POETRY READINGS
The 46th Annual Cape Cod Writer's Conference
Sunday August 17th-Friday August 22nd
Craigville Conference Center-Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Registration begins May 15th
For more information go to: http://www.capecodwriterscenter.org/
DEMYSTIFYING THE SMALL LITERARY PRESS: A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH AUDIENCE INTERACTION BY EDITORS DOUG HOLDER, GLORIA MINDOCK AND MARK PAWLAK
Monday, August 18th
2:30-5:30, Tabernacle
ALL ABOUT THE SMALL PRESS-- FROM ITS HISTORY TO SUBMISSIONS,
THROUGH DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS, TO GETTING REVIEWED
Mark Pawlak
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PANEL ROLE:
MARK PAWLAK will give us an historical overview, from the perspective of an established but "small literary press," as well
as a nuts and bolts view of operating or working with small presses. How did Hanging Loose grow over 40 years, and how does
working with a press with an international readership compare with grassroots presses, like Ibbetson and Červená Barva?
BIO:
Mark Pawlak is co-editor/publisher of Brooklyn-based Hanging Loose Press. Founded in 1966, it is one of the country's oldest
independent literary publishers, noted for discovering award-winning writers such as Sherman Alexie, Kimiko Hahn, and D. Nurkse.
Pawlak has edited numerous anthologies, including Shooting the Rat, the third in a series drawn from the legendary high school
section of HL magazine. Pawlak is the author of five collections of original poetry, most recently Official Versions.
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Doug Holder |
PANEL ROLE:
Doug Holder will demystify the 'small press' on the grassroots level: how to go about starting your magazine, getting local
coverage, networking in the community, readings, use of the internet, writers' groups etc, cooperative publishing, getting
the IBSN, print -on-demand. Pros and cons of starting a magazine or press, how it can help or hinder your own career.
BIO:
Doug Holder, founder of Ibbetson Street Press, has published the work of over 50 national and international poets, and over
20 issues of the journal Ibbetson Street. Ibbetson books and the magazine have been featured on NPR, Verse Daily,
The Boston Globe, and many other venues. Holder's own poetry and prose have been published widely. He lectured in Israel
as a guest of the "Voices Israel" Literary organization in 2007. |
Gloria Mindock |
PANEL ROLE:
Gloria Mindock will address what editors are looking for and what writers might expect from their small press publishers,
what is expected of each-from manuscript submission through book reviews; book covers and packaging; resources for sending
out to magazines or manuscripts to publishers; cover letters and query letters, networking, finding an audience for
your work.
BIO:
Gloria Mindock is editor/publisher of Červená Barva Press and editor of the Istanbul Literary Review. From 1984-1994,
she edited the Boston Literary Review/BLuR. She has been published in numerous journals in the USA and abroad. Gloria
is the author of two poetry collections, Blood Soaked Dresses (Ibbetson) and Nothing Divine Here (U Soku Stampa).
Červená Barva Press and BLuR has published many award-winning poets and fiction writers. |
All will consider the labor of love factor, the burnout factor, the thrill of finding new voices, and the satisfaction
of forming community that is part of the life of the small press publisher with whom you may be working.
The Cape Cod Writers' Center's mission is to assist published and aspiring writers of all genres, abilities and ages to
develop their writing skills and to learn the business of editing, publishing and publicizing; to publicize authors and
their works; to provide opportunities for writers to congregate for inspiration, education, and networking; and to
introduce readers to authors and their work.
Fresh! Literary Magazine
(2008 summer contest)
Short Stories Submission; submit two well crafted stories, two-thousand to three-thousand words. All stories must be free of
profanities, prejudice and descriptive sex scenes. All Submissions must include a $10.00 entry fee.
Contest deadline is October 31, 2008.
Poetry Submission; submit two of your best poems, thirty to fifty words. All poems must be free of profanities,
prejudice and descriptive sex scenes. All Submissions must include a $10.00 entry free.
Contest deadline is October 31, 2008.
Teens Short Stories Submissions: Submit two of your best short stories, one-thousand to two-thousand words. All stories must
be clean, free of profanities, prejudice and sex scenes. All submissions must include a $5.00 entry fee.
Contest deadline is October 31, 2008
Teens Poetry Submissions; submit two of your best poems, twenty-five to thirty words, All poems must be clean, free of profanities,
prejudice and sex scenes. All submissions must include a $5.00 entry fee.
Contest deadline is October 31, 2008.
Short Stories
First Prize, $100
Second Prize, Honor Mention Certificate
Poetry
First Prize, 65.00
Second Prize Honor Mention Certificate
Teens Short Stories
First Prize, $50
Second Prize, Honor Mention Certificate
Teens Poetry
First Prize, $35
Second Prize, Honor Mention Certificate
Send Submissions To
Fresh! Literary Magazine
C/O S. G. Ware\
47 Pearson Ave.
Somerville, MA 02144
WORKSHOP: AT-HOME AND ONLINE
WORKSHOP WITH SHARON MESMER
"Sharon's workshop was a mind-expanding, block-busting experience. I walked out of the class with great new material, a wealth of
fresh ideas, and renewed creative confidence."
-Janice Erlbaum, author of the acclaimed memoirs Girlbomb and Have You Found Her? (both from Villard)
"Sharon Mesmer's workshops at The Poetry Project have always been big hits with the diverse range of students taking them --
the expansive humor, energy and meta-charged language found in her own work translate into a great working and learning
environment for writers looking to come into themselves or finish a specific work or both."
-Anselm Berrigan, former director of the Poetry Poetry at St. Mark's Church and author of Zero Star Hotel (Edge Books)
I'm about to start up my fabulous at-home writing workshop again, and this time I'll also offer it online. I'm a published author
of seven rockin' books — four poetry collections and two short fiction collections;
see my blog for more info: http://virginformica.blogspot.com/ — essays and reviews,
recipient of two New York Foundation for the
Arts fellowships in poetry, as well as residencies at MacDowell, Hawthornden Castle (Scotland) and Fundacion Valparaiso (Spain).
