The Humble Poets' Open Mic will be at The Stacks Coffeehouse on the last Sunday of each month, 4:00-6:00pm.

The featured reader for May is Alan E. Rose.

Alan E. Rose is the author of three published novels and one novella. His novel about the AIDS epidemic, As If Death Summoned (Bywater Books/Amble Press), won the 2021 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year award for the LGBTQ+ category and was featured in the Oregon Historical Society's exhibit, "Forty Years of HIV/AIDS in Oregon." Alan coordinates WordFest, the monthly gathering of writers and readers in SW Washington state, where he conducts writing workshops and produces a monthly newsletter.  More information at www.alan-rose.com.

Alan E. Rose