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THIS WEEK check out:
*Tues Nov 11 - Cyn Horton features at Teapot Gallery Westfield
*Wed Nov 12 - Leslea Newman Book Launch Broadside Books, Northampton
*Wed Nov 12 - Northampton open mic at Sam's Pizzeria & Cafe
*Thu Nov 13 - Florence Poets Society at Lilly Library
*Sun Nov 16 - Lori Desrosiers features Springfield Library


Here is your Poetry News for the week of November 10, 2008.
Spoken word events are shaking leaves over 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
EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 7PM
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 7

Upcoming Features:
November 11 - Cyn Horton
November 18 - open mic, WSC night
November 25 - Dan Wilcox, WSC night

We are now booking features for December and January.
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

NEW OPEN MIC
Starving for Art Presents
open mic Mondays
@ Blue Fusion Bar and Grille
487 St. James Ave
Springfield, MA
doors open at 6pm for social hour.
Showtime 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

Spoken Word Sundays!
The Springfield City Library's monthly open mic series
is now indoors at the library

Sunday November 16
Feature: Lori Desrosiers
reading from her chapbook Three Vanities, soon to be released by Pudding House Press
1:00 pm
All languages, all forms of creative writing, and all ages are welcome. This is a family friendly
event, so please keep that in mind as you prepare your readings.
Advance sign-ups are welcome, but not needed.
For more information, call Anna at 263-6828 x426
or e-mail [email protected].
Springfield City Library — A Place for You

The Library Creative Writing Group will continue to meet
throughout the summer… although the times may change a bit!
No advance sign-ups needed,
but if you'd like more information, contact
Anna at .

Shariff's, Daisy's, and Maurice's
April 12th performances are on youtube -
http://www.youtube.com/user/springfieldlibrary ]

Questions? Or to sign up,
contact Anna at
or 263-6828 x426.
Free parking is available in the State Street lot across from the library,
or in the Elliot Street lot next to the Springfield Museums Welcome Center.

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

New Northampton Open Mic
November 12th
at Sam's Pizzeria & Cafe
235 Main St. at 7 30 pm.
Hosted by Kevin Devaney.
Kevin says,
"I'm really happy to be putting together an open mic.
As much fun as the slam has been, a lot of poets don't
write in that style, and i'm excited to be providing a
venue for more local voices!"



Poetry Slam!
November 20th
at the Yellow Sofa
24 Main St.
Sign up at 7
Slam at 7 30.



Storefront ART Hosts 2nd ART
happening at the Haymarket Café
Friday November 14th, from 8pm-2am, Commonwealth Center for Change’s Storefront ART program will host its second ARThappening at the Haymarket Café at 185 Main St. in Northampton.
Visual and interactive art, poetry and spoken word—not to mention world funk, hip hop, salsa, merengue and live Jazz—will come together for an incredible night of art, food, music, dancing and fun at storefront ART's November ARThappening!
Picking up where Arts Night Out leaves off, storefront ART will once again create a vibrant space for artists and the community to come together and celebrate the creativity that abounds in Northampton. Come for the poignant words of area poets and the striking imagery of local artists. Stay for the music, dancing and friends.
For more information visit: http://www.commonwealthcenter.org/
Storefront ART is a program of Commonwealth Center for Change presented in partnership with The Northampton Center for the Arts.
Commonwealth Center for Change provides office and program space, shared resources and capacity building programs to local progressive nonprofits and artists so they can do their work more successfully.
The Evening’s Schedule:
8pm-9pm - Reception featuring visual art by Tasha Robbins & Dan Towers, live jazz by The Evolution Trio, and delicious food from Haymarket Cafe
9pm-10pm - Poetry
from Lea Banks, Shira Erlichman, Jamila Gore, Adam Gottlieb, Amina "Illypsis" Nia Jordan-Mendez, Kerry O’Keefe, Niamah Petigny & Anthony O. Wilson
10pm-midnight - World Flight Funk DJ Brando
midnight-2am - Salsa y Merengue DJ Douglas Hernandez
All Night - Art Interactive art with Dana Wilde and Bethann Shannon, outdoor video installation by Lea Donnan, roving NCTV camera crew shooting footage for “Am I Famous Yet?”




2 Slate Roof poets
Janet MacFadyen & Janine Roberts
will read their poetry,
and guest photographer
Stephen Schmidt
will accompany Janet's poetry with a slide show

Sunday, November 16
2:00 pm
at the
Leverett Library
75 Montague Road
Leverett, MA

Free and open to the public
Wheelchair accessible
Refreshments served
There will be time to learn more about small-press publishing and chapbook creation, and to inquire about membership. Slate Roof books will be available for sale.
Leverett resident Janine Roberts will read from The Body Alters, forthcoming from Slate Roof Press in December. Poet Carol Edelstein writes: "Janine's lyrical poems travel the world, from the small, personal terrain of the human body to the large stage of our collective body, Earth." In addition to having poetry in A Voyage Out: Penn Women's Literary Magazine, Janine is a Fulbright scholar and author of three books on family therapy.

