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Here is your Poetry News for the week of September 10, 2007.
Spoken word events are rustling like the leaves in anticipation of a change, in the Pioneer Valley and beyond.

Please email if you would like to be added to the mailing or are interested in featuring at Jester's. We need poets!
Peace through poetry - Lori

Word in Westfield:

Community Voices Poetry Open Mic
EVERY MONDAY NIGHT at Jester's Cafe and Deli
124 Elm Street (route 10/202) in Westfield, MA
Sign up is at 6:30 and open mic starts at 7:00PM
followed by a guest feature.
All are welcome. This venue is PG 13 due to the kids' taking lessons
at the music store next door

Monday September 10 - featuring Suzy Lamson, CT Poet
Monday September 17 - featuring Greg Scott, CT Poet

We're now booking features for November and December.
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 at Jester's.

An Evening of Poetry with Ruth Ellen Kocher
Westfield State College Guest Lecture Series
Wednesday, September 26
6:30 p.m.
Scanlon Living Room
Westfield State College
Western Ave. Westfield, MA

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Chicopee/Holyoke/Springfield Poetry

Seeking: Dynamic MC, experienced in slams,
to run a Poetry slam in Springfield. Small
group with possible future grant funding
wants to develop a certified Springfield Slam Team to
send to the National Slam. Also, seeking
experienced timekeeper and other volunteers
to help out. Please call 413-737-4262 for more
information or email .

Women's Writing Group,
Mondays, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Springfield location,
beginners welcome, leader trained in Amherst Writers & Artists method,
for information call 413-737-4262

GUMBOLIVE
Open Mic poetry and music
3rd Friday of every Month
Days Inn, 450 Memorial Drive, Chicopee, MA
Doors open at 8:30- Showtime 9:30
$9 tickets at http://www.gumbolive.com/$13 at the door
Want to be their feature act?
Email

Springfield City Library Poetry Page:
http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/poetry/poetrypage.html
Or contact Anna at or 413.263.6828 x426.

Bookmark the Poetry Page http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/poetry/poetrypage.html
for updated information, and to read the work of some of our poets
(anyone who's read at events here, send a poem to be posted!)


Word in the Valley and Beyond

Flute player and poet Eddie Bartók-Baratta
is back at the Friends Meetinghouse,
43 Center Street,
Northampton
Sunday, September 9, 2007, at 7 p.m.
Get the real story behind Humpty Dumpty’s tragic fall from the little man himself. Learn about the Red Thread that connects us all. See Ronald Reagan meet the Cowardly Lion. With more than two hundred poems published in the finest magazines—Boston Reveiew, BOMB, Harvard Review, and Ploughshares among them—Eddie Bartók-Baratta becomes each movement and character, weaving new, original flute compositions into his poems recited from memory. “Microcosmic, macroscosmic, and brilliant,” says Northampton resident Jesse Adams. Katy Ryan of West Virginia University says, “Eddie brings me lyrically, and without pretense, back to a world of hope and promise.” “Powerful and fascinating,” says Bin Ramke of Denver Quarterly This event will also be a benefit for Valley Free Radio, 103.3 FM, Northampton’s own independent radio station, which went on the air two years ago, and is celebrating its second anniversary. A small donation will be accepted at the door, although no one will be turned away.
as at all Eddie Bartók-Baratta events, books will be accepted and donated to the local prison library. For more info., contact: Eddie at 413.584.8187
or Anna:

Online Writing Group for Women
Swirl and Swing is a free, private, online women’s writing group. We are a small group looking to recruit a few new members. We offer a rich variety of writing activities, including weekly and monthly assignments. In addition, we have a featured writer section each month that allows members an opportunity to work and seek feedback on additional writing projects.

Our members work in a variety of forms, including poetry, fiction, children’s literature, and memoir. We have members in the Western Massachusetts and New England area, but our members are spread throughout the U.S. Our mission is to foster a small but vibrant community of writers; to share our work, joys and frustrations; to encourage and inspire each other; and to serve as sounding boards and sources of constructive criticism. We welcome writers of every stripe and flavor.

If you’re interested in applying, please send a brief bio and a sample of three poems or pieces of short fiction that are representative of your work to the attention of Ingrid at .


Women's Science Fiction/Fantasy Writing Group
Have you been writing science fiction or fantasy, and want a supportive
environment to get feedback on your writing? Do you want encouragement
and support to write? Have you thought about writing scifi or fantasy,
but haven't yet tried it?
We want to form a peer group of women in the Pioneer Valley who are
interested in delving into science fiction and/or fantasy writing. We
would meet regularly to write and share our writing and ideas.
Please email or call Michelle Murrain: or
413-367-0064

Wrapped In The Woven Word,
Creative Writing Workshops for Young Girls (5th-8th grade)
There are stories and poems that belong to each of us alone.
This workshop is designed to create safe space to develop each
girl’s unique voice. The workshop focuses on creativity, not
grammar or spelling. It is well-suited to those who write often,
and those who are just beginning to explore creative writing.
The Amherst Writers & Artists method takes writers to both
unexpected and familiar places, while supporting them in
affirming space among their peers.
Workshop leader Lynn Bowmaster is a published poet who
leads workshops in her home, schools, and colleges.
2007 sessions to begin September 18 in Hadley, on Tuesdays, 4:00-6PM:
Call Lynn at 584-3373 or email:
to register or inquire.

