As a popular poet once noted, "Makin' your way / in the world today / takes everything you've got." Yes, it's back to the coal mines, tired already from late partying at the BroHo. You need something to soak up that beer, and an artist with mad flow to screw your head on straight.

We float you home, Gentle Reader, on the soothing cadences of Poetry Night at al Forno Ferruzza.

That's right, it's a full-on poetry slam, slathered in delicious mozzarella. Your lingering hangover demands this.

An offshoot of a beloved Portland pizzeria, al Forno offers hearty calzones and pies, a range of wines at $7 a half-carafe, and now, THE KNOWLEDGE. Preach it.

[al Forno Ferruzza, Poetry Night, 8-10 p.m., free with meal, 406 Fourth Ave., Olympia, 360.292.1095]