Poetry News August 3, 2009
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Here is your Poetry News for the week of August 3, 2009.
Spoken word events are as prolific and colorful as Summer flowers in the Pioneer Valley and beyond.
Scroll all the way down for more poetry in CT, Boston, NH and VT.
THIS WEEK check out:
Sat. Aug. 1 - Poetry and Song at Sam's Pizza, Northampton, 8pm
Wed. Aug. 5 - Open Mic at Forbes Library, Northampton, 7pm
Spoken Word in Westfield:
An Evening of Poetry and Fiction
In the Woods of Westfield
Special Guest Poet: Lori Desrosiers
Thursday, August 13, 2009
6:30 – 9:00pm
Camp Shepard Goyette Chalet
370 Northwest Road
Westfield, MA
Surrounded by the verdant woods, perched upon a hill overlooking a lily clad pond, the Camp Shepard Goyette
Chalet will graciously lend itself for an evening of poetry and storytelling on the night of August 13th. Come listen to local writers and poets read on this summer evening.
Tea/coffee and baked goods will be for sale, provided by the Teapot Gallery of Westfield. Autographed books will be for sale.
Writers – SIGN UP TODAY! Limited to the first 20 registrants. Please send your request to read, along with your poem(s) or short story to our YMCA writing instructor, Sera Rivers at .
Readings are limited to 3-5 minutes per person. Please note, this is a family-friendly event.
If you do not wish to read, but would like to attend, you are most welcome. Please call the YMCA to reserve a seat, as space is limited.
Lori Desrosiers is the author of “Three Vanities” a chapbook of poetry from Pudding House Press. She earned the M.F. A. in Poetry at New England College. Her poems have been published in Big City Lit, Blue Fifth Review, Common Ground Review and many other journals. She teaches English Composition at Westfield State College.
YMCA of Greater Westfield – 413-568-8631 www.westfieldymca.org
Wednesdays
at Teapot Gallery
22 Elm Street (route 10/202)
in Westfield, MA
Hosted by Eli Baenziger and Maurice Soulfighter Taylor
There will be music at 6, then open mic UPSTAIRS at 7.
All are welcome.
Open mic (only) every Wednesday night
Call 562-6966 (Teapot) or 348-7218 (Eli B.)
Chicopee/Holyoke/Springfield Area Poetry
Please join us Wednesday, August 19th, 5:30 pm for Poetry in the Park!
(and mark your calendar for August 19)
at the Quadrangle Tent, behind the Central Library, 220 State Street
Bring a picnic dinner to enjoy outside.
Our hostess is Crystal Senter Brown http://www.crystalsenterbrown.com/
Come share your voice with the community, or just listen.
Drinks will be provided.
Advance sign-ups are welcome, but not necessary.
all ages - all forms of creative writing - all languages encouraged!
Please call Anna (number below) with any questions.
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Central Library Poetry Workshop update:
The following Saturdays, from 9:30 - 11:30 am : July 18; August 8; August 22:
Maria Luisa Arroyo is facilitating an ongoing series of Saturday morning poetry workshops at the Central Library. Sessions will include time for new writing as well as for feedback on existing pieces. If you want feedback, please bring 10 copies of your piece. Both newcomers and regulars (age 12+) are welcome to join any or all dates.
Pre-registration is not necessary.
Everyone is invited to join Maria in reviewing books of poetry for the library's Adult Summer Reading Club:
http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/reading/asrc.html
Poetry reviewing will be among the topics of discussion in upcoming meetings, and selected reviews will be posted to the Library's "A Place for Readers" Blog. Read Maria's first review here:
http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/blog/?cat=512
Starving for Art Presents
open mic Tuesdays
@ Blue Fusion Bar and Grille
487 St. James Ave
Springfield, MA
doors open at 6pm for social hour.
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
There are still a few weeks to submit your entry for the Library's "Write On, Springfield!"
book project. http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/writeon.htmll
Mark your calendar for Poetry in the Park!
The Open Mic series moves outdoors for the summer,
and will also be moving to Wednesday evenings at 5:30.
August 19
Any questions, please contact Anna Brandenburg at 263-6828 x426
or by e-mail at .
Word in the Valley and Beyond
New Open Mic
Open floor!