The Blue Guitar Gallery
Autumn Equinox at I.D.E.A.
International Dance Exchange Alliance
Audience/Performer exchange:
Witness and respond to
short works of dance, music, or spoken word.
The Blue Guitar Gallery
186 Northampton St (Rte 10)
Easthampton
Saturday, Sept. 22, 7:30 pm
Info: 247-9454
http://www.idea-northampton.org/
$5 suggested donation

The Blue Guitar Gallery is open Sat/Sun 12 - 4, Mon. 9-1, and by appointment.
We invite you to come see the art work,
and if inspired, share something at the Catalyst Cabaret.
We will have Openings in conjunction with Art Walk Easthampton
(www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org)
every second Saturday of the month, 5 - 9 pm,
with a short performance at 7 pm.
Allowing two weeks for people to prepare something,
The Catalyst Cabaret
will take place every 4th Saturday, at 7 pm.
A donation of $5 - 10 is requested to keep our programs running.
For further information, please contact Christina Svane:
Christina Svane
[email protected]
The Blue Guitar Gallery
186 D Northampton St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
413-247-9454/413-348-5288
http://www.theblueguitar.org/


EVOLUTION OPEN MIC
The first Thursday of the month
September 6
Open poetry night at 7pm
at
Cafe Evolution
22 Chestnut Street
Florence Mass
phone 413.586.0200


FLORENCE POETS SOCIETY
The Florence Poets Society celebrates it's 5th year of existence
with the first meeting of the new season on
Thursday, September 13 at the Lilly Library in Florence.
Our new starting time is 6:30 pm so that Society business can
be conducted prior to the poetry portion of the meeting,
which will be from 7-9 pm. Regular meetings are held the second
Thursday of every month. An annual membership fee of $15 dollars
contributes to our programs and events, however it is not necessary
to be a member to participate.
All poets are welcome to attend and share original work.
We are always looking for new poets.
Discussion and critique is offered if desired.
Look for our new writing group coming soon.
Upcoming events include the 3rd annual
Florence Poetry Festival to be held at
Look Park on Sunday, October 7 from 1-5 pm
and the coinciding release of "Silkworm 2007",
the annual review of the Florence Poets Society.
The mission of the Florence Poets Society is encourage
the expression and creation of original poetry by people from all walks of life. Come and join us!

Florence Poetry Festival
Look Park
Sanctuary at Willow Lake
Sunday, October 7, 2007
12:30-6:00 pm
The Florence Poets Society announces it's 3rd annual Florence Poetry Festival set for Sunday, October 7, 2007 from 12:30 to 6:00 pm at the Sanctuary at Willow Lake in Look Park. Join us for this great free and fun event which showcases poetic and musical talent from across the spectrum. Refreshments and poetry books and information will be available. Reach for the passion of the spoken word in the great outdoors. This year's event promises to be fabulous with both familiar old favorites and exiting new poets. We still have a few spots left for readers. Call 584-5914 or email for more information.

Shout Out for Poetry Submissions
All Interested Poets please submit 1-3 poems for consideration in "Silkworm 2007", the annual review of the Florence Poets Society by 9-18-2007. There is no remuneration, only the satisfaction of publication in our lovely journal, which will be available online in pdf, or in a print version at a discounted cost to contributors (our printed cost- probably $5-7 per unit). Authors retain all rights to original material. Please paste your work into an email and make sure it is correctly written, I will not fix grammatical errors or spelling. If you submit something, I am assuming you meant to do it! It will be printed as submitted if accepted, "no proofs" (no mas tiempo). We want to have advance copies available for our Florence Poetry Festival at Look Park on Oct 7. This year's issue promises to be bigger and better than ever and will be placed in several local libraries and bookstores with a real isbn. So don't miss out, send your poems and a short bio (30 words or less) to or . Don't wait-do it today!

For more information:
Email us at or check out our web
page at http://www.florencepoetssociety.org/

Florence Poets Society Readings:

Listen to "Twilite's Poetry Pub"
on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Weds from 9-10 am on WXOJ-FM LP
103.3 and streaming at www.valleyfreeradio.org.
Bringing to you a variety of interesting poetry and music!

