PondWater Society

September 3, 2011
4 pm – 7 pm

ERIC LAWSON is the author of three chapbooks of poetry:

Lady, Control Your Cats

Now With More Ewoks

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as well as two comedy collections:

Jackassery

Medusa Coils: 20 Twisted Monologues

His writing has appeared in such publications as:

The Houston Literary Review
Word Catalyst Magazine
Falling Star Magazine
Hennen’s Observer
Poetic Diversity
San Gabriel Valley Poetry Quarterly
Dash Literary Journal
Don’t Blame the Ugly Mug Anthology
Sparring with Beatnik Ghosts
Brilliant Record

Eric studied creative writing and acting at Kent State University
and improvisation at Second City Cleveland.

Brenda Petrakos talks about her self in third person usually when she is writing a bio.
She has written many things, mostly short stories, many of them published in places like Huston, Canada, New York, Some Lit magazines and newspapers, she has even won awards for writing plays. Part of her life experience included writing two movies, one currently in development and another short film based on a story from one of her books – Yes, she has a few books published by Sybaritic (Stories From The Inside Edge & Country Fixin’s) and she likes to read her stuff in public -as well as listen to others read their stuff in public – as of yet she has not won the Pulitzer – but nominations are welcome

August 13, 2011
4 pm – 7 pm

Oh good lord, I am crossing myself out of habit because the Poets in Distress are going to take over the place again.

Here’s the thing:

It’s a poetry reading! It’s a circus! It’s a… guinea fowl? WOW! WOW! Sign me up! It’s all too much for me! And free! (donations accepted)

Yes, it’s those old trouble making wordsmiths, the Poets In Distress, back and better than a few other times before. This time with jugglers, clowns, magicians, trapeze artists, balloon animals, human percussion instruments, pink elephants, the amazing woman with three breasts and mu…ch much more! By the way, if you happen to be any of these types of performers, please come to the show. All the PID will provide is the poets. Okay, maybe the balloon animals too. And we have the woman with three breasts on speed dial. And last time, Brutus Chieftain wore a unitard, the ultimate fashion statement (especially if you have to take a whiz).

Readers include Brutus Chieftain, Craig Rick, King Daddy, Betty Nude, Brother Jude, Lu Lossing, Doc McAdams, Steve Again, Mr. P, Suburban Sue and a few others not mentioned and a few mentioned who refuse to appear!

To quote somebody – “Wow, I’d really like to come to see the guinea fowl perch on the utility line!”

July 2, 2011
4 – 7 pm

This looks to be the wildest PondWater event in the history of PondWater events. Charles will be wowing us with his latest epic, Nicholas is here from Dubai and he’s going to romance us with poetry and a serious beat. Summer has promised to provide a fantastic and highly amusing divertissement and then we can all dance like the wanton creatures that we are to Daisy Chain! Somewhere in this mix we’ll have a fun Gourmet Hot Dog Bar, which was the brilliant idea of Todd Kraus.

If you need more details, directions, or suggestions, you can find all of that on the About Us page. Come over!

If you’re curious about that box on the right that says “Let’s Make Noise”, it is an attempt to raise funds for sound equipment.  This month we won’t need that because the artists will bring their own, but we try to have these events outside as often as possible and many times the performers are forced to compete with the birds and the bees and the neighborhood to be heard.  I would love to be able to provide voice amplification but since we’re relatively broke, we can’t do it alone.  To those who have donated, THANK YOU!  I’m not sure why it’s not showing up in the box, but we have had contributions that add up to $70.00!

And now I will give you over to our July artists…

NICHOLAS KARAVATOS is an Assistant Professor at the American University of Sharjah where he is the Creative Writing instructor in the Dept of English. Currently living near Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he is visiting the US this summer presenting intermedia spoken word performances in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. Nicholas will be performing in spontaneous collaboration with electronica guitarist Jeff Kelley who processes his pitched signals layering sound upon sounds in spontaneous collaboration with Nicholas Karavatos reciting his poems.

Beat legend David Meltzer writes “Nicholas Karavatos is a poet of great range and clarity. No Asylum is an amazing collectanea of smart sharp political poetry in tandem with astute and tender love lyrics. All of it voiced with an impressive singularity.”

