Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Erin Aurelia with music by Zach Jenisch at Art At The Cave on December 11, 2025 [UPDATED with photos from the event]

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Featured reader Erin Aurelia reads from her book Bone & Stars accompanied by Zach Jenisch on guitar.
I was very touched to learn that Art At The Cave decided to create a Ghost Town Poetry corner in the back of the gallery, and proud to see that we are next to Sam Marroquin’s George Floyd portrait.
The first poem to appear in Art At the Cave’s Ghost Town Poetry corner is Kristin Bulger’s “Hate Needs a Home.” Kristin has opened the show often and always helps us get things off to a great start.
Jacob Salzer and Matthew Eiford-Schroeder perform music and poetry.
Jim Martin reads his poetry to the crowd at Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic. Jim has been attending the event since Christopher Luna founded it in November 2004.

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic

Featuring Erin Aurelia

With music by Zach Jenisch

Hosted by Christopher Luna and Morgan Paige

7 pm

Thursday, December 11

Art At The Cave

108 E Evergreen Blvd

Vancouver, WA 98660

https://artatthecave.com

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PRO-CHOICE, ALL AGES, AND UNCENSORED SINCE 2004

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$5 Suggested donation

No one will be turned away for lack of funds

Donations can be made in person or through Christopher Luna’s PayPal (search via christopherjluna@gmail.com), Venmo (username @Christopher-Luna-66), or CashApp account (ChristopherLuna9). 

Erin Aurelia edits nonfiction books by day as owner of Sunshine Editorial Services & Book Coaching and writes and performs poetry by night with her favorite local musicians. She is the author of Bone & Stars: A Constellation of Poems of Healing and Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse, in which she writes on the themes of trauma recovery, reclamation of self, and the unflinching embrace of powerful emotions, and The Torch of Brighid: Flametending for Transformation. Her writing is featured in several anthologies, including Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Volume Three and Skullcrushing Hummingbird – The Zine Issue 6. She also served as the Poetry Managing Editor for the Spring 2021 edition of VoiceCatcher, an online women’s literary journal featuring short stories, poetry, and art by women of the Pacific Northwest. Find Erin’s business and books online at http://www.sunshneeditorialservices.com and follow her poetry on Facebook and Instagram at erinaureliapoetry.

Zach Jenisch is a cat dad, music enthusiast, and multi-instrumentalist who plays for local bands Moon Alone, Part Time Perfect, and Goddamn Motherfucker. When he isn’t playing or listening to music, he is posting videos of the antics of his collection of orange cats and escaping to the hills whenever he can to hike and camp. Find him online at https://www.instagram.com/seasoftreesmusic/.

Send an email to printedmattervancouver@gmail.com or visit

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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.

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