Poetry News

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THIS WEEK check out:
Slam at Teapot Gallery, Westfield 7pm Tue. April 28
Green Street Poetry Series Thu. April 30
Group 18 Poetry Reading Lilly Library Florence Thu. April 30
Riverwood Poetry Series, Lori Desrosiers & Christine Beck, S. Windsor, CT Thu. April 30

Also, there is a plethora of wonderful poetry events in Northwest CT, the Berkshires
and in the Boston area to check out below!

Here is your Poetry News for the week of April 27, 2009.
Spoken word events are blossoming in the Pioneer Valley and beyond.

Please email if you would like to be added to the mailing
or are interested in featuring at Word in Westfield open mic on Tuesdays.
Peace through poetry - Lori


Spoken Word in Westfield:


WORD IN WESTFIELD
Note: Change of time - Now 6:30-8:30pm
EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT
at Teapot Gallery
22 Elm Street (route 10/202)
in Westfield, MA
Hosted by Eli Baenziger and Lori Desrosiers

Sign up is at 6:30 and open mic starts at 7:00PM
followed by a guest feature.
All are welcome.
every Tuesday night at 6:30

Upcoming Features:
Tue. April 28 - Open Slam
Tue. May 5 - Zach from Starving Artists Press
Tue. May 12 - Alifair Skebe
Tue. May 19 - Janet Bowdan
Tue. May 26 - Slam

Please email if you haven't featured in at least 6 months
and would like to return, or if you would be interested in featuring for the first time.

Poetry, Prose,
Verse, Yarns

Come to listen, come to speak,
Your words, words for our times,
Immortal words, mortal words...

Call 562-6966 (Teapot) or 348-7218 (Eli B.)

for info and encouragement,
or email to feature.




Chicopee/Holyoke/Springfield Area Poetry

Starving for Art Presents
open mic Tuesdays
@ Blue Fusion Bar and Grille
487 St. James Ave
Springfield, MA
doors open at 6pm for social hour.
Showtim e is 7-9pm
All poets, musicians, singers, and visual artists are welcome.
This event is free
For more info visit http://www.brendaschild.com/



SPRINGFIELD LIBRARY POETRY

Saturday, April 25th, 2009
LAST-MINUTE CHANGE!
The Open Mic Series at the Springfield Central Library
(220 State St., Springfield) welcomes poet, playwright, community and literacy activist
Magdalena Gomez as the fabulous main feature on Saturday, April 25th, 2009 at 2 pm.

Please join Maria Luisa Arroyo, the guest hostess of the Open Mic for April and May, in an afternoon of amazing poetry. The event will be held EITHER in the tent behind the library, weather permitting, OR in the community room. Please arrive early to find out and to sign up to read your work! For more information, contact Anna Brandenburg at 263-6828 x426 or by e-mail at .

Magdalena Gomez's latest spoken word CD, "Bemba y Chichon", and limited copies of her latest chapbook will be available for purchase and for signing.

Here is a preview of May events:

Friday, May 8th and Saturday, May 9th at 6 pm:
Teatro V!da Poetry and Music Performances at the Barnes & Noble in Holyoke, MA to support Teatro V!da. Teatro V!da vouchers presented prior to purchases will allow a percent of the sale to be donated to Teatro V!da.

Friday night: composer and author, Fred Ho; original music by Heshima Moja, Teatro V!da's Music Director; poet Magdalena Gomez and Teatro V!da ensemble members

Saturday night: poet Maria Luisa Arroyo; poet Magdalena Gomez and Teatro V!da ensemble members

Saturday, May 16th at 2 pm:
The Springfield Central Library Open Mic series (220 State St., Spfld.) presents a Poetry Showcase by poets who participated in Maria Luisa Arroyo's three-part poetry workshop series throughout April. As the guest hostess, Maria Luisa Arroyo will introduce poets and writers who are excited about sharing their original work. Poets' chapbooks, books, and cds will be available for purchase and for signing.

Location?
Either in the tent behind the library or in the community room, depending on the weather.
Show up by 1:45 pm to sign up for the open mic part and to find out the exact location.
Any questions, please contact Anna Brandenburg at 263-6828 x426
or by e-mail at .

Saturday, May 30th, 9:30 am - 11 am:
The Springfield City Library presents "A Poet's Next Step: Publishing", an interactive workshop with poet and educator, Maria Luisa Arroyo, whose first full-length volume of poems, Gathering Words/Recogiendo Palabras, was published by The Bilingual Review/Press (AZ). Where does a poet identify publishing markets? How should a poet submit poems for publication? How can a poet find out which markests pay? What is a query letter? When should a poet send in a complete manuscript?

Central Library Community Room 220 State St., Springfield.
Register online at http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/ or at any Springfield Library.
For more information, call Anna Brandenburg @ 263-6828 x 426 or
e-mail her at .



Word in the Valley and Beyond


Green Street Cafe Poetry Series

April 23rd: Janet Macfayden and Mary Clare Powell
Green Street Cafe
Northampton, MA

Upcoming features:

May 7th: Carolyn Cushing and Maria Williams-Russell
May 14th: Lori Desrosiers and Laura Rodley

Smith College Student Poetry
Forbes Library
Wednesday May 6, 2009
7:00 PM
Students from Ellen Doré Watson’s and Nikky Finney’s writing classes
will present a celebration of poetry by Smith women. The reading will be
a culmination of the students' semester of generating new poems and
working singly, in pairs, and as a group to refine and revise their
work.This reading is part of the library's 6th annual series that takes place
on the first Wednesday of the month from October through June.

Location: Coolidge Museum