POETRY READINGS
*Off the Coast*
Valerie Lawson & Michael Brown, Editors
*Off the Coast*
PO Box 14
Robbinston, ME 04671
poetrylane2@gmail.com
www.off-the-coast.com
Our next deadline is March 1 for a special "Green" theme Spring issue.
For this issue, we will be collaborating with Unity College in Unity,
Maine, which has built its curriculum on the environment and
environmental law.
Editorial decisions are not made until after the deadline. Poets &
artists will be notified by mid-April on the status of their
submission.
Muddy River Poetry Review Guidelines
Reading dates for Muddy River Poetry Review are December 1 to March 1 for spring issue and June 1 to September 1
for fall issue. Poems received on other dates will be deleted.
1. Submit 1-3 poems. NO PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED POEMS.
2.No attachments. Please paste poems into body of email. Include a short poetry (and/or other) bio.
3. Prefer free verse.
4. Do not want "mushy" or religious poems.
5. Do not want porno, sexist, racist or biased poetry relating to politics or ethnicity.
6. Simultaneous submissions okay, but please let me know which ones AND notify me if any are accepted somewhere else.
7. Future (other) publication should credit Muddy River Poetry Review.
6. Response time will be as close to 30 days as possible.
7. If you do not hear in 45 days, feel free to inquire.
8. Payment will be publication in MRPR.
9. Poems only accepted during open reading dates. Poems received on other dates will be deleted.
10. Submit all poems to mrpr@comcast.net only.
All rights revert to author upon publication.
Midway Journal
Midway Journal accepts submissions of aesthetically ambitious work that occupies the realms between both the traditional and experimental.
We accept submissions between January and June annually, only. Submissions can be mailed via USPS or e-mailed.
All manuscripts mailed USPS should be submitted with SASE and should be mailed to:
(Genre) Editors
Midway Journal
PO Box 14499
St. Paul, MN 55114
Electronic submissions should be sent to the appropriate electronic mailing address listed below.
Manuscript Submission: (genre) should appear in the subject line of the e-mail.
Submissions should be sent as .doc or .docx file attachments and should not be
sent in the body of the e-mail.
poetryeditor@midwayjournal.com
6th Annual Dave L, Osgood Submissions accepted Nov 1st-Feb 7th
It’s that time of year again. The 6th annual DLO Poetry contest the poem must be 20 lines or less or it will
not be accepted, it can be any subject, and it can’t rhyme. 2 poems per person.
must be RI or Ma resident.
Please send entries to:
Poetryman20@verizon.net
subject line DLO Poetry submisson
Please tell your poetry friends
You Must Remember This:
Poems about Aging and Memory
RULES FOR SUBMISSION:
- Poets may submit up to three (3) original, unpublished poems concerning some aspect of Aging.
- Poems should be single-spaced and typed in Times New Roman 12 pt font (or a reasonable equivalent).
- Poems longer than 3 pages will not be considered.
- Poets may submit by mail or by e-mail. All poems must include the poet’s name, address, and e-mail address. When submitting by e-mail,
attachments should be in RTF format. When submitting by mail, enclose 2 copies of each poem and include name, address, and
e-mail address on each. Contributors without e-mail must enclose a SASE for acknowledgement of acceptance.
- Poets should also submit a brief (75-word) biographical statement, which could mention
recent publications, awards, contacts, or perhaps an early memory concerning aging.
- Submissions should be made by e-mail to poetsintheattic@gmail.com or by mail to
Gordon Lang
170 Browns Ridge Road
Ossipee, NH 03864
- Poems selected for publication will be edited cooperatively by the editors and the author.
- There is no fee for submission. Poems will not be returned. Poets published will receive a
single author's copy in payment.
- The selection and editing of poems for inclusion will be an ongoing process. However, all
submissions must be postmarked or e-mailed by June 30, 2012.
- All poems published will be protected by the copyright of the publication; however, rights
revert to the author upon publication.
We are also pleased to announce our Second Annual Poetry Open. Grand prize of $1,000, second/third prizes
of $100/$50. Entry fee only $5 for up to three poems. We've extended the deadline past New Year's through
January 3, 2012, when post offices reopen.
David Bright, Editor Gemini Magazine www.gemini-magazine.com /index.html
What Is Metaphor: The Poetic Genius Issue
The genius of poetry is many things, but it partly resides in the definition of poetry itself: communicating with
metaphor. What do you think of that? We want to know!
Submit your poems, prose, essays, flash-fiction, and artwork
to Jessica Harman or The Editors at this email address: poptzine@gmail.com
Sleet seeks poetry, fiction, flash irregulars. For guidelines,
please see www.fleetmagazine.com
The Pedestal Magazine is currently seeking submissions of poetry and fiction. Please visit their web site for
more information www.thepedestalmagazine.com
New West Submissions
I have recently been named fiction editor for New West magazine, and we are welcoming submissions for stories or novel
excerpts of up to 5000 words. New West has just added fiction to its format, so you can be among the pioneers.
