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Happy Mothers' Day! Come Celebrate with SoapBox Poets!

Join the SoapBox Poets as we celebrate Mothers' Day and the spoken word with our feature, Antonieta Villamil!

Please step up to the mic with your pieces celebrating all Mothers, Divine and in flesh, and the good Mother we all inhabit.

Antonieta Villamil is an internationally recognized award winning bilingual poet, editor, translator and cultural promoter, inspired in Hölderlin’s axiom: “THE POETS FOUND THAT WHICH PERSISTS”. Antonieta Villamil sings her poetry and delivers a strong social conscious message.

Her poetry has been published in anthologies alongside poets like Amiri Baraka, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Jack Hirschman.

Visit her website: http://antonietavillamil.blogspot.com/


*** Poetry Gear will also be available for purchase during the event. We accept cash and credit cards. ***

Poetry Gear: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Poetry-Gear/127685234072076?fref=ts

RSVP for Open Mic in advance at venicesoapboxpoets@gmail.com, or RSVP here with a note that you'd like to get on the reading list.
Mic limit: 6 minutes.






Facebook invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/145832098930576/?ref=ts&fref=ts

Mothers' Day, 2-4pm
Beyond Baroque: 681 Venice Blvd. Venice, CA 

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