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

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