Please check out the submission guidelines here...
http://www.facebook.com/l/03282SNJ2faTKw-KVX690jbP44w/newwest.submishmash.com/Submit
Gemini Magazine
Send previously unpublished work to:
submissions@gemini-magazine.com
No attachments. Fit into body of email or mail to
Gemini Magazine
P.O. Box 1485
Onset, MA 02558
VISUAL INVERSE
Pairing Poetry and Art
Saturday February 4, 2012 @ 1PM
Opening Reception and Poetry Reading
Show runs through Feb 19 | Free admission & refreshment
The original poems of Mike Amado, Louisa Clerici, Regie Gibson, Elizabeth Hanson, Chuck Harper, Lawrence Kessenick,
Irene Koronas, Thomas Libby, Gloria Mindock, Tomas O’Leary, Miriam O’Neal, Rene Schwiesow, Bert Stern, Susan Cook Thanas,
Sheila Twyman and Miriam Walsh.
Paired with the original visual art of
Barbara Barker, Jill Voelker, Gretchen Moran, Bill Brissette, Ben Pohl, Greg Kullberg, Edwina Caci, Kathleen Mullkins Mogayzel,
Richard Mulcahy, Kathy Ferrara, Terry Kole, Ivy Frances, Linda Vopat, D Peter Collins and Pat Bianco.
This program is sponsored in part by a grant from the Plymouth Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by
the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state Agency.
Plymouth Center for the Arts
11 North Street, Plymouth
508-746-7222
www.plymouthguild.org
SOUTH OF BOSTON POETRY TRAIL
VOL. 2 NO. 16 FEBRUARY 2012
FEBRUARY 2012
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8 @7:30PM
DREAMSPEAK ARTISTS
CRAZY’S EDDIES AMERICAN BAR & GRILL
8 TOWN WHARF PLYMOUTH
2nd ANNUAL WORDS OF LOVE CONTEST /MUSIC, OPEN-MIC
FOR MORE INFO: WWW.LOUISACLERICI.COMCAST.NET
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9 @7PM
DUXBURY FREE LIBRARY POETRY CIRCLE
SETTER ROOM
77 ALDEN ST DUXBURY
SHARE YOUR POETRY
MORE INFO: RHICKEY@OCLN.ORG
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12 @12 NOON
POETRY: THE ART OF WORDS/MIKE AMADO MEMORIAL SERIES
PLYMOUTH CENTER FOR THE ARTS
11 NORTH ST PLYMOUTH
FEATURES: CHARLES COE AND MIGNON ARIEL KING/OPEN-MIC
MORE INFO: WWW.PTAOW.COM
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15, @6:30PM
POETRY IN THE VILLAGE
BLANDING LIBRARY
124 BAY STATE RD REHOBOTH, MA
FEATURE: TIM REED/OPEN-MIC
MORE INFO: NIMBOUCHER@COMCAST.NET
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16, 7PM
THE POETRY SESSION AT O’SHEA’S
O’SHEA’S OLDE INNE
348 MAIN ST [RT28] WEST DENNIS, MA
FEATURE: OPEN-MIC
MORE INFO: ALARMPUP@VERIZON.NET
SATURDAY FEBRUARY18, @2PM
GREATER BROCKTON SOCIETY FOR POETRY AND THE ARTS
BROCTON LIBRARY
304 MAIN ST BROCKTON, MA
FEATURES: CD COLLINS AND CHAD PARENTEAU
OPEN-MIC/POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP 12NOON TO 2PM
MORE INFO: WWW.GBSPA.HOMESTEAD.COM
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 6:30 PM
POETRY AT THE MAIN ST CAFÉ
122 MAIN ST. NORTH EASTON, MA
FEATURE CHARLIE PERRY / OPEN-MIC
MORE INFO: POETMAN20@VERIZON.NET
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23, @6:30PM
“THE MIXI N’ MUSIC”
SOMETHIN’S BREWING CAFÉ
CORNER OF RT 105 AND RT 18
LAKEVILLE
MUSIC FEATURE: KIM SNYDER/STORYTELLING AND POETRY/OPEN-MIC/DONATION $2
MORE INFO: WWW.FACEHILL@COMCAST.NET
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23, @ 7PM
POET’S CORNER OPEN MIC
THE CULTURAL CENTER OF CAPE COD
307 OLD MAIN ST. S. YARMOUTH
FEATURE: JUDITH PARTELOW/OPEN-MIC
MORE INFO HTTP://COMCAST.NET/~BMHELLMAN/SITE/
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26, @3PM
CALLIOPE
WEST FALMOUTH LIBRARY
575 WEST FALMOUTH HIGHWAY [RT 28A] FALMOUTH
FEATURES: NANCY BRADY CUNNINGHAM, ROBIN SMITH-JOHNSON AND DAVID SURETTE/ DONATION $5
MORE INFO calliopoetryreadings@verizon.com
SUBMISSIONS
For Submissions click here or scroll up.
