Tag Archives: open mic poetry

by

November 2010 Edition of Poetry Super Highway Live

I read “Water“, one of the poems in my Novena collection, on Sunday’s broadcast of Poetry Super Highway Live on BlogTalkRadio. Novena was been honored with the Adult International Literary Award from the ANCA Foundation at the 2010 Naturally Autistic People Awards.

Visit this link to listen to the entire broadcast, which also includes poets from Syracuse, NY, Newark, NJ, Lake Wells, FL, Calabasas, CA, Studio City, CA, Birmingham, AL, Long Beach, CA and Seattle, WA, as well as of the winners of the 2010 Poetry Super Highway Contest.

The next show is scheduled for Sunday, December 12 at 5 PM Eastern/2 PM Pacific. Don’t Miss It!

———————————————————————————
Stumble It!
Stumble It!

Bookmark and Share

——————————-

by

“Gulf Song” Published in Poets for Living Waters

Great news! My poem, “Gulf Song” was published over >Poets for Living Waters. According to their site, PFLW is “a poetry action in response to the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico begun on April 20, 2010, one of the most profound human-made ecological catastrophes in history.”

My poem appears in the Open Mic section of the site. To visit, go to: http://poetsgulfcoast.wordpress.com/open-mic-n-r/

Stumble It!
Stumble It!

Bookmark and Share

by

Shaun Barber Features Sci-Fi Poetry at First Draft, Friday June 18, 2010

From Joanna Schroeder, host of Writer’s Block First Draft:

“This Friday, don’t miss Shaun Barber’s Sci-fi Feature at First Draft!

Shaun Barber is a talented poet, and one of the most unique voices in town. Don’t miss his set of all new work, including the debut of some new dual voiced sci-fi poems with sound effects!

The traditional First Draft Open mic will follow Shaun’s feature. New poems and new poets always welcome – poems with a sci-fi or geek theme will get extra applause!

The most fun $3 can buy! See you there!

First Draft Open Mic
Kafe Kerouac
2250 N High St, Columbus, OH
Friday, June 18
8pm”

—————————————————
Stumble It!
Stumble It!

Bookmark and Share

by

June 2010 Edition of Poetry Super Highway Worldwide Open Reading Online Now!

The June 2010 Edition of Poetry Super Highway Worldwide Open Reading is online now! The broadcast included poets from Vancouver, BC, Canada, Sonoma, CA, Lake Wells, FL, Newark, NJ, Los Angeles, CA, Valley Center, OH, and Columbus, OH — me, reading an unpublished poem entitled “Gulf Song”.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/psh/2010/06/13/june-2010–worldwide-open-reading.

The next show is scheduled for Sunday, June 18, 2010 @ 2:00 PM Pacific/5:00 PM Eastern. During this show, Rick Lupert will be talking about the upcoming Poetry Super Highway Poetry Contest and will be interviewing the judges for this year’s contest. For more information, see the PSH Live website.

Stumble It!
Stumble It!

Bookmark and Share

by

Poetry Super Highway Worldwide Open Reading: June 13, 2010

From PSH’s website:

“Worldwide Open Reading
Sunday, June 13, 2010 @ 2:00 pm PDT/5:00 pm EDT
Call in and read your poetry, open mic style. No content or style restrictions. Share details about your local poetry community with our listeners. We want to hear you!

Our Live events are hosted through BlogTalk Radio and can be accessed during the event by visiting http://blogtalkradio.com/psh and clicking on the “Click to Listen” button.

You can listen to the shows through your web browser as well as call in and ask questions live through by dialing (646) 716-7362 during the live broadcast.”
—————————————————————–

Literally, poets from all over the world have read on these broadcasts. You know yours truly will be dialing in and reading. I encourage any poet who wants to and who can read to join in!

To check out Poetry Super Highway or find out more, visit:

http://poetrysuperhighway.com/PoetLinks.html

Stumble It!

Stumble It!

Bookmark and Share

by

May 2010 Edition of Poetry Super Highway Worldwide Open Reading Online Now!

The May 2010 Edition of Poetry Super Highway Worldwide Open Reading is online now! The broadcast included poets from Lake Wells, FL, Newark, NJ, British Columbia, Canada, Desert Hot Springs, CA, South East, Idaho, Central Florida, and Columbus, OH — me, reading “Dust”, one of the Asperger-related poems that I wrote during NaPoWriMo 2010.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/psh/2010/05/16/may-2010–worldwide-open-reading.

The next show is scheduled for Sunday, June 13, 2010 @ 2:00 PM Pacific/5:00 PM Eastern. For more information, see the PSH Live website.

Stumble It!
Stumble It!

Bookmark and Share

by

Simone Beaubien Comes to Columbus May 18,19, and 22, 2010

Simone Beaubien at the Cantab Lounge

Simone Beaubien at the Cantab Loung

Boston performance poet Simone Beaubien will be featuring at two of Columbus’ premier poetry venues next week.

