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Here is your Poetry News for the week of December 24, 2007.
Spoken word events are jingling with holiday cheer 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.
Peace through poetry and HAPPY HOLIDAYS! - 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

Upcoming Feature Poets:

Jester's will be CLOSED Monday December 25th and Monday December 31st for the holidays.
Monday January 7 - Maribeth Theroux
Monday January 14 - Sixth Anniversary Celebration featuring Dave Keali'i !!!!

We are now booking features for February.
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.

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Chicopee/Holyoke/Springfield Poetry

Western New England College
To Host Poetry Reading January 28

Western New England College and Writers Spring Forth will host a reading featuring poets Lynne Thompson of Los Angeles, Gene Zeiger of Shelburne Falls, and Laura Chagnon of West Springfield on Monday, January 28 at 6:00 p.m. in the St. Germain Campus Center Bear’s Den. The event is free and open to the public.

Lynne Thompson is the 2007 winner of the Perugia Press First Book Prize for Beg No Pardon. A Pushcart Prize nominee, she authored the chapbooks We Arrive By Accumulation and Through a Window and her work has been widely anthologized, most recently in Voices from Leimert Park and Blue Arc West, An Anthology of California Poets. Thompson is an attorney and holds the position of Director of Employee & Labor Relations at UCLA.

Gene Zeiger’s memoir, How I Find Her: A Mother’s Dying and a Daughter’s Life, was released in May 2001 by Sherman Asher Publishing of Santa Fe. After being highly praised in “O,” Oprah’s magazine, Hadassah Magazine, and by many other reviewers, it is now in its second printing. It was also published in Germany by Kindler-Verlag in the spring of 2003. Her second memoir, “Atta Girl” was published in 2005. Zeiger, a frequent commentator for NPR, including All Things Considered, is also the winner of a Massachusetts Cultural Council award for poetry. She has published three collections of poems, Sudden Dancing, (A.W.A. Press) and Leaving Egypt, Radio Waves, (White Pine Press). She is a creative writing workshop leader in Shelburne, and the poetry editor for Sanctuary, Massachusetts’ Audubon's magazine. A regular contributor to The Sun, her poems, stories and personal essays have also appeared in dozens of magazines including The New York Times Book Review, The Georgia Review, The Massachusetts Review, and Tikkun.

Laura Chagnon has been writing poetry since 1993. Her works explore the reality of living with loss and pain, of beauty and hope, and her love of nature. After an accident in 1989, at age 26, Laura woke from a five-week coma quadriplegic and legally blind. She spent the next three years in rehabilitation hospitals. Laura has never put one word of poetry on paper with her own hand nor has she seen her words in print. She dictates her poems to her personal care assistants. Her poems have appeared in local and national publications. In 1996, the Community United Way of Pioneer Valley chose her poems to be used in the agency’s televised public service announcements. Laura resides with her family in West Springfield, Massachusetts.

This reading is the first of five reading events at the Bear’s Den sponsored by Western New England College and Writers Spring Forth, a women’s writing group that meets weekly in Springfield. Additional sponsorship is provided by Blue Moon Coffee Roasters of Springfield. The purpose of the reading series is to bring forth local and outside writer’s voices to the greater Springfield audiences. The readings will feature many writers from Springfield, Western Massachusetts, New York, Boston, and other cities. Raffles of the authors’ books and items will take place following the reading. There will be an opportunity to buy copies of the authors’ books as well.

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
Has moved to Hartford, CT
See CT POETRY below for details!

Springfield Library Events

Springfield 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

Eddie Bartók-Baratta
Flute player and poet Eddie Bartók-Baratta will join dancer
Milena Dabova for another collaborative event
Friends Meetinghouse,
43 Center Street,
Northampton,
Sunday, December 30th, 2007, at 7 p.m.
Eddie Bartók-Baratta’s most recent poems are published in African American Review, Ploughshares, and Boston Review, adding to his more than 200 previously published poems. He has a CD out now, Old New York City Where I Lay My Head, and a book of poems forthcoming in 2008, Book for John.
Eddie recites his poems from memory. “His work,” says Katy Ryan, associate professor, West Virginia University, “brings me lyrically, without pretense, back to a world of hope and promise.”
With original movement and dance, Milena Dabova adds subtlety, beauty, mystery and power. Not simply adding to Eddie’s flute compositions, Milena creates a larger discourse and dialogue, expanding our understanding of movement, musical phrasing, language, and play.
The event promises to be playful, funny and poignant.

