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/
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”
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Stumble It!
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Canada, Sonoma, CA, Lake Wells, FL, Newark, NJ, Los Angeles, CA, Valley Center, OH, and Columbus, OH — me, reading an unpublished poem entitled “Gulf Song”.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.
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.”
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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
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.
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.
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Stumble It!
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.”
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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
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.
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
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
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.”
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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
From Joanna Schroeder, the host of Writer’s Block First Draft:
“Fresh off the WoWps finals stage – First Draft is proud to present a feature of all new work by hometown favorite Chauncey Beaty. If you’ve been writing all week off the endorphin high of seeing Columbus’ first national poetry event storm our local stages last weekend – bring out what you’ve got and share it with an audience that loves new poems and new poets!
Chauncey Beaty is an Atlanta-based poet (and OSU alum) who rocked the Women of the World poetry slam all the way to the final round of the competition. She is also an artist who uses her words to effect change in the world through her dedication to writing. Her annual Hope Springs Writing Retreat has been described as a nourishing and transformative experience for the women who attend. Come out to experience the intensity of her work and stay for her lightning fast metaphors. Some people win the Super Bowl and then go to Disneyland. Chauncey Beaty was crowned the third-best female slammer at WoW and she is coming to First Draft. Come out and hear what new change is jangling in her pockets.
Chauncey’s feature will be followed by the traditional First Draft Open Mic where new poems and new poets are always welcome. Bring us the new and shiny, or the dusty journal you had stashed behind the couch. If it is new, or has never been performed before, we will give you and your piece mad love and applause.
Hope to see you there!”
First Draft Open Mic
Kafe Kerouac
2250 N High Street
March 19, 2010
8pm
$3 Cover