Through the nomination of my MFA teacher, Allen Ginsberg, I was awarded a MacArthur Scholarship, given through Brooklyn College
from a gift of John Ashbery. I've taught both live and online fiction and poetry workshops for thirteen years at the New School,
and can pretty much guarantee that you will generate amazing stuff via assignments, model texts and discussions — stuff you
never thought you had in you. This workshop will be especially good for you if you think you have so-called "writer's block"
(a non-existent condition, in my view). If you're interested and want more information, please feel free to email me at
shardav @ verizon.net
(remember to delete those spaces when you put it in the address field) and I promise to get back to
you with great alacrity!
For those interested in the at-home workshop, you must be recommended by someone I know.
How the workshops will run: eight weeks for both the at-home and online, with an option to extend it to ten if things are
going well. For both at-home and online, our first "session" will be devoted to figuring out the best project for you to
work on, and a strategy for generating ideas toward that end. If you're already working on something but are stuck, we will
brainstorm how to get you unstuck. If you don't have a project but just want to simply write, that's absolutely fine; we'll
discuss what you're interested in, and how to generate and see your ideas to fruition. For each subsequent session, you'll
have an assignment to work on, either connected with the project or free-floating. The subsequent sessions will be devoted
to fleshing out the project. If you get new ideas for new pieces along the way, great. We can make detours to pursue new
ideas, or discover if these things will feed the project. Everything serves to further. Toward the end of the run we'll
begin to think about where to send the work, if that's what you'd like to do. If you don't want to send it anywhere — perfectly
fine. There’s nothing wrong with writing for your own pleasure.
For the online workshop, you'll send me one piece per week that I'll make comments on, and we'll go back and forth in discussions
until the following week, when you'll either resubmit that piece or send a new one. As with the at-home workshop, I'll suggest
ancillary readings/model texts and give you weekly assignments. And toward the end of the run we'll have the same discussion
about where to place the work, if that's what you want to do.
The price for the at-home workshop is $300; the online is $400.
For more information email shardav @ verizon.net
Writing Workshops with Tom Daley Summer 2008
What follows is a list of the workshops I am offering this summer in Lexington, Cambridge, Boston, and online. Please note that
for the first time, I am offering a joint workshop in poetry and memoir writing at my house in Cambridge, and an additional session
of the same kind of workshop on Wednesdays in Lexington. These workshops encourage cross fertilization between the genres of poetry
and memoir writing. Everyone who participated in the joint workshop I conducted last summer in Lexington enjoyed the experience of
learning from practitioners of a different kind of writing.
If you would like me to reserve a spot for you, I am happy to do so, but you'll need to get back to me as soon as possible.
These workshops sometimes fill up quickly. Spots are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Please indicate exactly
which workshop (time, date, place) you would like to attend. I'll need a deposit for half the amount of the workshop by one
week prior to the first meeting of the workshop. The deposit is refundable as long as you notify me at least 24 hours in
advance of the first meeting that you have changed your mind. The balance of the fee is due
at the beginning of the first meeting.
Summer workshops
Joint workshop in poetry and memoir writing
at the instructor's home in Cambridge
5:30-7:30 pm
Eight Mondays starting Monday, July 7 and ending August 25 cost $180.
For information contact Tom Daley at tom.daley2@verizon.net
Poetry writing workshop
at the instructor's home in Cambridge
7:45-9:45 pm
Eight Mondays starting Monday, July 7 and ending August 25 cost $180.
For information contact Tom Daley at tom.daley2@verizon.net
Boston Center for Adult Education
Poetry writing workshop
Eight Tuesdays from 5:45-7:45 pm starting July 8 and ending August 26
5 Commonwealth Avenue (Back Bay) Boston cost $180.00
to register, go to http://www.bcae.org/
or call (617) 267-4430
Joint workshop in poetry and memoir writing
Seattle's Best Coffee (please do not contact Seattle's Best Coffee with inquiries about these workshops.
They are merely providing the space.)
Marrett and Waltham Streets, Lexington
Six Wednesdays 2-4 pm (spots open for both poets and memoir writers)
Starting July 9 and ending August 13
Cost $140
To register and for information contact Tom Daley at tom.daley2@verizon.net
Joint workshop in poetry and memoir writing
Seattle's Best Coffee (please do not contact Seattle's Best Coffee with inquiries about these workshops.
They are merely providing the space.)
Marrett and Waltham Streets, Lexington
Six Wednesdays 4:30-6:30 pm (spots open for both poets and memoir writers)
Starting July 9 and ending August 13
Cost $140
To register and for information contact Tom Daley at tom.daley2@verizon.net
Online School of Poetry
Intermediate Poetry Workshop: Writing Poems Inspired by Music and Musicians
Eight weeks starting Sunday, July 6 and ending August 31
Cost $285 (includes ten dollar registration fee)
Before enrolling send 3-5 poems in the text of an e-mail to Tom Daley at tom.daley2@verizon.net
Tom Daley is also available for one-on-one tutorials in writing and publishing poetry.
Write him at tom.daley2@verizon.net for details.
The faculty of the Online School of Poetry includes
Quincy Troupe, Patricia Smith, Regie Gibson and Tom Daley.
http://onlineschoolofpoetry.org/
In addition to his post at the Online School of Poetry, Tom Daley teaches poetry writing at the Boston Center for Adult Education
in Boston, Massachusetts (http://www.bcae.org/) and poetry and memoir writing at Lexington (MA)
Community Education (http://lexingtoncommunityed.org/).
He serves on the tutorial faculty of Walnut Hill School for the Arts and has lectured
on ekphrastic writing at Brown University.
Tom’s poetry has been published or is forthcoming in numerous journals, including Harvard Review, Prairie Schooner,
Barrow Street, Del Sol Review, Diagram, 32 Poems, Salamander, Perihelion, and Hacks: The Grub Street Anthology.
His manuscript, Shim, was a finalist for the Emily Dickinson First Book Prize and the Brittingham and Pollak Poetry Prizes.
His poetry was nominated for inclusion in the anthology, The Best New Poets 2007. He graduated with highest honors in
Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina, where he won the Charles and
Fanny Fay Wood Academy of American Poets Prize.