Hosted by Maurice "Soulfighter" Taylor
Friday nights at 9pm
Luna Pizza
88 Pleasant St.
Northampton, MA
An Evening of Poetry and Song at Sam's Pizza
Saturday August 1, 8pm
arjuna greist, Jesse Molina, and RA Araya, NYC poet
135 Main St. Northampton MA
Audience participation ENCOURAGED :)
http://www.myspace.com/arjunagreist
http://www.jessexmolina.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/flashbackpuppy
Summer Poetry Open Mic
Forbes Library
Wednesday August 5th
7:00 PM
Celebrate with summer poetry!
Refreshments will be served.
Everyone welcome.
Sign up to read from 6:30-7:00 p.m.
First-come, first-served. 5-10minutes
depending on the number of participants.
Location: Community Room
Forbes Library
20 West Street
Northampton, MA 01060
POETRY ON THE PORCH
Sunday, August 9th 2 P.M.
Bryant Homestead
207 Bryant Road
Cummington, MA 01026
Call 413-634-2244 with questions
Enjoy poetry on the porch at the newly restored William Cullen Bryant Homestead. Experience the summer breeze and beautiful vistas under the 200-year-old maple trees while enjoying the poetry of featured guest poet Wally Swist. Both William Cullen Bryant and Wally Swist have found poetic inspiration among the hills and fields of Western Massachusetts—come and be inspired, too! Local poets and staff will be sharing original poems and Bryant's poetry. Come rain or shine for a lovely afternoon in the country. This event is free of charge.
Barry Sternlieb Poetry Reading
Sunday, August 9th @ 3:00pm at the West Cummington Congregational Church
The Mary Ann Baker Poetry Series presents Barry Sternlieb,
winner of the 2008 Codhill Press Poetry Chapbook Award.
Barry will be reading from his new book, "Winter Crows,"
with introduction and poems by poet Colin Harrington.
Suggested donation: $10. Cash or check
Location: West Cummington Congregational Church, just off Route 9 (signs posted),
3.6 miles west of the Old Creamery Grocery Store in Cummington.
FLORENCE POETS SOCIETY .
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS SILKWORM 4
WE NEED YOUR FINE POETRY SUPPORTED
BY A NORTHAMPTON ARTS COUNCIL GRANT
and the FLORENCE POETS SOCIETY
DEADLINE: 8/15/09
EMAIL: (NO ATTACHMENTS ACCEPTED)
Website: http://www.florencepoetssociety.org/ NO ATTACHMENTS ACCEPTED)
Mail to: Florence Poets Society P.O. Box 60355 Florence, MA 01062-0355
Next business/sharing meeting Thursday August 13, 6:30pm
ALL POETS OF ALL TYPES AND AGES are welcome, bring one of your original works to share,
(12 to 15 copies will=2 0usually 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
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 http://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:
or: or visit:
http://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 date -
Sunday August 9, 6:00pm
POETRY A LA CARTE
on WMUA-Amherst 91.1 FM
5pm to 5:30 pm on Tuesdays this Summer,
streamed live at http://www.wmua.org/.
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.
New England College Low-Residency M.F.A
Program in Poetry Alumni Reading
Saturday, September 26, 2009
1:30 – 4:30pm
Forbes Library, Community Room (downstairs)
20 West Street
Northampton, MA
Featured Poets:
Barbara Benoit
Lori Desrosiers
Howard Faerstein
Kathleen Fagley
Jaqueline Gens
Joe Gouveia
Irina Mashinski
Jenn Munroe
Barbara Paparazzo
Ivy Page
Steven Riel
Irene Willis
The NEC low-residency M.F.A. in Poetry is the only single-genre program in the country, giving poets a chance to study poetry and poetics for the entire residency, and a one-on-one correspondence with a mentor during the term. The alumni have taken off in their careers as poets, are published widely and many are teaching in the field. Please come for an afternoon of extraordinary poetry.
Free Admission. Refreshments. Some material may be inappropriate for children.
Greenfield/Shelburne Falls and North
Greenfield Spoken Word
Women’s Writing Weekend
September 25 – 27, 2009
Angels’ Rest Retreat Center
Leyden, Massachusetts
Facilitators: Amy Swisher, Mary Ellen Kelly and Fanny Rothschild
We held our first writing retreat in February, and had such a great time we decided to do it again! Angels’ Rest offers a perfect getaway spot, complete with great company, delicious meals, and two outdoor hot tubs. Check out the retreat center at www.angelsrestretreat.com.
