Thanks to all that joined us for our Fall Reading!
Our featured readers Erika Jo Brown, LeeAnne Carlson, and Quentin Key-Tello shared some amazing work with us which was then followed by the open mic where we got to hear your genius. It was MC’d by Glass Mountain’s Co-Managing Editor, the illustrious red lipsticked poet herself, Amanda Ortiz.
Erika Jo Brown started off our night with a series of poems that touched on the monotony of everyday life and the power of imagination. A fresh faced look on the world that makes us all want to experience life through her eyes.
Then we got a taste of LeeAnne Carlson’s tale of farm house mystery, gripping the crowd in page turning enigma and heart warming memories. Following the main character as we trace through past and present day we peel back the layers of this case to find the truth. It is a tale we couldn’t get enough of and left us wanting to pluck the manuscript from her fingers and absorb the rest of it whole.
We finished off with Quentin Key-Tello and his self proclaimed “anxious and over analytic” mutterings with his piece “Elegy.” It read from the perspective of the narrator who is reflecting on his best friend’s life after he’s passed. Although a different form of narrative than we are used to it is nothing short of compelling. I’ve never read or heard a piece that was told in this form of narrative, 10 minutes of flash fiction the room was silenced in awe of his use of rhetoric and narrative.
We continued the night with a series of open mic readings by our audience members. This is the most exciting portion of the night because you don’t have to be a published writer, or even a writer at all to share your work. Chug your liquid courage and brace the eyes of the masses as the innermost depths of your subconscious is regaled in the form of prose and poetry. All of the contributors were brilliant and we are so glad audience members felt comfortable enough to share their work.
If you didn’t get a chance to attend this reading or you need plans for another Tuesday night don’t miss the next reading! The Halloween Reading October 31, details to come!
