POETRY READINGS

EDITORIAL

Welcome to the September, 2007 Červená Barva Press Newsletter.

This month, Cervena Barva Press kicks off the start of its reading series. Here is the schedule. I hope to see many of you there!

Červená Barva Press Reading Series
Pierre Menard Gallery
10 Arrow St/ Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA
7:00 PM
Free Admission
Reception to follow

September 19th, 2007

Lucille Lang Day

Diana Der-Hovanessian

F. D. Reeve

October 17th, 2007

John Minczeski

Mark Pawlak

Susan Tepper

November 14th, 2007

Mary Bonina

Harris Gardner

Tam Lin Neville

Happy 2 year anniversary to the Istanbul Literature Review!!!! Congratulations to Etkin Getir, the ILR staff, Guluzar, Miles, and Halime. Thank you to all the contributors who have been a part of ILR. I am so happy to be part of such a wonderful team. I thank Etkin so much for trusting Miles and I with his magazine. Miles and I are having a wonderful time reading all the remarkable work that has been submitted.

Thank you so much to Jennifer Riley who interned with Červená Barva Press all summer. She did a remarkable job with everything she worked on. It is amazing all the work she accomplished! Bill and I will miss her. We wish her the best in her senior year at Simmons College.

Thank you Afaa Michael Weaver for sending Jennifer our way!!!!

Thank you to Gianni Bonina Pawlak for volunteering these past few weeks. You have been such a wonderful help!

I also want to thank my other volunteer Diana Kole who has been such a wonderful help.
I am very grateful to her for all her help.

Cloudkeeper Press, a division of Červená Barva Press, now has a website.
Check it out at: http://www.cloudkeeperpress.com/index.html

Congratulations to Susanne Morning. Her book, Dog Soup and Donuts, will be released by Indian Bay Press the beginning of 2008. This is really great news! William R. Mayo and Jay Ross do a wonderful job with their press.

Check out Poesia News and their homepage for submissions to their poetry magazine, Poesia by Indian Bay Press at:
http://www.indianbaypress.com/index.php?pages/welcome
http://www.indianbaypress.com/index.php?pages/news
Poesia truly offers Poetry in so many languages.

This is a great magazine!

New Sins Press has a great looking website. They publish great work.
Check them out at: http://www.newsinspress.com/

Take a look at this press I mentioned in last months newsletter if you haven't.
ISCS Press for Editorial, Production and Marketing
Check them out at: http://www.iscspress.com/

RAVES TO THE FOLLOWING AUTHOR'S...

From Mist To Shadow
Poems by Robert K. Johnson
$12.00
Ibbetson St. Press, 2007

Fred Marchant (Director of the Poetry Center at Suffolk University) writes of Johnson's work: "His is an art of transparency, an art in which language through its own devices becomes nearly invisible and what is seen through the scrim is usually an epiphany… The ordinary life is under the poet's gaze transformed into something approaching the sacred…"

"From Mist To Shadow" is an apt title for Robert K. Johnson's newest collection of poetry. The poems offer a wide range of subject matters and styles. The book's first pages concern the poet's early years, and the final pages his later years. In between we have meditation on family, literature, career, movies and a host of characters who have weaved in and out of the poet's life.

Robert K. Johnson was a Professor of English at Suffolk University (Boston, Mass) for many years and is the author of six collections of poetry. His work has appeared in a wide variety of magazines, journals and newspapers. He is currently the submission editor for the Ibbetson Street Press of Somerville, Mass.

To order: Send $12.00

Ibbetson Street Press
25 School St.
Somerville, Mass.
02143
dougholder@post.harvard.edu

Sonatina by Johnmichael Simon
$13.00
Ibbetson Street Press, 2007

Discords, misses and tangles, are all addressed and folded into the Sonatina while the carousel revolves. What this book accomplishes for us is the vision of all events meshing in the music of life, the bizarre just another octave, the sweet and miraculous all plucked appropriately in reprise and return: "the clouds and God are all that exist and the music, the music."
Katherine L. Gordon, author, editor, publisher, literary critic

To order: http://www.lulu.com

washing the stones by Linda Larson
Ibbetson Street Press, 2007

...They are about gliding gulls and young love, and a homeless woman up against a tree-all the stuff of life straight from the heart.
Howard Zinn
Activist, Historian, Author

To order: $10.00
Ibbetson Street Press
25 School St.
Somerville, MA, 02143

Infinities by Richard Kostelanetz
Published by Candace Hicks
Price: $50.00

Infinities, composed by Richard Kostelanetz, are short texts without beginning or end. They are embossed on plastic labeling tape and shaped into mobius strips. Each box comes with an assortment of these short fictions.