Forbes Library
Equinox Poetry Reading
You are invited to an evening of poetry
on Wednesday, January 2, 2007
at 7:00 p.m.

Poets from the magazine The Equinox
Published annually, the Equinox offers an eclectic medley of genres, themes, and of voices, mostly local to western Massachusetts, but nicely accented by voices from farther afield as well. Previously published and unpublished writers and poets alike meet and mingle here. And we publish short fiction and non-fiction as well as poetry in the interests of keeping a prosaic balance to the poetics; else wise, the excess of paddling poets might have our literary vessel turning in circles. The wordsmiths benefit as well from the tuneful and artful contributions of those who craft meaning from sound and sight.About the Poets:

Lea Banks, the curator of The Collected Poets Series, is Poetry Editor of The Equinox Journal and works as Editorial Assistant for The Marlboro Review. Her work is published in Diner, Slipstream, Poetry Northwest, The Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry, and recently, in The Equinox, America Poetry Journal, and the online journal, Survivor's Review. Lea's new chapbook, Lightning Always Strikes Twice published by Ginger Cat Press, is coming out in late spring 2008. 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 lives in Shelburne Falls with Mambo the Cat, and her daughter Sarah.

Bob Hoeppner is a poet who compulsively reassures himself of the value of poetry. He's been published in The Ballard Street Poetry Journal, The Berkshire Review, The Equinox, The November Third Club, Silkworm, and Hooks, a Sacred Fools Anthology.

Tim Mayo’s poems have received two International Merit Awards from and been published by The Atlanta Review. His poetry has also appeared in Poet Lore, 5AM, The Fall Equinox and a host of other journals and e-zines. In 2000 he was a Semi-Finalist “Discovery”/The Nation Poetry Contest, and in 2006 he received a Vermont Artist & Writer’s Grant form the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson Vermont. More recently one of his poems has been chosen as a Finalist in the WinningWriters.com 2007 War Poetry Contest. He holds an ALB, Cum Laude, in French Language & Culture from Harvard University and an MFA from The Bennington Writing Seminars. He lives in Brattleboro, Vermont where he continues to wish he was somewhere else when winter comes.

Laura Rodley recently had a poem nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Ibbetson’s Street Press, had work published in the book Kiss Me Goodnight, been featured poet for Aurorean, been in the anthologies Crossing Paths, 911 Peace Project, Anthology of New England Writers and journals such as Massachusetts Review, Sanctuary, The National Audubon Magazine, Quick Fiction, Kerf, Tiger’s Eye, and (England) Fire. She has taught Creative Writing in public schools on Massachusetts Cultural Council Grants. Her poetry has been read on WHMP, KVMR, 89.5 FM radio in Nevada City, California, and NPR affiliated station, WAMC, Albany NY. A mother of three children, She works as a freelance writer and photographer.

Cyn J Horton has lived. As a longtime poet and Northampton resident, she cites Joni Mitchell and Laura Nyro as her early influences (respectively placing fourth and fifth after black & white television, cowboys and spies!) Trained as a child in the graphic arts, she began journaling on the advice of her oil painting instructor. Poetry became a natural outlet (…hmmm, painting with brushes, painting with words, painting with brushes, painting with words.) Born in Natick, MA, Cyn attended Beloit College and received a degree in Theatre Arts. In her quest for notoriety, she moved to NYC and broke into the union at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as the first woman ''art handler". After an eight year stint in San Francisco, she returned to New England craving the change of seasons. At this reading she will reveal why she no longer plays softball.

