April 17th: My 1st Poetry Reading Since October

This is just a reminder that my first reading since October will occur via Zoom on Saturday April 17th at 1 p.m. Eastern. I will have the privilege of reading with several Beat Poets Laureate, hosted by the National Beat Poetry Foundation, Inc. Please join us on Zoom. [4/25 UPDATE: A recording of the event is now available on YouTube.]

Readers (in order of appearance):

John B. Burroughs - Ohio Beat Poet Laureate (2019-2021)
David K. Leff - Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate, New England (2018-Present)
William F. DeVault - US National Beat Poet Laureate (2017-2018)
Ron Whitehead - Kentucky Beat Poet Laureate (2019-2021)
Tammi Truax - Maine Beat Poet Laureate (2018-2020)
Leo Jarret - Michigan Beat Poet Laureate (2020-2022)
Barry Graham - Michigan Beat Poet Laureate (2018-2020)
Rich Ferguson - California Beat Poet Laureate (2020-2022)
Virginia Shreve - Connecticut Beat Poet Laureate (2020-2022)
Ernel Grant - Connecticut Beat Poet Laureate (2017-2019)

Follow the National Beat Poetry Foundation:
https://nationalbeatpoetryfoundation.org
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2020 National Beat Poetry Festival - Lineup for Days Two and Three

Day one of this year's National Beat Poetry Festival featured a number of memorable performances. Many thanks to Debbie Tosun Kilday, Shaw Israel Izikson, Chryssa Velissariou and Paul Richmond for all they have done (and continue to do) to make it happen.

The video from all three days will be found in the National Beat Poetry Foundation's Facebook group.



Saturday September 5th (Day Two) - 1 to 5 p.m.
Celebrating Newly Appointed Beat Poets Laureate

Anne Waldman - (2020 - Lifetime) USA
David Amram - (2020 - Lifetime) USA
James P. Wagner - US National Beat Poet Laureate (2020-2021)
Michael D. Amitin - International Beat Poet Laureate (2020-2021)
Gabor G. Gyukics - Hungary Beat Poet Laureate (Lifetime)
Randy Barnes - Official NBPF Historian (Lifetime)
Andy Clausen - State of New York Beat Poet Laureate (2020-2022)
Amelia Matus - State of Wisconsin Beat Poet Laureate (2020-2022)
Rich Ferguson - State of California Beat Poet Laureate (2020-2022)
Thom Woodruff - State of Texas Beat Poet Laureate (2020-2022)
Lorraine Currelley - Bronx Beat Poet Laureate (2020-2022)
Carlos Raul Dufflar - New York City Beat Poet Laureate (2020-2022)
Leo Jarret - State of Michigan Beat Poet Laureate (2020-2022)
Virginia Shreve - State of Connecticut Beat Poet Laureate (2020-2022)

Saturday September 6th (Day Three) - 1 to 5 p.m.
Celebrating Artists from Around the World at our Virtual Open Mic:

Michael L. Kilday
James P. Wagner
David K. Leff
Kenya Washington aka Kenya Thee Lotus
Ernest Brute and Object Echo
Howie Faerstein
Jack Sheedy
Karl Urso
Sandra Bishop-Ebner
Dianne Borsenik
Patricia Mason-Martin
Amy Lamprade
Meg Harris
Sandra Feen
Jon Wesick
Zachariah Shaskin
Angel Martinez
Ron Whittle
Pamela Twining
Benjamin Wiseman
Jim Finnegan
Joshua Corwin
Nigel Mitchell
Ian Gibbins
Christopher T Brame
Igor Goldkind
Frederic Iriarte
Lefifi Tladi
Igor Boyko
Ian Gibbons
Susanna Peremartoni
Tony Vacca
Chris Vannoy
Bengt O Björklund
Virginia Shreve
Paul Richmond
Carlos Raul Dufflar
Marino Zappellini
Juan Carlos Jimenez Borges
Marque Gilmore aka Inna.most
Santiago Jimenez
Rodrigo Passannanti aka Hypercube London

 

More: http://nationalbeatpoetryfoundation.org

Next appearances: 8/16 in Cleveland and 8/17 in Monroe, Michigan

8/16 in Cleveland, Ohio
The Power of Word featuring Dianne Borsenik and John Burroughs at SAYMO Collective + Gallery, 16205 Lorain Avenue, hosted by Georgia Reash.

