Carolyn Moore Reading Series + Open Mic!
A Program of PCC's Humanities & Arts Initiative
Join us on Friday, February 16 for another installment in the Carolyn Moore Writing Residency Reading Series featuring poets Armin Tolentino, Brendan Constantine, and other writers in the PCC community. After the visiting poets share some of their work, we’ll open the floor to students, faculty, and members of the general public. Sign-ups for the open mic will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the reading will start at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be available for attendees.
Armin Tolentino earned an MFA at Rutgers University, Newark. He’s a former Literary Arts Oregon Fellow and currently serves as poet laureate for Clark County, WA (2021-2024). His debut poetry collection, We Meant to Bring It Home Alive, was a finalist for the Red Hen Press and Kundiman prizes and was published by Alternating Current Press in 2019. Outside of writing, he works for Multnomah County supporting social service programs in education, domestic violence prevention, and housing stability.
Brendan Constantine is a poet based in Los Angeles. His work has appeared in many standards, including Poetry, The Nation, Best American Poetry and Poem-A-Day. He currently teaches at The Windward School and, for the last six years, has been developing workshops for writers living with Aphasia and Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI).