// V3 //
After a four year interlude, TPC is back with our third—and likely, final—Versify poetry zine launch & reading event. This time we’ve teamed up with our very good friend Oomph! to bring you a luscious, multi-modal poetry experience.
With an aim to invoke all your senses, come for an evening of verse; visual, performance, & flower art; music; movement; scent; sips & bites; & of course, connection.
We’ll be transforming New Bloom Magazine’s two-floor coffee shop in Wanhua—Daybreak 破曉咖啡—into an intimate & art-filled space, invoking organic, dusky summer vibes. From kombucha to cocktails, craft beer to whiskey, the bar’s got you covered with reasonably priced refreshments.
We’ll also have a V3 signature drink (and a non-alcoholic cocktail) for sale, made with love by Alex Mei, Oomph & TPC.
MC’d by Joy Gomez & Alex Mei, featuring 17 of Taipei's finest anglophile poets, 9 visual & performing artists, 2 photographers, 1 scent specialist, & snoozy carmichael at the controllers—this will be an evening of deep connection & we hope, heartfelt impressions.
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// Event Schedule //
6PM Doors Open
6:45PM Opening Performances
7:30PM Poetry Reading (part 1)
8:30PM Intermission
9PM Poetry Reading (part 2)
10PM DJ Set until end
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// Poets //
Quenntis Ashby
AT Beaune
Isaac Bettinger
Arpita Biswas
Alex Bleecker
Germain Canon
Rozel Chang
Piera Chen
Elina Eihmane
Alexandra Gilliam
Rose Goossen
Ashley Hamilton
C.K. Hugo Chung
kira wei-hsin jacobson
Leora Joy Jones
Cathy Keng
Kate Kinoshita
Halo Lahnert
Shahar Lubin
Rose Najia
Jonathan Pyner
Kenneth David Sweet
Forrest Thornberry
Andrea Valladares
sandee woodside
GS Young
Bithia Yuan
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// Visual Artists //
- Grace Jao (textiles & multi-media)
- Eller Liu (acrylic on canvas)
- Germain Canon (ink on paper)
- Helen Ting (illustration lightbox)
- Elina Eihmane (multi-media on canvas)
- kira wei-hsin jacobson (photography)
- Mario Oliva (acrylic on canvas)
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// Performing Artists //
- Forrest Thornberry (opening musical act)
- Akari Yamasaki (live Ikebana)
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// Special Collaborators //
- Alethiometer offers alchemically made gender-neutral fragrances and has chosen one for the evening. If you like what you smell, there will be bottles for sale
- Tzu-Ching Lien & Cathy Keng are experienced photographers who will be taking photographs of the evening’s readings, experiences, & beautiful guests
- snoozy carmichael will be DJing for us throughout the evening
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// Tickets //
***This is a ticketed event. Tickets are extremely limited. We will be releasing the RSVP form on Monday 6/6 at 6PM for sign-up. To keep it fair, you can only sign up one person per email. We will have 40 spots available for RSVP and 20 tickets available at the door on a first-come-first-serve basis. Those that are on the RSVP list must arrive by 6:15PM at the latest otherwise your ticket will be released to those waiting at the door. Every 600NTD ticket includes a copy of TPC’s third Versify poetry zine.***
// Disclaimer //
We know you know, but let us reiterate: we ask for you to be respectful of the poets reading by keeping silent during those portions of the evening. Please support New Bloom’s space by not bringing in outside food or beverages. We also ask that you follow CDC guidelines. If you or someone you are in close contact with is sick, please take care of yourselves & stay home. As always, we are here to create a safe community space; we reserve the right to refuse participation or service to anyone, or to ask participants to leave, for any reason whatsoever, at any time before or during the program.