For those who would welcome a creative jump start, we’ll provide a variety of writing prompts and theme sessions. Or if you’d prefer to work on your own material in your own time, that’s okay, too. This is your weekend and all activities are completely optional.
There’s no charge for the program itself; $200 covers your room (double or triple occupancy), meals and snacks, and taxes. This fee does not include tip; 5% in cash is a recommended guideline. The weekend begins on Friday, Sept. 25 with dinner at 6:30pm, and will wrap up on Sunday, Sept. 27 shortly after lunch.
We’re limiting the retreat to 18 participants, and anticipate it will fill quickly. To hold your place, please send your $100 non-refundable deposit by August 7 to Fanny Rothschild, 26 Morgan Circle, Amherst, MA. 01002. Make check payable to “Nancy Rothschild.” The remaining balance will be due when you come to the retreat. For more information, contact Fanny at .
ARMS LIBRARY READING
Third Friday Prose and Poetry Readings.
7 p.m. at The Arms Library,
Corner of Main and Bridge Streets,
Shelburne Falls, Mass.
413-625-0306.
Held in the upstairs Reading Room, readers should arrive a
couple of minutes early to sign up for a reading slot, and then
have five minutes to share their work.
The building is accessible by entering at lower level
and taking the elevator upstairs.
All SMALL CAPS READING
at the Deja Brew Pub
57 Lockes Village Road,
Wendell, MA.
The last Monday of Every Month
Open Mic Sign Up 7-7:15
Open Mic Readings 7:15-8:00
$1-$5 sliding scale admission
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/
We hope to see you there. Come read, listen, eat food, drink beer, and celebrate this wonderful reading series that wouldn't be possible without your continued support. Thanks very much.
Jess, Paul, Charles, Stephen
Deja Brew Pub
& Cafe
57 Lockes Village Rd.
Wendell MA
(978) 544-2739
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Bart’s Bards
Second Thursdays Open Microphone for Writers
August 13, 2009
Feature Poet: Trish Crapo
Trish Crapo is a writer and photographer who lives in Leyden. In 2004 she helped to found Slate Roof, a press that publishes Western Massachusetts poets. She writes a fiction review column for the Women's Review of Books and has published poems in anthologies and journals. Her poem "Back Then" has been chosen by Ted Kooser to appear in his syndicated newspaper column, "An American Life in Poetry," in December 2009.
Please join us.
Bart’s Café of Greenfield
286 Main St.
Greenfield, MA
7:00-9:00 P.M.
(Sign up to Read at 6:45)
(Open Microphone Readings of 5 Minutes or Less)
For More Information, Please Contact:
Larry Fader (413) 475-3321
Free to All
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Collected Poets Series
Closed August & September
October 1st: Annie Finch & Lisa Olstein
Mocha Maya’s Coffee House,
47 Bridge Street,
Shelburne Falls, MA 01370,
413-625-6292.
Wheelchair accessible. Free.
See www.collectedpoets.com or www.mochamayas.com for more information.
2009 Series
--- no CPS for August and Sept.---
Oct. 1 Annie Finch and Lisa Olstein
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.
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Writing Groups
for beginning and experienced writers
Come write in an encouraging supportive environment, experience the
deepening and growth of your own writing, and contribute to the deepening
and growth of others' writing. No experience necessary--only the
willingness to put pen to paper.
Groups meet weekly in Greenfield, are ongoing, and open to all genres. We
follow the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) method,
http://www.amherstwriters.com/.
$125 per 5-week session,
6 - 8 people per group.
To join or for more info
call or email Ann McNelly: 413 772 2375,
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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
Power of Words, Open Mic
Will be taking a hiatus for the summer and will resume in September.
Hosted by Garfield Reed.
This is an open opportunity to share poetry,
readings, music and other spoken word.
Free and open to the public
Berkshire South Regional Community Center
Crissey Rd. Great Barrington, MA
Every third Tuesday of the month.
Please call Garfield at 528 4127 for more information.
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.
Zeitgeist Gallery Pittsfield
Monday Poetry Nights
6 to10pm
648 North Street in Pittsfield
call Alan Nidle, the Director at (857) 991-8448 for detail
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.
