Open Mic Poetry featuring Gloria Amescua

Gloria Amescua is an inaugural member of CantoMundo, a national Latino poetry community. She resides in Austin, Texas and received a Masters degree from the University of Texas in Austin. Gloria has a chapbook, Windchimes. She has published in several journals, including Awakening, IXHUA, Di-Verse-City, Kweli Journal (www.kwelijournal.org<http://www.kwelijournal.org/> ), Generations Literary Journal, Texas Poetry Calendar 2013, and Acentos Review, August 2012 (www.acentosreview.com <http://www.acentosreview.com/> ). A workshop presenter for youth and adults, she was also a 2011 resident at Hedgebrook?s Writers in Residence program in Washington.

Every second Thursday, hosted this month by Allyson Whipple. A Round Robin Open Mic follows the featured reading. 

We are a very diverse and supportive venue. Bring some poems to share!