For the Reporter

Poetry at the Rainbow Café presents the works of Molly Tenenbaum and Benjamin Schmitt on Monday, June 6.

The program is from 7 to 9 p.m. at the café, 112 E. Main St.

Coffee and conversation follow readings. It is an open mic opportunity. The public is invited.

About the poets

Molly Tenenbaum is the author of three full-length poetry collections: “The Cupboard Artist” (Floating Bridge Press, 2012) “Now” (Bear Star Press 2007), and “By a Thread” (Van West & Company, 2000). Her chapbooks are “Blue Willow” (Floating Bridge Press, 1998), “Old Voile” (New Michigan Press, 2004), and “Story” (Cash Machine, 2005).

Her collaborative book with Ellen Ziegler, featuring photographs and poems about ventriloquism, is “Exercises to Free the Tongue”. She teaches banjo in the living room and English at North Seattle Community College.

Benjamin Schmitt is the Pushcart-nominated author of two books, “Dinner Table Refuge”” (PunksWritePoemsPress, 2015) and The global conspiracy to get you in bed” (Kelsay Books, 2013).

His poetry has appeared in Sakura Review, Hobart, Grist, Wisconsin Review, Two Thirds North, and elsewhere. He also reviews books of poetry for At The Inkwell. He lives with his wife and daughter in Seattle where he teaches workshops to people of all ages.

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Special Thanks to the Rainbow Café, Striped Water Poets, the NorthWest Renaissance, the Auburn Arts Commission, City of Auburn, and King County 4Culture.