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All events are free and open to the public except as noted
For more information, Call Tom at (413) 584-5914
or email at: [email protected]
or: [email protected] or visit:
www.florencepoetssociety.org
or visit: http://www.tommytwilite.com/


Poetry Nights in Northampton:

Writer's Group at Packard's in Northampton:
Northampton Writer's Group is an ongoing writer's group
for any kind of written word.
It meets in the library room at Packard's restaurant/bar at
14 Masonic St. in Northampton.
Participants bring copies of their work to read and have
critiqued in a supportive, gentle, constructive environment.
Admission is free, and supper and drinks are available for purchase.
The next dates -
Sunday September 16, 6-9PM
Sunday September 30, 6-9PM

POETRY A LA CARTE
on WMUA-Amherst 91.1 FM
Fridays 4:30-5:00pm
The program, hosted by Daisy Mathias,
includes reading aloud from past
and contemporary poets, and occasionally
features live interview and
poetry-reading with a local poet.

Shelbourne Falls Poetry

This Saturday, Sept 8th, come to the
GRAND DAME POETRY SLAM
& OPENING PARTY with FAMILY TREE R&B
RUTH STONE, 92-year-old Poet Laureate of Vermont,
& Pushcart Prize winning Toi Derricotte.
headline our first performance party of the season
This is a rare opportunity for all of us to be with these
internationally renowned and profound Grand Dames of Poetry.

5:30 potluck
6:30 Grand Dame Poetry Slam with Ruth Stone & Toi Derricotte
7:30 a brief part II of music, dance and live drawing featuring The Family Tree R&B, that debonair dad-daughter duo Cameron and Tony Derricotte
8:30 community party and dance

By the 24th of this month we will be ramped up to code and open as an official community art school with classes for preschoolers, children, teens, and adults (preschool programs actually begin on the 10 th). Please check out our online brochures or call for a print copy. http://www.theartbridge.org/, 413.625.8275

We hope so much to see you this Saturday,
And to create with you in our classes this fall

Contact Us
http://www.theartbridge.org/413.625.8275100 BROOK RD, SHELBURNE, MAOnly 5 miles from downtown Greenfield in a forested enclave by a rushing stream
Directions
FROM GCC: Go past Greenfield Community College, staying on that same road (Corain rd) for 4 miles, bearing left each time you have an option, going through a mile of winding forest, and seeing the The Art Bridge arise as the first thing after the forest: two big white buildings and a round fence on your right.
FROM ROUTE 2: Take route 2, two miles and turn Right up Colrain-Shelburne Road. There is an antique shop called Strawberry Field on the corner and the Duck Pond/ Coffee Roasters is across from the turn. Travel 2 miles to the first Right - Brook Road. Go 1/4 mile, pass Peckville Road on your right (another road to Route 2) and a short distance later is the Art Bridge on your left. You will see a long white farmhouse with another large white building next to the house and a circular fence in the yard.
Parking is available in the driveway, along-side the studio building, and across the street.

The Collected Writers' Series:
Sept. 16, 3-5p.m.
Featured poets Timothy Mayo, who will read from his
forthcoming book, Dreaming of A Dependable Force, and
Lea Banks, who will read from her forthcoming chapbook,
Lightning Always Strikes Twice.
An Open Mic precedes the reading with sign-up at 2:30.
Free. Elmer's Store and Deli, 396 Main St., Ashfield.
For more info or directions, call (413) 625-6702.

Tim Mayo’s poems have garnered two International Merit Awards from The Atlanta Review and have also appeared in such magazines as The Chrysalis Reader, The Cold River Review, Del Sol Review, The Equinox, 5AM, Four Corners, Mannequin Envy, Paris/Atlantic, Poet Lore and The Rose & Thorn. He was a Semi-Finalist in the “Discovery’/The Nation 2000 Contest. His first book Dreaming of a Dependable Force was chosen as a Runner Up in the Main Street Rag Poetry Book Competition and will appear in February 2008.

Lea Banks has recently been published in Slipstream, Diner, The Survivor's Review, Columbia University Press and Poetry Northwest with poems forthcoming in The Fall Equinox and American Poetry Journal. She was awarded a fellowship from the American Association of University Women for her work with stroke survivors and also from the Yellow Fox Foundation. She is an MFA candidate at New England College and a member of Amherst Artists and Writers. Lea works for the Marlboro Review and is Poetry Editor for The Equinox. She conducts poetry workshops in Shelburne Falls, MA.


Open Mic at the Arms Library
The Third Friday Reading Series
at the Arms Library
welcomes you
Bridge and Main Streets,
Shelburne Falls, MA
7—9pm, 3rd Friday of each month
Open reading of poetry and prose.
Come early and sign up for a 5 minute reading.
When a writing group is featured,
the 2nd half of the evening will be an open reading.
Please plan to stay for the entire event.
Refreshments will be served.
(now in its twelfth year!)