From fireside folkie to electrified freak-out, JEFF KELLEY is an aural delight of eternal energy. As a songwriter who deconstructs the familiar, he delightfully transmits the commonplace into nonlinear expressions of everyday experiences. On this night, though, JEFF KELLEY will be playing electronica guitar in spontaneous collaboration with NICHOLAS KARAVATOS, plugging into a Pod X3; in the effects loop of the X3 is Boss MT2; into Boss ME50; into DigiTech GNX 1; out of X3 into Akai HeadRush and a Line6 DM both used as phrase samplers each with a volume pedal.

These intermedia spoken word performances are the latest phase in an aural collaboration that dates from 1983.

You can find out more about Nicholas and also hear his poetry here.

CHARLES ARDINGER
Charles Ardinger carries a Masters degree from Cal State Fullerton but hopes you won’t hold that against him. He’s been working at poetry for the last fifteen years or so (having published six or seven chapbooks and appeared in such prestigious publications as Blue Satellite, Speer Review, and Daniel McGinn’s Poker Poems) and currently makes his living as a freelance writing tutor who would love for you to hire him. He lives happily in Huntington Beach with his wife and their roommate.

SUMMER STRATTON
This is My second time performing at Pondwater and I am thrilled to share an unusual monologue from the play “Dog sees God.” I would like to thank the Baines Family for their encouragement and support. I hope everyone will enjoy!

DAISY CHAIN
Like The Clash, none of the members of Daisy Chain have ever been arrested for crimes they didn’t commit.  And much like U2 and The Earwigs, none of the members of Daisy Chain had ever played an instrument before joining the band.  We were just a bunch of silly suburban mom’s making the most of mid-life crisis. Side by side. BFF’s. You Go, Girl. Woo Hoo. We became a Milf and cookies gone loco support and shenanigan-management system.  We enlisted the amazingly talented and easy on the eyes band coach, Dylan Gilbert, to teach us how to play some songs. Three years later we are more passionate than ever. Still practicing twice a week in the same Laguna Niguel Living room. Writing songs, learning covers, drinking beer, disturbing the peace, sweet-talking the police, soothing irate neighbors, commiserating over kids and husbands, homeschooling, carpooling, field tripping and dancing our asses off. And no, we can’t turn down.

June 4, 2011
4pm – 7pm

We’re going to have a chili competition!  Bring a pot of chili and we’ll put it on a Coleman stove or the stove in the kitchen or some other source of heat and we’ll have a tasting.  Everyone will get a chip (not edible) that they can use to vote for their favorite chili.  The winner will definitely win something, I don’t know what yet.

As always, if you would like to donate something for the raffle, that would be most appreciated.  The rest of the tedious details are on the About Us page.  Just come over, this is going to be so much fun!  Oh!  The hot tub will be hot so dress accordingly.  Here’s the skinny on these brilliant characters…

Luke Salazar

Luke Salazar’s poetry can be found in such publications as Ambit (UK), Pearl, Chiron Review, The Ledge, Re)verb, Spot Lit Magazine, San Pedro River Review, Beggars and Cheeseburgers, Vulcan and Meat Magazine (UK). His poem “Black Friday” won the 2009 Working People’s Poetry Contest by Partisan Press. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Cal State Long Beach and his hobbies include yoga, car theft, karaoke, narcissism, rollerblading, combustibles, and spending time with his many pet animals. And no, he doesn’t have Tourette’s Syndrome… he just really likes to swear. Stay abreast of his wacky hijinks by mailing to beachpoetry@gmail.com.

Eric Morago

Eric Morago is a poet who believes performance carries as much importance on the page, as it does off.  His work can be found in numerous print and on-line publications, and anthologized in such collections as, Carving in Bone (Moon Tide Press, 2007) and Beside the City of Angels (World Parade Books, 2010).  Currently Eric is California Workforce Association’s Poet in Residence and teaches workshops for Red Hen Press’ Writing in Schools program.  His first full-length collection of poetry and prose, entitled What We Ache For, is available from Moon Tide Press.  He is a 2010 Pushcart Prize nominee and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from California State University, Long Beach.

Find out more about Eric on his website.

