku accompany you through the nuances of grief, forgiveness, sex, longing, curiosity, joy, and hope. Marialicia González walks with you as you breathe deeply and awaken to the subtleties of life, navigating your deepest fears, satisfactions, and wonders; until eventually you become a poem unto yourself: https://campsite.bio/marigonzalez
November 2024 is the twentieth anniversary of the founding of Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic. This year’s featured readers include Kevin Sampsell, Gay Garland Reed, William Erickson, Bruce Hall, and Debra Elisa.
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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.
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Your poetry is a beautiful reflection of your travels. It’s evident that each experience has deeply influenced your poetic voice.