TWO SUMMER 2008 WRITING WORKSHOPS,
France and USA, taught by Nahid Rachlin
Paris, France
PARIS WRITERS WORKSHOP,
http://www.pariswritersworkshop.org
5-day Fiction Workshop, July 6-11, 9:00 AM-12 PM
Contact: 00 33 1 45 66 75 50
For more, go to their website, click on workshop 2008
Provincetown, Mass, U.S.A
PROVINCETOWN WORK CENTER,
http://www.fawc.org
5-day Fiction/Memoir Workshop, August 10-15, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Contact: 508.487.9960, ext. 103
For more, go to their website, click on summer program 2008
DESCRIPTION OF COURSES:
Building full real characters, taught by Nahid Rachlin
To reach readers it is important to develop believable, three-dimensional
characters. How do you create complex, real people within the context of
plot, dialogue, viewpoint, voice? This is the question we will try to
answer. The class sessions will be mainly devoted to students' own work –
chapters of novels, memoirs, novellas, short stories, which we will read
and comment on (please bring 15 double-spaced pages to the first class). I
will also give class exercises. In the first session we will devote some
time to a general discussion of the craft of writing fiction and also
cover some publishing aspects of writing-- how to go about getting an
agent, writing a cover letter, what to expect from the publishing world
today. The criticism will be constructive. We will point out strengths as
well as weaknesses and make suggestions for improvement.
BIO:
Nahid Rachlin:
(http://www.nahidrachlin.com) went to MFA programs at
Columbia University and Stanford University. Among her publications are
four novels, Foreigner, Married to a Stranger, Heart's Desire, and Jumping
Over Fire; a short story collection, Veils; and a memoir, Persian Girls.
Her individual stories have appeared in more than fifty magazines and she
has written reviews for the New York Times. Among the grants and awards
she has received are a National Endowment for the Arts grant and a Wallace
Stegner Fellowship (Stanford). Presently she teaches at the New School University.
Website: http://www.nahidrachlin.com/
"Word on the Street"
Thursday, July 3, 2008, 6:30-8 p.m.
Where: The double-wide trailer (great ambiance and acoustics) on the front lawn of First Baptist Church of JP,
633 Centre St. at the corner of Myrtle and Centre (across Myrtle from the JP post office).
Entrance is to the right in the back of the trailer.
Accessible by the #39 bus or straight up Green Street five blocks from Green Street Station on the Orange Line.
Sandra Kohler
Sandra Kohler's second collection of poems, The Ceremonies of Longing (Pitt Poetry Series), was winner of the 2002
Associated Writing Program Award Series in Poetry. Her first collection, The Country of Women, was published by Calyx
Books in 1995. Her poems have appeared in Diner, The Missouri Review and Natural Bridge and have been featured on Verse
Daily four times. Having received her BA from Mt. Holyoke College, she got her master's and doctoral degrees from Bryn Mawr
in 1966 and 1971 respectively. She is a relative newcomer to Boston, having moved to Dorchester almost two years ago.
Allegra Fletcher
Allegra Fletcher is a singer, songwriter and poet who just graduated from Boston Latin School. She lives in Dorchester now,
but she will be going to Pennsylvania to enter Bryn Mawr in the fall. Allegra has appeared on Boston Neighborhood Network
television as performer in the “Art is Life Itself” series. She has featured at the Haley House Café in Dudley Square and
will be the featured performer at Roslindale’s Emack and Bolio’s music night on Aug. 13. Allegra's mother works
in Jamaica Plain.
Word on the Street is part of First Thursdays arts nights on Centre and South Streets in Jamaica Plain during the summer.
They are sponsored by JP Centre/South Main Streets in collaboration with Jamaica Pond Poets. The next Word on the Street
will be August 7. Questions? Suggestions? Contact JP Centre/South Main Streets at info@jpcentresouth.org.
Out Of The Blue Gallery
EVERY MONDAY NITE,
Stone Soup Poetry (Host: Chad Parenteau),
a 35 year old venue, $4, sign up to be a feature - call Bill Perrault at 978-454-7423.
Starts at 7:30PM and don't forget to sign up!
Recorded on local t.v. station.
Stone Soup Poetry Series
Out of the Blue Gallery
Host: Chad Parenteau
TIMOTHY GAGER'S
DIRE LITERARY SERIES /Out of the Blue Gallery/
1st Friday- Cambridge, MA
5, 15 MINUTE OPEN MIC SLOTS AT 8 PM,
SIGN-UP AT 7 PM
FOLLOWED BY FEATURES
For more info and to get on the mailing list: EMAIL
COMING SOON
Tom Daley (July 08)
Lisa Beatman (Sept 08)
George Wallace (Oct 08)
Michael Kimball (Nov 08)
USUALLY the 3rd FRIDAY of the MONTH!
NOLA’s TIGH FILI POETRY & OPEN MIC, $5, 8PM, Host:
Nola, poems/prose.
OPEN BARK meets @ the Out Of The Blue Art Gallery,
Open Bark "Candelite Poetry" with Hostess Deborah M. Priestly and Features!!!!
Out of the Blue Art Gallery
106 Prospect Street,
Cambridge, MA 02139
www.outoftheblueartgallery.com
Every Saturday Nite
June 7/14/21/28
July 5/12/19/26
August 2/9/16/23/30
Sept. 6/13/20/27
Oct. 4/11/18/25
Nov. 1/8/15/22/29
December 6/13/20/27
Open Bark Features @ the Out of the Blue Art Gallery:
Time: 8PM into the night!
Admission: $3-5 at the door (donations accepted & adored!)
Readers: Features are determined about 1 month in advance. If you want to
be one, Deborah Priestly and Rob Russell
(Feature Coordinator), will book you to be one. Call the gallery at (617)354-5287
and ask to speak to Rob Russell, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from about 1pm to 8pm. Or email us at ootb@att.net
and put your Poetry Feature Request to the Attention of Rob Russell, Feature Coordinator! Thank you!