Janet MacFadyen and Stephen Schmidt--both of Shutesbury, MA--present a multimedia fusion of poems and nature photography entitled "Under the Influence of Water." Janet is the author of the chapbook In Defense of Stones, with a full-length work forthcoming from Killick Press. She held a Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship in Provincetown; her publications include poems in the Atlantic Monthly and Poetry. Steve's water reflections have won awards from Sierra Club and Earth magazines, and have been exhibited in the Merrill Lynch Corporate Gallery, the Arthur Griffin Center for Photographic Art, and the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History.
For more information, contact:
Janet MacFadyen: (413) 259-1985



Come to a Book Launch for NOBODY'S MOTHER
by Northampton Poet Laureate, Lesléa Newman
Northampton Poet Laureate Lesléa Newman will give a
reading and booksigning from her new poetry collection,
NOBODY'S MOTHER
Wednesday, November 12th at 7:00 p.m.
at Broadside Books,
247 MainStreet,
Northampton, MA.

In NOBODY'S MOTHER, her deepest and most personal work to date, Lesléa Newman once againcaptures in eloquent, lyrical language the joys and sorrows ofcontemporary American life. From mother/daughter relationships tofamily dynamics, from cultural identity to aging and loss, LesléaNewman's keen observations will resonate with readers of any age andbackground.


Patricia Smith and Cheryl Boyce Taylor to read
at Forbes Library inNorthampton
Patricia Smith and Cheryl Boyce Taylor, two amazing, prize-winning
performance poets will give a reading at the Forbes Library in
Northampton, MA on Wednesday , December 3rd at 7:00 p.m.

PATRICIA SMITH is the four-time national individual champion of the
notorious and wildly popular poetry slam, an energized competition
where poets are judged on the content and performance of their work.
She is also regarded as one of the few performance poets whose work
translates effortlessly to the page. Indeed, the Small Press Review
declares, "Smith writes the way Tina Turner sings." Smith's most recent
collection, TEAHOUSE OF THE ALMIGHTY, was chosen by Ed Sanders for the
2005 National Poetry Series, and was published by Coffee House Press in
2006. Her three previous books of poetry are, CLOSE TO DEATH (Zoland
Books), BIG TOWNS, SMALL TALK (Zoland Books), and LIFE ACCORDING TO
MOTOWN (Tia Chucha). In reviewing CLOSE TO DEATH for Library Journal,
Louis McKee said, ".souls rage from the hellfire of the streets, and
Smith effectively captures the language and urgency, the rhythms and
fury." PATRICIA SMITH'S work has appeared in OXFORD ANTHOLOGY OF
AFRICAN AMERICAN POETRY, PARIS REVIEW, TRIQUARTERLY and other
publications, and her new book BLOOD DAZZLER has just been named a
finalist for a National Book Award. (http://www.wordwoman.ws/)

CHERYL BOYCE TAYLOR was born in Trinidad, raised in New York City since
the age of 13, and has been writing poetry since her son Malik was
born. As a young wife and mother, it was often difficult to discuss
the hardships of her new role as parent with her family. The world was
in the throes of the black power movement, the women's movement, and
the war in Vietnam. Such a different world, from her carnival and
coconut-water Trinidad. CHERYL BOYCE TAYLOR'S work has taken her around
the world, to Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. She has performed at
some of New York City's hottest venues, such as Brooklyn Academy of
Music, The Joyce Theater, Aaron Davis Hall, The Bowery Poetry Club,
Lincoln Center, and this past summer she opened at Celebrate Brooklyn
in Prospect Park for Shadow, one of Trinidad's most talented
Calypsonians. In 1994, Boyce Taylor was the first Caribbean woman to
present her work in Trinidadian dialect at the National Poetry Slam.
Her works include two collections of poetry, RAW AIR and NIGHT WHEN
MOON FOLLOWS. When asked to name three things that best describe
her work, she smiles her little girl mischievous grin, and says "A Mack
truck, a kiss, and an open road." (http://www.cherylboycetaylor.com/)

The poets will be introduced by Northampton Poet Laureate Lesléa Newman.
The Forbes Library is located at
20 West Street, Northampton, MA. For
more information, please call the library at
413-587-1011.



New Writing Group
Wednesdays at 2pm,
Windhorse Associates,
211 North St, Noho.
Chaya Grossberg and David Stark.
Lots of poetry, lots of humor.



