Wed Jan 4, 2023
6:15 – 7:45 PM
• signups for open mic at 6:15
• program begins at 6:30
Camas Public Library (meeting room)
625 NE 4th Avenue
Camas, WA
360-834-4692
Host: Elmo Shade / elmo@elmoshade.com
Sponsor: Ellen Miles (360) 834-4692 / library@cityofcamas.us
About the Featured Poet:
Shawn Aveningo-Sanders is the author of What She Was Wearing, an inspirational book of poetry/prose which reveals her #metoo secret—from survival to empowerment. Shawn’s work has appeared worldwide in over 160 literary journals and anthologies, including Calyx, Amsterdam Quarterly, American Journal of Poetry, Timberline Review, VoiceCatcher, and Poets Reading the News, to name a few. She’s a Pushcart nominee, Best of the Net nominee, co-founder of The Poetry Box press, as well as managing editor for The Poeming Pigeon. Shawn is a proud mother of three and shares the creative life with her husband, Robert.
Open Mic Reader Guidelines:
• Family Friendly Space / Please abstain from sexually explicit / inappropriate language
• One page / One poem / Additional rounds depending on total # of readers
• All ages are welcome / Youth poets encouraged