Bits and Pieces
Good friend Irene Koronas of Cambridge, poet and visual artist has started a blog
site www.artamust.blogspot.com, check it out.
Plymouth poet and visual artist Jane Edsel has a new book of poetry “Some Plum of Poems” to
be published in the next month.
Rich Berg informs me that the Yanafide Foundation, “Healing Through Creative Expression” will be holding
a poetry reading and open-mic at the Brockton Public Library on March 3, more in next month’s newsletter.
Check out what is going on with the 2012 Massachusetts Poetry Festival at masspoetry.org.
Hope to see you at Visual Inverse Pairing Poetry and Art opening reception at the
Plymouth Center for the Arts on Saturday February 4 beginning at 1pm. If you cannot
make the opening the show will run through February 19.
Any suggestions, additions or subtractions please feel free to send me a note.
JACK SCULLY
Johnscully36@yahoo.com
Jamaica Plain Public Library
Thursday, February 9th at 7:00,
Reader: Carolyn Gregory
Jamaica Plain Public Library
12 Sedgwick Street, MA
Jamaica Plain (across the street from the Monument and next door to Curtis Hall)
POETRY: THE ART OF WORDS
MIKE AMADO MEMORIAL SERIES
Poetry reading and Open Mic
The Plymouth Guild for the Arts
11 North St. Downtown Plymouth, MA [Downtown just off Rte 3A]
MIKE AMADO
Doors open 11:30AM, music feature 12 noon | poetry feature 12:45pm, open-mic 2pm | Free admission and refreshments.
February 12, 2012: Charles Coe and Mignon Ariel King
Poetry Features:
Charles Coe is the winner of an Artist Fellowship in Poetry from the Massachusetts Cultural Council,
and now serves
as grants program officer at the council. His work has appeared in numerous literary reviews and magazines. A volume
of his poetry, Picnic on the Moon, has been published by Leapfrog Press. Charles also appears on two spoken-word
CDs: Get Ready for Boston, a collection of stories and songs about Boston neighborhoods, and on One Side of the River,
an anthology of Cambridge and Somerville poets. His poems have been set to music by composers Julia Carey, Beth Denisch
and Robert Moran. In addition to poetry, Charles writes feature articles and book reviews that have appeared in
publications such as Harvard Magazine, The Boston Phoenix, and The Boston Globe. Charles is also co-chair of the
Boston Chapter of the National Writers Union-a labor union for freelance writers.
Mignon Ariel King is a womanist writer who has spent her entire life in Greater Boston, Massachusetts. An alumna
of the Graduate Program in English at Simmons College, she is a sometime college instructor, a freelance manuscript
consultant, and an online journal editor. She is currently working on three writing projects: the third book of an
autobiographical poetry trilogy based on her third-generation New England roots; a loose poetic synopsis of Moby-Dick;
and her second novella-which is based in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Music Feature:
TBA
March 11, 2012: Holly Guran & Michelle Radseszewski
April 15, 2012: Michael Brown & Valerie Lawson
FREE REFRESHMENTS! More info:
johnscully36@yahoo.com
visit us on-line www.ptaow.com
“THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY A GRANT FROM THE PLYMOUTH CULTURAL COUNCIL, A LOCAL AGENCY WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY
THE MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL, A STATE AGENCY”
Newton Free Library Poetry Series
7PM-- second Tuesday of the month.
February 14, 2012
Alan Albert
Sandra Kohler
Judith Steinbergh
March 13, 2012
Margaret Young
Julia Story
Jade Sylvan
April 10, 2012
Gloria Mindock
Ifeanyi Menkiti
David Rivard
Newton Free Library
330 Homer St.
Newton, Mass.
The Greater Brockton Society for Poetry and the Arts
Presents
Poetry Series at the Brockton Library
Check out our bookstore & virtual galleries
Our Poetry Workshop and Open-Mic are free and the seats comfortable.
Enjoy coffee and tea and yummy finger foods.
Our workshops and venue are free, the seats comfortable, the refreshments delicious.