FLORENCE POETS SOCIETY .
Next business/sharing meeting Thursday November 13.
ALL POETS OF ALL TYPES AND AGES are welcome, bring one of your original works to share,
(12 to 15 copies will usually be enough for all to share) The meeting is held at Lilly Library community room and begins at 6:30 PM. Poetry presentation and discussion begins at 7PM


OPEN MIC at Evolution Cafe
1st Thursday evening of each month.
We are now facilitating the open mic at Evolution Cafe,
it is basically an Evolution Cafe event that florence poets will help facilitate using
the resources we have for contacting poets. This venue is open to poets and aimed
at the entire local poetry community. We had a fine turn out on Thursday evening.
IT IS THE FIRST THURDAY EVENING OF EACH MONTH
AT EVOLUTION CAFE, SIGN UP AT 6:30 PM.
Bring a poet friend and tell other poets about this great cafe reading venue.
AND REMEMBER TO PATRONIZE THIS FINE CAFE.!!!!!


WRITING GROUP
Rich Puchalsky and friends meet every 3rd Thursday
at Lilly Library community Room
at 6:30 PM.
See Rich for details, this group is currently open to join.

LASTLY PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING AS A MEMBER
OF FLORENCE POETS SOCIETY. THE FEE IS $15.00 FOR THE YEAR
FROM SEPTEMBER TO AUGUST. Your membership supports our Fall festival,
SILKWORM our annual journal, (these first two items also are supported in part
by the Northampton Arts Council via a grant)
our website http://www.florencepoetssociety.org/,, our po box, the annual contest,
the JAN SLAM, our spring art gallery reading. and our summer reading
at William Cullen Bryant homestead.

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" now Weekly!
Enjoy the "Pub" with Carl and Tom every Wednesday from 9-10 am
on Valley Free Radio, WXOJ 103.3 fm, Northampton and now
with improved streaming at http://www.valleyfreeradio.org/ !!!
Poetry to the people!
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. We currently have several openings
for new members.
For information please contact Lori
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.
The next dates -
Sunday November 9
Sunday November 23



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.


Greenfield/Shelbourne Falls and North

Equinox Open Mic in Orange
Budding or eminent writer?
Come to hear and to be heard at an Open Mic
at the Moore-Leland Library in North Orange,
Monday, November 10, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Sign ups begin at 6:30 p.m.
Light refreshments and good fellowship follow.
The Open Mic is hosted by Equinox, the literary journal featuring writers, poets and artists of Western Massachusetts and beyond. Published annually, the Equinox offers an eclectic selection of genres, themes and voices. Writers and poets offer short fiction, non-fiction and poetry in the Equinox.
The Equinox is supported in part by the Cultural Council of Orange, other community Cultural Councils, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information call, Maureen Moore, publisher at 625-6728.
Directions to Moore-Leland Library: http://www.orangelib.org/


Poetry Reading at the Rendezvous
Features:
Gian Lombardo
Lori Shine
Betsy Wheeler

Monday, November 10th at 7pm

The Rendezvous (The Voo)
78 Third Street
Turners Falls, MA



Arms Library Third Friday Open Prose and Poetry Series
Date: Friday, November 21st
Time: 7 pm
Place: Upstairs at the Arms Library,
corner of Main and Bridge Sts. Shelburne Falls
Format: Readers sign up to read for five minutes.
Space for 20 readers.
Refreshments served.
Contact: Susie 625-9388



ALL SMALL CAPS
A NIGHT OF SPOKEN WORD
Last Monday of each month Déjà Brew Pub, Wendell MA
_ Doors open 7:00 p.m.
_ Open mike 7:15 – 8:00
_ Featured readers 8:15 – 9.30

Fall 2008 Schedule
November 24th Geraldine Monk & Alan Halsey
December 29th Special Guest & Open Mike Extravaganza
All comers are invited to read from their own
work or the works of others, poetry or prose
This program is supported, in part, by the Wendell Cultural Council, a local agency, The Massachusetts Cultural Council, a
state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

$1 - $5
Sliding scale admission
For directions and additional
information see our website
http://allsmallcaps.blogspot.com


Deja Brew Pub
& Cafe
57 Lockes Village Rd.
Wendell MA
(978) 544-2739



Bart’s Bards:
Thursdays Open Microphone for Writers
In Greenfield
Next meeting: December 4, 2008

Bart’s Café of Greenfield
286 Main St.
Greenfield, MA
7:00- 9:00 P.M.
(Sign up to read at 6:45)

Featured Reader:
Local Poet and Performance Artist
Storm
Free to All
(Open Microphone readings of 5 minutes or less, sign up at 6:45)
Please note that our meetings will change
To SECOND Thursdays
As of January 8, 2009



Collected Poets Series
Features Wyn Cooper and Amy Dryansky
Thursday November 6, 2008 at Mocha Maya’s Coffee House,
47 Bridge Street,
Shelburne Falls, MA 01370,
413-625-6292.
Wheelchair accessible. Free.

