Words & Wine: Monthly Poetry & Spoken Word Open Mic Series

Words & Wine a Open Mic Poetry & Spoken Word Series @Goose Ridge

A great night full of expression featuring local Poets & Spoken Word artists through Wine and Words.

Special Readings Followed by Open Mic

This Months Featured Reader: Brasswax

BRASSWAX hails from the Detroit area, where he worked as a landscaper, mechanical engineer, quiz-bowl moderator, ticket salesman, librarian, gas-station attendant, English teacher, and magazine editor. He now lives in South Seattle and writes, performs, records, and exhibits around the Pacific Northwest. His influences include hunger, thirst, fatigue, libido, gravity, wanderlust, and a deep desire to compose poems that are at least somewhat unlike anything you've heard before. (website: brasswax.com / social media: @brasswax)

RHE MELINA (she/her) is a multi-ethnic poet, birthworker, parent, herbalist, educator and hopeful romantic. Her chapbooks include a place to put things (Bottlecap Press, 2023), Not My Wasteland (Bone Machine, 2024) and Ballard Coyote (Scumbag Press, 2025). Her poems have been published by Gnashing Teeth, Hare’s Paw Journal, Fiilthy Glo, Text Power Telling, and Papers Pub, among others, and her poem, "Faith," calling for a free Palestine, was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She believes that all illegal occupations and wars should cease and refuses to settle for less. found confetti is her first full-length collection, and is available now from Carbonation Press and www.antiquatedfuture.com.

After the featured readings there will be a sign up sheet at the door. Open Mic participants plase plan for 3-5 min reading.

Our space is curated for artists to freely and unapologetically express themselves. We invite individuals from all walks of life to support and participate in our open mic. So step up to the mic and read your favorite poem, engage in conversation with other local artists all while enjoying our beautiful wines.

Date: Novemer 13th

Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm

Host: John Campos

Location: Goose Ridge