- 12:00 - 2:00 Poetry Workshop
- 1:30 - 2:00 Sign up for Open-Mic Reading
- 2:15 - 3:15 Open-Mic Reading
- 3:30 - 4:30 Feature Poets
Upcoming Features
(For information on the following poets click on www.gbspa.org)
Sat. Feb 18, 2012
CD Collins
Sat. Mar 17, 2012
Gregory Hischak
Joannie Strangeland
Sat. Apr 21, 2012
Leslie Jenike
Tomas O’Leary
Sat. Jun 15, 2012
Kristofor Weinrich
Ryk McIntyre
Sat. Sep 15, 2012
Michael Brown
Valerie Lawson
Sat. Oct.20, 2012
Wendy Drexler
Brockton Library Poetry Series
Sheila Mullen Twyman
THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT THE ARMORY
POETRY AT THE CAFÉ
191 HIGHLAND AVENUE
SOMERVILLE, MA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21st
7:00 PM/ADMISSION: $4.00
READING AND OPEN MIC
Hosted by: Harris Gardner and Gloria Mindock
THE FIRST AND LAST WORD POETRY SERIES
Danielle Georges is the author of a book of poems Maroon (Curbstone Press, 2001). Her awards for poetry include the PEN New
England Discovery Award, and the LEF Foundation Fellowship. Her poems have appeared nationally and internationally in journals
including Agni, The Caribbean Writer, Callaloo, MaComère; and in numerous anthologies. She is an Associate Professor in the
Creative Arts in Learning Division of Lesley University.
Richard Wollman is a poet and sculptor who has published A Cemetery Affair (chapbook, Finishing Line Press 2004)
and Evidence of Things Seen (Sheep Meadow Press 2006). Poetry awards include the Gulf Coast Prize (2005),
the Anna Davidson Rosenberg Award for Poems on the Jewish Experience (2009), and a fellowship at the Virginia Center
for the Creative Arts (2007). His poems have appeared in New England Review, Prairie Schooner, Crazyhorse, MARGIE,
Bellevue Literary Review, and Poetry Daily. He received a doctorate in 17th-Century Poetry at Columbia University
and currently is Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at Simmons College in Boston.
Third reader coming soon.
The Center for the Arts is located between Davis Square and Union Square. Parking is located behind the
armory at the rear of the building. Arts at the Armory is approximately a 15 minute walk from Davis Square
which is on the MTBA Red Line. You can also find us by using either the MBTA RT 88 and RT 90 bus that can be
caught either at Lechmere (Green Line) or Davis Square (Red Line). Get off at the Highland Avenue and Lowell
Street stop. You can also get to us from Sullivan Square (Orange Line) by using the MBTA RT 90 bus. Get off
at the Highland Avenue and Benton Road stop.
Calliope: Poetry Readings at West Falmouth Library
Sunday, February 26th, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Open Mike Sign-Up, 2:45 p.m.
Free-will Donation.
Refreshments.
Featuring:
Nancy Brady Cunningham is a published poet and author of five books of non-fiction. More than a dozen of her
poems were published in the poetry textbook: Unlocking the Poem, (2009) by Ottone Riccio and Ellen Siegel.
Nancy’s awards include, the Barbara Bradley Award, and the Gretchen Warren Award from the New England Poetry
Club (2010). She is the co-editor of The Book of Arrows, by Mike Amado, published by Červená Barva Press (2011).
Nancy has featured in many venues, including Boston’s First Night.
Robin Smith-Johnson is the author of a forthcoming collection of poems,
Dreams of the Antique Dealer’s Daughter
(Word Tech, 2013). Her poems have appeared in the journals, Capewomen, Sandscript, Voices International and Yankee,
and in several anthologies, including A Sense of Place and Essential Love. Robin works at the Cape Cod Times and
teaches in the Language and Literature Department of Cape Cod Community College. She lives in Mashpee with her
husband and three sons.
David Surette's new book of poetry is The Immaculate Conception Mothers’ Club.
He is the author of two other
collections: Young Gentlemen’s School and Easy to Keep, Hard to Keep In. His poems have been published in
Off the Coast, Peregrine, and Salamander, and in the anthologies
French Connections: A Gathering of Franco-American Poets and Cadence of Hooves: A Celebration of Horses.
David has been a co-host of Poetribe, a contributing editor at Salamander, an instructor at the Cape
Cod Writers Center Conference, and a contributor at the Bread Loaf Writing Conference.
Calliope’s Craft Workshops in collaboration with the West Falmouth Library
(very limited space left)
Saturday, February 25, 11am-1pm
Writing Poems About Family, Friends, Lovers and Others,
with Barry Hellman
Saturday, March 24, 11am-1pm
The Pattern of the Dance: Using Form in Contemporary Poetry,
with Christine Casson
Held in the Lower Level Activity Room, West Falmouth Library.
$20 each, or the series for $50. Pre-registration required
via website: www.calliopepoetryseries.com
or email to calliopepoetryreadings@verizon.net.
then send check to Calliope,
PO Box 957, West Falmouth, MA 02574
For complete schedule, and other
events: http://calliopepoetryseries.com/
Directions: From Bourne Bridge. Rt. 28 south to Thomas Landers Road exit, right off ramp to Rt. 28A south
(left), about 1 1/2 miles. Just past Old Dock Rd., on right, West Falmouth Library is on the left, with parking.
From Woods Hole. Woods Hole Rd. to Palmer Ave. to Rt. 28 north to Brick Kiln Rd. exit, left off the ramp to Rt. 28A
(stop sign). Take a right, and go less than I mile. West Falmouth Library is on the right, with parking
(before the library, across from the Quaker Meeting House).