The Rest of the 2008 Series
Dec. 4 — Dzvinia Orlowsky, Jeff Friedman, and Alice Fogel

The 2009 Series
Jan. 8 - Patrick Donnelly, Jeffrey Levine, Art Opening by Liz deNiord: Art + Poetry = Excitation
Feb. 5 - Mary Clare Powell and Diane Lockward
Mar.5 - Nikki Finney, Tara Betts and poets from The Holyoke Care Center for Teen Mothers
Mar.29 - Martha Collins and Lynne Thompson
April 2 - Carey Salerno and Anne Marie Macari
May 7 - Genie Zeiger, Dorianne Laux, and Kerry O'Keefe
June 4 - Two Massachusetts Poet Laureates: Gertrude Halstead of Worcester and Lesléa Newman of Northampton
July 2 - Dara Wier, Lesle Lewis, and Elizabeth Hughey
~ no CPS for August and Sept. ~
Oct. 1 - Patricia Smith and Annie Finch
Nov. 5 - April Ossman, Peter Waldor, and Pamela Stewart
Dec. 3 - Mary Koncel and Kate Greenstreet

The Collected Poets Series highlights the work of established and emerging poets. Each event showcases the remarkable local poets of Western Massachusetts and the finest regional, national, and international talent. The series is usually held every first Thursday of the month. See http://www.collectedpoets.com/ for more info about upcoming events.



Spoken Word in Greenfield
November 18
Spoken Word in Greenfield is held the third Tuesday of every month
The two main readers TBA
At 9 Mill St in Greenfield
Doors open at 7:00
Open Mike at 7:30
$1-5 sliding scale cover
Book signing and selling of local writers works will be available
Refreshments
Come up to read
Bring your chap books to sell
We will have tables at no cost
Open mic will be five minute slots
With 10 open slots
For this year we have some open slots for main readers contact us if interested
Hope to see you there
Paul
Directions
If you come up 91
Come into the center of Greenfield
At the lights of Federal and Main
Where the Common is
You take a Rt
Down the hill
Toyota will be on you left
You go under the railroad bridge
Come to a light
Take a RT
and you are there
That is Mill St
9 is on the conner
You can park in the Art Space next door
or on the street
If you are coming up 5 & 10 into Greenfield
When you come to the lights
Where you can either go left
Or Right under the Railroad bridge
You want to go Left
That is Mill St
9 is the first building


Growing Younger Toward Death Every Day: Poetry To Inspire Our Lives"
is a new group that will focus on recorded poet David Whyte reciting and discussing his own and others' poetry, and inspiring us to live a fully present, authentic, and engaged life.This group will meet every two weeks from November to May, beginning Monday Nov.17, at a participant's home in Greenfield. We will listen to parts of Whyte's CDs, then discuss his message and how it applies to our lives. His line "Growing younger toward death every day" appears in his best-known poem, 'The Faces at Braga', about his life-changing experience in an old Buddhist Temple high in the Himalayas. Participants can also bring and share poems, prose, songs, or other material created by themselves or others, that moves and inspires them deeply.
There will also be opportunities to respond to Whyte's poetry and commentary through creative writing.

David Whyte is a British/Irish poet, author, and public speaker who has lived in the Seattle area for over 25 years. He travels the country and world reading his and others' poetry, and galvanizing listeners to explore their own poetic sensibilities and insights. He has published 5 books of poetry, and recorded 12 CDs of various readings and talks he's given. He has a unique, engaging, even captivating style of speaking and story-telling that brings the poetry alive and makes it accessible. His work can be seen on his website at www.manyrivers.com. Some of his CDs that we will use are: "The Poetry of Self-Compassion"; "A Change for the Better: Poetry and the Re-imagination of Mid-life"; "Faithful To All Things: Buddhism and the Western Poetic Imagination"; and "Thresholds: Navigating the Difficult Transitions of Life". Some of his recent poetry books include "Everything Is Waiting For You" and "The House of Belonging".And just to add a little more spice to this poetic soup, we'll sometimes read and discuss the poems and rich commentary in the excellent series of recent books edited by Roger Housden, such as Ten Poems To Set You Free, Ten Poems To Open Your Heart, and Ten Poems To Change Your Life. John Berkowitz, 35-year resident of Putney, VT and recently moved to Shelburne, MA, is a lover of poetry and life who has been deeply moved and influenced by Whyte's work. He wants to share with others Whyte's wisdom, humor, and exploration through poetry of the meaning of our life's journey.
There is no cost for the group other than the option to buy some of Whyte's CDs. The dates and location of future meetings can be determined by those participants at the first group and others interested in attending.

