The Midwest Underground Poetry Summit Monday, February 18th. 7:00pm Eastern Black Kite Coffee & Pies 2499 Collingwood, Toledo, Ohio 43620 Featuring Brian Fugett and Michele McDannold. Hosted by Michael Grover and Tara Armstrong. Brian Fugett is a member of the slacker, fast food generation that has been branded with an ‘X’ by that Canadian-born, literary […]
Monday, December 17th. Black Kite Coffee & Pies 2499 Collingwood, Toledo, Ohio 43620 https://www.facebook.com/events/539680359393211/ Featuring Kayla Marie Williams and Matt Sradeja. Hosted by Michael Grover and Tara Armstrong.
Friday, December 14, 2012 7:05pm in PST Paradiso club/lounge 2272 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, California 94612 Spoken word by Paul Corman-Roberts, Jay Passer, and A. Razor. Music by the Job. DJ set by the Giver, plus more performers tba! Hosted by J de Salvo. $5 donation, no one turned away for lack of funds. https://www.facebook.com/events/563543023663300/
Come celebrate Uno Kudo’s soon to be launched volume “naked” Saturday, December 8, 2012 7:30pm in EST Exley, 1 Jackson Street, Brooklyn, New York 11211 Readings by Janice Bevilacqua Megan Elizabeth Corry Chuck Howe Raven Kane Joe Saldibar Bud Smith Michele Vazquez Marvin Waldman Plus Guest reader -Julie Allen Emcee-Chuck Howe After party to follow […]
MadHat presents: The Carol Novack Christmas-Hannukah-Kwanzaa-Solstice-and-Atheists-Who-Love-to-Party Tribute Party Saturday, December 8, 2012 7:00pm until 12:00am in EST A Gathering of the Tribes, 285 East 3rd St, 2nd Floor (between Ave C & D), New York, NY. • Readings by Andrei Codrescu, Cornelius Eady, Bob Holman, CA Conrad, Philip Nikolayev, Katia Kapovich, Howie Good, Lee Ann […]
Hollywood Institute of Poetics presents DANNY BAKER plus open reading Tuesday, December 4 – 9:00 pm Cobalt Cafe, 22047 Sherman Way (Just west of Topanga Cyn.), Canoga Park, CA https://www.facebook.com/events/250124218447067/ Danny Baker, a runaway at 14 from the facade of a gilded house in the hills above Los Angeles, has seen life from the gutters […]
Madhouse series continues their monthly event at our shop. This evening will bring you local and regional voices performing poetry and music. Friday, November 30, 2012 7:00pm until 9:00pm in EST The Ugly Mug Cafe and Roastery 317 W. Cross Avenue, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197 https://www.facebook.com/events/385375274872251/ Grab a seat early as the night fills up quickly! […]
Strange Cage returns for a very special poetry event rewarding the rebirth of Fair Grounds, Iowa City’s premiere cafe, which now has a liquor license. FULL BAR//WINE//AWESOME BEER//CHEAP BEER//FREE POETRY//OBEY// Friday, November 30, 2012. 8:00pm Fair Grounds Coffeehouse, 345 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 https://www.facebook.com/events/486445751400393/ BE ADVISED: ROBYN SCHIFF. Mentor, poet, and undefeated-in-smiling […]
Sunday, November 25, 2012. 6:00pm Prospero’s Books, 1800 W. 39th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111 This month’s Pit will feature special guests Rhiannon Dickerson and Jonathan Barrett. $3 cover. Open-mic after. Rhiannon Dickerson is a local mom, poet and professor who teaches at Park University and UMKC. She graduated with her MFA from the Iowa […]
On Sunday November 25, the Ancient City Poets will gather for the month at The Gallery Café of St. Augustine, Florida (located at 1974 US1 South in the Staples Plaza) from 3 to 5 p.m. A sign-up sheet will be available 15 minutes before start time for all those who would like to read original […]
Monday, November 19th. Black Kite Coffee & Pies 2499 Collingwood, Toledo, Ohio 43620 https://www.facebook.com/events/253234798133204/ Alicia Young from Cincinnati features plus an open mic. Hosted by Michael Grover and Tara Armstrong.
Notes From A Punk Rock Crash Pad Sunday, Nov 11, 7:00pm at Skinny’s Lounge, 4923 Lankershim, North Hollywood, California. Stories from Pleasant Gehman, Iris Berry, A. Razor, Sean Wheeler, Joey Altruda, Chris Bailey and special guest Cherry Vanilla. Music with The Legendary Duo. 21+over $5 Doors open at 6:30, Show is at 7:00 punkrockcrashpad.com NOTES […]
The Literary Underground is a grassroots organization committed to fostering community in the independent press. In coordination with Zygote in my Coffee, they will be hosting “Happy Fuckin’ Endings” on Saturday, November 3, 2012 from 4-6 pm at The Box Improv & Performance Space on Gold Avenue in downtown Albuquerque. Happy Fuckin’ Endings is to […]
OCTOBER 20, 2012. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA “A literary showcase of inter-tribal music and spoken word,” Bitchez Brew Review is a monthly music and poetry series in Oakland, CA curated and organized by Paul Corman-Roberts and publicized by Lynn Alexander. Jan Steckel, Doug Cordell, Julie Gengo, Yume Kim, Peg Alford Pursell, Jay Passer, and musical guest John […]
Monday, October 15th. 8-10pm Eastern Black Kite Coffee & Pies 2499 Collingwood, Toledo, Ohio 43620 https://www.facebook.com/events/100986483393220/ Amy Probst from Detroit, and Mark Jordan from Lucas feature, plus a short open mic. Hosted by Michael Grover, co-sponsored by www.redfez.net. (Note this reading will start an hour later due to Poetry Speaks at the library.)
Sunday, October 14. 5-6pm PDT Stories Book and Cafe, 1716 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California Punk Hostage Press’ LA Launch Reading and Party Iris Berry and A. Razor will be reading from their newly released books at Stories Books & Cafe in Echo Park, Hosted by Pleasant Gehman who will be reading an excerpt from […]
“Anger Management and Rejection” from the The Anger Management & Revenge Reading Series. Sunday, October 14, 2012 at the Paradiso club/lounge, 2272 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, California 94612. 7-10pm PDT. featuring: Andrew Thomas, Jezebel Delilah X, Na’amen Tilahun, Lynn Alexander and the Enigmatic JTH. Facebook Event Page Tumblr Page
STRANGE CAGE 8 – OCTOBER 1. 8:00PM The Englert Theatre, 221 E Washington St, Iowa City, Iowa 52240
This year’s Global Event – September 29th, 2012! Poets around the world are planning individual events to take place simultaneously on September 29th in a demonstration/celebration of poetry, art and music to promote social, environmental, and political change. So far, over 450 cities representing 100 countries have signed up to make this year’s global initiative […]
Breaking Borders: Poetry Opening for the Albuquerque Cultural Conference Facebook Event Page Outpost Performance Space 210 Yale SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106 Friday, September 28, 2012. 7pm MDT The opening reading for the 5th Annual Albuquerque Cultural Conference will be one for the ages. This year’s gala features: Anya Achtenberg Lorna Dee Cervantes Sasha Pimentel […]
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