GHOST TOWN POETRY OPEN MIC
[This page is in the process of being updated to reflect the changes that occurred in 2020 and 2021.]
2021 FEATURED READERS
January 14: Christopher Gonzalez
February 11: Michael Dylan Welch
March 11: Morgan Paige
April 8: Eileen Davis Elliott
May 13: Micah Fletcher
June 10: Shawn Aveningo Sanders
July 8: Andrea Hollander
August 12: Leah Mueller
[RETURN TO IN-PERSON READINGS AT OUR NEW LOCATION, ART AT THE CAVE, 108 E. Evergreen Blvd]
September 9: Jeffrey Morgan
October 14: Raul Sanchez
November 11: Igor Brezhnev
December 9: M.f. McAuliffe and Michael Shay (Gobshite Quarterly)
2020 FEATURED READERS
January 9: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Judy Kleinberg and Luther Allan, Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
February 13: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Armin Tolentino, Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
February 29: Printed Matter Vancouver co-founders Christopher Luna and Toni Lumbrazo Luna read poems about cannabis at High End Market Place’s five-year anniversary party (1924 Broadway, Vancouver, WA).
March 12: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Mindy Nettifee, Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
April 9: Remaining readings for 2020 took place on Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are very grateful to the poets around the nation who helped us to keep our poetry community connected during this challenging time.
April 25: Christopher Luna leads a 10-minute mini-lesson and is available for one-on-one consultation at Write Here Write Now, Scottish Rite Center (4090 Commercial Street SE, Salem, OR) from 10am to 4pm. Sponsored by the Vancouver Chapter of Willamette Writers.
April 26: Toni Lumbrazo Luna reads with her fellow contest winners in a reading to celebrate Season 8 & 9 of Poetry Moves, The Columbia Room at Vancouver Community Library (901 C Street, Vancouver, WA 98660) from 1-3pm.
April 30: Christopher Luna reads with guitarist Nikhil Wadhwa at Thick in the Throat, Honey Presents Iterations, Collaborations and Improvisations, Reed College Performing Arts Building atrium (3203 Southeast Woodstock Boulevard, Portland, OR 97202-8199), from 7:30-9:30pm.
May 14: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Linda Strever on Zoom.
June 11: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Carey Taylor on Zoom.
June 15: Christopher Luna reads with Gina Williams and Dan Raphael at Annie Bloom’s Books (7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219) at 7 pm.
June 20: Toni Lumbrazo Luna reads with Joann Boswell and Emmett Wheatfall, Rose City Book Pub (1329 Northeast Fremont Street, Portland, OR 97212).
July 9: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic on Zoom Featuring Joann Boswell.
August 13: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic on Zoom Featuring Maw Shein Win.
September 10: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic on Zoom Featuring Brad Garber & Gina Williams.
October 8: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic on Zoom Featuring Wil Gibson, Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
November 12: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Penelope Scambly Schott, Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
December 10: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Rebecca Smolen, Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
2019
January 10: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring VoiceCatcher Authors Deborah Brink Wohrmann & Claudia Savage, Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
February 2: Reading & Book Signing Featuring Matthew Eiford-Schroeder and Christopher Luna, Vintage Books (6613 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA) at 2pm.
February 14: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Tim Whitsel, Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
February 23: Portland Book Launch for Message from the Vessel in a Dream by Christopher Luna, Like Nobody’s Business (904 NW 23rd Ave., Portland, OR 97210) at 7pm.
March 1: Christopher Luna Message from the Vessel in a Dream Book Signing and Reading at Vancouver Independent Artists Pop Up Show, Former North Bank Artists Gallery space (1005 Main St, Vancouver, WA 98660-3150) from 5-10pm.
March 14: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Nastashia Minto, Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
March 16: Christopher Luna and Matthew Eiford-Schroeder workshop (4:30-6:00 pm) + featured reading & open mic at BookTree Kirkland (609 Market St. Kirkland, WA. 98033) at 6pm.
March 30: AWP Offsite Reading featuring poets from Ohio’s Argus House Press & Červená Barva Press, and NYC’s great weather for MEDIA at Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98660) at 6:30pm.