Other info: We are a very laid back and creative Poetry Venue, "Open Bark Candelite Poetry Series" running on 11
(eleven) years strong now. We only ask that you bring original work and if you read someone else's work, like a
famous poet or poetess' that you give recognition to their work by reciting first their name.
Musicians, actors, mimes, dancers, drummers and others welcomed!!!!
1st SUNDAY of the MONTH!
DEMOLICIOUS POETRY, $5, 2PM, Host: John, experimental poetry.
Out Of The Blue Art Gallery
106 Prospect Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
phone: 617-354-5287
Timothy Gager Readings
July 11, 2008, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hosting and reading at The Dire BBQ, 6 PM
Out of the Blue Art Gallery
106 Prospect Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Featuring: Food at 6 PM
Music by Swaggerin' Growlers at 7 PM
Quick Fiction Magazine and Tom Daley at 8 PM
July 19, 2008, Brockton, MA
Greater Brocton Poetry Series, Brockton Public Library, 2 PM
304 Main Street
Brockton, Ma
reading with Mike Amado and Sean Theall
POETRY : THE ART OF WORDS
Poetry readings @ The Plymouth Center for the Arts
11 North Street, Downtown Plymouth, MA (off 3A)
HOSTED BY MIKE AMADO
Mike Amado is a performance poet from Plymouth. He published his first volume
of verse in 2006. His work has appeared in many magazines and online journals.
In 2008, two chap books are slated for release. He has featured at over 20 poetry
venues in MA and R.I.
When:
EVERY 1st SUNDAY OF THE MONTH,
1:00 to 3:00pm
COMING UP:
Irene Koronas & Julia Carlson, July 13th
Alice Kociemba, August 3rd
Sean Theall, Oct. 5th
Nancy Brady Cunningham, Nov. 2nd
Lisa Beatman, Dec. 7th
Doors open @ 12:30, Program begins @ 1:00
Entrance on Spooner Alley.
More info: spokenwarrior@verizon.net
Directions: From Rte 3, get off at exit 6A to Rte 44 East (Samoset) to Plymouth Center.
Take right at lights onto Rte 3A (Court St). Approx 1/3 mile, take left on North St.
There is a public parking lot across the street. LIMITED ON STREET METERED PARKING!
NEW ENGLAND POETRY CLUB READINGS
all free and open to the public
Sunday July 13th
Rafael Campo and Maria Mazziotti Gillan, author of "The Enemy" and "All that Lies Between Us"
winner of the Sheila Motton book award
4 pm Longfellow Lawn, 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge MA
617=876-4491
Sunday July 27th
Celebration of ELIZABETH BISHOP with Lloyd SCHWARTZ and other readers
East Lawn 4pm Longfellow Historic Site
Sunday Aug 10 4pm
Longfellow lawn POETS WHO EDIT,
DAVID BARBER, MAJOR JACKSON, JOHN SKOYLES
617-876-4491
Sunday Sept 21 2 pm
FAMILY DAY at the Longfellow lawn with student prize winners and poets laureate of Boston and poetlaureate of camb 105 Brattle St
Monday Oct 6
Yenching Library
Poets with new books 7pm
Tuesday October 21
AGNI reading at the Cambridge Public Library
45 Pearl Street, next to parking garage
Monday November 3rd
Tuesday Nov 18 and Monday Dec 1st Prize Winners
The Powow River Poets Reading Series
Powow River Poets Monthly Reading Series, 2008 (through July)
TIME: 7:30 PM
SITE: Newburyport Art Association Gallery, 65 Water Street, Newburyport
DETAILS: Free and open to the public; handicapped-accessible; light refreshments.
OPEN MIKE: An Open Mike follows the reading.
For more information, check NAA site www.newburyportart.org
or For more information, contact mcantor@prodigy.net
Reading Date |
Powow Reader |
Guest Reader |
July 16th |
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Melissa Balmain |
Poet's Moon Cafe
Open Mike Poetry at 80 Border Street
Every Third Thursday of the month at 6:00 pm, join us at 80 Border Street for Poet's Moon Cafe Open Mic Poetry Night.
Center opens at 6:00, open mic starts at 7:00 pm and feature is at 8:00. All are welcome. $5 suggested donation to help
support this start up non profit and show the feature a little love. We now have a regular music segment to our
Poet's Moon Cafe poetry nights. Acoustical jazz guitarist and singer, Steve Koretz, will lead us into a positive groove
with a performance starting a little after 6:00.
Our July Poet's Moon Cafe Open Mike Night will be held on Thursday, July 17th
and will
feature poet, David Sirois.
David Sirois was born in Edmundston, New Brunswick, and grew up across the border in Madawaska, Maine, the northernmost
town on the East Coast. He attended Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont, majoring in Literature and Languages. He has
served as a staff writer for The Better Drink: A Sparkling Wine and Living Magazine, contributing poetry, essays, fiction
and film reviews. His poems have also appeared in journals including Silo, Poesy, Ibbetson Street, and Echoes, and his work
was anthologized in Becoming Fire: Spiritual Writing from Rising Generations. David sees writing as a spiritual practice, and
is now finishing his first book of poems, Silver Shiver.
Monet’s Garden Art Cafe
Presents
Angels and Awakenings
FRIDAY, JULY 18th, 2008 7:00 P.M
Program Starts with OPEN MIKE
Come and enjoy a summer’s evening
of provocative, thoughtful, entertaining
poetry at one of Beverly ’s prime destinations.
FEATURED POETS:
Lainie Senechal & HarrisGardner
They have been featured poets at one hundred plus venues, have six books published between them and over
125 journal publication credits combined.
FREE ADMISSION
Monet’s Garden Art Café
95 Rantoul Street
Beverly , MA 01915
978-927-9270
Or Harris Gardner- 617-306-9484
Harris Gardner
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Director of Tapestry of Voices
website: http://tapestryofvoices.com
Brockton Poetry Series
The Greater Brocto Society for Poetry and the Arts, Inc.
is proud to present on Saturday July 19 a reading by Diane Lockward...
