Hand To Mouth/WORDS Spoken OUT #105

Our first reading of the year will feature Marin Poet Laureate Terry Lucas, and poet Kat Crawford.

Terry Lucas is the author of two full-length poetry collections: Dharma Rain (Saint Julian Press, 2016) and In This Room (CW Books, 2016), in addition to two prize-winning chapbooks. His poems, essays, and reviews have appeared in numerous national literary journals, including Alaska Quarterly Review, Best New Poets, Crab Orchard Review, Fifth Wednesday Journal, Green Mountains Review, and others. An excerpt of his memoir, Flight, is published in the current issue of Great River Review, and immediately received a Pushcart nomination—his seventh. A regular speaker at the Dominican University of California’s Low-Residency MFA Program and a free-lance poetry coach, Terry is the current and sixth Poet Laureate of Marin County, California.

Kat Crawford’s poetry has been published in several quarterlies including Creative Woman, Nomads’ Choir, Marin Poetry Anthology, Tuxedo of Dominican University and Spillway. Her first poetry collection, A Particular Kind of Heaven, was published in 2014. A recent graduate of the Dominican University MFA Poetry Program, Kat is busy planning a group that will use poetry to link the communities of teenagers and elders.

There will be refreshments, and open mic after our features read. Remember to grab a coupon (only good for evening of Hand To Mouth) with discounts on food and drinks from our neighbors Cafe Arrivederci, Whipper Snapper, and The Mayflower Pub, for before or after the reading.

Hand To Mouth/WORDS SPOKEN OUT, emceed by Joel and Toni Eis, is in its 15th year, with readings generally taking place on the last Wednesday of the month, except for August and December.