Information: calliopepoetryreadings@verizon.net or 508-566-1090
and visit our new website at http://calliopepoetryseries.com/
Poetic Convergence
A New Poetry Series Inspired by Sam Cornish,
Boston's Poet Laureate
January - May in Forsyth Chapel
The Forest Hills Educational Trust is teaming up with Jamaica Pond Poets, the Carpenter Poets,
Tapestry of Voices and Simone Beaubien, the director of the National Poetry Slam, to create a new
poetry series in Forsyth Chapel. Inspired by Sam Cornish, Boston's Poet Laureate, each reading will
be curated by a different Boston poetry group to display Boston's eclectic poetic culture. The series
will feature a wide array of personalities and styles beginning at 2pm on the last Sunday of January,
February, March and May. Each reading will be followed by a reception with refreshments! Come join us
and get a taste of Boston poetry!
Sunday, February 26 at 2pm: Jamaica Pond Poets
Jamaica Pond Poets is a collaborative poetry workshop that meets every Saturday morning in Jamaica Plain,
to creatively comment on each other's work. Members of Jamaica Pond Poets have all been published in literary
magazines, and several have won awards for their work. The group has been running constantly for 17 years,
and its members include Dorothy Derifield, Carolyn Gregory, Holly Guran, Audrey Henderson, Susanna Kittredge,
Alice Kociemba, Dorian Kotsiopoulos, Jim LaFond-Lewis, Jennifer Markell, Sandra Storey,
and Gary Whited.
Admission: $5
Sunday, March 25 at 2pm: Tapestry of Voices
Tapestry of Voices is an 11-year-old poetry organization, co-founded by Harris Gardner and Lainie Senechal.
Based in Boston with over 150 affiliates from the Greater Boston Area, most of whom are widely published, it
also produces the National Poetry Month Festival in April.
Admission: $5
Sunday, May 27 at 2pm: Simone Beaubien, Boston Poetry Slam
Host, booking agent and slam master at Boston's Poetry Slam at the Cantab Lounge, Simone Beaubien is
a poet who has performed her work all over the country. Last year, she directed the outrageously successful
National Poetry Slam held in Boston. She will present an afternoon of performance poetry, bringing in young
poets with fine-tuned performance skills and wide-ranging styles.
Admission: $5
Forest Hills Cemetery
95 Forest Hills Avenue
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
The cemetery is an easy walk from the Orange Line T,
Forest Hills stop via the Tower Street shortcut.
Jonathan Clark
Forest Hills Educational Trust
e-mail: j_clark@foresthillstrust.org
phone: 617.524.3150 ex. 222
web: http://www.foresthillstrust.org
Out of the Blue Gallery
EVERY MONDAY NITE,
Stone Soup Poetry (Host: Chad Parenteau),
a 38 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
106 Prospect Street
Cambridge, MA
Host: Chad Parenteau
Visit the Stone Soup web site: http://stonesouppoetry.blogspot.com
Stone Soup Poetry meets from 8-10 p.m. every Monday at the Out of the Blue Art Gallery at 106 Prospect Street with an open mike sign-up at
7:30 p.m.
http://stonesouppoetry.blogspot.com/
TIMOTHY GAGER'S
DIRE LITERARY SERIES /Out of the Blue Gallery/
1st Friday- Cambridge, MA
(starts with four, 15 MINUTE OPEN MIC SLOTS AT 8 PM)
with SIGN-UP starting at 7 PM
FOLLOWED BY FEATURES
8 PM, 106 PROSPECT STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
For more info and to get on the mailing list:
EMAIL
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
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!!!!
Out Of The Blue Art Gallery
106 Prospect Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
phone: 617-354-5287
The Boston Poetry Slam
Downstairs at the Cantab Lounge
every Wednesday night at 8 * open mic, featured poet, poetry slam *
738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass.
There is poetry at the Cantab Lounge every Wednesday night, year-round.
Our rotating cast of hosts is led by SlamMaster Simone Beaubien.
Cover charge is $3.00 (unless otherwise noted on our schedule ).
Open mic for all begins at 8:00 p.m. Our doors and sign-up lists open promptly at 7:15. The open mic sign-up fills very quickly,
so we recommend that you be prompt. Poems may be on any subject, and you may read more than one, but we ask that you keep your
time on the mic to three minutes.
After the open, usually at about 10:00, our featured poet performs for half an hour.
Click here to see our schedule of features.
The slam follows the feature, usually around 11:00. Most slams are open to the first eight who sign up; however, on some nights,
we have semi-finals or finals in our slam series. Click here for slam details.
The Boston Poetry Slam at the Cantab Lounge is 18+, and you must have a photo ID to enter. (Note that the Cantab is 21+ for all
other shows.) Feel free to email us at cantab@slamnews.com if you have questions
about our policy. You can also check out the
website for the venue, www.cantab-lounge.com.