For more information, please call Arms Library 625-0306
or Lisa Merrill 625-9765

News from Mo and Ginger Cat Press
102 Mechanic Street, Shelburne Falls (413 625 6728)
Ginger Cat Press has a new website: http://gingercatpress.com/

Proofing party in conjunction with Sept Salon,
Sunday Sept 30 -- start early: 11am through 4-5ish
Proofers, and readers, may drop in at their convenience..
I am hoping to have Fall Equinox ready for distribution by last Sunday in October-- pray for me
More Equinox open mics coming in the Fall
Bernardston, Sept 23, 11:30am at the Unitarian Church
Warwick, Oct
Northfield, Nov
Colrain and Hadley, sometime before end of year

Word in the Berkshires

upstreet Reading and Open Mic
Three writers whose work appears in upstreet, the new
national literary magazine published by Ledgetop Publishing of Richmond,
will be the featured readers for WordPlay
at Papyri Books, 45 Eagle Street, North Adams, MA
on Saturday, September 8, at 7:00 p.m.
This will be the third event of the
reading tour celebrating the publication of the magazine's third issue.

The readers will be fiction writer Dave Champoux of Whately and poet
Patricia Moger Varshavtchik of East Chatham, NY, and upstreet editor Vivian Dorsel of Richmond, founder of Ledgetop Publishing. Dorsel will read an
excerpt from her interview with best-selling Connecticut author Wally Lamb,
and a poem by Patricia Crane of Windsor, who is currently living in Sweden
with her family.

upstreet, which is published annually, includes new fiction, poetry,
creative nonfiction, and an author interview. Wally Lamb, whose interview appears in the third issue, is one of only two writers whose work has been
selected by Oprah's Book Club twice. He is the author of the novels "She's
Come Undone" and "I Know This Much is True," and editor of "Couldn't Keep it
to Myself" and the upcoming "I'll Fly Away," collections of work from Lamb's
creative writing workshops for inmates of the York Correctional Institution, Connecticut's maximum-security women's prison.

Gail Burns of Williamstown will host the event for Inkberry, the North Adams writers' organization that co-sponsors WordPlay with Papyri Books.
After the upstreet reading, there will be a brief intermission,
followed by the popular WordPlay open mic.

Refreshments will be available, and admission is
free and open to the public.

Stockbridge Booksellers
Garfield Reed hosts our bi-monthly open mike poetry night
every other month on the third Thursday of the month.
...The Power of Words. P.O.W. is open to all poets,
writers and performance artists of all types.
We also welcome those less dramatic types who prefer
to watch from the audience. recently we have seen some
amazing young poets come out and wow their audience. Don't miss out!!


Word Street
is a youth literacy project and creative writing center located at
163 North Street in downtown Pittsfield.
Since 2003, Word Street has offered homework help, tutoring,
MCAS and SAT test prep, creative writing instruction,
mini-magazine publishing, summer camps, and much more to
Berkshire County youth ages 7-18 absolutely free of charge.

"Poets are the theoretical physicists of language.
Rivers of literary magma are flowing just under the
surface all over Berkshire County.
This reading is a volcano."
--Steve Dew

For more information, please contact:
Steve Dew
Development Director
Word Street
163 North Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
( 413) 458-5171 home
(415) 407-3664 mobile
( 413) 997-3307 office
http://www.blogger.com/http://www.blogger.com/

Check out this website for information on spoken word events in Pittsfield:
There are some great events so check it out. http://www.wordstreet.org


Word in Ware:

Carpe Stylum! (Latin for Seize the pen!)
meets every Wednesday 6-8pm, usually at the Ware Library
but some meetings are held elsewhere.
This group includes poets, short story writers, novelists,
historians, political satirists, video game designer and others.
All are welcome.
Call LuWanda Cheney (413) 277-9676 for a schedule.


Word in Worcester:

Sacred Fools Press Submission Call-Out:
Americana Poetry
Send us your poems about American icons and experience.
Drive down that road in that classic car.
Retell the tales of Johnny Appleseed and Paul Bunyan.
Deconstruct American Gothic . Get nostalgic. Get
bitter. Show us humor. Political poems given
consideration, but should have a general audience appeal.
Submit poems as text in email and 20 word or less bio
to:
Deadline: January 15th, 2008.

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Shakti Women's Writing Pact
The Shakti Women's Writing Pact meets
every Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. at
the Java Hut (1073A Main Street, Worcester).
Shakti was created with the intention of enhancing women's
sense of belonging within the poetry community through the
an unmoderated writing circle.
For more information please contact Sou MacMillan at
[email protected].

POET'S ASYLUM
Join us at the Java Hut
(1073A Main Street, Worcester).
Open mic sign-up every Sunday night at 6:30 p.m.
with the reading starting somewhere around 7:00p.m.

The feature follows the open mic.
Please throw some money in the bucket when it comes your way;
everything collected goes to the feature.

Sunday September 9
Join us this week for the fantabulous Dawn Gabriel.
Dawn Gabriel has been performing her poetry for over ten years, including stints with Lollapalooza's Spoken Word stage, the Seattle Poetry Festival, and Boston's First Night. Dawn holds the rare distinction of having competed for Boston, Worcester, and Providence, R.I. at the National Poetry Slam; her poetry shows off the craft, quirkiness, and power of all three.