It is available through Printed Matter and Vamp and Tramp Book Dealers

Alice by Louis E. Bourgeois
PRESA :S: PRESS, 2007
$6.00

Blurbs from the back of the chapbook

The prose poems of Louis Bourgeois tap into the same darkside source as Baudelaire, Poe & Kafka, offering us deeply interior glimpses into the epochal mind of a poet who pushes the psychological envelope. This is a rare occurence in any generation.
Eric Greinke

"The poetic writings of Louis E. Bourgeois offer an exacting appreciation of personal tragedy and of an infinitely larger world that embraces 'the indifference of life to all things'. With unwavering self awareness, the poet defies universal authority, and challenges the reader's perceptions of passing events. His work is void of spurious hope, yet taunts us with a lingering sense of individual purpose."
Laura Qa in Red Dragon Press

To order: http://www.presapress.com/
PRESA :S: PRESS
P.O. Box 792
Rockford, MI 49341

Pressing Forward: Alfred, Lord Tennyson and the Victorian Age
by Louis Markos
(Sapientia Press)

In this book, I offer a close reading of all the major poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, together with the work of six Victorian "sages": Matthew Arnold, T. H. Huxley, Cardinal Newman, John Stuart Mill, Thomas Carlyle, and John Ruskin. My central thesis is that the Victorians were the first people to face directly the challenges, confusions, and upheavals of the modern world. It is their struggles--especially their struggles with faith, science, consumerism, and progress--that are most like our own, and it is therefore their solutions that most demand our attention.

For more information on Pressing Forward and to order online, please click this link
http://71.149.198.161/shop/shopexd.asp?id=119

Further Fenway Fiction
Edited by Adam Emerson Pachter
(Rounder Books. One Rounder Way. Burlington, Ma. 01803)
$17.00
http://www.rounderbooks.com

New Writing from the Road | 2007
BLUEROAD PRESS
$20.00 US | $24.00 Canada, plus postage
ISBN13: 978-0-9796509-0-1
JOHN GATERUD, Editor & Publisher

Stardust and Fate: The Blueroad Reader is the first volume in a collected series of new writing and art from the road, featuring the works of nearly four dozen writers, poets, and printmakers from North America.

Contributors include Freya Manfred, Robert Bly, John Calvin Rezmerski, Bill Holm, Joyce Sutphen, Joe Paddock, Terry Davis, Philip Bryant, Carol Barrett, Richard Robbins, Nancy Paddock, Roger Sheffer, Thomas R. Smith, Suzanne L. Bunkers, Nick Healy, and many others.

(Ed Mcmanis has work in here. His chapbook, Sister Mary Butkus, was just published by Červená Barva Press).
To order visit: http://www.blueroadpress.com/

INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD WOLLMAN

Write a Bio about yourself

I started out working with severely disturbed three and four year olds.. I was a clam shucker for a while, but it was ruining my hands. I spent time working on an excavation of an ancient city in Israel. I was both an editor and a production coordinator in the art department of medical magazine. Then I became a student again and put in 6 years of graduate work to get a doctorate at Columbia University, where my specialty was 17th-Century literature. In one way or another I loved these jobs.

But the things that mean the most to me have all been self taught--music, poetry, and sculpture-the purity and delight of not knowing anything yet fulfilling the desire to do something special.

One day, while making a presentation of my sculptures and poems to my son's 3rd grade class, a kid asked me what was my most treasured possession? He had the sculptures in mind. I pointed at my son, Teddy, my treasure, my joy.

What space do you write in? Describe it for the readers.

I write in a bare studio on the third floor of my house (I also sculpt in the same room). My window shows a fraction of the sky, the floors are wide pine boards (painted brick red) and the walls are a pale yellow. They glow in the sunlight. I say "bare" because I need as little stimulation as possible-I don't keep many books up there or anything that would take away from the kind of poverty I need in order to write. I think of it as zeroing down. Now my sketches and wood sculptures surround me but that works for me since they are all representations of poems I've written. They don't compete.

