For over three decades, Dan Raphael has been active in the Northwest as poet, performer, editor, and reading host. Everyone in This Movie Gets Paid, his 19^th book, was published in June by Lastword Press in Olympia. Previous books include The State I’m In and Impulse & Warp: The Selected 20^th Century Poems. Dan is especially known for his performance skills, which he’s exhibited at Bumbershoot, Artquake, Reed College, Eastern Oregon University, and Portland Jazz Festival.