The Poets' Asylum -- in its fifteenth year of
bringing the best in Performance and Slam poetry
to Central Massachusetts and beyond.
http://poetsasylum.org/mailman/listinfo/


THE ECLECTIC WORD, Radio Show
Beginning August 17th, poet and journalist Victor D. Infante will host The Eclectic Word, an Internet radio show that will delve into literature's fringe with poets, satirists, alternative journalists and even (gasp!) bloggers. We'll be stepping off the beaten path of literature, taking a close look at the odd, the eccentric and the cutting-edge. Should be fun.

The show will run at 7 p.m. EST the first and third Friday of every month, as part of The World Wide Word Radio Network. You can listen to the shows live, or you can download it later for your listening convenience.For our inaugural installment Friday, I'll be joined by Poetry Slam Inc. President Scott Woods, poet Susan B.A. Somers-Willett, author of the book Roam and the forthcoming book of criticism, The Cultural Politics of Slam Poetry: Race and the Rise of Popular Verse in America, and Marc Smith, founder of the poetry slam for "The Past, Present and Future of Slam."

Future shows:
On Friday, Sept. 7th, at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST, we're going to change gears completely, with guests Allyson Beatrice, author of Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby? and Jillian Venters, author of the online column Gothic Charm School, for an installment we're calling "Manners and the Undead."

And on Friday, Sept. 21st, at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST, we'll be joined by David A. Griffith, author of A Good War is Hard to Find, and Wayne Koestenbaum, author of Hotel Theory, for "A Spotlight on Soft Skull Press."
So give it a listen! It's going to be a blast!


CT POETRY
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Visit the CT Poet Online calendar,
updated weekly: http://www.poetz.com/connecticut

Saturday, Sept 15 2007
10:00am - Noon
FAXON POET'S CRITIQUE GROUP
The Faxon Poet's critique group meets on the third
Saturday of the month.
The Faxon Library
1073 New Britain Avenue
West Hartford, CT
860-523-5545

WOOD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Spoken Word Series II

Four evenings of poetry and a Poetry Workshop
Read by distinguished Connecticut poets.

Thursday, September 6th at 6:30 P.M.
Director’s Choice: John D. Wadhams, Wood Library’s Executive Director, Moderator
with
featured poets Sherri Beddingfield, Elizabeth Kincaid Ehlers,
Bonnie Enes, and Christine Lissitzyn
(no open mic for this evening)

Thursday, October 4th, at 6:30 P.M.
Pawitry (pet poetry): Patricia Ryiz, Moderator
An evening to celebrate the good works of
Connecticut Animal Shelters
Open mic follows featured poets

Thursday, November 2nd at 6:30 P.M.
Three Poets: Colin Haskins, Moderator
with
featured poets Julia Paul, Charles Lipka and Trish Epstein
Open mic follows featured poets

Monday December 3rd at 6:30 P.M.
Poetry Workshop with Ken Cormier, Instructor in Creative Writing,
University of Connecticut
Fee: $20
(no open mic this evening)

Thursday, December 6th at 6:30 P.M.
Poetry for the Deaf: hosted by John Basinger and Tom Nicotera
Open mic follows the poetry
Using the synthesis of American Sign Language and spoken word
developed by the National Theater for the Deaf

Each evening will conclude with refreshments
Wood Memorial Library
783 Main Street
South Windsor, CT
(860) 289-1783
The Wood’s website: woodmemoriallibrary.org
Admission is free except where noted

Conference at Yale to Focus on Israeli Writer Yehuda Amichai
Yale University will host an international conference on October 20 and 21 celebrating the life and work of Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai.

The conference, “Poetics and Politics in Yehuda Amichai’s World,” is free and open to the public. Sessions will take place in the Whitney Humanities Center auditorium, 53 Wall St. New Haven

Amichai, considered one of the great poets of modern times, has been praised for the depth and complexity of his language as well as its accessibility, even in translation from the original Hebrew. His books were best sellers in Israel, and in the years before his death, he enjoyed the status of a celebrity.

12th Annual ‘Wallace Stevens Birthday Bash’

Saturday October 6th, 2007, 6:30 P.M.Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford, CT
Reception begins at 6:30 P.M.

Featured Speaker—James Longenbach

'An Examination of Wallace Stevens in a Time of War'

“The pressure of the contemporaneous from the time ofthe beginning of the World War to the present time, has been constant and extreme. No one can have livedapart in happy oblivion." —Wallace Stevens

James Longenbach is the author of three books of poems, most recently Draft of a Letter, and of several works of literary criticism, including Wallace Stevens: The Plain Sense of Things. His poems and essays have appeared in the New Yorker, the New Republic, the Paris Review, and the New York Times Book Review. Recently the Bain-Swiggett Professor of Poetry at Princeton University, he is currently the Joseph H. Gilmore Professor of English at the University of Rochester. He also teaches in the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers

After Program: serving Birthday Cake and Champagne!

