Salem Poetry Project Featuring Elmo Shade

Elmo Shade is the author of four (4) poetry collections, his latest: The Dark Side of White Bread: Surviving Our Fathers- A Poetry Chapbook; 2023. He is the Founder of the Camas (WA) Poetry Open Mic and is an unabashed fan of Double IPAs, Opus-X Cigars, & RUSH. Wine-Chianti / Politics-Liberal / Religion-Kindness / Toilet Paper-Over

The Salem Poetry Project continues at the Bush Barn Annex, 600 Mission St SE, Salem. Parking for the Bush Barn and Bush House is located off of High Street and the Annex entrance is just to the left of the main entrance. Each week will present a featured reader followed by the Infamous Open Mic: 3 poems or five minutes whichever is first. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. For more information contact Marc Janssen at [email protected].