Word of Mouth Cincinnati (WoMC), a literary event consisting of both an Open Mic and a Feature Performance, runs the last Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. upstairs at MOTR Pub.
Word of Mouth Cincinnati, which began in January 2014, is co-hosted by fellow writers Jim Palmarini and Mark Flanigan. It was founded in memory of the late Aralee Strange who, after many years living, writing and producing work in the Cincinnati area, moved to Athens, Georgia where she co-founded Athens Word of Mouth.
WoMC is an intentional arc of both past and future utterance, inspired by our most revered voice, with a nod to her Athens, GA compatriots. Word of Mouth asks poets to Show Up, Mouth Off and Pay Attention.
Our Feature Performer on November 29, 2016 is RC Wilson (Kent, OH).
RC Wilson is a retired civil servant who lives in Kent Ohio with his wife Camille Park. He started writing poetry in Kent in the early 1970’s. His first book, published in 1976 by Shelly’s Press in Kent, was A Street Guide to Gary Indiana (a Post-Industrial Ghost Story).
In the 40 years since that little book, RC has continued to produce occasional poetry, writing his way out of the dark corners of his life and publishing a few chapbooks along the way. Since retiring in September 2015, he has been writing more seriously again, concentrating on steady production through the seasons. His current work, and most recent chapbook (Down the Back Steps), consists mostly of introspective monologues.