Where do you find inspiration for writing?

In so many places. Reading usually inspires me to write. Another mind at work provokes poetic response in me.

A great many of my poems were inspired by prose in The New Yorker, especially those treatments of people and historical events that cry out for poetic rendering. "Relativity in America, 1936," which won the Gulf Coast Poetry Prize, is about Einstein and Gödel at Princeton after they escaped the Nazis. "A Cemetery Affair," the title poem from my chapbook, and new poems about composer Harry Partch and artist Martín Ramírez, all came from pieces I read in The New Yorker.

Teaching at Simmons College also inspires me-well, my students do. My training as a specialist in early literature and the Bible provokes all kinds of ideas for poems, ideas that are distinctly different from my academic work.

Art inspires me, especially art that I find poetic: Matisse's paintings, Lester Young's tenor sax solos (I'm listening to him as I write this), Martha Graham's choreography.

Travel, too. I wrote my first book after living in Provence for the summer. Evidence of Things Seen has many poems set in Languedoc-Rousillon and northern Spain. I find nothing more inspiring than being an outsider who is forced to see the world anew. In my Harry Partch poems, I wrote that the Chinese poet, Li Po, "had nine hundred places he called home." I can't get inside without feeling outside first.

What is the strangest thing you've done to find writing material?

I don't know that I have done anything strange to find writing material, if only because I don't look for material. It's like love: if you have to look, you're already in trouble.

Talk about your book, Evidence of Things Seen (Sheep Meadow Press, 2006), and your chapbook, A Cemetery Affair (Finishing Line Press, 2004).

Evidence of Things Seen is a title that riffs on St. Paul's "Faith is the evidence of things not seen." There are more than a few poems that treat the Holocaust, a horror that has considerable presence in both of my books. Especially since the remaining survivors are so old now, I worry, like so many others, about who will sing for them.

"Evidence" is important to me. The things that last-or should last. I think it accounts for the many sculptures I've made from these poems. I wanted to make my own physical evidence of the desire that has its origin in pain and its final expression in joy. I think of the poems from these books as doing the same sort of thing.

What are you working on now?

I'm completing a manuscript of my third collection, The Art of Need, which contains many poems about outsiders whose passion to make art took them to the heights of the imagination. Harry Partch was so dissatisfied with the current state of music in the early twentieth-century that he not only made all his own instruments but developed his own musical scale! Another long sequence is on Martín Ramírez, a self-taught artist who did all his work in a state mental hospital in Stockton, California. He didn't speak for thirty years. The drawings said everything. I wrote that poem this April while at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.

I'm interested in what people need, and the book is about the art that comes from that need. I suppose it's ultimately autobiographical since I would place myself in the same category. I don't like the world the way others present it to me. I need something else. So I write poems.

Who are you reading now?

I'm reading anything by Jack Gilbert, a poet whose life's work is an impressive collection of honest poems that cut me to the quick. I'm reading a nineteenth-century book on wood engraving, another on the history of salt, and another on the café society and avant-garde movement in 1920s Paris.

I'm also reading (again and again) Sarah Hannah's first book, Longing Distance and her forthcoming book Inflorescence (which I have in manuscript). Sarah Hannah, who died only a few months ago, was my closest friend and a damned fine poet (reminiscent of Emily Dickinson). I hope people will read her and see that her two books are superb and important.

You teach at Simmons College. What do you try to teach your students about writing? What challenges do you face with teaching?

My goal is to teach my creative nonfiction students that each of them is an interesting person, which to me is the bedrock of good writing-and they produce some fine writing indeed. My goal with my poetry students is to suggest that everything that they write is not interesting, that they must be willing to change. Change hurts-but not changing hurts worse.

Describe the Boston writing scene.

I think there are many others more qualified to answer this question, but I know a little about the many different writing scenes in Boston. The New England Poetry Club is a mainstay-it's the first place I ever read my work publicly. Diana Der Hovanessian has been an inspiration and a welcoming presence for years and years. Rebecca Morgan Frank, who edits the cool online jounal Memorious and coordinates the prestigious Blacksmith reading series, has, with Rob Arnold, made real contributions to the writing scene in Boston. Doug Holder and Harris Gardner both run multiple reading series; both have dedicated their existence to poets and poetry. But there are many more writers contributing to the myriad poetry events in Boston.

