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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.

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Writer’s Block Hosts WoWPS Kickoff @ Callahan’s, March 10, 2010

Writer’s Block Poetry is hosting the kickoff for the Women of the World Poetry Slam at Callahan’s on March 10 (View Map).

The night will begin with the traditional Writer’s Block Open Mic from 8:00 PM until 9:00 PM, followed by the Last Chance Slam from 9:00 PM until 11:00 PM. Ladies, if you missed your chance the first time around to slam to get into WoWPS, this Slam is literally your LAST CHANCE to try to compete in WoWPS.

All of this is followed by the Welcome Party, which begins at 11:00 PM and goes until whenever.

For the full schedule of events, see the WoWPS 2010 Schedule of Events.

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Writer’s Block Poetry Announcing Start of Its 2010 NPS Slam Season

Writer’s Block Poetry announced the beginning of its 2010 National Poetry Slam season on Tuesday The first preliminary slam was on Wednesday, January 27. From the WB Listserv’s latest email:

“January marks the traditional beginning of our NPS season, where we have preliminary slams to pick our team for the trip to NPS in August. The season runs 6 preliminary slams, and then a Grand Slam to pick the top 4 poets that will make up the team. We added a preliminary slam to the season this year, so good luck!”

A complete schedule follows below for those interested in either watching or competing this season to be on the team representing the WB at the 2010 National Poetry Slam, which will be held in St. Paul, MN in August (dates and more details will be released later this year — check http://nationalpoetryslam.com/ or http://www.poetryslam.com/ for more details).

  • February 24
  • March 24
  • March 31
  • April 28
  • May 19

The final Grand Slam will happen on May 26. The top 8 scoring poets from this slam season will compete for placement on the WB Team.

For additional details, check out the links below:

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Marty McConnell Feature and Workshop for WB’s First Draft: April 17/18, 2009

Marty McConnell is featuring at WB’s next First Draft Poetry Night on Friday, April 17, 2009 at 8:00 PM! First Draft Night, hosted by Joanna Schroeder, is a night where new poems and new poets are always welcome. Cover is $3 for First Draft and in addition to Marty’s feature, there will be an open mic — so come on out and share your *new* poetry!

http://www.lone-crow.com/BOXCAR/006/mcconnell_marty_002.html

http://www.boxcarpoetry.com/004/mcconnell_marty_001.html

Also, a bonus for April’s First Draft – there will be a workshop with Marty on Saturday, April 18! McConnell will be doing the “The Death of Nice” workshop on Saturday afternoon at the Northside library. According to Joanna Schroeder, “The cost for the workshop is $20 – a bargain basement price for the chance to work with a poet of her caliber.”

For more info about Writer’s Block’s First Draft Night, check out:

http://writersblockpoetry.rewritingovid.net/FirstDraftOpenMic.php

http://community.livejournal.com/wbpoetry

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Patrick Russell Features at Writer’s Block First Draft Night, March 27

NOTE: THIS MONTH’S FIRST DRAFT WILL BE AT THE KICK START CAFE @ 913 N. HIGH STREET, NOT AT KAFE KEROUAC.
Please don’t show up at the wrong place…you’ll miss their poetic goodness. :)

Writer’s Block Poetry’s own Patrick Russell is featuring at WB’s next First Draft Poetry Night on Friday, March 27, 2009 at 8:00 PM! First Draft Night, hosted by Joanna Schroeder, is a night where new poems and new poets are always welcome. Cover is $3 for First Draft and in addition to Patrick’s feature, there will be an open mic — so come on out and share your *new* poetry!

For more info about Writer’s Block’s First Draft Night, check out:

http://writersblockpoetry.rewritingovid.net/FirstDraftOpenMic.php

http://community.livejournal.com/wbpoetry

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Writer’s Block First Draft Poetry Night, Friday February 13

Writer’s Block Poetry is having their next First Draft Poetry Night on Friday, February 13 at 8:00 P.M. Cover for this night is $3.00. This is a new poem only night hosted by WB’s own Joanna Schroeder – come out and get inspired or read your newest poetry! And the feature is….”Wonder Dave” Crady!