Ticket: $35 per person; send check payable to: Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford CT 06103.
Or call to reserve your tickets at the door: 860-695-6360.

Supported by the Connecticut Center for the Book at Hartford Public Library
with help from The Friends & Enemies of Wallace Stevens.

For more information, contactJames Finnegan, 860-508-2810

Spoken Palabra Spoken Word Open Mic
Every Monday evening starting at 8:00pm
Hosted by MIRA & Mind Evolution
at La Paloma Sabanera Coffee House
405 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Tel 860.548.1670(on the corner of Babcock St & Capitol)
for more information:
http://www.lapalomasabanera.com/Events.html


Windsor Workshop:
A workshop for serious poets interested in critique
at the Windsor Library, Windsor, CT
each second and fourth Monday at 6:30 PM.
For information call Alice Ahrens Williams 860-668-6142
or Janet Henderson 860-688-5770


HARTFORD HAPPENINGS

SOUL SESSIONS at The Art Space Gallery

The creator of the Monday Night Love Jones brings you--
"Soul Sessions" every Monday night at 8:00 PM

Join us for live Jazz Jams & share your Poetry and Song
backed by a live band or just come and chill in the vibe
of Hartford’s Hottest Open Mic Event.
Hosted By Charmagne

$5.00 donation. B.Y.O.B.
For more info, call 860-874-8797
or email mailto:[email protected]

The Art Space Gallery
555 Asylum Street
Downtown Hartford


Freestyle Hip-Hop Open Mic
Tuesdays
in Hartford
Filthy Kleen host Sully’s Hip-Hop Open Mic night
every Tuesday in Hartford
Sully’s Pub
2071 Park St.Hartford, CT
860-231-8881
http://www.sullyspub.com/


NOW IN ITS 2ND SEASON
Mishi-maya-gat Spoken Word & Music Series

at Manchester Community College,
Great Path, Manchester, CT 06040

Presents

* Spoken Word Open Mic – beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday September 13

* Music by HECTOR RIVERA, classical and jazz guitarist, and graduate and community faculty member of the Hartford Conservatory – beginning at 7 p.m.

* Poetry by MARGOT SCHILPP, author of The World’s Last Night (2001) and Laws of My Nature (2005), both from Carnegie Mellon University Press – beginning at 8 p.m.

On Thursday, September 13, from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
in Fireside Commons, Learning Resource Center, MCC

Free and Open to the Public
Sponsored by the MCC Foundation
Hosted by Stephen Campiglio

For more information or directions, please visit the Mishi-maya-gat web page at:
www.mcc.commnet.edu/faculty/spoken.php or call (860) 512-2824.

Boston Area Poetry Info:

POETRIBE
DANIEL TOBIN
Saturday, September 15, 2007
7:30 Open Mike Sign Up
8:00 Open Mike
9:00 Feature Poet
The Community Room
East Bridgewater Public Library
32 Union Street East
Bridgewater, MA http://www.poetribe.org/

Daniel Tobin is the author of four books of poems, Where the World is Made, co-winner of the 1998 Katherine Bakeless Nason Prize (University Press of New England, 1999), Double Life (Louisiana State University Press, 2004), The Narrows (Four Way Books, 2005—finalist for the Foreword Book Award in Poetry), and Second Things (Four Way Books, 2009), as well as a book of criticism, Passage to the Center: Imagination and the Sacred in the Poetry of Seamus Heaney, and numerous essays on poetry. He has also edited The Book of Irish American Poetry from the 18th Century to the Present (Notre Dame University Press 2007). Among his awards are the "The Discovery / The Nation Award," The Robert Penn Warren Award, the Greensboro Review Prize, a creative writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Robert Frost Fellowship from the Bread Loaf Writers Conference.

FUTURE FEATURES
September 29 Jeffrey Harrison
October 13 Martha Rhodes

Hosted by David R. Surette and Victoria Bosch Murray
For info and bookings, contact

Directions to Poetribe
(from the East Bridgewater Public Library website) http://www.sailsinc.org/ebpl/ :
Take Route 24 to Exit 16A, Route 106 East towards West Bridgewater.
Follow Route 106 for about 4 miles to Route 18. Take a left onto
Route 18 North. At the 6-way intersection in East Bridgewater
center stay straight on Route 18. The red brick library building is
one block north on the left, at the corner of Union Street and Route 18.

CAMBRIDGE READINGS

World-Famous Performance Poets Perform at Boston’s Paradise Lounge

On Saturday, September 29, the Boston Poetry Slam will present a special one-night engagement of Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival. This group of four of the world’s best-known slam poets will appear at the Paradise Lounge in Boston as part of their coast-to-coast one-month tour.