I'm a member of the Powow River Poets, led by Rhina Espaillat in Newburyport, where I live. I'm biased, of course, but we've been called the most successful poet's group in the country. With colleagues like Rhina, Alfred Nicol, Deborah Warren, Bill Coyle, Len Krisak, A.M. Juster, Bob Crawford, Midge Goldberg, and the incredible David Berman, I'm in very good company indeed.

What writers make you tick? Ones that you read over and over….

Wallace Stevens. I read him daily, like scripture-both the poetry and the prose-and find his gifts and his insight regarding the imagination inexhaustible. I'm not sure the poetry world has caught up with him yet, but I know for certain that reading him always makes me want to write.

Another close friend, Sean Singer, whose first book-Discography-- won the Yale Younger Poets award, is one I read constantly. He's so gifted-to my mind, he's the future of poetry.

Others: Kafka, Primo Levi, Jean Amery, Paul Celan, Czeslaw Milosz, Zbigniew Herbert…. There isn't enough space to go on.

SPECIAL EVENTS

CORMIER'S COMEDY MADNESS

Happens on Sunday September 2
at the All Asia at 334 Mass Ave in Cambridge (outside of Central Square)

This month's guest comics include Cheng Zhu, Chris Nesmith, Dorothy Dwyer, Emily Singer and Mary Cheyne... We will rant and rave about moving, school, traffic , politics and all that fun stuff about Boston...
show time is 6:30 pm
$5.00 Admission...
bring friends and family who love to laugh...

Legendary Boston Jack Powers Poet Celebrates 70th

(Allston, Mass.) On Sept 15, 2007 at 5 P.M. at the International Community Church in Allston (30 Gordon St.) celebrated poet Jack Powers will celebrate his 70th birthday with a potluck dinner and reading.

Jack Powers is the founder of Boston's legendary "Stone Soup Poets." Founded in 1971 at the Charles Meeting House on Beacon Hill in Boston, Powers has lead this venue of readings, activism and publishing for well over thirty years. Powers was also influential in establishing the Beacon Hill Free School in the 1970's, which encouraged people to teach and participate in educational courses for no charge.

Stone Soup Poets is almost as well known for its publishing history. Powers has published over 80 titles , including Powers' personal favorite "Jack of Hearts," by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Powers has also published such poets under the Stone Soup imprint as the award-winning Franny Lindsay, and the late Black Mountain School poet John Wieners.

Powers has jumpstarted the careers of many well-known poets including the small press doyenne Lyn Lifshin. Folks like Beat bad boy Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg and Robert Bly have passed through Stone Soup's poetic portal.

Stone Soup Poets has been housed for the last several years at the Out of the Blue Art Gallery in Cambridge, Mass. It meets every Monday at 8PM, and carries on the proud tradition with the help of poet Chad Parenteau.

The well-known Boston street artist and activist Sidewalk Sam, as well as Doug Holder of the Ibbetson Street Press, Rev. Lorraine Cleaves Anderson of the International Community Church, and Margaret Nairn president of Collaborative Artworks Inc, are organizing the celebration. The reading and potluck dinner will have music provided by Boston -area poet and singer/songwriter Jennifer Matthews, as well as Powers' sons.

All friends and acquaintances, and anyone who has been touched by Jack in his long literary outreach are invited to come.
Bring a poem, a dish for the potluck, and a friend!

* For more information contact: Doug Holder 617-628-2313
dougholder@post.harvard.edu

Doug Holder
http://www.ibbetsonpress.com
http://dougholder.blogspot.com
http://authorsden.com/douglasholder
http://somervillenewswritersfestival.com
http://yahoogroups.com/group/ibbetsonstreetpressupdate

McIntyre & Moore Booksellers
hosts
Sentience and Cybernetics: Why Are We Conscious?

September's topic of the Davis Square Philosophy Café
moderated by Tom Clark

Tuesday, September 18, 7:30-9:30 pm

(Somerville, MA) McIntyre & Moore Booksellers hosts "Sentience and Cybernetics: Why Are We Conscious?": September's topic at the Davis Square Philosophy Café, moderated by Tom Clark, on September 18, 7:30-9:30 pm at McIntyre & Moore Booksellers
255 Elm St. in Davis Square
Somerville, near the Red Line.
Free and open to all;
wheelchair accessible.
15% book discount* for all those attending [*discount available for day of event only].
For information call McIntyre & Moore Booksellers (617) 629-4840
or log onto www.mcintyreandmoore.com.