From Joanna Schroeder:

“For those of you who missed Wonder Dave’s amazing performance as one
of the Indie Finalists at the 2008 Rust Belt, he is a writer and
performer from Minneapolis. He has Represented Minnesota at two
National Poetry Slams and once at the Individual World Poetry Slam.
He’s performed at colleges and slams across the country. In addition
to being a writer Dave is also an accomplished comedic actor and
improvisor.

He also included the following quotes from his press clippings:

‘Wonder Dave Crady is a firecracker – a joyous, take-no-prisoners,
reveling in his geekdom, won’t back down from a fight against
intolerance firecracker. I think I’m a little in love with Wonder
Dave after this show.’ -Matthew Everett- fringefestival.org

‘Wonder Dave is a human carnival, the sort of host and performer
that commands attention even when he’s doing something mundane like
ordering a drink.’- -Vita.mn magazine

Clearly, you do not want to miss your chance to see what new work
Wonder Dave has up his sleeve.

His feature will be followed by the First Draft Open Mic, where new
poems and new poets are always welcome. Have you been furiously
scribbling haiku ever since last month’s show? Have you been
gathering your courage for years, and feel like you might finally be
ready for the mic? Whatever your story, we want to hear what your
poems have to say – so bring them out for a great show this Friday.”

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Writer’s Block First Draft New Year, Nuku Show!

Writer’s Block is holding its First Draft Poetry Night on Friday, December 16 at 8:00 PM at Kafe Kerouac, 2250 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio. Admission is $3. This is a night to read new poems only and is hosted by WB’s only Joanna Schroeder.

On tap that night is none other than (drumroll, please)………New Year, Nuku!

Now you’re probably asking: what in the holy HECK is New Year, Nuku!

It is all haiku. All NEW, NEVER PERFORMED BEFORE IN PUBLIC Haiku. An eight-poet, three-round haiku death match. And they are serious when they mean NEW Haiku only. Trust me…..you don’t want “old-ass ku” shouted at you from the audience.

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Scott Woods Featuring at First Draft on Friday, December 19

Writer’s Block is holding its First Draft Poetry Night on Friday, December 19 at 8:00 PM at Kafe Kerouac, 2250 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio. Admission is $3. This is a night to read new poems only and is hosted by WB’s only Joanna Schroeder.

The feature that night is none other than one of the co-founders of Writer’s Block, Scott Woods!

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Wet Ink Erotic Poetry Night, Thursday, October 30

The next Wet Ink show is Thursday, October 30, in Columbus, OH.

What is Wet Ink, you ask? It is an erotic poetry night held quarterly, hosted by Donielle Monique and Vernell Bristow of Writer’s Block. This show will have Open Mic and you are invited and encouraged to either show up in sexy garb (i.e. lingerie) or your Halloween costume!

Location: The Lodge Bar, 165 Vine Street, Columbus, OH 43215
Time: 8:00 PM
Date: Thursday, October 30

Or check out Wet Ink’s MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/wetinkpoetry

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Wet Ink Erotic Poetry Night: Thursday, August 28

Thursday, August 28 is the one-year anniversary show of Wet Ink!

What is Wet Ink, you ask? It is an erotic poetry night held quarterly, hosted by Donielle Monique and Vernell Bristow of Writer’s Block.

The main featured poet: Mahogany Brown.

The mini-features for this show: Scott Woods and G-Styl

When: Thursday Aug 28, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Where: The Lodge Bar, 165 Vine Street, Columbus, OH 43215

For more info about Wet Ink, visit: http://www.myspace.com/wetinkpoetry

To see the flyer for this show, visit: http://www.geocities.com/jst1lady/FINALFLYER808.JPG

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An Open Mic Virgin No More!

In my introduction when I first started this blog, I said I would share the occasional personal experience or insight. In this vein, I will talk about my first open mic experience.

This past Wednesday, my fiance and I attended our first poetry open mic night. I’d had an idea to find open mic poetry events around Central Ohio, observe what goes on, and then when I felt a little less chicken, I would get up there and read myself. This one, courtesy of Writer’s Block Poetry, is held every Wednesday night at 8:00 PM at Kafe Kerouac in the Ohio State North Campus area in Columbus. Continue reading →