Poetic Migrations
Spoken Word Performance with Open Mic
November 19th ' 6:30pm to 8:ish
Church of Harmony (7th & Arizona)
A Free HeartLink event
Show up early to sign up for open mic
Snacks to follow (pot luck if you like)

Albuquerque Poets John Roche and Tani Arness share poems of places we inhabit, journeys we make, and borders we transcend.

John and Tani, individually and sharing the stage, have been delighting and surprising spoken word audiences on both coasts and particularly here in their beloved New Mexico for decades.

We're honored to host them in our city and show off our own enthusiasm and literary craft.

Tani Arness grew up in the small town of Poulsbo, Washington. After travelling in her twenties through over 30 different countries, living in Seattle, Zimbabwe and rural Alaska, Tani settled in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Tani is currently the Principal of a high school in Albuquerqe. She strives to find a balance, living, writing and teaching while remaining dedicated to seeking the beauty and spirit in our migrations. A collection of her poems can be found in Tzimtzum: 5 contemporary poets lend us their hearts by Mercury HeartLink Press, 2013. Her poetry can also be found in numerous literary magazines including North American Review, Rhino, Adobe Walls, Rhino, bosque (the magazine), Malpais Review, Santa Clara Review, Red Rock Review, and Crab Orchard Review. Her website is: www.tani-arness.com.

John Roche now lives in Albuquerque, where he helps run the Poetry Playhouse with Jules Nyquist, while still teaching online English classes for Rochester Institute of Technology. His first two full-length poetry collections were On Conesus (2005) and Topicalities (2008), both from FootHills Publishing, Kanona, NY. His 2011 poetic memoir, Road Ghosts, is available from theenk Books (through SPDBooks.org). Albuquerque's Beatlick Press published an anthology of 120 poets called Mo' Joe (2014), inspired by his Joe Poems: The Continuing Saga of Joe the Poet (FootHills, 2012). Mo' Joe was a finalist in the 2014 Arizona/New Mexico Book Awards and was nominated for the 2015 Pushcart Prize.