The Studio Series Poetry Reading & Open Mic
March 9, 2025 (Sunday) 7:00 PM
Featuring
Seven Poets from The Mortality Poems
Seven of the 25 nationwide poets included in The Mortality Poems anthology will share their poems on the impermanence of being and the passage of time, poems which explore the fragility of existence, prompting reflections on the meaning and legacy one leaves behind.
David Rutiezer has a background in arts education, music therapy, and geriatric wellness. He offers creative writing prompts to folks with Alzheimer’s and dementia to access memories and use cognition, language and intellectual skills.
Francis Hicks’ work has appeared in numerous print and on-line magazines and anthologies including Pine Cone Review, Emerge, Ariel Chart Magazine and The Way the Light Slants. His Debut novel The Long Ride, Learning About Life from an Outlaw Biker, was published by Black Rose Writing.
KC Gloer’s poems embody hope, love, intimacy and shining a light on a world that can often feel dark and overwhelming. Her latest poetry books are: Nothing but Love and Nothing but Love and Lace.
Marc Janssen’s poetry can be found all over the world in places like Pinyon, Slant, Cirque Journal, Off the Coast, Poetry Salzburg and his book November Reconsidered. Marc coordinates the Salem Poetry Project and occasionally the Salem Poetry Festival. He was a nominee for Oregon Poet Laureate.
Mary E Lowd is a prolific science-fiction and furry writer. She has had over 200 short stories and a dozen novels published. She has won many awards, and she has been nominated for the Ursa Major Awards more than any other individual.
Sulima Malzin is the author of Arms Filled with Bittersweet a hybrid memoir and three other books: Words that Dance, a collection of poetry, and All in the Soup Together and Tributaries: Poems of Homage & Gratitude.
Veronica Esagui’s poems can be found in Moments Before Midnight, Terra Incognita and Now We Heal–An Anthology of Hope. She is also the editor and publisher of the trilogy anthologies: Love Poems, Magic Poems and Mortality Poems.
The Open Mic is open to all audience members. Participants can sign up before the start of the reading or during the break. In the interest of time, Open Mic readers are asked to limit their reading to three minutes.
View clips of featured poets reading at the Studio Series on Instagram @poet_landia and on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1281329966139780/
The Ross Island Grocery and Café is a cozy space with capacity for 40 or so people. Tables are available, so people who arrive early can enjoy a light supper (i.e., a sandwich, salad or burger) while waiting for the reading to begin. If we run out of table space, folding chairs are available. A mic will enhance the readings. There is plenty of unrestricted parking on the streets around the Café.
Questions? Please contact host Leah Stenson at leahstenson@comcast.net.
