I’m thrilled to be part of this annual reading extravaganza: more than12 hours of poetry!!

I will be featured during the 8 pm hour along with fellow flash fiction writer Nicholas B. Morris. All info below. Would love to see you there!

Saddle up for the 35^th Annual Poetry Rodeo

Celebrating Colorado’s Literary Community

Saturday, June 1^st – 10am-11pm

at the Mercury Café, 2199 California St. Denver

This day-long spoken word festival offers a wide range of literary activities including workshops, featured readers, open mics, showcases of writer organizations, a small press display, and multi-dynamic musical and theatrical poetry presentations.

Showcased writers’ groups include Columbine Poets, Art from Ashes, Lighthouse Writers, Castle Rock Writers, Poetry Society of Colorado, Beyond Academia Free Skool, Writing Heights Writers Association, Boulder Writers Alliance and the Colorado Authors League. Representatives from Middle Creek Publishing, 20 Bellows and Stain’d Art will be available to answer questions and feature their authors.

Evening performers include Valerie Szarek, Roseanne Frechette, Cipriano, Opposite of Blink, Nancy Stohlman and Ted Vaca among others. Art Compost & the Word Mechanics will end the evening with a late-night music and poetry open mic jam.

Suggestion donation $10. Under 18 admitted free.