Corners of the Mouth

Corners of the Mouth was founded in 1984 by Karl Kempton and Kevin Patrick Sullivan. Karl came up with the name Corners of the Mouth after consulting the I CHING. Karl found the 27 th hexagram corners of the mouth which talks about the mouth as not only a place to nourish the body but a place to nourish the community the body lives in with breath/words. How perfect for a poetry reading series. Karl left after the second year and eventually Kevin changed Corners from a local's only series to a series that features some of California's best poets local or not. For over fifteen years the format has been to feature an out of town poet  with a local poet  - open reading to follow.

Corners of the Mouth is a monthly reading series of featured and open poetry readings held on the third Sunday of the month at Linnaea's Cafe since 1984. Linnaea's Cafe is located at 1110 Garden Street in San Luis Obispo, Ca. Readings start at 7:00 pm. This is a FREE event. For further information please email Kevin at kpsslopoet@charter.net or call (805) 547-1318.

R D Armstrong from Los Angeles
Kevin Clark from San Luis Obispo

26th Annual San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival
Selected Reader
Don Wallis

Featured Reader
James Tyner 
Paul Fericano

Open Reading/Closure Party

Memorial Reading for Lee McCarthy - Adrianne Marcus - Will Inman and others

Paul Lobo Portuges from San Luis Obispo
Nixson Borah from Atascadero

Mindy Nettifee of Los Angeles
Michaelann Dimitrijevich of San Luis Obispo

Joyce La Mers of Ventura
Jasmine Marshall Armstrong of Lompoc

Jim Doan of Los Angeles
Ivan Brown Otter of Morro Bay

Paul Willis of Santa Barbara
Lisa Coffman of Los Osos