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 Little "a" Poetry Series
at the Q Cafe, 362 Chandler St in Worcester, MA.
We run the reading every Monday night, the sign-up list for
the open mic goes up at 7:00pm and we get started shortly thereafter.
Upcoming features:
August 3rd - Brian Sampson and Jon Shyllberg
Worcester Storytellers
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.
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 dave...@.
The d'Alzon Arts Series: Poetry Reading
takes place at Assumption College (500 Salisbury Street, Worcester) in the Emmanuel d'Alzon Library on the third Friday of each month during the academic year. The format is an open mic for the first half-hour or so, a short break with refreshments and then 2 featured poets.. The reading starts at 7:00 p.m. and typically runs for 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Readings run throughout the school year.
New Name - Same Great Poetry
The After Nine Poetry Series - Every Thursday Night
The The After Nine Poetry Series, formerly The Spot,
is a weekly poetry reading in the Ship Room at the Hotel Vernon
(1 Kelly Square, Worcester).
The reading is held in the Ship Room of the Hotel Vernon (1 Kelly Square, Worcester). The official start time is 8:00 p.m. but honestly, things get going closer to 9. Maybe this week will be different.
21+ and proper id is required
Speakout! Youth Slam Saturday Night
The Speakout! Youth Poetry Slam returns from the winter hiatus and is back to meeting every Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The format is an open mic, youth slam (ages 13-19 welcome) and a feature. This week their feature will be 2008 Worcester Slam team member Trevor Byrne-Smith. Come share a poem at the open mic or come to see slammers. Join them in The Bisto in Higgins Student Center (950 Main Street, Worcester).
Poets Asylum
Sundays:
August 2
Join the Poets' Asylum on Sunday, August 2nd, for the Send-off Feature for the 2009 Worcester Slam Team. They've been refining, practicing and tweaking their poetry and performance since they won the chance to represent Worcester back in May. Come out tonight and hear their voices once again as Danielle Carriveau, Trevor Byrne-Smith, Dave Keali'i, Danny Balel and McKendy Fils-Aime take to the stage one more Keali'i, Danny Balel and McKendy Fils-Aime take to the stage one more time before heading to West Palm Beach, FL for the 2009 National Poetry Slam.
Poetry slam is the competitive art of performance poetry. It puts a dual emphasis on writing and performance, encouraging poets to focus on what they're saying and how they're saying it. Slam poetry can be moving, funny and deadly serious, sometimes all in the same poem. If that sounds like a good time then join us for some great words.
Come on down to 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.
The Dirty Gerund
There's a new poetry reading in town! The Dirty Gerund Poetry Show will be held every Monday night starting at 8:30 p.m. The reading is being held at Ralph's Chadwick Square Diner (148 Grove Street, Worcester) and is hosted by Rushelle Frazier. There will be an open mic every week with a mix of poetry s lams and featured poets.
No cover; donations accepted. 21+
Please join us at our new home,
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
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Write Bloody Poets Reading
Worcester Area Poets Read from Recent Books
Marlborough Public Library
Saturday, August 15 at 11:30am
Marlborough Public Library
140 Main St.
Marlborough MA
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
Wintonbury Poetry Series & Open Mike
Third Thursdays 7:00 PM
An open mike follows the featured guests each evening. Themes are optional.
Wintonbury Branch Library
1015 Blue Hills Avenue
Bloomfield, CT 06002
860-243-8855
Sunken Garden Poetry and Music Festival
Hillstead Museum, Farmington, CT
Go to
http://www.hillstead.org/activities/poetry_performseries.html#three
for the weekly schedule and details.
Pushkin and Tom Waits. His songs have been recorded by Orleans, John
Hall and Fred Koller. He has written nonfiction on such diverse subjects
as poetry, music and money, if those subjects are diverse. He is the
author of a dozen or so novels, most recently Nick and Jake, a
lighthearted romp through the McCarthy Era and the CIA’s overthrow of
the Mossadegh government in Iran, which will presented this fall on the
Internet in serialized form, and as a podcast starring Alan Arkin and
Tom Conti.
45 Broad Street
Middletown, CT 06457
For more information contact:
Brian Mitchard
(860)685-7323
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 this first Sunday of June (June 7th) from 4.30-6.00 PM at at the Yurt in 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, and Edwina Trentham
For more information call 860-319-1134.
