Guest Interviewer:
Tamer Sa’id Mostafa (pronouns: he/him/his) is an-always proud Stockton, California native whose work has appeared in over twenty various journals and magazines such as Confrontation, Freezeray, and Zone 3 among others. As an Arab-American Muslim, he reflects on life through spirituality, an evolving commitment to social justice, and the music of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.
Guest Poet:
Rhony Bhopla is a poet and visual artist and the Editor of Bliss, A Journal of Erotica, which highlights the work of Sacramento poets and has won Best of Sacramento (SN&R) in the category of Best Local Erotica. She is the founder of the Sacramento Poetry Center’s Thursday Night Poetry Workshop at the Valley Hi – North Laguna Library, and has served as a judge for the Sacramento County Poetry Outloud Competition. This year, at the Our Life Stories - A cross-generational writers’ conference by Hart Senior Center and Cosumnes River College, Rhony will lead a workshop entitled: Feminist Ekphrasis, perception, projection, and power dynamic. She is a long-time member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Rhony works as an Educator for the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.
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Join us for a live recording. Coffee & Poets is a live recorded podcast of poets interviewing other poets. Come out—be a part of recording audience and listen to a creative, bright and thoughtful discussion about poetry and the creative process. Come through, order a coffee, a tea or a beer relax in a café style venue—it really is a great way spend an hour on a lazy Sunday.
Note: Unfortunately this is not an open mic event.
Location:
The Brickhouse Gallery & Art Complex
2837 36th St,
Sacramento, CA 95817
http://thebrickhouseartgallery.com/
http://coffeeandpoets.com
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