McIntyre and Moore Booksellers, in conjunction with the Center for Naturalism, begins year 5 of its discussion group series, the Davis Square Philosophy Café, held each month on the third Tuesday. The Philosophy Café is a philosophy discussion group modeled on philosophy cafés underway in other cities in Europe and the US. The goal is to present occasions for informal, relaxed philosophical discussion on topics of mutual interest to participants. No particular expertise is required to participate, only a desire to explore philosophy and its real world applications.

September’s topic, "Sentience and Cybernetics: Why Are We Conscious?" will focus on the following:
Conscious experience is central to our lives and seems essential for human cybernetics – the rational, goal-oriented control of our behavior. But neuroscience seems to show that the vastly complex mechanical operations of the brain and body do all the work necessary for movement, learning and planning. In which case, what’s the function of consciousness, if any? If it’s epiphenomenal, why did evolution bother to make us conscious creatures?

(Background of the moderator)
Tom Clark is director of the Boston-based Center for Naturalism and author of Encountering Naturalism: A Worldview and Its Uses. He writes on science, naturalism, free will, consciousness, addiction and other topics, and maintains an extensive website on philosophical and applied naturalism, Naturalism.Org. As moderator of the Philosophy Café, he brings an engaging interest in philosophy and its real world applications, and the ability to involve participants of varied backgrounds in animated, productive and fair discussion.

McIntyre & Moore Booksellers
www.mcintyreandmoore.com
On the Red Line, in the heart of Davis Square
Greater Boston's best source for scholarly used books
Open for browsing 7 days a week until 11 pm

--submitted by marycurtinproductions
c/o Mary Curtin
PO Box 290703, Charlestown, MA 02129
marycurtin@comcast.net
"dedicated to staging insightful entertainment, particularly in non-traditional venues"
www.marycurtinproductions.com

Events-Music: Gizzi's Coffee

I'm booking an intimate new coffeehouse venue called Gizzi's on West 8th Street near 5th Ave. The area is up and coming with some cool new bars opening near by. The place may have a beer and wine license soon. I wanna create a west village scene for acoustic with quality acts - kinda like Rockwood Music Hall.

Gizzi's has sandwhiches, bagels, lattes, great coffee, soft drinks,etc. It's a nice place to have a snack and a coffee early on a saturday and catch some good singer/songwriters before you head out to the clubs. You can also bring in a laptop and chill online while watching some live music. Come and enjoy. There's also the possibly that if acts draw well I may get a shot at booking the national chain of stores - including the LA branch! That would be great for songwriters who tour and want gigs in other cities. So come support the scene! I can also move acts who draw up to bigger rooms. -Mike McHugh

Gizzi's Coffee
16 W 8th Street
New York, NY 10011
T: 212.260.9700
F: 646.253.7793
M: 201.206.5725
www.gizzisny.com

Gizzi's Coffee schedule summer/fall 2007:

SAT 9/1
7-Nick DeJosia
8-Deblois
9-tentative recommended by Nick DeJosia

MON 9/3
7-tba
8-tba

SAT 9/8
7-Lenny Revell
8-ROCK STAR SISSY
9-The Jenny Hurwitz Experience

MON 9/10
7-Max Greene
8-Mike Mako
9-tba

SAT 9/15
7-Matt Kanelos (tentative)
8-Bryan and Marcy (tentative)
9-Randall Shreve

MON 9/17
7-tba
8-tba
9-tba

SAT 9/22 ACOUSTIC WOMEN IN MUSIC SHOWCASE
7-Princess aka Pam Drake
8-Wendy Wills
9-Bev Grant and The Dissident Daughters

MON 9/24
7-Curtis and Friends (7pm-10pm with special guests TBA)

SAT 9/29
7-Michael McHugh (Michaelmas Set)
8-tba
9-tba

WEDS OCT 3
7-tba
8-tba
9-tba

SAT OCT 6
7-David Belmont/WindWater
8-Ekayani
9-Michael Novick

WEDS OCT 10
7-tba
9-tba
10-tba

SAT OCT 13
7-Lenny Revell (slot time tentative)
8-Lisa Bianco
9-Ben Karis

WEDS OCT 17
7-tba
8-tba
9-tba

SAT OCT 20
7-tba
8-tba
9-tba

WEDS OCT 24
7-tba
8-tba
9-tba

SAT OCT 27
7-tba
8-tba
9-tba

WEDS OCT 31
Gizzi's Halloween show- acts TBA

SAT NOV 3
7-tba
8-Adam Sweeney (CD Release)
9-Paul DeCoster

Hugh Fox Lecture

It's the subject of his book REDISCOVERING AMERICA due out in September.