Directions to the Sanctuary for Poetry Potluck
on Bogel Road – Look for sign: Labyrinth & Yurt
(it’s a dirt driveway)
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
FROM MIDDLETOWN AND POINTS WEST:
Take I-84 East to exit 27 onto Rte 691. Stay on 691 when it becomes Rte 66 East headed toward Meriden. Go all the way through Meriden and Middletown onto 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
Mishi-maya-gat Spoken Word & Music Series
NOW IN ITS 4th SEASON!
at Manchester Community College
Great Path Academy, Community Commons
Manchester, CT 06040
Sponsored by MCC Foundation / Hosted by Stephen Campiglio
2rd Thursday of each month; 7-9 p.m.
Free and Open to the Public
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
7 p.m. – Yovianna García Alvarado, classical guitarist and composer
Ms. Garcia was born into a family of musicians in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1985. Her compositions have been performed by many artists and featured in festivals in Puerto Rico and the United States, including most recently at the Annual Women Composers Festival in Hartford and the Primer Festival de Guitarra Clásica in Ponce. She appears on several tracks of Puerto Rican folk musician Alejandro Croatto’s CD, “Mi Gente Bella,” and has performed with the renowned Alturas Duo. She is currently finishing a master of music degree in classical guitar performance at the Hartt School of Music, where she studies with Richard Provost and Christopher Ladd. Ms. García also teaches classical guitar at The Hartt School Community Division of the University of Hartford. More information on the artist can be found at: www.yoviannagarcia.com.
8 p.m. – Asnuntuck Community College English Department Featured Reading, with John Sheirer, Edwina Trentham, and Elizabeth Szewczyk
John Sheirer (pronounced Shy-er) is the author of the memoir, Loop Year: 365 Days on the Trail (PublishingWorks, 2008), which received the Connecticut Green Circle Award for environmental activism. He is also the author of the 2005 memoir, Growing Up Mostly Normal in the Middle of Nowhere, a finalist for the Sante Fe Writers Project Literary Award and published by Foremost Press, as well as a book of poetry, Saying my Name (PublishAmerica: 2003). He teaches English and Communications at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, Connecticut. More information on John, his books, and other reading appearances, can be found on his website: www.johnsheirer.com.
Edwina Trentham’s first book of poetry, Stumbling into the Light, was published by Antrim House in 2004. She has published her work in a number of magazines, including The American Scholar, Kalliope, The Massachusetts Review, Prairie Schooner, and Connecticut Review. Her work has also appeared in several anthologies. She has been a fellow at Yaddo, and has won a number of awards for her poetry, including honorable mention in the 2004 Sunken Garden Poetry Festival International Competition. She is professor of English at Asnuntuck Community College, where she is also the editor of Freshwater, a national poetry journal. More information on Freshwater can be found at: www.acc.commnet.edu/freshwater.htm. The poet’s website is: www.edwinatrentham.com.
Elizabeth Szewczyk is an adjunct professor of English at Asnuntuck Community College. Her chapbook, This Becoming, was recently published by Big Table Publishing( www.BigTablePublishing.com). One reviewer of This Becoming states: “Rich language and abundant imagery immediately set the tone for this unique collection filled with surprising insights. Once immersed, the reader is presented with honest recollections of both happiness and heartache as Elizabeth Szewczyk tackles themes of love and loss without sentimentality, self-pity, or vague generalizations.” ~ Alexis Czencz Belluzzi, Practicing Distance.
For more information on this event, upcoming events, and directions, please visit the Series website at: www.mcc.commnet.edu/faculty/spoken.php.
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:20http://www.wedpoetry.net/
Or http://www.wednesdaypoetry.com/
and http://www.wednesdaypoetry.org/
Boston Area/Cape Cod Poetry Info:
Teen Poetry Slam in Nantucket
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Nantucket Atheneum - Great Hall
From 7-9 PM
Hosted by Len Germinara - Spoken Word Nantucket
Featured Poet - Nicole Terrez
Open mic. all ages
For Slam Rules and general information call (774) 836-5035
The Greater Brockton Society for Poetry and the Arts
Presents
Poetry Series: at the Brockton Library
304 Main Street. New website!! www.gbspa.org
Go to our website and click on the CAT to read about City Lights
Celebrating Poetry One Saturday Every Month
Sat., July 18th, 2009
Kim Triedmanhttp://gbspa.homestead.com/KimTriedman.html
Tino Villanuevahttp://gbspa.homestead.com/TinoVillanueva.html
Our workshop and venue are free, the seats comfortable, the refreshments delicious.