June 4: Luke Salazar and Eric Morago

July 2: Nicholas Karavatos, Summer Stratton, & music by Daisy Chain

August 6: Brendan Constantine and The Poets in Distress

September 3: Eric Lawson and Brenda Petrakos

October 1: S.A. Griffin & Pamila Payne

November 5: Jaimes Palacio

May 7, 2011
4 pm – 7 pm

Michael C Ford was born on the Illinois side of Lake Michigan.  His debut spoken word vinyl {on SST} LANGUAGE COMMANDO earned a Grammy  nomination in 1986.  His book of Selected Poems EMERGENCY EXITS was honored by a 1998 Pulitzer Prize nomination.

His first CD FIRE ESCAPES was bankrolled in 1995 by New Alliance:produced at Sonora by Michael Campagna who also composed & arranged all but the one track w/Ray Manzarek  produced by Joel Lipman at Paramount.  Since their milestone appearances at McCabe’s (1986-1989) they’ve been collaborating on several voice and piano recording dates {the most recent being a specially conceived track titled EXTREME UNCTION FOR JAMES DOUGLAS MORRISON for Hen House Studios anthology Vol. 4}.

Ford concluded a recording project: a verbal rhapsody which pays an important  tribute to both the art and the history of percussion; collaborating with DOORS cofounder John Densmore at the drum kit.

Besides publishing music journalism, essays and assays on other aspects of American cultural history, he’s served as judge and panelist for literary arts organizations and publishers.

Ford’s plays have been staged internationally, and a screenplay version of a West Coast production of  BLONDES DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK  is currently in production as a SAG experimental project.

He’s been called into service to teach in USA county area middle-schools and high-schools through the PEN in the Classroom program: also interim lecturing at 4 nationwide universities. Through the years, he’s been invited to recite at various venues: many times with musical accompaniment.
His most recent CD document is titled 20TH Century Goodbye  the production being a collaboration between Michael Campagna and Larry Thrasher  bring their Psychic TV chops to the project and who were, also, composing and providing instrumental backdrop for the selected tracks.

Next CD offering of mind-snarling word vanguard hits the billboards as: TWENTIETH CENTURY GOODBYE counter-culture poetry for the new millennium. It’s produced by former Psychic TV members Larry Thrasher and Michael Campagna currently convening at Nasik Studios of Alcatraz, preparing for the break.

On TWENTIETH CENTURY GOODBYE Ford fires his poetic bullet points beside the jazz-infused drive-by beats and dark luminescence  of world-trance super group OM7.  OM7 features percussion virtuoso Scott Breadman (played for musical personalities as diverse as Merv Griffin, Florence Henderson, Buckethead, Marie Osmond, Rick James & The Beach Boys) guitar/sonic genius Michael Campagna (Muddy Waters, Chaka Khan) the master of mix larry Thrasher; with a host of musical guest stars: Cliff Hugo (Ray Charles, Willie Bobo,  Supertramp) Louis Durra; also Mike Barcimento (Mark Isham Hugh Masakela)  that diva Mia (vocals) Sean Carson, Meat Mass featuring Smugboy (AKA Devon Steffens) himself,  Thomas Dimuzio (Chris Cutler, Fred Frith)  beat guru IBU600, Genesis P-Orridge (founder of Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Thee Majesty) Ifa Priest Yoruba Master Drummer Ayo Adeyemi, dissections by Wobbly  (Negativland, People Like Us).

OM7 hits on target with this sonic army delivering Ford’s arsenal of commando language which blows apart every last standing irrational political pie-ball cowboy who continually threatens National Nirvana.

April 2, 2011
4 pm – 7 pm

Open-reading this month! Limited to 10 poets so if you’re driving far and you want to make sure to get a spot, sign up here.

As usual, this will be an intimate gathering, very casual. There will be lots of time for questions and answers. It is quite possible that spontaneous extraneous entertainment will break out. If you play an instrument, bring it. If you have artwork that you would like to share, bring it!

We will be offering… horrible wine and tasty happy hour snacks as well as coffee and fresh baked goods.

If you would like to contribute to this event, bring a bottle of less horrible wine. A chunk of cheese, a stick of butter, a light bulb. You know, something practical. Flashlight batteries are good.

We always have a raffle towards the end of the event. If you would like to donate something for the raffle, that would be appreciated and fun!
G. MURRAY THOMAS
Poet/Writer/Performer

G. Murray Thomas’ poetry has been published in numerous literary magazines, including Chiron Review, Pearl, Caffeine and Spillway. He has had articles and reviews published in OC Weekly, Panik, and Skratch, as well as the websites Poetix, Ground Control, Poetic Diversity and The Independent Reviews Site.