For more info, contact John at 413-625-6374,
or Amy Swisher at 413-773-3033,
.



News from Mo and Ginger Cat Press

The web site can be accessed with this address:
http://www.thebooksmyth.com/
Maureen
Web site: http://www.thebooksmyth.com/ submission guidelines now available

The Equinox is available at http://www.thebooksmyth.com/


Word in the Berkshires

In Words, Out Words in Housatonic
In Housatonic, MA there is an open mic for poets and performers
of all styles and ages.
1st Tuesday of each month at
the Deb Koffman Gallery
137 Front Street,
Housatonic, MA 01236. “In Words, Out Words.”
is hosted by John Meeks and there is usually
a $7 suggested donation for heat and electricity.
There are snacks there provided by whoever wants to bring them.
The sign up technically is at 6:30 however the way it works is a
lottery system. If you go to check it out once, then you can put
your name on the contact email list. The following month you
get an email reminding you of the upcoming event.
If it’s your first time performing at In Words, Out Words,
you are guaranteed a spot on the roster as long as you reply
to the reminder email. If you’ve performed there before then
you are put into the lottery system and randomly names are selected.
Sometimes there are still slots open at the door.
The open mic begins at 7 and the featured performer goes on
for about 20 minutes. It usually lasts until between 9 and 9:30.


Lee Writers Group
(every 2nd Tuesday of the month)
at the Lee Library Conference Room.

Develop and hone writing skills through constructively critiquing
others as well as receiving helpful hints and suggestions.
This forum will host a variety of short stories, poetic compilations,
insightful and original essays, and other varieties of writing similarly
tangible in length. The purpose of this group is to embody character
and narrator through obsessive directive fervor with written and
spoken words.
The group will meet every second Tuesday sharing original works
via recitation and distribution and should be prepared to accept
constructive feedback and be able to, in return, deliver such
feedback in a respectable and deliberate manner.
Contact
or call 413 243-8116 for further information.



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/Palmer:

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 and novelists.
All are welcome.
Call LuWanda Cheney (413) 277-9676 for a schedule.



Word in Worcester:

The Poets' Asylum
For a complete list of Worcester events go to http://www.poetsasylum.org/

November 9
It's time for something a bit different from our normal poetic features. This week the Asylum welcomes the poetry & musical team Duende to our stage.
Duende is the poetry and music project of Tony Brown, veteran performance poet and writer, and Steve Cafaro, virtuoso electric bass player and guitarist. Formed in 2006, they have released two CDs and chapbooks ("Jim's Fall" and "americanized") on their own Loyal Weasel label/press, and have performed in poetry and music venues up and down the East Coast.
Brown is an award winning poet and writer with many publications and honors to his credit. Cafaro is an in-demand musician with many irons in the fire, including being the bass player for popular New England funk-rock band, Five Flavor Discount. Together as Duende, they have created a sound that adds elements of funk, rock, jazz, flamenco, and folk music to poems on topics from aging and love to social justice and questions of identity in a multicultural world.

Please join us at our new home,
Jumpin' Juice and Java
(335 Chandler Street, Worcester).
The reading starts at 6:00 p.m..
No cover; please throw some money in the bucket to support the feature.


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
.


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 extended open mic with the theme of The Dog Days of Summer. Worcester Storytellers never charges a cover. They ask you throw some money into the basket to support the artists who feature. For more info please contact .



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

Poets Out Loud - Northeast Regional Showcase Slam
The Bushnell’s Education and Community Relations Department is proud to host this invitational poetry slam with nationally known spoken word artists from Connecticut, New York City, Providence, Boston and beyond. Elizabeth Thomas, Emcee.
http://www.upwordspoetry.com/
The invited poets will compete for cash prizes - $500 for first place, $300 for second, and $200 for third. Here are the poets who will be featured in the November 12 slam.
Performing Individually:
Roger Bonair-Agard
Rosalie Patricia Botkin
Michael R. Brown
Megan Chenette
FP
Shacoya “Cherry” Harts
Athena Mercee
Marty McConnell
Ngoma
Jared Paul
Faith Vicinanza
Performing as a Group: Rosalie Botkin, Richard Edouard-Denor and Meg Fogarty
Emcee: Elizabeth Thomas
Ticket Prices: $8.00
Ticket Information: Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets on sale now. To order tickets visit The Bushnell Box Office or call 860-987-5900.