Annual Conference Get-Together of Ancient American Artifact Preservation Foundation--AAAPF
Wilmington, Ohio.
5:00 PM on Friday, Oct.5th...
Robert Conference Centre
Topic -- Phoenicians and Ancient Sumerians in South America.
$25.00 membership cost.
Handicap accessible.

WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES STARTING AT CONCORD POETRY CENTER

WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS and CLASSES

For more information on courses, call the office at: 978-897-0054
OR to register for a course, see its Course Description, below.

STARTS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
ONLINE POETRY WORKSHOP: THE DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Instructor: Reginald Shepherd, Poet & Editor
Course Description

STARTS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
BUILDING A BETTER POEM: CRAFT & THE MARKETPLACE
Instructor: Joan Houlihan, Poet & Editor
Course Description

STARTS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
PUBLIC VOICES, PRIVATE LIVES: AMERICAN WOMEN POETS OF THE 1960'S AND 1970'S: Sexton, Plath, Levertov, Rich, and Kumin
Instructor: Sarah Getty, Poet
Course Description

STARTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
KEATS: SONNETS & ODES
Instructor: Steven Cramer, Poet, Teacher, Director of Lesey MFA Creative Writing Program
Course Description

STARTS MONDAY, OCTOBER 1
SIX MOVEMENTS IN 20TH CENTURY POETRY
Instructor: Mike Perrow, Poet & Editor
Course Description

Newton Community Education

Course ID: W1022

Course Name: The Art of Writing Poetry (Writing & Speaking)

Description: Poets want two things: to be able to write compelling poetry and to see it in print. In this participatory workshop we will develop poetry through creative brainstorming. Feedback will focus on the effective use of language, imagery, and metaphor in the construction of a poem. The instructor will provide leads for publishing and contacts at small presses. Many students have published their poems for the first time in the course of this workshop. Please bring three original poems to each class. You will have the chance to read your work aloud and to get feedback from other class members.

Instructor: Douglas Holder
Time: 7pm to 9pm on Tuesday
Location: NNHS in Room 227
Tuition: $110
Classes are from 9/25/2007 to 10/30/2007. There will be 6 sessions.

360 Lowell Avenue Newtonville, MA.
tel: 617-559-6999 fax: 617-559-6998

WRITING CONTESTS

Červená Barva Press Contests

September 1st-November 10th, the press will be holding a poetry and fiction chapbook contest. Ads will appear in the next Poets & Writers Magazine.

Poetry Chapbook Guidelines
Send up to 24 pages of poetry, SASE, blank title page, acknowledgements, e-mail address, contact information,
$11.00 entry fee (Check, Money Order or International Money Order)
Winner receives $100.00 and 25 copies.
Please send no cover letter.
Submissions accepted Sept.1-Nov. 10th. Anything postmarked after Nov. 10th will be returned.
Winner will be announced in January, 2008.

Fiction Chapbook Guidelines
Winner receives $100.00 and 25 copies
Send up to 30 pages double-spaced, one story unpublished, SASE, e-mail, contact information, blank title page,
entry fee: $11.00 (Check, Money Order or International Money Order)
Submissions accepted Sept.1st-November 10th.
Any submission postmarked after November 10th will be returned.
Winner will be announced in January, 2008.

Send to:
Červená Barva Press
Poetry or Fiction Chapbook Prize
P.O. Box 440357
W. Somerville, MA 02144-3222

Fresh! Literary Magazine 2007 Contest Guidelines

Short Stories: Submit two of your best writing, two thousand to four-thousand words, free of profanities, prejudice and religious tones. Contest deadline is September 30, 2007. Please include a bio with your submissions. Poetry: Submit two of you best poems, along with a bio, thirty to forty lines and free of profanities, prejudice and religious tones.

Contest deadline is September 30. 2007.
Please include your $10.00 entry fee with your submissions.