Diane Lockward is the auhor of What Feeds Us (Wind Publications, 2006) which was awarded the quentin R. Howard Poetry Prize.
She is the author of Eve's Red Dress(Wind Publications, 2003) Her works havwe been nominated for several Pushcart Prizes,
Featured in Poetry Daily, and read by Garrisaon Keillor on NPR's The Writers Almanac.
Diane Lockward
Saturday, August 16th, 2008, 2-5 PM
Timothy Gager
Mike Amado
Sean Theall
Brockton Public Library
304 Main St.
Brockton, MA
Open Reading: 2:15-3:15 PM
Featured Reading: 3:30-4:30 PM
We offer a free workshop, free refreshments and comfortable seating.
Please see our web site gbspa.org
Newton Free Library Poetry Series
http://newtonfreelibrarypoetryseries.blogspot.com
This blog is devoted to the Newton Free Library Poetry Series, at the Newton Free Libray in Newton, Mass. 330 Homer Street.
Director: Doug Holder, Former Director: Robert K. Johnson.
dougholder@post.harvard.edu
(Meets second Tuesday of designated months 7PM Open mic.)
Upcoming Readings Fall 2008
2008 - 2009 Season
FALL 2008
SEPT 9, 2008 7 PM
Irwin E. Thompson-- Thompson is the author of Memories & Milestones. It is a book for anyone who enjoys contemporary abstract
art and thoughtful poetry. Artist, poet, and retired faculty member of Harvard Medical School Dr. Irwin E. Thompson wrote the
poems and painted the pulsating, colorful paintings to mark life's noteworthy milestones: the seasons, death and desire, best
friends, divorce. The poems are deeply personal and Dr. Thompson's colors explode off their canvases.
Michael Mack---Michael Mack has performed at the U.S. Library of Congress, Off-Off-Broadway at the Times Square Arts Center,
and for faculty and students of the Harvard Medical School. His poems have been published in the Journal of the American Medical
Association, America, the Beloit Poetry Journal, and have twice been anthologized in Best Catholic Writing.
Kevin Gallagher--Kevin Gallagher is the author of two chapbooks of poetry, Isolate Flecks (Cervená Barva Press, 2008),
and Looking for Lake Texcoco (Cy Gist, 2008). His poetry and reviews have appeared in such publications as The Boston Review,
Emergency Almanac, Green Mountains Review, Harvard Review, Jacket, Peacework, the Partisan Review and elsewhere. In 2004 he
edited a feature on Kenneth Rexroth for Jacket, and a chapbook titled Nevertheless: Some Gloucester Writers and Artists.
From 1992 to 2002 he was a publisher and editor of compost magazine. A retrospective anthology of compost, co-edited with
Margaret Bezucha, is titled There's No Place on Earth Like the World (Zephyr, 2006). He lives with his wife Kelly, and son
Theo, in Newton, Massachusetts.
Oct. 14 2008
Denise Bergman
Elizabeth Kirchener
Kathleen Aguero
Nov. 11, 2008
David Surette
Miriam Levine
Mike Ansara
Doug Holder http://www.ibbetsonpress.com
http://dougholder.blogspot.com
http://authorsden.com/douglasholder
http://somervillenewswritersfestival.com
http://yahoogroups.com/group/ibbetsonstreetpressupdate
SEPTEMBER 13th, the 3rd Annual Poetry Showcase
@ the Plymouth Guild Juried Art show
42nd Plymouth Guild Juried Art show
1pm - 3pm /free admission
Features: Dzvinia Orlowsky, Tim Gager & Gloria Mindock
and more!
Poetry Events at Molloy College
Sunday, September 21, 2008 3 pm
Multi Purpose Room, Wilbur Arts Center
Molloy College
1000 Hempstead Avenue
Rockvville Centre, NY 11571
Free. Open to the public.
Featured poet: Gladys Henderson
The Poetry Event will celebrate the publication of Gladys Henderson's first
book of poetry, Eclipse of Heaven (Finishing Line Press, 2008). Ms.
Henderson, artist and award-winning poet, has been published in literary
journals and anthologies. Her poems reflect her love of nature and
mysticism and many are meditations on the preciousness of life. She conducts
poetry workshops in Islip and Port Washington and co-hosts a poetry reading
venue in Saint James. An open reading will follow the featured poet
Contact: Barbara Novack, Writer-in-Residence, (516) 678-5000, ext. 6468.
Sunday, October 19, 2008 3 pm
Multi Purpose Room, Wilbur Arts Center
Molloy College
1000 Hempstead Avenue
Rockvville Centre, NY 11571
Free. Open to the public.
Featured poet: Julio Marzan
Julio Marzan, current Queens Poet Laureate, has authored two books of
poetry, and his poems have appeared in literary journals, anthologies and
college texts. Born in Puerto Rico, he has an international perspective and
a strong lyrical voice that has been compared to Walt Whitman's. Winner of
numerous awards, including the Dylan Thomas Memorial Award for Poetry
presented by The New School, Dr. Marzan is a professor of English at Nassau
Community College, and, in 2006, was a Visiting Professor of Romance
Languages at Harvard University. An open reading will follow the featured
poet.
Contact: Barbara Novack, Writer-in-Residence, (516) 678-5000, ext. 6468.
Author Afternoons at Molloy College
Sunday, November 2, 2008 3 pm
Multi Purpose Room, Wilbur Arts Center
Molloy College
1000 Hempstead Avenue
Rockvville Centre, NY 11571
Free. Open to the public.
Featured author: Tom Phelan
Acclaimed novelist Tom Phelan will read from and discuss his novels. He is
the author of In the Season of the Daisies (selected by Barnes & Noble
bookstores as one of its Discover Great New Writers books), Iscariot,
Derrycloney, and The Canal Bridge. His work has been published in four
countries--the U.S., Ireland, France, and Germany. Born and raised on a farm
in Strahard, Mountmellick, County Laois, in the Irish midlands, he now makes
his home on Long Island.
Contact: Barbara Novack, Writer-in-Residence, (516) 678-5000, ext. 6468.