Cantab Lounge
738 Massachusetts Ave,
Central Square, Cambridge, Mass
(617) 354-2685
Email: cantab@slamnews.com
(http://www.slamnews.com/)
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Sunday Night!
Every Sunday with a Poetry Slam co-hosted by Joyce Cunha and
Jeff Robinson starting at 7:30pm and a Featured Poet and Open Mic
accompanied by the Jeff Robinson Trio starting at 9:00pm – there’s a $5 cover and you must be 21 to enter the venue – Sultry
red lights, intimate tables, and wooden church pews give this small room one of the best ambiances in town.
Cambridge Common
1667 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA. 02138
617-547-0759
Coming Up at Poets House
All programs take place at Poets House, 10 River Terrace (at Murray St. ) in Lower Manhattan,
unless otherwise noted. Directions are below.
Saturday, February 4, 2:00–4:00pm
Passwords: James Shapiro on William Shakespeare
Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, author of Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare?, discusses the bard's poems,
with a special focus on the late sonnets.
$10, $7 for students and seniors, free to Poets House Members
Saturday, February 11, 2:00–4:00pm
Passwords: Molly Peacock on John Donne and George Herbert
Poet Molly Peacock explores the metaphysical tradition of the 17th century with a lively examination of how
English mystics John Donne and George Herbert blended the sacred and profane.
$10, $7 for students and seniors, free to Poets House Members
Programs for Children
Saturday, February 11, 11:00am
Floating Valentines: A Screening of The Red Balloon
In celebration of Valentine's Day, Poets House presents Albert Lamorisse's timeless children's film classic The Red Balloon.
Afterward, children will make their own poetic valentines in the form of hot-air balloon mobiles.
Admission Free
Poets House is located at 10 River Terrace at the corner of Murray Street in Lower Manhattan's Battery Park City.
Take the 1, 2, 3, A or C subway to Chambers Street. Walk west on Chambers Street (past West Street) all the way
to its end at River Terrace. Turn left and walk two blocks south to 10 River Terrace (at the corner of River
Terrace and Murray Street). The M22 bus runs along Chambers between North End Ave and the Lower East Side. The
M20 bus travels from the Upper West Side and the southern tip of Battery Park City to North End Ave. The Downtown
Connection, a free Lower Manhattan shuttle bus, travels to North End Ave from South Street Seaport and from Broadway
along Murray Street; for more information, visit: downtownny.com.
All programs take place at Poets House, 10 River Terrace (at Murray St.) in Lower Manhattan, unless otherwise
noted. For more information, call (212) 431-7920 or visit www.poetshouse.org. Join us on Facebook and Twitter.
LALITA JAVA READINGS
3rd THURSDAYS 7-9 PM
HOSTED BY DOROTHY F. AUGUST
Lalita Java
210 East 3rd St.
New York, NY 10009
(Btwn. B & C)
Every Monday:
Louder Arts presents...
"The Slam"
Poetry, Spoken Word, Slams & Guest Poets.
Always an open mic
$5 students/ $6 regular
Sign-up at 7pm, show starts at 7:30 at:
Thirteen
35 E.13th St.
(between Broadway & University Pl.)
New York, NY
(212) 979-6677
Bar13.com
Every Thursday
Mike Geffner presents...
The Inspired Word
An all-star poetry/spoken word event
every Thursday
featured guests plus open mic
Cover Charge: $10
7pm (open mic signup starts at 6:30)
at:
One and One
76 E. 1st St. (corner of 1st Ave.)
New York, NY
212 598-9126
OneandOneNY.com
92nd Street Y Reading Series
Main Reading Series
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212.415.5500
John Petrolino
Presents
The Frank Talk Reading Series
A New Poetry Reading Series
at
Frank Talk Art Bistro and Bookstore
Frank Talk Poetry Series Home Page
Click Here: Frank Talk Poetry Series
Poets.Org (Academy of American Poets)
Click Here: Poets.Org
Frank Talk Art Bistro and Bookstore
163 Shrewsbury Avenue
Red Bank, NJ 07701
$5.00 Cover
(includes food, beverages, and other goodies
supplied by Frank Talk owner Gilda Rogers)
Open Mic after the Feature
Contact: John Petrolino
jpetrolinoiii@yahoo.com
"Poetry & Prose & Anything Goes with Dr. Ni"
(radio show; internet radio)
Date, time, pre-requisites: Last Friday of every month, 1-3 p.m.
Address: 1303 W. Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19122
City and State: Philadelphia, PA 19130-9998
Contact person and or URL/information: Dr. Niama L. Williams;
http://www.lulu.com/drni;
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/drni
One copy of book to be subject of interview must be mailed to address above if one would like to be considered for show
Readers: International internet radio listeners
Dr. Niama L. Williams
1303 W. Susquehanna Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122
http://www.lulu.com/drni
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/drni
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
Southern California Open Readings
LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTIES
Barnes & Noble Poetry and Verse with Bill Robertson every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., open workshop/reading, 1201 Third Street Promenade,
Santa Monica, (310) 260-9110.