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 (For information on the following poets click on our website)
Sat. Aug 15 - Doug Holder
Kate Chadbourne
Sat. Sep 19 - Nancy Brady Cunningham
Sheila Mullen Twyman
Joanna Nealon
Sat. Oct.17 - Ellen steinbaum
Paul Hostovsky
Sat. Nov. 21- Wendy Mnookin
Daniel Tobin
Sat. Dec. 19 - Faye George
Everett Hoagland
Brockton Library Poetry Series
Sheila Mullen Twyman
WEDNESDAYS at the CANTAB
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, August 5
Victor D. Infante's poems, stories, essays and articles have been published in dozens of periodicals internationally, including the anthologies Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry and Spoken Word Revolution Redux. He recently released his first full-length collection of poetry, City of Insomnia, from Write Bloody Publishing, and is the editor-in-chief of The November 3rd Club, an online literary journal of political writing. Summertime Speed Slam: 8x8 open slam with 3-, 2-, and 1-minute rounds.
• Wednesday, August 12
Ironworker, MP, sociologist, and civil engineer Cassandra Tribe has been traveling the world since 1992. In 2001 she released her first CD of poetry and music, the garden of lost things, and went on to be nominated for the 2003 Just Plain Folks People's Choice Award for Spoken Word. Now touring to support her third CD and her just-published book of poetry, Eat Not the Heart, Cassandra’s voice focuses on exposing the fearful beauty of truth. Talk to her about her project to film some of the country’s underexposed performance poets. Summertime Speed Slam: 8x8 open slam with 3-, 2-, and 1-minute rounds.
• Wednesday, August 19
The dynamic and deliberate JeFF Stumpo incorporates multiple personas, sound effects, and sign language into his performances, attempting to find the boundaries of what a poet can do with only the body and voice. His work has been taught in university classrooms in Texas, Louisiana, Illinois, and Ohio, and he has taught workshops in performance at such venues as the Poetry Festival at Round Top. Summertime Speed Slam: 8x8 open slam with 3-, 2-, and 1-minute rounds.
Last Thursday Open Mic
at The Cultural Center of Cape Cod
307 Old Main St.,
S. Yarmouth, MA
co-hosts Joe Gouveia and Barry Hellman:
The last Thursday of every month, 7pm.
Open mic and featured poet.
Bring your own refreshments.
Next up: Christine Rathbun, performance poet, playwright and actress
July 30, 2009, 7pm.
Arrive early to sign up for open mic.
For updated info on this and other Cape activities go to:
http://home.comcast.net/~bmhellman
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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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
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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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WHILE THE FOLLOWING EVENTS
ARE NOT UNTIL THE FALL,
YOU MIGHT WANT TO
PUT THEM ON YOUR CALENDAR
RIGHT NOW!
The Chapel In The Pines in Eastham
Biannual Poetry Open Mic (April & October)
10AM-Noon
October 25, 2009.
Hosted by Barry Hellman
Free & Refreshments Served
Read Your Own Work
Or Just Come to Listen
Plus this time around: A Featured Poet!
and
Tony Hoagland (that's right, Tony Hoagland)
will be the Featured Poet
at Open Mic Night at The Cultural Center of Cape Cod in S. Yarmouth
7PM October 29, 2009.
Co-Hosted by Barry Hellman and Joe Gouveia
CHECK OUT http://home.comcast.net/~bmhellman
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND DETAILS
ABOUT ALL OF THESE EVENTS.
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/
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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/
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Newton Free Library Poetry Reading Series
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:
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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.
VT/NH Poetry
BRATTLEBORO LITERARY FESTIVAL
The 8th annual Brattleboro Literary Festival will take place October 2-4, 2009. The Festival is a three-day celebration of those who read books, those who write books, and of the books themselves. Located in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont, the Festival includes readings, panel discussions, and special events, featuring emerging and established authors. All events are free. Go to: http://www.brattleboroliteraryfestival.org for details
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