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MISHI-MAYA-GAT SPOKEN WORD & MUSIC SERIES
at Manchester Community College
Learning Resource Center, Fireside Commons
Great Path, Manchester, CT 06040
Sponsored by MCC Foundation / Hosted by Stephen Campiglio
3rd Thursday of each month from 7-9 p.m.
Free and Open to the Public

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
A Celebration of Curbstone Press and the Life of Alexander "Sandy" Taylor
with Judith Doyle, Raouf Mama, and Paul Pines - 8:00 p.m.
Judith Doyle, executive director and publisher of Curbstone Press, will speak about Sandy Taylor's (1931-2007) dedication and contribution to Curbstone Press, as well as his commitment to poetry, peace, and human rights. The featured writers published by Curbstone Press will be Raouf Mama and Paul Pines. Mama, a native of Benin in West Africa, is a noted storyteller and author of four books of stories, including Pearls of Wisdom and Why Monkeys Live in Trees & Other Stories from Benin. He earned his Ph.D. in English and education from the University of Michigan and teaches English at Eastern Connecticut State University. Pines is a poet, novelist, and jazz historian whose recent book of nonfiction is My Brother's Madness. He has authored six books of poetry, including Taxidancing, and teaches American literature and creative writing at Adirondack Community College in New York. He also hosts the annual Lake George Jazz Weekend. Curbstone Press will have books for sale after the reading.

Featured musician: Ken Cormier - 7:00 p.m.
Ken Cormier is a singer/songwriter, guitarist, and poet who has recorded two CDs with Elis Eil Records. He is also the author of Balance Act, a collection of poems and short stories from Insomniac Press. Cormier is the editor of The Lumberyard Journal (http://www.thelumberyardjournal.com/), a radio magazine of poetry, prose and music, which is broadcast at WHUS, University of Connecticut.

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



Wintonbury Library Poetry Series
Selected Thursdays, 7:00 pm

The local talent continues on November 20 with acclaimed poet and Duncaster resident, Arlene Swift Jones. She has authored two collections of poetry, Deenewood, A Sequence and Pomegranate Wine, both by Turning Point Books. Her honors include the Frances Shaw Fellowship at Ragdale, a fellowship at MacDowell, and Academy of American Poets Prize. One critic says of Pomegranate Wine that it is "instilled with the glory of Paradise, albeit lost, and has at its heart a still small voice of hope prevailing on the far side of endurance..." Open mike theme: "Healing"

December 4 enjoy the holidays with a creative father/son duo-- the dad is a prize-winning poet and the son is a talented singer, composer, keyboardist. Poet John Surowiecki has had two books published, The Hat City after Men Stopped Wearing Hats (Word Works, 2007) and Watching Cartoons before Attending a Funeral (White Pine Press, 2003), as well as five chapbooks. He is the winner of many prizes, including the Poetry Foundationʼs Pegasus Award for his verse drama, My Nose and Me, and the Pablo Neruda Prize. Singer John E. Surowiecki has played his own songs in countless venues around eastern Connecticut. His style leans toward classic rock, with emphasis on eloquence, musicianship, and strong melody line. His music has a great appeal across the generations. Open mike theme: "Family"

A themed open mike follows the featured poets at each event. Themes are optional.
Refreshments included.
Wintonbury Library
1015 Blue Hills Avenue
Bloomfield, CT 06002 242-0041



The Monday Night Windsor Poets
are still meeting for serious poets interested in critique
at 6:30 PM on the second and fourth Mondays
at the Windsor Library, Windsor CT
Call Alice Ahrens Williams at 860-668-6142
or Janet Henderson at 860-688-5770.
Alice and Janet are both on the staff of the Common Ground
Review, an international poetry magazine.

First Tuesday Poetry Series
at Broad Street Books in Middletown
starts at 7:00pm
with a featured poet followed by an open mic.
Broad Street Books
45 Broad Street
Middletown, CT
(860)685-7323



Silas Bronson Library Poetry Series

Calling All Poets!!! (and Poetry Lovers)
Hosted by Victoria Muñoz
2008 Fall Schedule( open mike sign-up at 6pm)

Wednesday, November 19
6:30-8:30pm
Marilyn Johnston and Dick Allen
Theme: “Ohmmm...”

Marilyn E. Johnston, recipient of an MA in English from Trinity College and five time Pushcart Prize nominee, besides numerous publications, will be reading excerpts and signing copies from her new book of poetry Silk Fist Songs, which was released recently by Simsbury-based publishers, AntrimHouse Books.

Dick Allen: From Buddha to Elvis, leading poet, Allen, retired professor of English at the University of Bridgeport, brings his newest book, Present Vanishing: Poems, Sarabande Books, as 7th in the collection of his books and one among many publications and awards including the Pushcart Prize. He is known as one of the major poets of the Transitional Generation. Come and find out more! Book signing to follow.

Silas Bronson Library
267 Grand Street,
Waterbury, CT,
203 -574-8223,
http://www.bronsonlibrary.org/
Reading will be held downstairs. Admission is free.