The Boston Poetry Slam
Downstairs at the Cantab Lounge
738 Massachusetts Ave,
Central Square, Cambridge, Mass
(617) 354-2685
Email: cantab@slamnews.com
(http://www.slamnews.com/)
Wednesday, 8 pm open mike; 9:30 pm feature; 10:30 pm slam
Hosted by: Slammaster Simone Beaubien
Co-hosts: Dawn Gabriel, Ryk McIntyre, J*me, Adam Stone.
$3 at the door
Please Note:
*****18+ everyone must have a photo ID*****
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
Stone Pigeon Reading Series
As always, The Stone Pigeon takes place at Breaking New Grounds in Portsmouth, on the second Monday of every month from 7 to 9PM.
The format will consist of two featured readers followed by an hour-long open mic.
If you know anyone interested in poetry that might want to attend or maybe even read during the open mic portion,
please pass this message along. Breaking New Grounds has been very supportive of everything, and I'm sure they
would love to see this thing grow as much as I would. They just ask that we keep things age-appropriate and clean,
so bear that in mind when passing this along or if you plan on reading at the show, as a feature or during the open mic.
For more information refer yourself or a friend to The Stone Pigeon website,
http://www.stonepigeon.com
Need help finding Breaking New Grounds?
Google Map Directions Here!
Or call Breaking New Grounds at (603) 436 - 9555
2008 Calendar
July 14th: Nathan Graziano and Lo Gallucio
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August 11th: Chris Eliot and Guest
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September 8th: John Grady and Bruce Pingree
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October 13th: Jon Stoker and George Jack
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November 10th: Crazy Cody and Andrew Periale
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December 8th: Mike Albert with Guest Alice Persons
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(subject to change!)
The Stone Pigeon website also includes directions to the show, in case you need them.
Doug Holder:
http://www.ibbetsonpress.com
http://dougholder.blogspot.com
http://authorsden.com/douglasholder
http://somervillenewswritersfestival.com
http://yahoogroups.com/group/ibbetsonstreetpressupdate
GOT POETRY LIVE
Hosted by Tony Brown
Every Tuesday starting at 7:30 PM
Reflections Cafe
8 Govenor St, corner of Wickenden St
Providence, RI 02903-4429
(401) 273-7278
(http://www.gotpoetry.com/)
~Watchung Booksellers~
A poetry reading
Susan Tepper & Roger Sedarat
Thursday, July 10 @ 7:30pm
54 fairfield street
Montclair, NJ
973-744-7177
Asbestos Arts Group
Asbestos Arts Group Open Mic
Back Fence Bar
Sunday, July 6th, 2008 @ 3 pm.
155 Bleecker Street (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave)
New York NY
Pat Lamb + Open
$5 suggested contribution, $3 min.
Handicap accessible? Yes.
Robert Dunn, emcee
dunnmiracle@aol.com
Asbestos Arts Group Open Mic
Back Fence Bar
Sunday, July 13th,2008 @ 3 pm.
155 Bleecker Street (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave)
New York NY
Eugene Ring + Open
$5 suggested contribution, $3 min.
Handicap accessible? Yes.
Robert Dunn, emcee
dunnmiracle@aol.com
Asbestos Arts Group Open Mic
The Vault
Thursday, July 10th , 2008 @ 8 pm.
90-21 Springfield Blvd,
Queens Village, NY
Rafiq Azad + Open
$5 suggested contribution, no minimum.
Handicap accessible? Afraid not (it’s somebody’s house).
Robert Dunn, emcee
dunnmiracle@aol.com
Asbestos Arts Group Open Mic
Back Fence Bar
Sunday, July 20th ,2008 @ 3 pm.
155 Bleecker Street (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave)
New York NY
Michael Graves + Open
$5 suggested contribution, $3 min.
Handicap accessible? Probably.
Robert Dunn, emcee
dunnmiracle@aol.com
Asbestos Arts Group Open Mic
Back Fence Bar
Sunday, July 27th,2008 @ 3 pm.
155 Bleecker Street (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave)
New York NY
Uncas + Open
$5 suggested contribution, $3 min.
Handicap accessible? Yes.
Robert Dunn, emcee
dunnmiracle@aol.com
Asbestos Arts Group Open Mic
Back Fence Bar
Sunday, June 29th,2008 @ 3 pm.
155 Bleecker Street (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave)
New York NY
Donna Marxer + Open
$5 suggested contribution, $3 min.
Handicap accessible? Yes.
Robert Dunn, emcee
dunnmiracle@aol.com
Mad Hatters' Review Multi-Media Event @ Haven Arts Gallery
On Friday, July 11th, from 6 - 9pm,
Mad Hatters and friends will be teaming up, for the first time, to present a multi-media
event hosted by Haven Arts Gallery (http://www.havenarts.org) in a rejuvenating area of the South Bronx, an area destined to
be the next Chelsea/Williamsburg of the Bronx, with international artists moving in --- and get this -- only minutes away
from Manhattan. Writers will pair up with three of our staff musicians and possibly others to perform works surrounded by
moving art by staff and contributing artists. We will also show videos and films. Details will be posted on our events page,
as usual. While admission proceeds will go to the journal, the fee will be under $10, with wine or non-alcoholic drink included.
We will design another event in September (on the 9/11) theme.
Anyone wishing to participate in our Haven Arts series should email madhattersreview@gmail.com.
Please include a sample work.
Creations dealing (in a fresh, experimentalish way) with September 11th are most welcome.
We're offering for sale the bestselling book "THE MAD HATTERS' REVUE," with stunning artwork and literary contributions from
our May 4th benefit participants Alan Sondheim, Steve Tomasula, Stephanie Strickland, Alan Davies, Timothy Liu, Wanda Phipps,
Pierre Joris, Nicole Peyrafitte, Alex Caldiero, Carol Novack, Bob Heman, Ann Bogle, Amy Marie Bucciferro, et al.
To order copies, please email madhattersreview@gmail.com, subject line REVUE.
Books are on sale for $10.
Postage will depend on how many books you wish to order and where (physically) you are.
Please include your non-virtual address.