April 7: Jen Coleman, Jefferson Hansen, & Christopher Luna at Passages Bookshop (1223 NE ML King Blvd. Portland, OR 97232) at 7pm.
April 11: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna at a special location: Vancouver Community Library (901 C St Vancouver, WA 98660) at 6:30pm. Happy Hour with the Poet Laureate Book Signing (5-6pm)/ After Party (8:30-10) at Niche Wine Bar, 1013 Main Street.
April 25: Printed Matter Vancouver co-founders Christopher Luna & Toni Lumbrazo Luna with Claudia F. Savage at Another Read Through (3932 N Mississippi Ave., Portland, OR 97227) at 7pm.
April 27: “Earth Magic: Mindful Exploration as Poetics Practice” workshop with Christopher Luna at Treesong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center (41 Tree-ific Drive W., Washougal, WA 98671) from 10 am to 3 pm.
May 4: Printed Matter Vancouver co-founder Toni Lumbrazo Luna (formerly Toni Partington) reads at the book launch celebration for The Poeming Pigeon: Sports at the Pond House at Ledding Library (2215 SE Harrison Milwaukie, OR 97222) at 2pm.
May 9: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring John Burgess at Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
May 26: Christopher Luna reads from Message from the Vessel in a Dream at The Hour That Stretches, hosted by Edward Morris, at Ford Food & Drink (2505 SE 11th Ave. Portland, OR) at 7pm.
June 10: Christopher Luna reads from Message from the Vessel in a Dream at Easy Speak Open Mike, hosted by Peter Munro, at Wedgwood Ale House & Cafe (8515 35th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115) at 8pm.
June 13: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Emmett Wheatfall at Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
June 20: SoulFood Poetry Night Featuring Printed Matter Vancouver co-founders Christopher Luna and Toni Lumbrazo Luna at SoulFood Coffee House (15748 Redmond Way, Redmond, WA) at 7pm. Hosted by Michael Dylan Welch.
July 11: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring a Book Launch Celebration for Toni Lumbrazo Luna at Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
July 20: Poets in the Park featuring Printed Matter Vancouver poets Tiffany Burba, Matthew Eiford-Schroeder, Toni Lumbrazo Luna, Christopher Luna, and Jenney Pauer at Anderson Park ( 7802 168th Ave NE, Redmond, WA) at 4pm. Christopher Luna will also read from Message from the Vessel in a Dream as part of the New Book Showcase at 3pm. Organized by Michael Dylan Welch.
August 3: Let’s Write: A Different Kind of Writing Experience Featuring Keynote Address and Workshop by Christopher Luna + open mic, sponsored by the Southern Oregon Guild of Artists & Artisans at Guild Gallery & Art Center (Rogue Community College’s Kerby Campus, 24353 Redwood Highway, Kerby, OR 97531) on August 3 from 8am – 6pm.
August 8: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Central Washington Poets Eugenia Hepworth Petty, Xavier Cavazos, and Conor Simons, Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
August 31: Wordlights: Saturday Poetry Evenings Featuring Christopher Luna + mini-features from special guests Toni Lumbrazo Luna and Morgan Hutchinson + open mic at Rocking Frog Cafe (2511 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214) at 5:30pm.
September 12: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Joanie Stangeland at Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
September 19: Christopher Luna and Matthew Eiford-Schroeder at Everett Poetry Night at Cafe Zippy, (1502 Rucker Avenue, Everett, WA 98201) from 6:30-8:45pm.
October 10: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Jonathan Oak at Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
October 27: dan raphael in Conversation with Christopher Luna at Powell’s City of Books (1005 W Burnside St. Portland, OR 97209 ) at 2pm.
November 3: Reading to celebrate the publication of Great Weather for Media‘s anthology Birds Fall silent in the Mechanical Sea featuring Christopher Luna, anthology publisher/editor Jane Ormerod, and others at The Waypost (3120 N. Williams Ave, Portland, OR 97227) at 8pm.
November 14: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Rod Nelson at Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
December 2: The Last Stand Featuring Christopher Luna + open mic at Wildwood Saloon (1955 W Burnside St., Portland, Oregon 97209) at 8:30pm.
December 12: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Darryl Foto at Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA) at 7pm.
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