Lori Desrosiers is a poet and native New Yorker who now makes Westfield, MA her home. She hosts Community Voices, a poetry open mic, on Monday nights at Jestors in Westfield, teaches English Composition at Westfield State College, and is studying for her MFA in Poetry at New England College. Lori has published in numerous magazines and is the publisher of Poetry News, an online events magazine for poets.

Maureen Moore of Ginger Cat Press publishes the Equinox, a literary journal featuring the stories, poems, essays and art of emerging and established creatives of Western Mass (and beyond). The Ginger Cat also publishes chap books, presentation volumes, and print-on-demand publications. She spends the rest of her waking hours writing and reading, mostly history.

This reading is part of our fifth annual Poetry Reading Series that takes place on the first Wednesday of the month from October to June. Free and open to all.

Location: Coolidge Museum

This is the third reading in our monthly poetry reading series, now in its 5th year. Once again, the series features a wonderful array of local poets. This year’s series includes readings by MCC artist grant recipients, poets from the magazine The Equinox, Smith College’s Writer in Residence - Nikky Finney, poetry of Northampton’s poet laureate Jack Gilbert, middle school poets, and Smith College student poets. For complete program details, please visit our website http://www.forbeslibrary.org/ or pick up a program brochure at the library. Please join us for a delightful evening of poetry the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m.

Forbes Library
Coolidge Museum
20 West Street
Northampton, MA 01060
http://www.forbeslibrary.org/


DEJA BREW
57 LOCKE'S VILLAGE RD.
WENDELL, MA
Open Mic signup: 7:15
Open Mic: 7:15-8
Followed by features

ALL SMALL CAPS
A NIGHT OF SPOKEN WORD
Last Monday of each month Déjà Brew Pub, Wendell MA
Doors open 7:00 p.m.
Featured readers 8:15 - 9:30
All comers are invited to read from their own
work or the works of others, poetry or prose
Admission sliding scale $1 -$5
Deja Brew, between the country store and
Post Office in downtown Wendell
*If you would like to be one of the two presenters
call 978-544-8784
http://www.allsmallcaps.blogspot.com/

EVOLUTION OPEN MIC
The first Thursday of the month
January 3
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 fourth meeting of the new season on
Thursday January 10th 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.

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

FLORENCE POETS SOCIETY PRESS PUBLISHES
NEW VERSION OF AWARD-WINNING BOOK
In 2006 Writer's Digest International, for excellence in structure, grammar and design, gave an award to A WINTER OFFERING: Salutations, Verse, Lessons & Prayers, by James Francis Cahillane, of Williamsburg. The Florence Poets Society's expanded version, A SECOND COLLECTION, adds 22 poetic insights on American culture along with political satire for a 50-poem total. A limited signed edition of the two-books-in-one is now on sale in local bookstores, and at Collective Copies. Jim Cahillane is a former Daily Hampshire Gazette columnist and freelance writer. He also wrote The Best Place of All: An Irish-American Memoir of Pluck, Luck & Automobiles (City of Northampton, 2004). Steve Strimer of Collective Copies designed the books.

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 January 13, 6-9PM
Sunday January 27, 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

Collected Poets Series
Date: Jan. 3, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Mocha Maya’s Coffee House,
47 Bridge Street, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370,
413-625-6292.

Poets Doug Anderson, author of The Moon Reflected Fire and Blues for Unemployed Secret Police and Kevin Goodan, author of In the Ghost-House Acquainted will read from their work as part of the Collected Poets Series. Free. Mocha Maya’s Coffee House, 47 Bridge Street, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370, 413-625-6292. Wheelchair accessible.

The Collected Poets Series highlights the work of established and emerging poets. Each event, showcasing this area’s finest poets, features readings followed by informal discussions. The series is held every first Thursday of the month.

