Poetry at the Rainbow Café presents the works of James Rodgers and Marjorie Rommel on Monday, April 2.

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

Rodgers has a new book out from MoonPath Press, “They Were Called Records, Kids.” And he will be throwing a party to launch it on April 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. at REI, 6750 South 228th St., Kent.

Rommel, a former poet laureate of Auburn, hosts Poets on the Ave on April 27, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the historic theater, 10 Auburn Ave., where the new Auburn poet laureate, Susan Landgraf, will be reading among many others.

The Rainbow Cafe, Striped Water Poets, the NorthWest Renaissance, Auburn Arts Commission, City of Auburn, and King County 4Culture make the program possible.