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"I write, I write, I write because

At fourteen, a friend heard me read

Love poetry about a heart in need,

At the time, his heart was at a loss to breathe,

In his mind was the right thought to proceed 

In stealing my lines 

And offering them off to she,

He told me, 

“No suicide to my heart in need,

She's alive 

Because your love poem brought relief,”

So I write...I write...I write..."

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    SOCIAL SATURDAYS

    SOCIAL SATURDAYS ARTIST SHOWCASE

    Social Saturdays is a monthly artists showcase in Oakland brought to you by @athingtotalkabout and the author/poet J.R Rice. 

    4th Showcase

    Round 2

    3rd Showcase

    Round 2

    3rd Showcase

    Round 1

    Tristan Marcelle Round 2

    3rd Showcase 

    Tristan Marcelle Round 1

    3rd Showcase 

    Ladirev Round 2

    3rd Showcase 

    Ladirev Round 1

    3rd Showcase

    "Alien (N*gga in Paris)"

    2nd Showcase 

    2nd Showcase

    1st Showcase

    FIRST FRIDAYS

    ROUND 1

    ROUND 2

    SHOWCASES

    CoBiz Artist Showcase

    Poetry & Pizza Open Mic Showcase

    StartingPoints510 Open Mic Showcase

    Literary Speakeasy Poetry Showcase

    MUZIKSAID Artist Showcase

    First Tuesdays Spoken Word Showcase

    Rock The Mic Artist Showcase

    Single Performances

    MY FAVORITE PERFORMANCE FROM 2023

    THIS PIECE WON 2ND PLACE AT THE GOLD.BEAMS SECOND MONDAY COMPETITION

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    2ND PLACE AT THE 2023 LAS POSITAS COLLEGE POETRY SLAM

    BEST PERFORMANCE OF ALIEN IN 2023

    StartingPoints510 Open Mic

    VIEWLESS WINGS POETRY PODCAST

    Poet J.R. Rice on Why “Dreams Don’t Work Unless You Do”

    The Viewless Wings Poetry Podcast explores the art of poetry through interviews with poets and artists. The podcast also features monthly submitted poetry, read by the poets.


    Host: James Morehead, Poet Laureate of Dublin, California and author of "canvas" and "portraits of red and gray".


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    LISTEN TO PODCAST

    Cook the Books Podcast

    The final episode of Season 2 of our Podcast "Cook the Books" is now live!

    This week, our guest J. Rice, a future published author with Tea With Coffee Media, joins us as we speak about how topics, writing BIPOC characters, and the BIPOC Author Community. In 2024, J will be publishing is poignant novel Broken Pencils with Tea With Coffee Media. Stay tuned for release info!

    Copyright © 2026 J.R Rice - All Rights Reserved.

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