CENTRAL VALLEY POETRY SERIES
The Central Valley Poetry Series
invites you to The Buttonwood Tree
for the poetry of Julia Paul
and
Alexandrina (Sandy) Sergio
Saturday, November 15th
6:30 p.m.
Open mic follows feature poets
Public is invited Admission is free
The Buttonwood Tree
http://www.buttonwood.org/
605 Main St.Middletown, CT860-347-4957

CENTRAL VALLEY POETRY SERIES
Also at Wood Memorial Library
Mark your calendar for the last Monday of October and November for
Acoustic Music Night…a musical open mic
bring your instruments…bring your voice…piano available
Hosted by Minta White, Music director
6:30 p.m. – Free Admission

GUMBOLIVE
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.



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).

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/


HARTFORD HAPPENINGS

LEMON ANDERSEN coming to THE BUSHNELL
On Monday evening, December 1, poet Lemon Andersen will bring his jarring coming of age memoir to life at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Literature to Life series, a creation of The American Place Theatre in New York. Lemon’s portrait of a modern “manchild” on a tumultuous journey of self-discovery is performed in his unique voice, weaving drama with urban poetry. His true story of finding passion and purpose in life, against all odds, exposes the human experience behind the most influential and prevalent cultural movement of our time, commonly referred to as hip-hop.

Lemon Andersen is a critically acclaimed poet best known for his Tony Award winning work in Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam on Broadway and HBO. Lemon’s memoir (working titles The Beautiful Struggle or County of Kings) is a work in progress and has not yet been published.

Date: Monday, December 1, 2008
Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., including pre-show lecture and post-show Q&A
Place: The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford CT 06106
Autorino Great Hall / open seating
The Literature to Life series (five shows) goes on sale July 24 ($130)
Single tickets ($30) go on sale in August.
To purchase, call the box office at 860-987-5900 or Audrey at 860-987-6052
or email her at < >
For information about the Literature to Life series, call Zita at 860-987-6092
or email her at



SOUL SESSIONS at Vibz Uptown
The creator of Love Jones brings you--
"Soul Sessions" every Wednesday night 9:00 PM - 11:00PM

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

For more info, call 860-874-8797
or email mailto:[email protected]

Vibz Uptown
3155 Main Street
Hartford, CT
(860) 246-7390


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:


The Greater Brockton Society for Poetry and the Arts
Presents
Poetry Series: at the Brockton Library
304 Main Street. New website!! www.gbspa.org

Celebrating Poetry One Saturday Every Month

Sat., November 15 - Marge Piercy
This is a Free Event
with really comfortable chairs and divine refreshments

12:00 - 2:00 Poetry Writing Workshop
1:30 - 2:00 Sign up for Open-Mic Reading
2:15 - 3:15 Open-Mic Reading
3:30 - 4:30 Feature Poets

During Open-Mic Reading share your own poetry
or read from works of your favorite poets

Upcoming Features
Sat., Nov 15 -Marge Piercy http://gbspa.homestead.com/MargePiercy.html
Sat., Dec 20 - Nancy Brady Cunningham http://gbspa.homestead.com/NancyCunningham.html
Sheila Twyman http://gbspa.homestead.com/SheilaTwyman.html
Joanna Nealon http://gbspa.homestead.com/JoannaNealon.html
Sat.,Jan 17 – Elizabeth Quinlan http://gbspa.homestead.com/ElizabethQuinlan.html
Martha Collinshttp://gbspa.homestead.com/MarthaCollins.html
Sat., Feb21 – Jason Tandon http://gbspa.homestead.com/JasonTandon.html

WEDNESDAYS
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Central Square's world-famous Cantab Lounge
presents weekly performances from local and national poets, as well as a
chance to present your own work in the open mic or poetry slam.
DJ Muse spins before the show and between poets.
Upcoming features include:

• Wednesday, November 12
Boston’s first ever 30/30 All Star Poetry Event kicked off on October 1. Directed by Nicole Terez Dutton and now with over forty participants, poets are expected to contribute one poem per day for thirty days of October. Tonight, we’ll hold an extended open mic with spotlight features for the poets who met the challenge, such as James Caroline, Charley Pope, James Lindsay, and Adam Stone (to name just a few).

• Wednesday, November 19
One of the many contributing regulars at the Cantab Lounge, Danielle Goncalves wowed the audience from day one with her confident delivery, unique look at subject matter, and absolute willingness to let her poems stand for themselves. A 2005 Elms College grad, she was also a contributing editor of their literary magazine Bloom. In the fall of 2007 she worked with poet Theresa Cader and is currently studying under Lloyd Schwartz. Open poetry slam in the 8x8 series.

• Wednesday, November 26
He’s been on an outrageous number of slam teams, held and challenged the Champion of Champions title at the Cantab more times than you can count, and mixes a fine drink; Adam Stone is one of the Boston slam community’s most prolific writers and performers, with great command of an incredible range of style and subjects. First semi-final slam in the 8x8 series: Max, Sam, Kevin, Sean.

