October Trenches Full of Poets: In-Store Readings by Three SoCal Poets

Name: October Trenches Full of Poets: In-Store Readings by Three SoCal Poets
Start: 2025-10-09T19:00:00-07:00
Location: Page Against The Machine

Schedule

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Page Against The Machine | Long Beach, CA

Join us 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟵𝘁𝗵 at 𝟳:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 for the first autumn installment of the 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀! After a summer hiatus, the series resumes in full Fall force with featured readings by 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱, 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗲, and 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘇𝗲𝗶𝗱. Plus an Open Mic opportunity to close out the evening.
𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 is a spoken word poet, podcast producer, and a human rights & arts activist. She is currently a freelance reporter for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵 and a collaborative member of Myrtle Tree Arts. She has written and produced for 𝘔𝘴. 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦.𝘤𝘰𝘮, and her articles have been featured in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭, 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳.𝘤𝘰𝘮, and 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦. Her poetry has been featured in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵, the 𝘎𝘛𝘍𝘖 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, and the literary journals 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦, and 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature from Sacramento State University and is a Masters Degree candidate studying Library Science with a focus on Cultural Archives at San Jose State University.
𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗲 is a poet and storyteller who uses her gifts to bring awareness to traumatic experiences and promote healing. She studied Behavioral Science and Early Childhood Development at Cal State University Dominguez Hills and is an alumni of the Community Literature Initiative in Long Beach. Patricia is trained and certified as a Prison Facilitator, Domestic Violence Counselor, Sexual Assault Counselor, and in art therapy. Her first play, 𝘐𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 (2002), has been performed at theaters, churches, and conferences in various states and ran until 2011. Her poetry has been featured in 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦: 𝘈 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, and her poetry book, 𝘐 𝘊𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, is available from World Stage Press.
𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘇𝗲𝗶𝗱 (she/her) is a writer from Monterey, California. She studied Literature and Writing at UCSD, where her play, 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦, was produced by the Undergraduate New Play Festival. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from CalArts in 2023. Her work has been published in 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘣, 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘍𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮, and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.
Taking its name from a Clash lyric, 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝘀 is a monthly poetry series created, curated, and hosted by Los Angeles-based poets and editors, 𝗡𝗶𝗸𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗶 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮 and 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼 with the goal of supporting a diverse array of published SoCal authors and the local independent bookstores that carry their works.
The event takes place on the second Thursday of every month and is always free and open to the public, no tickets or reservations required!