More exciting news is forthcoming soon.
In dementia perpetua,
Carol Novack
Publisher/Ed-in-Tophat
Mad Hatters' Review - Edgy and Enlightened Literature, Art and Music in the Age of Dementia
http://www.madhattersreview.com
KEEP THE MAD HATTERS ALIVE! MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION HERE:
https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate/580
Third Thursday Poetry Night
The Social Justice Center
33 Central Ave.,
Albany, NY 12208
7:00 PM Sign-up; 7:30 PM Start
$3.00 Donation
July 17: Alifair Skebe
August 21: Will Nixon
September 18: tba
October 16: Don Levy
November 20: tba
December 18: tba
Poets in the Park
July 12, 7:00 PM
Georganna Millman
W.D. Clarke
The Robert Burns Statue,
Washington Park
Albany, NY
Free!
July 19, 7 PM
Charlie Rossiter
Mimi Moriarty & Frank Desiderio
July 26, 7 PM
James Schlett
TBA
August 2, 7 PM
Susan Brennan
Philip Good
(rain date: the following day)
contact for both events:
Dan Wilcox, 518-482-0262
dwlcx@earthlink.net
Cornelia Street Cafe
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 6:00 PM
Diane Lockward with JC Todd
Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia St.
NYC
Information and Directions
Word Thursdays Reading
Word Thursdays
July 24, 2008 7pm
Readers: Sharon Mesmer and Rick Henry
Bright Hill Literary Center
94 Church Street
Treadwell, New York 13846
$3, under 18 free
* * *
WORKSHOP: AT-HOME AND ONLINE WORKSHOP WITH SHARON MESMER
"Sharon's workshop was a mind-expanding, block-busting experience. I walked out of the class with great new material, a wealth of
fresh ideas, and renewed creative confidence."
-Janice Erlbaum, author of the acclaimed memoirs Girlbomb and Have You Found Her? (both from Villard)
"Sharon Mesmer's workshops at The Poetry Project have always been big hits with the diverse range of students taking them --
the expansive humor, energy and meta-charged language found in her own work translate into a great working and learning
environment for writers looking to come into themselves or finish a specific work or both."
-Anselm Berrigan, former director of the Poetry Poetry at St. Mark's Church and author of Zero Star Hotel (Edge Books)
I'm about to start up my fabulous at-home writing workshop again, and this time I'll also offer it online. I'm a published author
of seven rockin' books — four poetry collections and two short fiction collections;
see my blog for more info: http://virginformica.blogspot.com/ — essays and reviews,
recipient of two New York Foundation for the
Arts fellowships in poetry, as well as residencies at MacDowell, Hawthornden Castle (Scotland) and Fundacion Valparaiso (Spain).
Through the nomination of my MFA teacher, Allen Ginsberg, I was awarded a MacArthur Scholarship, given through Brooklyn College
from a gift of John Ashbery. I've taught both live and online fiction and poetry workshops for thirteen years at the New School,
and can pretty much guarantee that you will generate amazing stuff via assignments, model texts and discussions — stuff you
never thought you had in you. This workshop will be especially good for you if you think you have so-called "writer's block"
(a non-existent condition, in my view). If you're interested and want more information, please feel free to email me at
shardav @ verizon.net
(remember to delete those spaces when you put it in the address field) and I promise to get back to
you with great alacrity!
For those interested in the at-home workshop, you must be recommended by someone I know.
How the workshops will run: eight weeks for both the at-home and online, with an option to extend it to ten if things are
going well. For both at-home and online, our first "session" will be devoted to figuring out the best project for you to
work on, and a strategy for generating ideas toward that end. If you're already working on something but are stuck, we will
brainstorm how to get you unstuck. If you don't have a project but just want to simply write, that's absolutely fine; we'll
discuss what you're interested in, and how to generate and see your ideas to fruition. For each subsequent session, you'll
have an assignment to work on, either connected with the project or free-floating. The subsequent sessions will be devoted
to fleshing out the project. If you get new ideas for new pieces along the way, great. We can make detours to pursue new
ideas, or discover if these things will feed the project. Everything serves to further. Toward the end of the run we'll
begin to think about where to send the work, if that's what you'd like to do. If you don't want to send it anywhere — perfectly
fine. There’s nothing wrong with writing for your own pleasure.
For the online workshop, you'll send me one piece per week that I'll make comments on, and we'll go back and forth in discussions
until the following week, when you'll either resubmit that piece or send a new one. As with the at-home workshop, I'll suggest
ancillary readings/model texts and give you weekly assignments. And toward the end of the run we'll have the same discussion
about where to place the work, if that's what you want to do.
The price for the at-home workshop is $300; the online is $400.
For more information email shardav @ verizon.net
Don Winter invited to read
Don Winter is the publisher of the magazine
"Fight These Bastards"
and author of the acclaimed collection: NO WAY OUT BUT IN
August 7, 6 P.M.
The Bowery Poetry Club
New York City
Proceeds to Save the Children Fund
Other invitees: Fred Voss, Amiri Baraka, Adrienne Rich Linda McCarriston, Jim Daniels
Info: Jon Anderson (stompsing@yahoo.com)
NO WAY OUT BUT IN
“Selling for ten bucks, this book is a steal. Some of the best poetry I’ve read in awhile”
Todd Moore in upcoming Small Press Review
To purchase NO WAY OUT BUT IN from New York Quarterly's on-line store, go to:
http://nyqstore.poetscraft.com/winter.htm
Or, send $10 in check, money order, or well-concealed cash to:
Working Stiff Press (payable to Dan Sheridan)
P.O. Box 1274
Niles, Michigan 49120
A Cautionary Tale: Seven New York Performing Poets
Saturday August 23rd 6 pm
Theo Coates, Pete Dolack, Bob Hart, Ice, Brant Lyon, Jane Ormerod, Frank Simone
The Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street, New York City
$7 includes one house drink
Uphook Press book launch and reading for "A Cautionary Tale: Peer into the Lives of Seven New York Performing Poets".
www.uphookpress.com
The Mad Hatters' Review Poetry, Prose & Anything Goes
October 10th Time: 7 – 9 pm
Readers: Jonathan Baumbach, Harold Jaffe, and Sheila E. Murphy
KGB Bar
85 E. 4th Street, New York, NY
Admission: Free
The Mad Hatters' Review Poetry, Prose & Anything Goes
December 12th 7 - 9 pm
Readers: Rebecca Goodman, Steve Katz, and Martin Nakell
KGB Bar
85 E. 4th Street, New York, NY
Admission: Free
Other info: See http://www.kgbbar.com/event/2008/12/14/month/all/all/1 (not posted yet)
http://www.madhattersreview.com/events.shtml
Honors Conference, "Creativity and Thought"
Nov. 7, 2008 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., press readings begin at 1 p.m.
