Found Poets! with Reggie Edmonds-Vasquez
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Poetic demi-god Reggie Edmonds-Vasquez brings their genius to headline this monthly showcase of the North Bay’s best poets for an afternoon of creative lyrical destruction. First Saturdays in Petaluma.
Found Poets! is about the entertainment of the spirit through performance poetry. From our development program grads to nationally acclaimed headliners, Found Poets! is a challenging, committed poetry community dedicated to hosting a good night out.
(Headliner)
Reggie Edmonds-Vasquez
Reggie Edmonds-Vasquez (they/them) is a poet, educator, and cultural curator from Richmond, California, whose work explores the intersection of Black, Queer, and Gender Non-Conforming identities. They are the co-founder of Rich Oak Events, organizing poetry slams and platforms like Bay Poets Unite. Their writing has been published in Rigorous Magazine, Foglifter Journal, and Red Wheelbarrow, and they have self-published two chapbooks: I'm Too Black For This Shxt (2017) and SadBoi (2019).
A dedicated arts advocate, Reggie has received fellowships from organizations such as Nomadic Press, Afro Urban Society, and Shuffle Collective. In 2024, they served as a Poet-in-Residence at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), leading workshops with young writers. Their work continues to blend poetry with activism, using storytelling as a tool for empowerment and cultural dialogue.
Reggie can be found @reggiepoetry on all platforms.
(Openers)
AJ Houston
A.J. Houston is a poet and creative writing facilitator. The author of ten books, including "Let Us Write" and "Steel Black", and " The Lost Book of Black" he was one of the five founders of Fort Worth Poetry Slam in 2000.
IG: @ajwordartist
Bernice Espinoza
“Bere” Espinoza is a civil rights activist with a lifelong dedication to social justice. Her poetry has been featured in the Palabra Artist Showcase by Teatro Campesino and I Love Immigrants at San Jose City College.
IG: @xochitlacatl_poeticjustice
Audio Angel
in flight, wings crash air, on stage, she lifts, sung prayer—that is audio angel.
IG: @audioangelworld
Original Giotis
Giotis is a culture writer and poet. His wide-ranging interviews and explorations are published in The SUB_SCRIBE Newsletter. He published the poetry collection Daybreak (FMRL Press, 2019), and the chapbooks Freeway and Blew. Giotis’ next book is in the oven.
IG: @foundpoets
The SUB_SCRIBE Newsletter @ https://inhabit.world
Tino VH Jr.
Fortino Vazquez Edmonds, aka Tino VH Jr., is a gay Mexican American spoken word teaching artist from Oakland, CA. His poetry explores masculinity, feminism, addiction, indigeneity, queerness, and his Mexican-American heritage.
IG: @tinovhjr
Michael J. O’Connor
Michael
Found Poets! is about the entertainment of the spirit through performance poetry. From our development program grads to nationally acclaimed headliners, Found Poets! is a challenging, committed poetry community dedicated to hosting a good night out.
(Headliner)
Reggie Edmonds-Vasquez
Reggie Edmonds-Vasquez (they/them) is a poet, educator, and cultural curator from Richmond, California, whose work explores the intersection of Black, Queer, and Gender Non-Conforming identities. They are the co-founder of Rich Oak Events, organizing poetry slams and platforms like Bay Poets Unite. Their writing has been published in Rigorous Magazine, Foglifter Journal, and Red Wheelbarrow, and they have self-published two chapbooks: I’m Too Black For This Shxt (2017) and SadBoi (2019).
A dedicated arts advocate, Reggie has received fellowships from organizations such as Nomadic Press, Afro Urban Society, and Shuffle Collective. In 2024, they served as a Poet-in-Residence at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), leading workshops with young writers. Their work continues to blend poetry with activism, using storytelling as a tool for empowerment and cultural dialogue.
Reggie can be found @reggiepoetry on all platforms.
(Openers)
AJ Houston
A.J. Houston is a poet and creative writing facilitator. The author of ten books, including “Let Us Write” and “Steel Black”, and ” The Lost Book of Black” he was one of the five founders of Fort Worth Poetry Slam in 2000.
IG: @ajwordartist
Bernice Espinoza
“Bere” Espinoza is a civil rights activist with a lifelong dedication to social justice. Her poetry has been featured in the Palabra Artist Showcase by Teatro Campesino and I Love Immigrants at San Jose City College.
IG: @xochitlacatl_poeticjustice
Audio Angel
in flight, wings crash air, on stage, she lifts, sung prayer—that is audio angel.
IG: @audioangelworld
Original Giotis
Giotis is a culture writer and poet. His wide-ranging interviews and explorations are published in The SUB_SCRIBE Newsletter. He published the poetry collection Daybreak (FMRL Press, 2019), and the chapbooks Freeway and Blew. Giotis’ next book is in the oven.
IG: @foundpoets
The SUB_SCRIBE Newsletter @ https://inhabit.world
Tino VH Jr.
Fortino Vazquez Edmonds, aka Tino VH Jr., is a gay Mexican American spoken word teaching artist from Oakland, CA. His poetry explores masculinity, feminism, addiction, indigeneity, queerness, and his Mexican-American heritage.
IG: @tinovhjr
Michael J. O’Connor
Michael J. O’Connor is a recipient of the Moon Valley Writing Award and published in journals like River River, Flying South, and Hive Avenue. His first novel, Dead Broke in the Yonder Void, was published by Spaceboy Books in 2024.
IG: @themichaeljoconnor
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