Thomas’ first full length collection of poems, Cows on the Freeway, was published by iUniverse in 2000. He has also published five chapbooks, Death to the Real World, Opposite Oceans, Poetry Spilled All Over the Carpet, A Rare Thing, and Songs of Inappropriate Desire. In 2005, iUniverse reprinted Paper Shredders, an anthology of surf poetry Thomas first published in 1993. His new book of poetry, My Kidney Just Arrived, will be published by Tebot Bach in 2011.

Thomas is best known as the editor of Next… Magazine, a poetry calendar/newsmagazine for Southern California. Next… Magazine was published monthly between 1994 and 1998. Thomas currently edits a monthly listing of poetry events for Poetix.net, the source for information about SoCal poetry. He is also the Reviews Editor for Poetix.

More information can be found at gmurraythomas.com.

Michael Paul is the author of 6 chapbooks of poetry from 3 small presses. His full sized volume, Dog Whistle Politics, has just been released by Lummox Press. Michael’s work has appeared in a number of literary journals including Blue Satellite, Pearl, Spillway and the Valley Contemporary Poets anthologies, among others. Michael has performed featured readings at many venues, notably the Los Angeles and Orange County Poetry Festivals. He was the co-host of the Tebot Bach reading series at Golden West College as well as the short lived but fine reading series at Bean’s in Whittier. Michael is also an award winning artist in visual media whose work has been represented in several fine galleries. He lives in Garden Valley, in the Sierra Foothills, with his wife Claudia Licht.

Visual art by Sean Campeau

Growing up in rural Texas, Sean Campeau occupied his time taking things apart while synthesizing new ideas. His childhood drawings became a mirror with which he could manipulate his environment, discovering and exploring those aspects of reality beyond the sensual experience. Led by his imagination, Campeau dissected every endeavor. His constant scrutiny, illustrated predominately in black and white, gave rise to a recursive semblance of self that is still transforming to this day, growing steadily like carefully controlled feedback.

After graduating from DTI with a graphic arts degree Campeau found the Orange County poetry scene, which had a profound influence on his creative approach, impressing the importance of confident scintillation. Sean’s art became less about clearly defined ideas and more about the interplay between medium and context, object and environment, personal identity and corporeal reality.

His latest collection of images represents Campeau’s latest transformation into the world of color, where the emaciating veil between art and artist is torn almost completely asunder.
It has been a pleasure to witness the world in his hands.
- UEVESU UDSMV, Wackee’s Clubhouse

Sean Campeau thanks:
Jennifer Ardinger, Charles Ardinger, the Campeau family (always supportive), Lob, Paul Paiement, & Dawn Keating

- Support your local artist.
- Be your local artist.

March 12, 2011
4 pm – 7 pm

Rehearsal for the March 12 event

Colin Baines is producing the PondWater event this month! Look forward to an exciting evening of poetry and theater. This one will be outside so if it’s chilly, bring an overcoat.

Christopher J. Aranda
Chris has been an avid writer & actor for the duration of his life. He is incredibly proud to be a part of the PondWater project. He is an ACTF 2011 Finalist as well as currently directing Dog Sees God at the Citrus College Little Theater.

Colin Baines – Producer
Colin has a focus on diversifying his learning. He is working on his A.A. in Information Technology at Citrus College. He started writing poetry at the age of 16. He finished his 2nd Acting Fundamentals class in Fall and performed his first role as the Guard in the C.C. Production of 12 Angry Jurors directed by Cherie Brown. This semester he will be studying Shakespearean Theater. He would like to thank his parents for making this event possible.

Raphael “Ralphie” Bracamontes
Ralphie is honored to be working with and surrounded by such an amazing and talented group of artists. Ralphie has been acting on the stage since the age of 8 yrs. Old. He has been in numerous musicals such as: The Music Man, Fiddler on the Roof, and Les Miserables. He is a student of the Citrus College Theater Arts Department, and has performed in several plays there, including: Splendor in the Grass and 12 Angry Jurors, and now, the upcoming show, Dog See’s God. Ralphie would like to thank the Baines family for this opportunity in allowing us young adults, to be kids again, in passionately expressing our love for the ART. Thank you.