Contact info: Lea Banks, 20 Severance St., Shelburne Falls, MA 01370, (H) 413.625.6702

Doug Anderson has written two books of poetry, of which The Moon Reflected Fire won the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, and Blues for Unemployed Secret Police, an Academy of American Poets grant winner. His poems have been widely anthologized and have appeared in many distinguished literary journals. He has received grants from the NEA and other funding organizations and has won many prizes, including a Pushcart Prize for 2005. He has written plays, screenplays and criticism, and has just finished a memoir, Don’t Rub Your Eyes, about the Vietnam War and the nineteen sixties. Anderson has work forthcoming in the Massachusetts Review and with Azul Editions.

Kevin Goodan was raised in Montana and now lives on a small farm in Massachusetts. His book, In the Ghost-House Acquainted (Alice James Books, 2004) received the L.L. Winship/ PEN New England Award. He currently teaches Creative Writing at the University of Connecticut. In the spring of 2008, Goodan will be the visiting poet at Wesleyan University.

Open Mic at the Arms Library

THERE WILL BE NO OPEN MIC AT THE ARMS LIBRARY IN DECEMBER
Third Friday of the Month
Open Prose & Poetry
7:00 pm

Meeting Room
Arms Library
Bridge & Main Sts. Shelburne Falls
Writers of All Ages Most Welcome!
Come and be heard, or just listen to the diverse voices in our community.
Sign ups at beginning of program.

Please take a moment to visit our new web site:
http://www.geocities.com/annieteekski/now.html

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/

Equinox Poetry Journal
Forbes Library Reading January 2nd!

Future open mics:
Northfield, Colrain, Easthampton, Hadley, and many more towns near you!

Word in the Berkshires

Stockbridge Booksellers Open Mic
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:

Worcester Storytellers
meets on the second Friday of each month at the Village Arts Gallery (1 Ekman Street, Worcester). The reading starts at 8:00 p.m. There will be an open mic followed by a feature from area poet Dan Lewis. Lewis writes about the everyday but often presents his images and stories with a philosophical twist that not only makes his listeners stop and think but keep on thinking for quite a while.

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
Java Hut Closing
The Java Hut will close following the Winter Semi-final Slam this Sunday, December 23rd. The Java Hut has been an excellent venue for the Poets' Asylum and we will miss their support.
Venue Update
Starting Sunday, December 30th the Poets' Asylum will meet at The Q, a cafe located at 362 Chandler Street in Worcester. The owners are excited to have us on their schedule and are working with us to make the transition as smooth as possible. Please help spread the word. And join us this Sunday, December 23rd, at the Java Hut for the Winter Semi-finals and a send-off to the venue that has hosted the Asylum for 10+ years. It will be a night to remember! http://poetsasylum.org/

Sunday December 23
Come join the fun as we hold the Winter Semi-final Slam. The top four finishers move on to the team finals in May 2008. Ryk McIntyre, Bobby Gibbs, Cyndi Keeley, Trevor Byrne-Smith, Adam Stone, Sam Teitel, Dave Keali'i and Nick Davis are expected to complete. This will be a great night of performance poetry and you don't want to miss it!

Come on down to the Java Hut (1073A Main Street, Worcester). The open mic sign-up list goes out around 7:00 p.m. and the reading starts closer to 7:30 p.m. No cover; please throw some money in the bucket to support the feature.

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
Poet and journalist Victor D. Infante hosts 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.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

NOW IN ITS 2ND SEASON
Mishi-maya-gat Spoken Word & Music Series
at Manchester Community College,
Great Path, Manchester, CT 06040

PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO EVENT IN DECEMBER

Presents
on Thursday, January 10
in Fireside Commons, Learning Resource Center, MCC

* Spoken Word Open Mic – beginning at 5:45 p.m.
Open Mic Feature: Steve Starger, freelance writer, jazz pianist, and co-author of Wally’s World: The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of the World’s Second-Best Comic Artist

* Music by the GREATER HARTFORD ACADEMY OF THE ARTS: Classical Chamber Music – beginning at 6:45 p.m.

* Featured Poets: A CELEBRATION OF ANTRIM HOUSE, with Theresa C. Vara and Rennie McQuilkin – beginning at 7:45 p.m.