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center presents an Open Reading, first Sundays monthly, free, 5:00, sign up at 4:45.
Hosted by Marie Lecrivain. Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, (310) 822-3006,
www.beyondbaroque.org.
Cobalt Poets presents open readings every Tuesday, hosted by Rick Lupert, with featured readers on the first Tuesday,
featured regulars on second Tuesdays, Valley Contemporary Poets featured guest plus open reading on third Tuesdays, and
Cobalt Classic All Open Reading usually every fourth and fifth Tuesdays, seven minute limit, 9:00, sign up 8:30-8:45,
free, one drink minimum, all ages. The Cobalt Café, 22047 Sherman Way in Canoga Park (west of Topanga Canyon Blvd.),
(818) 348-3789, http://poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt.
Da’ Poetry Lounge spoken word open mic, every Tuesday, 9:00-midnight. Greenway Court Theatre, 544 N. Fairfax Blvd.
near Melrose, LA, free parking next door at Fairfax High School, early arrival is a must,
www.dapoetrylounge.com.
Barnes & Noble Featured and open reading, every last Saturday, sign up 6:30, reading 7:00. Hosted by Ron Dvorkin. Barnes & Noble,
16461 Ventura Blvd., Encino, RONDVORKIN @ aol.com.
Poetry circle, second Wednesday, 6:30. Hosted by Ron Dvorkin. Encino-Tarzana Branch Library, 18231 Ventura Blvd.,
Tarzana, (818) 343-1983, RONDVORKIN @ aol.com.
Gypsy Den in Santa Ana hosts a featured poetry reading every first Tuesday and open mics every Monday and Thursday,
sign up starts 7:30. 125 N. Broadway Avenue, Santa Ana, (714) 835-8840, www.gypsyden.com.
Emerging Urban Poets Saturday Afternoon Poetry presents featured readers and open mic, every first and third Saturday,
including January 23, 3:00-5:00. Free, hosted by Don Kingfisher Campbell. Santa Catalina Branch of the Pasadena Public
Library, 999 E. Washington Blvd, two blocks east of Lake Avenue, Pasadena,
kingfisher1031 @ charter.net,
emergingurbanpoets.blogspot.com.
Moonday, A West Side Reading Series, open reading followed by featured reading, second Monday monthly,
come early to sign up, 7:30. Hosted by Lois P. Jones and Alice Pero, Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Avenue,
Pacific Palisades, (310) 454-4063, www.moondaypoetry.com,
or pero @ earthlink.net.
La Palabra presents a featured poetry reading, plus open mic, usually every fourth Sunday, except
January 31, 2:00-4:00. Co-hosted by Laura L. Longoria and Don Newton, Avenue 50 Studio, 131 N. Avenue 50,
Highland Park, (323) 258-1435, www.avenue50studio.com.
Our Poetic Souls open mic, every third Sunday monthly, sign up 2:30, readings 2:45. Hosted by Jim Lyon,
please use appropriate language. Home Brew Coffee, 661 West Arrow Highway, San Dimas,
(909) 394-1964, www.chrystinedrums.com/PoeticSouls.
Psychobabble Cabaret open mic with teeth, every Sunday, sign up 8:00, reading 8:30, no cover.
Psychobabble Coffee House, 1866 N. Vermont, at Franklin, LA, (323) 664-7500.
The Rapp Saloon spoken word open mic, every Friday, sign up 7:30, readings 8:00. Six minute slots,
free, all ages, co-hosts Mani Suri, Dave Nordling, Brenda Petrakos, Joe Camhi. International Youth Hostel,
1436 2nd Street, Santa Monica, www.rappsaloon.com.
Redondo Poets featured reading and open mic every Tuesday, sign up 7:50, reading 8:10, free. Coffee Cartel,
1820 South Catalina Avenue, Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, (310) 316-6554, www.redondopoets.com.
Tebot Bach presents featured readers and open reading, last Friday of the month, sign up 7:30, reading 8:00.
Golden West College, Community Room 102, Huntington Beach, www.tebotbach.org.
Tía Chucha’s Open Mic: Night of Music & Spoken Word, every Friday, 8:00-10:00, no cover, donations welcome.
Hosted by Nery Boche. Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural, 13197-A Gladstone Avenue, Sylmar,
(818) 896-1489, www.tiachucha.com.
Two Idiots Peddling Poetry featured and open poetry readings every Wednesday at 8:00, $2 cover or
one drink minimum with student ID. Ugly Mug Caffé, 261 N. Glassel, Orange, (714) 997-5610,
www.poetryidiots.com.
World Stage Anansi Writers Workshop presents a three-part evening beginning with a workshop session,
followed by a featured reader and open mic, every Wednesday, 7:30-10:30, open mic 9:05.
