State of California Beat Poet Laureate (2020-2022)

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Pushcart-nominated poet Rich Ferguson has shared the stage with Patti Smith, Wanda Coleman, Moby, and other esteemed poets and musicians. He is a featured performer in the film, What About Me?featuring Michael Stipe, Michael Franti, k.d. lang, and others. His poetry and award-winning spoken-word music videos have been widely anthologized, and he was a winner in OpiumMagazine’s Literary Death Match, LA. His poetry collection, 8th& Agony, is out on Punk Hostage Press, and his debut novel, New Jersey Me,has been released by Rare Bird Books. His newest poetry collection, Everything is Radiant Between the Hates, will be published in the Fall of 2020 by Moon Tide Press.

You can view his YouTube spoken-word/music videos at:

http://www.youtube.com/fuzzydoodah