The Poets

Tony V is a streamer, stoner, and self-proclaimed local poet based in Denver, CO. Tony appears at the Friday night open mic at the Mercury Cafe, and has two collections in the works, one of poetry and one of short stories. Find Tony on Instagram ⁠⁠@tony_v_poetry⁠⁠, and TikTok ⁠⁠@zanaro420⁠

Jean-Marc Saint Laurent is an urban fantasy novelist and writer behind “Tripping in Public” —a newsletter about blackness, society, business—and their collisions.See more from Jean-Marc on Substack: https://substack.com/@jeanmarcsaintthepoets.cocovenrecording.com

You can watch this episode on video HERE.Steven Seidenberg is an artist, poet, and philosopher whose collections of photographs include The Architecture of Silence (Contrasto, 2023), Pipevalve: Berlin (Lodima Press, 2017), and the forthcoming Kanazawa Vacancy (Chin Music, Fall 2026).  He has had solo exhibitions of his work in Japan, Italy, Germany, Mexico, and the United States. He is the author of Coda (Omnidawn, 2026), Anon (Omnidawn, 2022), plain sight (Roof Books, 2020), Situ (Black Sun Lit, 2018), Null Set (2016, Spooky Actions), Itch (2015, RAW ArT Press), and numerous chapbooks of poetry and aphorism. His books have been published in Swedish, Italian, and Portuguese translation.

Alexander Shalom Joseph is a western existentialist and nature writer. He is an award winning playwright, poet, novelist and author of six published books with three more forthcoming in 2026. He has an MFA in Creative Writing from the Jack Kerouac School and an MA in English Education. Alexander writes a weekly poem on substack and teaches writing in universities, libraries, museums, hiking trails, schools, prisons and elsewhere across the Colorado Front Range. A literary Lorax, he does his best to write for the trees. Alexander writes regularly on Substack

EVENT on September 21st at 6pm - lgbtqhp.org/denver August Bernadicou is the Executive Director of The LGBTQ History Project, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the lives and legacies of LGBTQ activists from the first wave of gay liberation. His career began in 2008 at the age of 13 when he started interviewing alternative counterculture figures for various online and in-print publications. His work primarily appeared in the punk music magazine Punk Globe. At 18, August began publishing his own "zines" (Teenage News #1, Teenage News #2, and August Nation). In 2020, he co-founded The LGBTQ History Project to archive and share his thousands of recorded interviews and conversations. Through The LGBTQ History Project, August produces a podcast featuring archival interviews, hosts LGBTQ history events, and publishes excerpts from his archive online, in newsletters, and on social media. August is driven by his mission to counteract the erasure of history and provide a platform for individuals seeking to reclaim their legacies, firmly believing that the lessons of the past can pave the way for a better-informed future.-The LGBTQ History Project, a registered nonprofit organization (EIN: 84-4334508), preserves and shares the stories of LGBTQ+ activists, pioneers, and everyday people whose legacies shaped our communities and movements. Through oral histories, archives, podcasts, and public programs, we ensure these voices are not lost to history. The gay liberation revolution was a real moment in time. With the Gay Liberation Front and similar groups, the world was changed.The LGBTQ History Project is a grassroots 501(c)(3) organization, and donations can be made here.