*Latitudes Poetry Night* *featuring Jeremy Mark Ritch* *Wednesday, February 19 @ 6pm* *Compass Coffee* *647 E. Market St, Akron, OH 44304* Reading will begin with Open Mic at 6pm, followed by our featured reader at 7pm. *Jeremy Mark Ritch* is a poet, artist, and author from Cleveland, OH. He was written six books and been featured in several publications. Jeremy has been writing poetry for 25 years, beginning as a punk rock poet in the mid-'90s and finally publishing his first full collection of poetry, Sidewalk Stories and other Poems, in 2013. He is an ex-minister, recovering drug addict and alcoholic, and is being treated from PTSD. His writing and art often deal with these issues as well as the realities of living in a broken world. Having spent time in PHiladelphia as both an addict and outreach worker, and then Atlanta, GA as well as Harrisburg, PA as a minister, Jeremy has many a story to tell. He has been compared to American poet Allen Ginsberg, due to his modern beat poet style, though his writing stands on its own as a testament to his survival and continued journey through this messy life. *Latitudes takes place every 3rd Wednesday of the month, starting at 6pm.*