Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Brian Stephen Ellis at Art At the Cave on June 12, 2025 [UPDATED to include photographs]

Christopher Luna, Jim Martin, and Kyle David Congdon at Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic on June 12, 2025.
Photo by Jacob Salzer.

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic
Featuring Brian Stephen Ellis

Hosted by Christopher Luna and Morgan Paige

7 pm
Thursday, June 12

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

ANTI-RACIST, LGBTQ+ FRIENDLY, PRO-SCIENCE, ANTI-FASCIST,
PRO-CHOICE, ALL AGES, AND UNCENSORED SINCE 2004

https://printedmattervancouver.com/

$5 Suggested donation
No one will be turned away for lack of funds

Donations can be made in person or through Christopher Luna’s CashApp account (ChristopherLuna9).

Brian Stephen Ellis is the author of five collections of poetry and one collection of short fiction. His most recent collection of poems, Against Common Sense, is a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. He is also the recipient of the 2014 William Stafford War No More Award. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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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.

Matt Eiford-Schroeder plays a mean saw