Vara teaches English at University High School in Hartford. Her poetry has been published by New Song Press and anthologized by Houghton Mifflin Company. She is co-founder of The Litchfield Review. Her book of poems through Antrim House is Profligate with Love.

McQuilkin co-founded, and until 2000 directed, the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival at the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington. More recently, he founded Antrim House (http://www.antrimhousebooks.com/), a publisher of New England poets. He is the author of nine collections of poetry and his work has also appeared in such journals as The Atlantic Monthly, Poetry, The Southern Review, and Crazyhorse.

There will be a book signing after the readings.

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

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


GUMBOLIVE
has moved from Chicopee to Hartford
This is an open mic with a feature
and real Gumbo!
It is held on the 1st Thursday of the Month
at Vibz Uptown in Hartford, CT
3155 Main Street.
If people want to feature,
call James Lewis at 413-221-4768.

POETRY POTLUCK at The Sanctuary
Do you love poetry?
Would you like to be part of an ongoing poetry
discussion group offering food for the mind and the heart?

If so, come and join us on the first Sunday of the month
from 4.30-6.00 PM
at The Sanctuary in East Haddam, Connecticut,
to discuss poetry and build community.

This is not about sharing our own work but instead offers us a chance to share the work of poets we love, so you don't have to be a poet to be part of this group. Just come and bring your love of poetry and a poem you would like to share.

Hosted by Greg Coleman, Suzy Lamson, Marilyn Nelson, and Edwina Trentham
For more information call 860-319-1134.

DIRECTIONS
Directions to the Sanctuary for Poetry Potluck on Bogel Road – Look for sign: Labyrinth & Yurt (it's a dirt driveway)

FROM MASSACHUSETTS:
Take I-91 South to Rte 9 South. Take exit 7 onto Route 82 East. Turn LEFT onto Route 154 (Saybrook Road). Turn RIGHT onto Route 82 (Bridge Road). Turn LEFT onto Route 151 (Town Street). Turn RIGHT onto Daniels Road. Turn LEFT onto Bogel Road.
Phone number: 860-319-1134

FROM HARTFORD:
Take I-84 East towards East Hartford. Take exit 55 onto Route 2 East towards Norwich. Take exit 16 . Go RIGHT onto Route 149. Turn LEFT onto Route 151 (Plains Road). Turn LEFT onto Daniels Road. Turn LEFT onto Bogel Road.
Phone number: 860-319-1134

FROM NEW HAVEN: Take I-95 North towards New London. Take exit 67; stay to the LEFT at the fork on the ramp. Turn LEFT onto Route 154 (Middlesex Turnpike). Take Route 9 North towards Middletown. Take exit 7 onto Route 82 East. Turn LEFT onto Route 154 (Saybrook Road). Turn RIGHT onto Route 82 (Bridge Road). Turn LEFT onto Route 151 (Town Street). Turn RIGHT onto Daniels Road. Turn LEFT onto Bogel Road.
Phone number: 860-319-1134

FROM NEW LONDON: Take I-95 South towards New Haven. Take Route 9 North towards Middletown. Take exit 7 onto Route 82 East. Turn LEFT onto Route 154 (Saybrook Road). Turn RIGHT onto Route 82 (Bridge Road). Turn LEFT onto Route 151 (Town Street). Turn RIGHT onto Daniels Road. Turn LEFT onto Bogel Road.
Phone number: 860-319-1134

WEDNESDAY NIGHT POETRY SERIES
Every Wednesday 7:30
at: 102 Greenwood Ave,
Bethel CT

Open mike sign up begins at 7:30. The open mic begins at 8 open for people to read their work 3-5 minutes. The first 8-10 poets will read before the feature who will read for 30 minutes followed by a
Q & A. Open mic will continue till closing time.
WNPS represents a varied community of people with a common interest and appreciation for poetry. The open mic is open to poetry, stories and musician (5 minute time limit).