Gabrielle Carrasco
Gabrielle is a theatre student of nearly four years. She’s looking to expand her knowledge about all aspects of art and life. With a great passion for theatre, she hopes to reach out to the world with it.

Anthony Garcia – Director
Anthony has been a part of many productions at Citrus College. Most recently in 12 Angry Jurors. You can see Anthony in the next student production: Dog See’s God, Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead. He is very excited to perform at the historic PondWater event.

Kenny Gonzalez
Kenny has been involved with theater since his freshman year in high school. He’s acted in a number of plays, and has even directed and written a few. He is currently loving life and trying to get the most out of it as he can.

Richard Lozoya
Richard has been acting for a couple of years. And has recently started sound designing for shows at citrus and outside of citrus and is currently working on his music career. He is grateful to be working with such talented people.

Anthony “Aj” Orta
Anthony “Aj” would like to thank the wonderful people of PondWater for allowing the arts to remain current. No matter the venue, Aj has been blessed to be a part of such an amazing group of actors. Aj has been on T.V., the big screen, and the stage, but it is not the places he has been it is the people he has met along the way. Chris, Summer, Anthony, Colin, Kevin, and many others have helped shape him as an actor. He would like to send a special thanks to all of them. Always remember to “stay gold.”

Sean Pariser
Sean was born in Orange, California. He started acting at a young age. Sean attended Northview for his high school career. He is going into his 2nd yr. at Citrus College. He is trying to learn as much as he can. “Acting means living, it’s all I do and all I’m good at” – Morgan Freeman.

Lauren Sanatra
Lauren has always had a passion for Theatre and for performing. She has been performing since elementary school and is continuing at citrus college where she has performed in many plays. Lauren is part of Dying Breed Theatre co. and a founder of Wolfpack Children’s Theatre co. She is ecstatic to be a part of this PondWater Society event.

Summer Stratton
Summer is a theater student at Citrus College. She has appeared in musicals such as, “Phantom” and “Les Miserables” as well as plays such as “Lysistrata” and “Cartoon.” She is excited to be given this opportunity to perform at PondWater and would like to thank everyone involved.

Rachel Lynn Walker
Rachel Lynn has been in a number of plays and musicals with various Theatre companies and schools. Most recent performances include: Tommy Humbug and the Christmas Gypsies, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Charlotte’s Web. She is focusing on becoming a better person, and trying her hardest to get optimal grades in school. She’d like to thank everyone for their support and is excited to be performing at PondWater.

As usual, this will be an intimate gathering, very casual. There will be lots of time for questions and answers. It is quite possible that spontaneous extraneous entertainment will break out. If you play an instrument, bring it. If you have artwork that you would like to share, bring it!

We will be offering horrible wine and tasty happy hour snacks as well as coffee and fresh baked goods.If you would like to contribute to this event, bring a bottle of less horrible wine. A chunk of cheese, a stick of butter, a light bulb. You know, something practical. Flashlight batteries are good.

We always have a raffle towards the end of the event. If you would like to donate something for the raffle, that would be appreciated and fun!

February 12, 2011 – 4 pm

Jeanne Marie Spicuzza is a poet, actress and filmmaker, and the founder of Seasons & a Muse, Inc., a seven division arts and entertainment corporation. Jeanne Marie is published in Shepherd Express, Poetry Motel, Poetic Diversity, Quill & Parchment and others. She has portrayed a plethora of characters, including Helen of Troy as a Jewish-American Princess living in Brooklyn, Yenta Mary Virgin Mother of God, a tarot-reading, fortune-telling car on the Dew Action Sports Tour and Sarah Palin in a gay bar in South Central Los Angeles reading the feminist prose of Valerie Solanas. A dedicated vegetarian, human rights and holistic health advocate, Jeanne Marie was selected for inclusion on the Wall of Tolerance at the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama, and has been a practicing herbalist for over twenty years. She was nominated “Woman of the Year” through the National Organization of Woman. Her self-titled CD was nominated for the Golden Headset Award and was beaten out, by a mere three votes, by “James Earl Jones Reads The New Testament.”