Buddy Wakefield, Dan Leamen, Derrick Brown, and Mike McGee have each toured the country individually, winning myriad poetry slam titles and innumerable hearts along the way, but this tour is the only chance to see these four very different poetic voices on the stage together.

In addition, this one-time event will showcase two poet/folk musicians: Blair from Detroit and local Shira Erlichman. These two prominent poets will only appear with the Revival for this one Boston show.

Collectively, the poets in this show represent every National and World Poetry Slam since 2003, save one. Any one of these artists would be enough to pack a poetry house to the gills; all six of them are likely to burn the place down.

Doors for this show open at 6:00. Blair will perform at 7:00, followed by shira e. and the tiny tornadoes. The Revival takes the stage at 8:30 sharp. The show is 18+.

Tickets may be purchased at the Paradise box office or online at http://thedise.tickets.musictoday.com/. Ticket cost is $12 in advance, $15 at the door.

The Paradise Lounge
969 Commonwealth Ave.,
Boston, Mass., 02215
http://www.thedise.com/

The Boston Poetry Slam Simone Beaubien,
SlamMaster http://www.slamnews.com/

Central Square’s world-famous Cantab Lounge
presents performances from local and national poets, as well as a
chance to present your own work in the open mic or poetry slam.

Wednesday, September 12
Longtime poet Tony Brown has probably been tired of slamming since before you heard of the poetry slam, and bassist Steven Cafaro isn’t even as old as the movement itself. Together, this unlikely pair forms Duende, a poetry/music duo that breathes new life into the old Beat sound.

• Wednesday, September 19
Longtime poet Tony Brown has probably been tired of slamming since before you heard of the poetry slam, and bassist Steven Cafaro isn’t even as old as the movement itself. Together, this unlikely pair forms Duende, a poetry/music duo that breathes new life into the old Beat sound.

• Wednesday, September 26
Corrina Bain hasn’t read at the Cantab for almost two years, since her going-away fundraising feature for her trip to work in Mozambique. Now back in the States, this remarkable poet and activist is still working, writing, and performing with an intensity most of us could never hope to match. Come welcome Corrina and her new work back to the country.

The Boston Poetry Slam
Downstairs at the Cantab Lounge
738 Massachusetts Ave,
Central Square, Cambridge, Mass
(617) 354-2685_
(mailto:) _
www.slamnews.com_ (http://www.slamnews.com/)

Wednesday, 8 pm open mike; 9:30 pm feature; 10:30 pm slam
Hosted by:
Slammaster Simone Beaubien,
Co-hosts: Dawn Gabriel, Ryk McIntyre,
J*me, Adam Stone.
$3 at the door
Please Note:*****18+ everyone must have a photo ID*****

Doors for the show open at 7:30. The open mic begins at 8:00, the feature performs at approximately 9:30, and an open poetry slam follows. The show is 18+ (ID required) and the cover charge is $3.

The Boston Poetry Slam at The Cantab Lounge
738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass.

http://www.slamnews.com/ [email protected]



Legendary Boston Poet Jack Powers Celebrates 70th.
On Sept 15, 2007 at 5P.M
at the International Community Church in Allston (30 Gordon St.)
celebrated poet Jack Powers will celebrate his 70th birthday
with a potluck dinner and reading.
Jack Powers is the founder of Boston’s legendary “Stone Soup Poets.” Founded in 1971 at the Charles Meeting House on Beacon Hill in Boston, Powers has lead this venue of readings, activism and publishing for well over thirty years. Powers was also influential in establishing the Beacon Hill Free School in the 1970’s, which encouraged people to teach and participate in educational courses for no charge.
Stone Soup Poets is almost as well known for its publishing history. Powers has published over 80 titles , including Powers’ personal favorite “Jack of Hearts,” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Powers has also published such poets under the Stone Soup imprint as the award-winning Franny Lindsay, and the late Black Mountain School poet John Wieners.
Powers has jumpstarted the careers of many well-known poets including the small press doyenne Lyn Lifshin. Folks like Beat bad boy Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg and Robert Bly have passed through Stone Soup’s poetic portal.
Stone Soup Poets has been housed for the last several years at the Out of the Blue Art Gallery in Cambridge, Mass. It meets every Monday at 8PM, and carries on the proud tradition with the help of poet Chad Parenteau.
The well-known Boston street artist and activist Sidewalk Sam, as well as Doug Holder of the Ibbetson Street Press, Rev. Lorraine Cleaves Anderson of the International Community Church, and Margaret Nairn president of Collaborative Artworks Inc, are organizing the celebration.
The reading and potluck dinner will have music provided by Boston -area poet and singer/songwriter Jennifer Matthews, as well as Powers’ sons.
All friends and acquaintances, and anyone who has been touched by Jack in his long literary outreach are invited to come. Bring a poem, a dish for the potluck, and a friend!
* For more information contact: Doug Holder 617-628-2313


Brockton Library Poetry Series,
Maxine Kumin/ Carol Oles
Saturday, September 15
304 Main St.
(508) 580-7890 x 207
www.thinkworks.com/bps

Free Event with really comfortable chairs and cool refreshments

12:00 - 5:00 Art Exhibit
12:00 – 2:00 Writing Workshop. Danielle Legros Georges,
2:15 - 3:30 Open reading
3:45 - 4:45 Feature Arnie Danielson

Upcoming Features:
October 20th Dr. Jeffrey Thomson
November 17th Joanna Nealon, Maria Conley
December 15th Steven Cramer, James G.H. Moore


For park information, call 978-369-3254.