8/17 in Monroe, Michigan
Madhouse & Firefly present: HEAT featuring William F. DeVault, John Burroughs Leo Todd Jarret, Dan Denton, Michelle Williams, Melvin Douglas Johnson, Damon Aker, AE Audamatic Harris, Leo Jarret, Gwen Jerris, Rebel Jones, Chris Curan, Jesse Eagle, live painting by Erik Steiger and musical guest Lucian Townes at Serendipitous Vintage, 403 E. Front Street.

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moCa, CLE Urban, SAYMO and Serendipitous in the next two weeks

People have asked where else I'll be poeticizing in the next couple of weeks, but I usually don't have my calendar with me and can't remember the exact dates to tell them. So while I have it with me, here they are.

8/10, 2pm at Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland moCa in the John Cage Musicircus, part of SaturStravaganza - moCa 50th Community Celebration.

8/13 at CLE Urban Winery with Sara Minges and others, part of CLE Uncorked: Performers Showcase, hosted by Jason Meyers.

8/16 at SAYMO Collective + Gallery with Dianne Borsenik, part of The Power of Word, hosted by Georgia Reash.

8/17 in Monroe, Michigan at Serendipitous Vintage with William F. DeVault, Leo Todd Jarret, Dan Denton, Michelle Williams, Melvin Douglas Johnson and more, part of Madhouse & Firefly present: HEAT.

I'll be doing totally different stuff at each of these events. So come to them all!

Madhouse Sessions: Poetry, Music & Mayhem - February 1st in Cleveland

Friday February 1st at 7 p.m. Join Madhouse Sessions at Guide To Kulchur in Cleveland for poetry & music featuring Ray Swaney, John Burroughs, Barry Graham, Leo Todd Jarret, Michelle Smolarski, Erika Blakemore & musical guest Pavlica.

I've participated in Madhouse Sessions several times over the past several years, twice in Ypsilanti and once in Monroe, Michigan. It's never the same twice and it's always a good time. So glad they're bringing it to Cleveland this time!

Guide to Kulchur: Text / Art / News
5222 Lorain Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44102
facebook.com/GuideToKulchur
https://guidetokulchur.com

Thank You and Next Up

Sandra Feen, Jodie Summers & me in Monroe

What a great reading the other night (9/21) at Serendipitous Vintage in Monroe, Michigan. Super grateful to Leo Todd Jarret for inviting me. I loved performing with him, Dan Denton, William F. DeVault, Gary Bond, Sandra Feen, Barry Graham, Dave Caruso, Mackenzie Swanson, Bob Phillips, Jodie L Summers, Arnold Koester and more. A poetry event that lasted till nearly 2 a.m. has rarely felt so good.


My next gig is September 28th at Nervous Dog Coffee Bar in Akron with assorted kick-ass word artists including Kisha Nicole Foster and Raymond McNiece, hosted by Michael DeBenedictis. For more info on this event, please see: https://www.facebook.com/events/374767589725398/.

Getting Beat on 9/21 in Monroe, Michigan

This Friday in Monroe, Michigan (roughly midway between Detroit and Toledo), I will have the honor and pleasure of performing at International Beat Poetry Festival presented by Madhouse and Firefly. Other poets and musicians performing will include Gary L. Bond, Leo Jarret, Mackenzie Swanson, Angel Reyes, Dan Denton, Bob Phillips, Sandra Feen, Dave Caruso, Ohio Beat Poet Laureate Barry Graham, and recent U.S. Beat Poet Laureate William F. DeVault. Join us for fire and madness!