WHO IS J.R RICE?
EDUCATOR
SPOKEN WORD ARTIST
EDUCATOR
J.R Rice has been an active English teacher for more than 15 years. He has experience teaching all grade levels from middle to high school. He has held teaching positions in Long Beach, Salinas, Castro Valley, and Oakland, as well as the Canary Islands, Spain where he taught for 3 years. He currently teaches and resides in the Bay Area.
AUTHOR
SPOKEN WORD ARTIST
EDUCATOR
J.R Rice is the award-winning author of the novel, Broken Pencils (June 11, 2024), the poetry collection, I WAS, AM, WILL BE, and the poems, "Who We Are (Remains)" published in the Poets For Harris: Poetry Anthology, and “Righteous Rage (P.T.S.D)” published in the poetry collection, The Town: An Anthology of Oakland Poets by Nomadic Press.
SPOKEN WORD ARTIST
SPOKEN WORD ARTIST
SPOKEN WORD ARTIST
J.R Rice has been a featured performer at various Bay Area events including Oakland First Fridays, Cal State San Marcos, Oakland Public Library, Beast Crawl Literary Festival, Contra Costa Crisis Center Poetry Fundraiser, UCSF Black Caucus, Cobiz Creative Art Expo, Literary Speakeasy, Hayward Lit Fest, and Ruckus And Revival/Tourettes without Regrets. He won 1st place at the 27th Annual Las Positas College Poetry Slam and 2nd place at the Gold.Beams Second Mondays competition in March 2023 and June 2024. He was a semi-finalist in the 2023 Berkeley Poetry Slam Finals. He is also the host and curator of Social Saturday's event, a monthly poetry showcase every first Saturday in Oakland, CA.
6.11.24
BROKEN PENCILS
Jonah Tarver, a troubled Oakland teenager grappling with his parents’ troubled marriage, his own mental disorder, and the weight of his best friend’s death, embarks on a desperate quest to find meaning in life. Will he find the purpose he yearns for, or will he discover that life has no point like broken pencils?
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I Was, Am, Will Be (Double Issue#1)
In Rice's first poetry book, the reader follows Jonah Tarver in his twenties on his three-month journey throughout Spain, Greece, France, and Amsterdam, as he ventures alone into the unknowns of love, life, liberation, and takes the journey along with him.
I Was, Am, Will Be (Double Issue#2)
In Rice's second poetry book, the reader continues to follow Jonah Tarver on his heroic three-month journey throughout Europe as he ventures alone into the unknowns of determination, destiny, and death, and takes the audience along the ride.
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SOCIAL SATURDAY ARTIST SHOWCASE
What is SOCIAL SATURDAY?
SOCIAL SATURDAY is a monthly artist showcase hosted and curated by published author/poet, J.Rice (@imjrice), and the creative production of @athingtotalkabout. Come and experience a unique event designed to resonate, inspire, and connect. Next event: TBD
UPCOMING EVENTS
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LIVE IN THE BAY APPEARANCE 7/2/24
Spoken word artist inspires creativity and community with new book
Author and Spoken Word Artist J.R. Rice joined host Jessica Wills to chat about how he is using spoken word poetry to provide a space for creativity, inspiration, and community with his new book, Broken Pencils.