Marcus Lattimore (he/him) is a spoken word artist, poet and former athlete. He co-owns ZEN:MNM — a creative wellness business with his wife, Miranda — where they offer mindfulness, nature and movement-based workshops. Marcus moved to Portland in 2020, diving into poetry with his vintage typewriter. Since then, he has performed in local theatres as well as winning Slamlandia’s 2024 Grand Slam, and represented Oregon at the BlackBerry Peach Poetry Slam in Georgia this past June. Marcus is a proud dog-dad to his standard poodle, Mocha, and loves exploring the PNW with his family.