She is a “decade-plus-veteran of the New England poetry scene” who brings the “arts of slam and storytelling simultaneously to the poetry stage”. In addition to performing, she is the Slam Master for the Boston Poetry Slam and host of the Wednesday night poetry night at the Cantab Lounge. She adds to this list of talents producer and slam coach. I can’t possibly fit everything that this woman does into one post without overwhelming you, so I urge you to go check out her bio.

And you will have not one, not two, but THREE chances to see her in Columbus. She’ll be featuring at Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam on Tuesday, May 18 and Writer’s Block Poetry on Wednesday, May 19. Additionally, she features with a set of ALL NEW POEMS at Writer’s Block First Draft on Friday, May 22. Either way, you will not want to miss her.

All shows begin at 8:00 PM. Writing Wrongs is held at the Urban Spirit Coffee Shop, located at 893 E Long St, Columbus, OH 43203 (View Map). Writer’s Block Poetry and WB First Draft are held at Kafe Kerouac, located at 2250 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43201 (View Map)

You can find out more about Ms. Beaubien at her website, Crushing a Bird.

—————————————————————–
Stumble It!
Stumble It!

Bookmark and Share

by

Poetry Super Highway Worldwide Open Reading: May 16, 2010

From PSH’s website:

“Worldwide Open Reading
Sunday, May 16, 2010 @ 2:00 pm PDT/5:00 pm EDT
Call in and read your poetry, open mic style. No content or style restrictions. Share details about your local poetry community with our listeners. We want to hear you!

Our Live events are hosted through BlogTalk Radio and can be accessed during the event by visiting http://blogtalkradio.com/psh and clicking on the “Click to Listen” button.

You can listen to the shows through your web browser as well as call in and ask questions live through by dialing (646) 716-7362 during the live broadcast.”
—————————————————————–

Literally, poets from all over the world have read on these broadcasts. You know yours truly will be dialing in and reading. I encourage any poet who wants to and who can read to join in!

To check out Poetry Super Highway or find out more, visit:

http://poetrysuperhighway.com/PoetLinks.html

Stumble It!

Stumble It!

Bookmark and Share

by

April 2010 Poetry Super Highway Worldwide Open Reading Online Now!

The April 2010 Edition of Poetry Super Highway Worldwide Open Reading is online now! The broadcast included poets from Canada, Washington, DC, Newark, NJ (of course), Desert Hot Springs, CA, Long Beach, CA and Los Angeles, CA, along with a spoken word track from Columbus, OH in absentia. That was me, reading my poem “The Creek”, which was published in MediaVirus Issue #8 back in March (which is no longer online — but I plan to repub it her sometime in the future).

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/psh/2010/04/11/psh-live-april-2010-open-readingg.

The next show is scheduled for Sunday, May 16, 2010 @ 2:00 PM Pacific/5:00 PM Eastern. For more information, see the PSH Live website.

Stumble It!
Stumble It!

Bookmark and Share

by

Dain Michael Down Features @ WB First Draft, Friday, April 16, 2010

Dain Michael Down features at Writer’s Block First Draft Poetry Night, hosted by WB’s own Joanna Schroeder, on Friday, April 16@ 8:00 PM.

Who is Dain Michael Down? You’ll have to find out. Go here in the meantime to find out a little more about him.

His feature will be followed by the traditional First Draft Open Mic where new poems and new poets are always welcome.

Hope to see you there!

First Draft Open Mic
Kafe Kerouac
2250 N High Street (View Map)
April 16, 2010 @ 8pm
$3 Cover

Stumble It!
Stumble It!

Bookmark and Share

by

Blair and the Boyfriends Feature @ Writing Wrongs Poetry, April 6, 2010

Blair, the Poet

Blair

From Writing Wrongs Poetry:

“Blair is a poet, singer, musician and an author of a Brand New Penmanship Book (www.penmanshipbooks.com).

This time, he’s coming back to Writing Wrongs with his band and you don’t want to miss the performance.”

When: April 6, 8:00 PM
Where: Urban Spirit Coffee Shop
Cover: $5.00

Stumble It!

Stumble It!

Bookmark and Share

by

Poetry Super Highway Worldwide Open Reading: April 11, 2010

From PSH’s website:

“Worldwide Open Reading
Sunday, April 11, 2010 @ 2:00 pm PDT/5:00 pm EDT
Call in and read your poetry, open mic style. No content or style restrictions. Share details about your local poetry community with our listeners. We want to hear you!

Our Live events are hosted through BlogTalk Radio and can be accessed during the event by visiting http://blogtalkradio.com/psh and clicking on the “Click to Listen” button.

You can listen to the shows through your web browser as well as call in and ask questions live through by dialing (646) 716-7362 during the live broadcast.”
—————————————————————–

Literally, poets from all over the world have read on these broadcasts. You know yours truly will be dialing in and reading. I encourage any poet who wants to and who can read to join in!

To check out Poetry Super Highway or find out more, visit:

http://poetrysuperhighway.com/PoetLinks.html

Stumble It!

Stumble It!

Bookmark and Share