• Wednesday, December 3
Repeat member and coach of both Ann Arbor and UMich national poetry slam teams, the earnest and fiery Adam Falkner can now add a fifth-place National Poetry Slam finish with the 2008 Nuyorican team to his impressive slam resume. He currently teachers 11th and 12th grade English and Creative Writing at PROGRESS High School in Brooklyn, and is pursuing a Masters degree in Secondary English Education. Second semi-final slam in the 8x8 series; Carlos, Artie, 11/19 and 11/26 winners.

Doors for the show open at 7:30. The open mic begins at 8:00,
the feature performs at approximately 10:00, and an open poetry slam follows.
The show is 18+ (ID required) and the cover charge is $3 unless otherwise noted.
Simone Beaubien, SlamMaster The Boston Poetry Slam at
The Cantab Lounge
738 Massachusetts Avenue,
Cambridge, Mass. http://www.slamnews.com/
http://www.myspace.com/bostonpoetryslam


the Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge bringing contemporary
poetry to the community since 1991

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THURSDAYS
Lowell Poetry Slam and Open Mic Every FIRST Thursday at Brew'd
Awakening! Only poets can compete in the slam and win the prize...
but the mic is open to musical performers as well.
Whether you come to perform, compete or just enjoy some coffee
and great local talent, don't miss this event!
7:00pm - 9:30 pm
*Sign-up between 6:30-7:00*
The event is free and open to the public—so come on down for an evening
of good company and some terrific regional voices!
Brew'd Awakening Coffeehaus
61 Market Street
Lowell, MA 978-454-BREW
For more info, please email

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the Poetry Session at O'Shea's
THE CAPE GETS ITS VOICE BACK
7 to 8:30PM 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,
Rte. 28 West Dennis, MA 02670 Free
Contact Info: Gregory Hischak

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Returning to the Black Spot (formerly the Prodigal Son)
in Hyannis the last Thursday of the month! Cape Poets
Theatre Fourth Thursday Open Mic at The Black Spot.
Free
Mary Ellen Redmond and Jose Gouveia host at the old
Prodigal Son, under new name and ownership, now called
The Black Spot Cafe, 10 Ocean St., Hyannis.
We are the last Thursday of every month, 8PM,
(508) 771-4004

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FRIDAYS
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SATURDAYS

The Greater Brockton Society for Poetry and the Arts
Presents
Poetry Series: at the Brockton Library
304 Main Street. Map it! New website!! www.gbspa.org

Celebrating Poetry One Saturday Every Month

This is a Free Event
with really comfortable chairs and divine refreshments

12:00 - 2:00 Workshop with Danielle Legros Georges
1:30 - 2:00 Sign up for Open-Mic Reading
2:15 - 3:15 Open-Mic Reading
3:30 - 4:30 Feature Poets

During Open-Mic Reading share your own poetry
or read from works of your favorite poets

Upcoming Features
Sat., Nov 15 -Marge Piercy http://gbspa.homestead.com/MargePiercy.html
Sat., Dec 20 - Nancy Brady Cunningham http://gbspa.homestead.com/NancyCunningham.html
Sheila Twyman http://gbspa.homestead.com/SheilaTwyman.html
Joanna Nealon http://gbspa.homestead.com/JoannaNealon.html
Sat.,Jan 17 – Elizabeth Quinlan
Martha Collinshttp://gbspa.homestead.com/MarthaCollins.html


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OPEN BARK
meets @ the Out Of The Blue Art Gallery,
106 PROSPECT ST. (the home of Stone Soup)
CENTRAL SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE.
SIGN-UP AT 8:00pm
OPEN MIC STARTS @ 8:15pm,
FEATURE @ 9:00pm
Come and perform or listen!

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SUNDAYS
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Sunday Night!
Cambridge Common
1667 Mass. Ave., Cambridge
$5 Cover Every Sunday
Poetry Slam: 8:00 pm,
Feature: 9:30 pm,
Open Mike: 10:30 pm
617-547-0759 http://poetryjam.org/


_____ MONDAYS
Stone Soup Poetry
Stone Soup Poetry meets from 8-10 p.m. every Monday at the
Out of The Blue Art Gallery (located on 106 Prospect Street in Cambridge)
with an open mike si gn-up at 7:30 p.m.
http://stonesouppoetry.blogspot.com/

_____ TUESDAYS
Newton Free Library Poetry Reading Series Winter 2008.
The series meets the second Tuesday of every month open mic after features.
Starts 7PM For complete information go to
http://newtonfreelibrarypoetryseries.blogspot.com/
Director: Doug Holder http://authorsden.com/douglasholder

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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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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.

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