Jeanne Marie has featured internationally at Lollapalooza, Ladyfest, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Pabst Theatre, Green Mill and more, and on television and radio, including Lifetime TV, NPR and BBC, appearing on “Hotel Milwaukee,” “Jackie’s Back,” “Providence” and others. Her films have screened worldwide at festivals like Wisconsin Film Festival and Portobello Film Festival. Jeanne Marie has competed in poetry slams around the globe, including London Poetry Festival and Austin International Poetry Festival, and has received awards and nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Vatican Division of Arts and Culture, Fade In Magazine and others. Her motion picture project “Breath of God” has been hailed by David Lynch, and blessed by Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. Segments from the screenplay are on permanent exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, as part of Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party.” She is currently in development of three motion picture projects. Books by Jeanne Marie include Beautiful Terrible & True, My Italia and For Beautiful Children Like You, out on Libri Publishers.

Robert E. Baines, AERMl/c V4-Div, USS Franklin

“Emotions run deep, still today, in the surviving men of the USS Franklin. The carrier, known as “The Ship That Wouldn’t Die”, survived a direct hit by a Japanese armor-piecing bomb just fifty miles off the coast of Japan in March 1945. In an instant the crew’s lives were changed forever and the events that followed would make the story of “Big Ben” one of the most dramatic and inspiring in naval history.

USS Franklin: Honor Restored is a film honoring all men of the Franklin and rights a wrong that hundreds of men have lived with for more than sixty-five years.” The film is due to be released in March

Robert Baines is in the film and he will be here with us to tell us sea stories and answer questions.

The trailer is here

Sean Campeau

Growing up in rural Texas, Sean Campeau occupied his time taking things apart while synthesizing new ideas. His childhood drawings became a mirror with which he could manipulate his environment, discovering and exploring those aspects of reality beyond the sensual experience. Led by his imagination, Campeau dissected every endeavor. His constant scrutiny, illustrated predominately in black and white, gave rise to a recursive semblance of self that is still transforming to this day, growing steadily like carefully controlled feedback.

After graduating from DTI with a graphic arts degree Campeau found the Orange County poetry scene, which had a profound influence on his creative approach, impressing the importance of confident scintillation. Sean’s art became less about clearly defined ideas and more about the interplay between medium and context, object and environment, personal identity and corporeal reality.

His latest collection of images represents Campeau’s latest transformation into the world of color, where the emaciating veil between art and artist is torn almost completely asunder.
It has been a pleasure to witness the world in his hands.
- UEVESU UDSMV, Wackee’s Clubhouse

Sean Campeau thanks:
Jennifer Ardinger, Charles Ardinger, the Campeau family (always supportive), Lob, Paul Paiement, & Dawn Keating

- Support your local artist.
- Be your local artist.

You can RSVP to this event on Facebook!

Mindy Nettifee discovered poetry and its various “scenes” just two weeks shy of being old enough to be arrested in the state of California. She was featured on the cover of NEXT magazine when she was 15, and went on to become a Grand Slam Champion of the Long Beach/Orange County Poetry Slam, competing on and coaching teams at 5 National Poetry Slam Competitions. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences from Chapman University and served for five years on the Five Penny Poets advisory board of literary nonprofit Tebot Bach. She currently directs the poetry nonprofit Write Now Poetry Society (www.writenowpoets.org).

Mindy connects with audiences of all kinds. Her writing benefits from over 12 years of performing and from scouring the public libraries of 6 different states. She spends many late nights being brainwashed by Bob Hicok and Tony Hoagland, from which she recovers by reading McSweeny’s Lists, cooking pots of soup and watching underwater documentaries and anything narrated by Richard Attenborough.

Daniel McGinn has been a part of the OC/LA/909er poetry scene since 1995. He has co-hosted a weekly reading series, was a member of the 1996 Los Angeles National Poetry Slam Team and has been a regular contributor to the OC Weekly and Next Magazine. His poems have appeared in numerous publications and he has been asked to feature at many venues across Southern California.

Jeremy Radin was a weird kid. And wolf. And tiger. And dragon. After a bunch of prescription medication, he was still a weird kid. And wolf. And tiger. And dragon. Then his mom signed him up for musical theatre and he became a weird kid who could act and sing and tap dance. Then he liked a girl in high school and wrote a poem about it and then he was a weird teenager who could act and sing and dance and write about feelings. Since those early times, he’s acted in a ton of plays, a bunch of tv shows and has begun making a splash in the poetry communities of Los Angeles and Long Beach, performing with some of his very favorite poets in the world. He will have a book some day. You should read it.

Art exhibit by Helena Rose:  Gorgeous paintings, handbags, and jewelry.