Literary Director: Jawanza Daumisani, $5. World Stage, 4344 Degnan Blvd., LA,
(323) 293-2451, www.theworldstage.org.
SAN BERNARDINO/RIVERSIDE COUNTIES
Barnes & Noble “Valley Voices of the Muse” featured poet and open reading, first Friday monthly, 6:00.
Westfield Shopping Center, 72-840 Highway 111, Palm Desert, (760) 346-0725.
Patricia D’Alessandro, host: ciaopat9 @ gmail.com.
A Mic & Dim Lights presents spoken word and music open mic, every Thursday, 9:30, $3. Cal Poly
Downtown Arts Theater (Pomona Arts Colony), 300 W. Second Street, Pomona (909) 469-0080.
SAN DIEGO AREA
Monday Montage, a support group for poets, readers, and writers, bring your own work, share your thoughts,
or just listen, first Monday monthly, 7:00, if Monday falls on a holiday, reading will be held on the
second Monday. Hosted by Curran Jeffery. Bluestocking Books, 3817 Fifth Avenue, Hillcrest, San Diego,
(619) 296-1424, www.bluestockingbooks.com.
Lestat’s Coffee House songwriters/poets open mic, every Monday, 7:30-11:00, sign up 6:00.
Ten-minute slots. Lestat’s Coffee House, 3343 Adams Avenue, Normal Heights, San Diego,
(619) 282-0437, www.lestats.com.
The Off Beat Open Mic, second and fourth Sundays monthly, 5:00-7:00. Poetry, fiction.
Rebecca’s Coffee House, 30th and Juniper Street, San Diego,
(619) 284-FOOD, www.rebeccascoffeehouse.com.
Dime Stories Open Mic for prose writers, first Friday monthly, 7:00.
Hosted by Amy Wallen, $5. The Ruby Room, 1271 University Avenue, San Diego,
(619) 299-7372, www.DimeStories.org.
Poetic Brew open mic poetry reading, third Thursday monthly, sign up 6:30, reading 7:00.
Hosted by Eber Lambert, read up to three poems or for three minutes, thirty-three seconds.
Rebecca’s Coffeehouse, 30th and Juniper Street, South Park, San Diego,
(619) 284-FOOD, sandiegowriters.org.
Sunset Poets presents a featured poet and open mic, usually third Sundays monthly, 3:00.
Oceanside area, (760) 758-2410, or www.sunsetpoets.org.
Fallbrook’s Writers featured reading and open mic for poetry or prose, once a month,
usually on Thursdays, doors open 5:30, reading 6:00. Café des Artistes,
103 S. Main Street, Fallbrook, (760) 522-1064,
www.kbgressitt.com/fallbrooks-writers-read.
the Vessel open mic features poets, singers, actors, comedians, every first and
third Friday, 8:00. Live music, drinks, and refreshments, all ages, $5 cover.
Canvas Cafe, 1370 San Marcos Blvd., Suite 120A, San Marcos,
www.myspace.com/thevesselmovement.
Drunk Poets Society spoken word open mic, every Monday, 6:30-8:00. Hosted by Ola.
Winston’s Beach Club, 1921 Bacon Street, San Diego,
(619) 222-6822, www.myspace.com/winstonsdrunkpoetssociety.
SAN LUIS OBISPO/SANTA BARBARA/VENTURA
Tuesday Night Poets featured reading with open mic, every Tuesday, 7:30. Hosted by Roe Estep.
The Artists’ Union Gallery, 330 South California Street, Ventura, (805) 320-3524.
Bell Arts Factory presents a featured poet and open mic last Saturday monthly, 7:30.
Host: Friday Lubina. Bells Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Avenue, Ventura,
www.bellartsfactory.com.
Corners of the Mouth! presents an open reading after the featured poets, limited to
five minutes and original work every third Sunday monthly since 1984, free, 7:00.
Linnaea’s Café, 1110 Garden Street, San Luis Obispo. Kevin Patrick Sullivan,
Artistic Director, (805) 547-1318, www.languageofthesoul.org.
Favorite Poems Project reading, poets and non-poets read favorite poems not their own,
hosted by Lois Klein, third Monday monthly, 5:15-6:30. The Blue Agave, 20 East
Cota Street, Santa Barbara. e-mail: loisklein @ verizon.net.
Friday Night AA Meeting plus Open Mic, every Friday, 6:30. Drug and alcohol free,
896 East Main Street, Ventura, (805) 794-9878, www.aplaceofpeace.org.
Poetry Zone featured reading and open mic, every second Saturday, 2:00-4:00.
Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 21 W. Anapamu, Santa Barbara. Host, Suzanne Frost,
(805) 252-1655.
Train of Thought open mic, every Thursday, 6:30, 856 East Thompson Blvd., Ventura,
between Ash and Kalorama, behind Kids and Families Together.
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