Saturday, August 2nd
Los Angeles Theatre Center, Downtown LA

Doors Open At 7pm
Show begins promptly at 8pm

Pre-Sale Ticket Price: $20
Ticket Price At The Door: $25
Ticket Value: 12 doting grandmothers, 6 bottles of your favorite beverage at the perfect temperature, 3 spritual awakenings and one memorable night.

Like an oasis in the middle of a hot smoky summer, once again the Best Contemporary American Poetry Series is presenting a line up of amazing, inspiring mind-blowing greatness. This year's Drums Inside Your Chest VII is featuring Roger Bonair-Agard, Mike McGee, Andrea Gibson, Brendan Constantine, Wanda Coleman and Jack Hirschman. Hosted by Beau Sia, with weird and wonderful magician Rob Zabrecky and special guests Derrick Brown and Amber Tamblyn.

Here's what Ms. Tamblyn has to say about this year's line-up:

BRENDAN CONSTANTINE
One of my favorite poets.  He caught my ear with the line, "Women who
dream as a favor".  Incredibly vibrant and intense, this guy is sure
to tickle your pinks.  I have no idea what that means but he's
amazing.

ANDREA GIBSON
Andrea is an incredible writer and performer.  I've seen her perform
many times and every time I'm blown away.  An Individual World Slam
Poetry winner and major gay rights activist, Andrea has the perfect
blend of humor and truth to wash out all of your dirty filthy laundry.
 Even your thongs.
www.myspace.com/andreagibson

MIKE MCGEE
One of my favorite people, on and off stage.  "Mighty" Mike McGee is
the first and only person to win the National Poetry Slam Individual
Championship (2003) and the Individual World Poetry Slam Championship
(2006).  Mike is an incredible performer, funny and surreal,
captivating and brilliant.  He's also ticklish under his heart.
http://www.mikemcgee.net

ROGER BONAIR-AGARD
Roger Bonair-Agard is a native of Trinidad and Tobago, a Cave Canem
fellow and the author of two collections of poetry; "tarnish and
masquerade" (Cypher Books - 2006) and the soon to be released GULLY
(Cypher Books - 2009).  He is a two-time National Poetry Slam Champion
and co-founder and Artistic Director of the louderARTS Project.  Roger
teaches and performs throughout the world, and also, might have the
sexiest pack of abs this side of anywhere.  Seriously, folks.  He
tastes really good, mentally.

WANDA COLEMAN
Wanda is one of my major personal influences.  She's an award-winning
poet & writer who has pioneered the spoken-word scene since the 1970s.
Born in Watts and raised in South Central Los Angeles, she has
published 19 books, including her latest: Jazz and Twelve O'Clock
Tales (Black Sparrow Books). From Amsterdam to Stockholm, from Paris
to Sydney, she has stunned audiences with her "take no prisoners"
performance style--on campuses, at literary venues, museums and rock
clubs. She has influenced a generation of like-performers, including
jazz musicians and punk rockers.  One of my all time favorite poems
comes from this woman.  In 'Moon Cherries', Wanda writes, "On your
tongue, piss turns to milk.  You devastate me."  The only way to
explain her performance and presence in a room is with this mediocre
word:  Powerhouse.

JACK HIRSCHMAN
What can I say?  He's a living legend.  This is no exaggeration.  Jack
has published more than 100 books and 50 translations of poetry from 9
languages, including Pablo Neruda and Pasolini.  Since leaving a
university teaching career in the '60s, Jack has taken the free
exchange of poetry and politics into the streets and has been called
by Luke Breit, "American's most important living poet." He has
released his most extensive collection of poems yet, The Arcanes,
published in Salerno, Italy by Multimedia Edizioni, The Arcanes
comprises 126 long poems spanning 34 years- a massive achievement.
Jack is the poet Laureate of San Francisco and is responsible for what
most consider to be, the most significant poem of the 21st century,
"Path".  Look it up.  He'll change the way you see the color red.

HOSTED BY BEAU SIA

Beau performed the Drums event last year.  Also an incredible
performer and poet, Beau is one of my all time favorite hosts, sugar
daddys,  late night phone conversationalists, rock climbers,
listeners, huggers, people.  We are EXTREMELY excited and honored that
Beau will be hosting this years event.  (see the Drums trailer to get
a taste of Beau's style again)


SPECIAL GUESTS:

ROB ZABRECKY
http://www.robzabrecky.com/
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DERRICK BROWN
http://brownpoetry.com/


Located at:
The New Los Angeles Theatre Center in Downtown Los Angeles
514 S Spring St
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 627-6500

WE CAN ONLY HOLD 500 PEEPS, SO GET YOUR TICKETS AS SOON AS YOU CAN!!

visit:
www.thedrumsinsideyourchest.com

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