The Studio Series Poetry Reading & Open Mic
November 10, 2024 (Sunday) @ 7:00 PM
Featuring John Brehm and Justin Rigamonti
John Brehm John Brehm is the author of four books of poetry, Sea of Faith, Help Is on the Way, No Day at the Beach, and Dharma Talk. He has also authored a collection of essays, The Dharma of Poetry, and edited two anthologies, The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy and The Poetry of Grief, Gratitude, and Reverence. His poems have appeared in Poetry, Ploughshares, The Gettysburg Review, The Sun, The Southern Review, New Ohio Review, The Writer’s Almanac, The Best American Poetry, and many other journals and anthologies.
Justin Rigamonti teaches English at Portland Community College and serves as the Program Coordinator for PCC’s Carolyn Moore Writing Residency. His poems have been recently published or are forthcoming in American Poetry Review, Buckman Journal, and New Ohio Review, and his poem “The Secret” was published in the anthology Poetry of Grief, Gratitude, and Reverence from Wisdom Publications.
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 readings to three minutes.
Did you know you can view clips of featured poets reading 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.
