Coffee & Poets #40. Tamer Sa'id Mostafa & Rhony Bhopla

Guest Interviewer: Tamer Sa’id Mostafa (pronouns: he/him/his) is an-always proud Stockton, California native whose work has appeared in over twenty various journals and magazines such as Confrontation, Freezeray, and Zone 3 among others. As an Arab-American Muslim, he reflects on life through spirituality, an evolving commitment to social justice, and the music of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Guest Poet: Rhony Bhopla is a poet and visual artist and the Editor of Bliss, A Journal of Erotica, which highlights the work of Sacramento poets and has won Best of Sacramento (SN&R) in the category of Best Local Erotica. She is the founder of the Sacramento Poetry Center’s Thursday Night Poetry Workshop at the Valley Hi – North Laguna Library, and has served as a judge for the Sacramento County Poetry Outloud Competition. This year, at the Our Life Stories - A cross-generational writers’ conference by Hart Senior Center and Cosumnes River College, Rhony will lead a workshop entitled: Feminist Ekphrasis, perception, projection, and power dynamic. She is a long-time member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Rhony works as an Educator for the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. ---- Join us for a live recording. Coffee & Poets is a live recorded podcast of poets interviewing other poets. Come out—be a part of recording audience and listen to a creative, bright and thoughtful discussion about poetry and the creative process. Come through, order a coffee, a tea or a beer relax in a café style venue—it really is a great way spend an hour on a lazy Sunday. Note: Unfortunately this is not an open mic event. Location: The Brickhouse Gallery & Art Complex 2837 36th St, Sacramento, CA 95817 http://thebrickhouseartgallery.com/ http://coffeeandpoets.com Sponsored by Creative Economy Pilot Project