Join us for an open mic that celebrates the bond between humans and animals, and shines a light on animal rescue efforts in our community and beyond! This event will begin with a reading by our special featured author
Jessica E. Johnson, whose poems and essays have been featured in publications like
The Paris Review, Tin House, Prairie Schooner, and
Cascadia Field Guide: Art, Ecology, Poetry. Jessica will be reading from a new series of poems that center around her two cats and their rescue story. Following Jessica’s reading, the community is encouraged to sign up to read an original work of 1-5 minutes in length, preferably including the themes of animals, pets, rescue, wildlife, or nature. This event will be hosted by Yvonne Leach, a poet and alum of the Eastern’s MFA program, and a volunteer with SpokAnimal. Join us to learn more about the great work
SpokAnimal is doing in our community, and celebrate the joys of animals!
*Note that a Book Fair Pass is required which is $25+fees and covers entry for all 12+ events at the Montvale Event Center along with entry into the Book Fair. You will be able to come and go all day with this ticket.
Tickets will be on sale via this link on Monday, March 3rd! Please note that the link will take you to our Humanitix event page where you can select this specific event along with any other ticketed events you would like to attend. This system allows you to check out once for multiple tickets, and does not require registration.
Please fill out
our festival survey after you have attended this event. The information you provide will help us obtain critical grant funding and will help make next year’s festival even better!
