Cloudy - Sacramento 2020 Youth Poet Laureate

2020 Sacramento Youth poet Laureate sat down with CharRon and had an interesting interview.

Topics Discuss:

• Her book: Receipts of Ungiven Gifts
• Her upcoming Festival: Literary Legends
• Her Poet's Origin
• Page vs. Stage
• Taking on Poetry Slam
• Her prom dress

Website or Social media

Facebook and Instagram: Signed Cloudy

Her book: Receipts of Ungiven Gifts on sale at Amazon.

Len Germinara - Polis Poet, Backbone and all

We talk to Len Germinara. A Veteran poet who has moved to California and continues his involvement with Sacramento Poetry Community.

Topic Discuss: 

• Hosting
• Teach Ecopoetry
• 8 books & 18 chapbooks,  
• DIY attitude to Publishing
• Slam poetry
• living in Massachusetts, Colorado, & California.
• His wife & her endeavors

Website and Social Media

check out www.Lengerminara.com

Auntie Vice: Jill of all Trades

We talk to Auntie  Vice a literal Jill of all trades. She is a writer, podcaster, blogger, Published Author, Comedian, Director, Sex Educator, and Chef

We discuss:

• Origin in poetry
• being a writer
• directing a porn movie
• being a comic
• The kink community
• changes with creativity
• Her podcast: Fat Chicks on Top, 
• learning to connect with audiences.
• publish Book, Workbook and Cookbook
• Her blog that connects with her first book

Website and Social Media

• website: www.loveletterstoaunicorn.com
• Podcast: www.fatchicksontop.com
• All social medias: @auntievice

Nena Larieze: Rebel Mother

Nena is a publish Poet & Author, Educator and Mother of 4 children. A Central Florida native that moved to Stockton, California. She released her first book, Activistic(2012), a collection of poems and prose of her past. Nena is working on her next Masters degree at University of Pacific. She, now, lives in Sacramento, works with 916 Ink, and is working on her next books: Chronicle of a Broken Childhood and the Sea also rise.

Topics discussed:

• Her poetry origin
• Her first Sacramento Feature
• Her book: Activistic
• Living in Central Florida
• Living in Stockton
• Her family past
• Her latest books
• Her poem: Our way through

Poem Excerpt 

Stand your ground, Dear America, & Be Accountable. 
All poems written and performed by Nena Larieze 

Find Nena and her work from her website: www.nenalarieze.com

AndYes - Sacramento's Renaissance Man

I talk with Sacramento and Seattle Slam Champion, Andyes. His work is pretty extensive: 9 chapbooks, full length Book, 2 albums, 3 one man shows. His media presence on Good day Sacramento, NPR radio, Sac News and Reviews, Submerge.

We discussed:

• The life of  his late brother, Frank
• how Wrestling helped his persona
• Professional Improv love
• manage major Depression & mental health
• why he started doing poetry?
• Literary & Performance poetry comparison
• his name origin
• Grand Slam Champion & the belt to prove it.
• being a circuit Poet (praise to Brandon Leake)
• his hosting time
• operations FreeSoul
• Spoken word Federation (my victory against Marvin)
• Poetry myths in modern society
• Affiliation with ZFG
• who is Ms. MARS
• podcasting (scenespeak)
• his Spoken word album
• chapbook trick (Stacy Gee did it)
• Writing of AMAN (first chapbook)
• Poets & Politics podcast (with Brandon Leake, Stacy Gee and Twosense)

Website and Social Media

website: www.andyespoetry.com
all social media: @andyespoetry

Stacy Gee: Poetic Buddhist's Iridescent

On Episode 4, we talk to newly publish author and Poet Stacy Gee

We Discuss:

• Her origin in Poetry
• Slam poetry and World of Womens' tournament held in Dallas, Texas
• Being an Asian American
• Her connection to Buddhism
• New chapbook: Iridescent
• B-Style 

Website and Social Media

 Instagram: @Stacyspeaks