Cambridge Community Television
Tuesdays at 11:00 PM Saturdays at 10:30PM
Catch the latest from the Boston Poetry Slam I
NFO: [email protected]
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the Poetry Session at O’Shea’s
THE CAPE GETS ITS VOICE BACK
Every Third Thursday! The Poetry Session at O’Shea’s
is a free monthly all-ages open mic for poets and lovers
of poetry held in the Back Room at O’Shea’s Olde Inne.
348 Main Street (Route 28) in the village of West Dennis.
Info: call Gregory Hischak at 508-398-5434

LETRA Poetry Nights
in LAWRENCE MASS
Every TUESDAY at
Julio's 99 Club
99 Essex Street Lawrence, MA
Doors open at 7pm open mic starts at 8pm
Admission $3.00
For more information or for directions please call
Michelle Richardson at 978-423-7045

Gypsypashn's Poetry Caravan
at Bestseller's Cafe
24 High Street
Medford, MA. 02155
Third Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM.
Free refreshments open mic.
The Poetry Man' hosts
The Main St. Cafe, North Easton MA.
August is Biker Poetry Month,
and celebrated at Besteller's on the 13th.
After this reading there'll be a 2nd annual BBQ at Gypsy's.
Come one come all, come and enjoy a night of poetic delight
in a cozy bookshop setting!

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam
Every Sunday 21+ $5 at door
1667 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA
617-547-0759 Website - http://poetryjam.com/
Blog - http://poetryjam.com/blog/poetryjam.html

Providence Poets

GOT POETRY LIVE
Every Tuesday starting at 7:30 PM
@ Reflections Cafe
8 Governor St, corner of Wickenden St
Providence, RI 02903-4429
(401) 273-7278

http://www.gotpoetry.com/ContactUs.html

Vermont Poetry

The Power of Words:
Liberation through the Spoken, Written and Sung Word
Sept. 28 – Oct. 1, 2007, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT.
Seek greater freedom and transformation for yourself and your community through the power of words at this unique gathering of people who write, tell stories, perform, and do other language arts. Make community with others in the emerging field of Transformative Language Arts.
Keynoters: David Abram, author of The Spell of the Sensuous;
Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, poet, writer, storyteller;
Nehassaiu deGannes presenting her one-woman multicultural show, Door of No Return, plus over 25 workshops and performances.
Organized by Transformative Language Arts at Goddard College , a 48-hour MA degree in social and personal transformation through the written and spoken word.
Conference costs start at $190 for registration plus additional fees for pre- and post-conference workshops.
Lodging and all meals on campus begin at $201/double or $261/single.
Some partial scholarships available including scholarships through the Roxanne Florence Fund for people of color. Work-study positions available. Professional and poetry therapy hours available. Complete schedule and registration at www.goddard.edu/academic/TLAconference.html,
call Denise at 802/454-8311, x204,
or contact .

NYC Performance Poetry Festival
SOUNDBiTES Poetry Festival,
The first Performance Poetry Festival in New York City!!
This is what New York City is made of:
Dirty Beauty, Sleepless Bodegas & Damn Good Poetry!
Come join Jive Poetic and Mahogany L. Browne for the first annual
SOUNDBiTES Poetry Festival,
a 3 day event filled with workshops, creative arts and the community panels,
$100 Haiku Deathmatch, a $500 Poetry Slam & the
Broadway Poetry Production for poets, by poets!!!
The featured artists confirmed, so far:
Taylor Mali, Roger Bonair Agard, Rives, Jaha Zainabu,
Christa Bell, Jamaal St. John Big Mike, Buttafly Soul, Michael Cirelli and many more! SOUNDBiTES is for everyone!
This festival is for the students of life, ready to learn new writing techniques,
tips on self-publishing and those who may just want to witness
the hottest performance poets in the country!
This is just the beginning and NYC is the only
place that could light up the streets bright enough, for the talents of a Poet!
You can register today by paypal http://www.soundbitesnyc.com/

Brief Itinerary:
Friday, Sept 21, 2007 - Registration, Urban Word Panel @ NYU
Saturday, Sept 22, 2007 - Workshops, $500 Slam, Party
Sunday, Sept 23, 2007 - Workshops, Community/Poetry Forum,
$100 Haiku Deathmatch & SOUNDBiTES Broadway Theatre Production
(@ New World Stages 340 West 50th & Broadway)
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