Lix and Kix 11 - Tuesday 18 August 2009 at Bela Dubby


[poster by Dianne Borsenik]


Three fantastic featured poets/performers and an ever-exciting open mic emceed by Dianne Borsenik and John "Jesus Crisis" Burroughs at one of the coolest venues on the west side of Greater Cleveland or anywhere — the Bela Dubby Art Gallery and Beer Cafe at 13321 Madison Avenue in Lakewood, Ohio!

Kisha Nicole Foster, "Poet of the People," has been a member of the Cleveland Classic slam team and was honored in 2006 by Writers & Their Friends as one of the top 25 writers in Cleveland. Her work was recently anthologized in Cleveland Poetry Scenes (Bottom Dog Press, 2008), and she has a new CD.  Find more Kisha at www.myspace.com/kishanicole26.

Lisa Vicious™ is an artist, writer & performer from Detroit, Michigan, who defies all definition. According to Buddha JuNk, "If Nick Cave and Leadbelly fucked a baby into Lydia Lunch, she’d be Lisa Vicious." Her books, The Devil in Ms. Vicious and Take for Pain as Needed, have received rave reviews.  Find more Lisa at www.viciousaries.com.

Ra Washington is a writer, musician & multimedia artist from Cleveland, as well as producing director for the music label Cleveland Tapes. His dozen books include the recent novellas HUEbris and OPEN and several highly regarded collections of poetry. His work also appears in Cleveland Poetry Scenes.  Find more Ra at http://clevelandtapes.blogspot.com.