Two Idiots Peddling Poetry's 25th Anniversary at the Ugly Mug!
Schedule
Wed, 20 Aug, 2025 at 08:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
The Ugly Mug | Orange, CA
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We're turning 25!On August 20th , Two Idiots Peddling Poetry will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with a very special feature with our hosts Ben Trigg, Steve Ramirez, and Ellen Webre!
It is humbling to see how this reading has changed over these years, and we are so thankful to be blessed with such fantastic features, regulars, and newcomers. You all have made this a wonderful weekly home to return to. May we continue to celebrate many more!
Ben Trigg dreams of being Truly Outrageous, striving to be a safe space for all, but especially the queer community. He is one third of Two Idiots Peddling Poetry at the Ugly Mug in Orange, California, a weekly series that has been running since 2000. Ben’s poetry has been described (buy him) as the sweet spot junction of heartfelt, pop culture, and comedy. His collection Kindness from a Dark God came out on Moon Tide Press in 2007. He co-edited the anthology Don't Blame the Ugly Mug: 10 Years of 2 Idiots Peddling Poetry. When all else fails, Ben goes to Disneyland.
Steve Ramirez has never been captured on film (unless you count the spectral image taken at the infamous 1951 séance). He keeps to himself at the wrong times. While attempting to dance with a drop of rain at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance in Wichita Falls, he discovered a talent for fog. Most nights, he can be found covering the pier. Yesterday morning, he graciously accepted the award for Most Inspired before falling back to sleep. He usually sees at 24 frames per second, but when kissing switches to a high speed camera on a revolving track. Previous occupations include: coal miner, poltergeist, hubcap salesman, medical leech, spatial geographer and mongoose.
Ellen Webre is a biracial, Taiwanese-American poet, born in Hong Kong and raised in California. She is a social media marketing specialist and videographer for Moon Tide Press, is a co-host of Two Idiots Peddling Poetry, and is an editor of Freezeray Magazine. Ellen’s debut book, A Burning Lake of Paper Suns, was released in October 2021 with Moon Tide Press. Her poem “Metaphors for My Body in Midwinter” has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2021. Ellen’s other poems have most recently been published in A Moon of One’s Own, FreezeRay Press, Sh!t Men Say to Me Anthology in Response to Toxic Masculinity, DARK INK: A Horror Anthology, and Voicemail Poems.
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Where is it happening?
The Ugly Mug, 261 N Glassell St,Orange, California, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