Dec. 19 Open mic/ Grinch Night Hate Christmas? Tired of Twinkle lights and gimmes?
Here’s your chance! Featurette: Sean with his “custom” carols, fractured and reformatted on his magic keyboard!
Host: Ernie

Look for more exciting open mics and features in 2008 including:
1/ 2 Field Trip to WesConn Campus/Alumni Hall – Carmen Palmer, Ceclia Woloch Host: Dan

1/9 Mary Elizabeth Lang - Has numerous publications throughout CT, Fellow for the CT Writing Project and teaches writing at Southern Connecticut State University. Host: Ernie

1/16 Theme- “So What’s New/” - Three featurettes. Host: Louise

1/23 Kim Bridgeford - Connecticut Touring Poet of 2007 and professor of English at Fairfield University.
Host: Robin

2/6 Brian Clements - Professor of English/ Coordinator for MFA residency program at WesConn.
Host: Victoria

2/13 Eros (yikes!) - Better known as Erotic, Exotic, Neurotic night. Save on flowers for Valentines!
Host: Dan

2/20 Suzanne Frischkorn - Latest publication selected by Mary Oliver for Aldrich Poetry Award.
Host: Ernie

2/27 Ralph Nazareth- Stamford Poet, war Activist and Scholar/Professor of English at Nassau Community College. Host: Louise

3/5 Charlie Rossiter - NEA fellowship recipient, three time Pushcart Prize Nominee has appeared on NPR and numerous other Radio Stations for his work. Host: Robin

3/26 Mighty Mike McGee –International spoken word artist, writer, performer and comic. Host: Dan

4/2 Fatih Vicinanza – Founder of WNPS, CT Poet/ teacher/editor will read Mary Oliver. Host: Ernie

WNPS, going on 12 years has been the longest CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING WEEKLY Poetry Open MIC and featured poet reading series in Connecticut! For more details and updates: http://www.wedpoetry.net/ Or http://www.wednesdaypoetry.com/ and http://www.wednesdaypoetry.org/


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/


Boston Area Poetry Info:

NATE VAN TIL
Poetribe
Saturday, Dec 22, 2007
7:45 Open Mic Sign Up
8:00 Open Mic
9:00 Feature Poet
The Community Room
East Bridgewater Public Library
32 Union Street
East Bridgewater, MA
http://www.poetribe.org/

Future Events
Jan 5 George Comeaux and Linda Thayer

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

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.

December 19, 2007
Def Poet, novelist, and freelance feature writer Dasha Kelly from Milwaukee.
Open poetry slam in the 8x8 series.

The Boston Poetry Slam presents...MONDAY, DECEMBER 31
at The Hynes Convention Center
Annual Poetry Slams @ Boston's First Night
Cantab all-star poets present demonstration slams from 7:00 to midnight
as part of Boston's annual First Night Celebration!
Free with a First Night button (available online or at Store 24). All ages.

January 2, 2008
Cave Canem fellow and National Slam Champion from NYC: Roger Bonair-Agard.
Open poetry slam in the 8x8 series.

January 9, 2008
A favorite dynamic duo returns: individual slam standouts Mike McGee and Robbie Q.
Open poetry slam in the 8x8 series.

January 16, 2008
Charlotte slammer and 2007 National Poetry Slam Champion Queen Sheba.
Open poetry slam in the 8x8 series.

January 23, 2008
Youth poetry sensation all grown up: 2007 National Poetry Slam Individual Finalist Shannon Leigh.
Open poetry slam in the 8x8 series.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30 and WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
World Qualifiers for the 2008 Individual World Poetry Slam!
$5 cover charge for both these incredible shows
All qualified poets are invited to slam to represent the Cantab at the
2008 Individual World Poetry Slam in Columbus, Ohio!

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/)

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]




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


BRATTLEBORO VERMONT POETRY SERIES

The reading series in downtown Brattleboro is on the first Saturday of every month.
Hooker-Duhnam Theater
139 Main Street
Brattleboro, VT
7:00 PM

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