Readers: Joan and John Digby, Flavia Lobo, Tara L. Masih,
Edmund Miller, Dennis Pahl, Francis Poole, Suzanne Walther, and more.
Hillwood Commons, C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University
720 Northern Blvd.,
Brookville, NY
Admission: Free to poets and illustrators
Other info: The Feral Press is holding a reading of press authors with an exhibition of press illustrators as part of the
conference on "Creativity and Thought." There will also be a performance of original compositions by flutist P. Brent Register
with choreography by John Ollam, set to English adaptations of Chinese poems by John Digby (at 11 a.m.).
For more information: Dr. Joan Digby at jdigby@liu.edu
LALITA JAVA READINGS
3rd THURSDAYS 7-9 PM
HOSTED BY DOROTHY F. AUGUST
Lalita Java
210 East 3rd St.
(Btwn. B & C)
92nd Street Y Reading Series
92nd Street Y Reading Series
Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
New York, NY
"Poetry & Prose & Anything Goes with Dr. Ni"
(radio show; internet radio)
Date, time, price: Every Tuesday, 8-9 p.m. EST
Address: (Dr. Ni's local address) P.O. Box 15095
City and State: Philadelphia, PA 19130-9998
Contact person and or URL/information: Dr. Niama L. Williams;
www.internetvoicesradio
$35/guest/appearance on show
Readers: International internet radio listeners
Other appropriate info: (station owner's address):
Ms. Lillian Cauldwell
P.O. Box 2344 Ann Arbor, MI 48106-2344;
734-332-5902.
Dr. Niama L. Williams
P. O. Box 15095
Philadelphia, PA 19130-9998
http://www.lulu.com/drni
http://www.blowingupbarriers.com
1ST FRIDAYS ON VINE
Hosted by Aziza Kintehg
Every First Friday of the Month
Be part of an Art Extravaganza
* Spoken Word * Music Freestyle * Open Mike
Jose Sebourne Graphic Design
1213-15 Vine Street Philadelphia PA 19107
7-10pm $5.00 Cover
Contact info:
The Gallery - (215)564-2554
Aziza Kintehg(215)668-4500
Email: azizalockdiva@...
or check out the website: www.Josesebourne.com
The Old Town district of Alexandria- Photo by Ben Schumin
Plan B Press Presents
Readers: CL Bledsoe, TBA
July 8 7-9 PM
St. Elmo's Coffee Pub in Alexandria
2300 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA 22301
Admission: Free
WomanMade Gallery Reading Series
Sunday, August 3, 2008 2-4 pm
Woman Made Gallery
685 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
Readers: Marian Kaplun Shapiro and other winners of Her Mark poetry contest
Admission: free
Other info: www.womanmade.org
Ozark Writers Live! Fayetteville (AR) Arts Festival
Saturday, September 13, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Reader: J. B. Hogan
J. B. Hogan will be reading from his latest unpublished book:
Fayetteville: Real, Remembered, and Imagined
Fayetteville (AR) Public Library
401 W. Mountain St.
Admission: Free
Dancing in a Garden of Words Expressive Writing Workshop
Course Description and Objective:
Gardening is a grand gift that we receive the opportunity of participating in each Spring, Summer…...Click Link Above and Read More
Margot Van Sluytman, Poet, Calgary, Alberta
Award Winning Expressive Writing Facilitator
Scholarship Recipient to The Merton Institute of Contemplative Living
Member of The National Association for Poetry Therapy
Member of the Society for Arts in Healthcare
http://www.MargotVanSluytman.com -- Personal
http://www.Sawbonna.com -- Restorative Justice/Hope
http://www.Palabras-Press.com -- Press
http://www.Dance-With-Words.com -- Writing Community
to dance with words, is to be nourished~Margot Van Sluytman
Upcoming Workshops and Readings 2008
July 2008 Writing and Healing Workshop
Ontario
Dates and Venues to be Announced
~Recognition and Books: Palabras Press~
Normandi Ellis, Foundation for the National Association for Poetry Therapy
"Margot, You are a worthy recipient, of the Seeds of Joy Award, from
the Foundation for the National Association for Poetry Therapy, for
your work in facilitating growth experiences through experiential
workshops in writing and healing voice here in the US and in
Canada."
Diarmuid O'Murchu, Member of the Sacred Heart Missionary Order,
Social Psychologist, and author of: Quantum Theology, Reclaiming
Spirituality
"I thought many times of Thomas Merton as I read through Margot Van
Sluytman's poems, in Contemplative Waiting: Write Into the Heart of
Your Spiritual Journey: the contemplative waiting becomes an
awakening in which the sacred breaks through even in the mundane and
ordinary."
Brenda Peddigrew, Ph.D. - University of Alberta on Palabras Press
"It has been a powerful awakening for me simply to work with Palabras
Press. To be in a milieu where poetry is highly valued, where the
personal poetic voice is honored, and where the art of words is seen
as a way of healing, has heightened my own connection with the inner
world of passion and purpose. Palabras Press is a hidden gift to the
world, which is beginning to be seen for all that it can give back."
Paris, France
July 8th, 7 PM
Reading by Nahid Rachlin from PERSIAN GIRLS, memoir
Village Voice Bookstore
6, rue Princesse, Paris in the 6th arrondissement.
Phone: 1.46.33.36.47
Event is free
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