POETS! Angie Minkin & Heather Saunders Estes + Open Mic

Angie Minkin and Heather Saunders Estes both have new poetry collections out: LineageSongs and Crosswinds, respectively. Come hear their poems, and bring one of your own for the open mic to follow.

From rolling the dice, sliding down chutes, climbing the ladders of memory, or shooting free throws for the departed, Angie Minkin’s Lineage Songs takes us on a journey where the poet speaks of love and kinship in the shadow of roosters who lack alarm clocks and any decent sense of timing. We zigzag from inner to outer world, consider dreams of “prowling jaguars and river-drinking deer” and dance through an examined life as the poems question the status quo of what we believe, war, how we live with ourselves, and, finally, how we reclaim our own loving presence and ancestry in this complicated world.

Michael Koch and Jerry Ferraz are your hosts and m.c.s

No charge to attend or read. Donations appreciated to help us compensate the featured poets.

POETS! Every 1st Thursday, featured readers followed by a community open mic.