Poet Ken Yoshikawa will read from his newly published book, Monster Colored Glasses a bilingual narrative exploring personal issues of trauma, vulnerability and personal transformation while addressing social responsibility themes.

Ken Yoshikawa is half-Japanese, and a poet-actor from Portland, Oregon. He is an active voice in the spoken word community and his acting has been seen in diverse performances in local theatres. Ken’s powerful use of words are featured in his first autobiographical poetic solo, The Art of Fly Swatting, which was performed off-Broadway in NYC at the Pan Asian Repertory Festival in 2019 and his poems have appeared in Nailed Magazine, Letters from the Void, Hapa Mag and Discover Nikkei.

The evening includes a reception, book signing, and poetry readings by Ken and guest poet Juanito Cervantes, a Mexican poet and author of Voces de Libertad (Voices of freedom) book of poetry. Juanito Cervantes promotes Spanish poetry in Oregon and is a member of the Silverton, Oregon Poetry Association.