Meet us at The Bridge for Verbs and Vibes Open Mic on Thursday, May 23rd featuring The No, Regrets Tour 2013. Bring your poem, your song, whatever performance art you have and receptive ears! Our featured poets are William Stanford Knudsen and Chris Leja. Both are published poets who have represented Portland Oregon nationally and regionally and have performed at venues throughout the country. All this for only $5. Doors open at 7pm at the Bridge (209 Monticello Road). Sponsored by Skies the Limit Entertainment.
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More About Our Featured Poets:
William Stanford Knudsen has represented Portland, Oregon twice, nationally and regionally, most recently as a member of the 2012 Portland Poetry Slam NPS team. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, The Legendary, and other journals and anthologies. He is the author of two chapbooks, Wilderness and Small Talk & Tall Tales, and has a full length manuscript The Tooth & Nail Hymnal forthcoming from Sparrow Ghost Publishing. He has performed in coffee shops, theaters, and colleges across the country.
Chris Leja has represented Portland, Oregon and Lewis & Clark College seven times, regionally and nationally. His work has appeared in Borderline, Anatomy & Etymology, and various other journals and anthologies. He’s been nominated for the Pushcart Prize twice, and is the author of two chapbooks, Adam Outside and A Chronology of Quiet Thefts. His first full length manuscript, Living Myths is forthcoming from Sparrow Ghost Publishing. He’s performed and conducted workshops across the country, from colleges to juvenile detention centers. He dropped out of kindergarten, and consequently never learned to share.
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