Contest Prizes

SHORT STORIES
First Prize: $100.
Second: $60.00
Third Prize: Honorable Mention

POETRY
First Prize: $75:00
Second Prize: $50.00
Third Prize: Honorable Mention

Mail To
Fresh! Literary Magazine
C/O S. G. Ware
47 Pearson Ave.
Somerville, MA 02144

MASSACHUSETTS READINGS:

(These readings current as of September 1st, 2007- go to the Readings page to see updated listings!)

Červená Barva Press Reading Series
Červená Barva Press is starting a new reading series which starts in September. Mary Bonina is coordinating this series with me. Here is the information about it.

Pierre Menard Gallery
10 Arrow St/ Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA
7:00 PM
Free Admission
Reception to follow

September 19th, 2007

Lucille Lang Day

Diana Der-Hovanessian

F. D. Reeve

October 17th, 2007

John Minczeski

Mark Pawlak

Susan Tepper

November 14th, 2007

Mary Bonina

Harris Gardner

Tam Lin Neville

Other Červená Barva Press Readings

Poetry Flash at Berkeley City College:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 7:30

A Červená Barva Press poetry reading presenting
Lucille Lang Day, Ed Miller, and Tony White

Berkeley City College Auditorium
2050 Center Street, Berkeley
(half block from Berkeley BART
parking garage next door)
For info: Poetry Flash at 510-525-5476
http://www.poetryflash.org
free event

Červená Barva Press Reading at KGB Bar

October 20, 2007
7:00-9:00 PM

Readers: Eric Darton, John Minczeski, Gloria Mindock, and Susan Tepper

KGB Bar
85 E 4th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 505-3360
Cost: free
Handicap accessible: none

St. Paul, Minnesota

October 24th 7:00 PM

Readers: John Minczeski, Barry Casselman, Kathy Peterson, Terri Ford and Kath Jesme

Micawbers
2238 Carter
St. Paul, MN

CORMIER'S COMEDY MADNESS

Happens on Sunday September 2
at the All Asia at 334 Mass Ave in Cambridge (outside of Central Square)

This month's guest comics include Cheng Zhu, Chris Nesmith, Dorothy Dwyer, Emily Singer and Mary Cheyne... We will rant and rave about moving, school, traffic , politics and all that fun stuff about Boston...
show time is 6:30 pm
$5.00 Admission...
bring friends and family who love to laugh...

Jamie Cat Callan

Jamie Cat Callan hosts a reading and free writing workshop to celebrate the launch of "The Writers Toolbox: Creative Games and Exercises for the "Write" Side of Your Brain."

Tuesday, September 4th at 6:00 PM

The Inkwell Bookstore
Main Street
Falmouth, MA
Free
Handicap

Wine and Cheese Reception to follow

PLEASE NOTE: Thursday, September 6th at Sweet Finnish Bakery:

WORD ON THE STREET @ Sweet Finnish Bakery, Jamaica Plain (centre)

WHEN: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH from 6:30 - 8:00 pm WHERE: Sweet Finnish Bakery, 761 Centre Street

POET FEATURES: CHARLOT LUCIEN (Haitian storyteller + poet, with three CDs of his work. Published in Anthology of Haitian Poets of Massachusetts and Compost)

+ CHARLES COE (author, Picnic On the Moon, Co-President, Boston Branch, National Writers Union, musician/composer with two previously released CDs, journalist and fiction writer)

Come enjoy a little bit of Greenwich Village in the middle of JP with terrific poetry, lots of open mic time, baked goods & coffee. . . Guaranteed: You will NOT be disappointed. . . Both these poets are wonderful and so is the bakery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come and sign up for OPEN MIC at 6:00 p.m.

On the Road/Boston North Shore Writers
Lowell Festival Next Generation of Writers

September 9 1-3 p.m.

Boott Cotton Mill
115 John Street
Lowell MA

Readers:
Danielle Legros Georges
Associate Professor at Lesley University and author of Maroon

Richard Wollman
Associate Professor at Simmons College and author of Evidence of Things Seen and sculptor

Gigi Thibodeau
Teaches English at UMASS/Lowell and published poet

Jean Monahan
Author of Hands, Believe It or Not and Mauled Illusionist

Out Of The Blue Gallery

EVERY MONDAY NITE,
Stone Soup Poetry (Host: Chad Parenteau), a 35 year old venue, $4, sign up to be a feature - call Bill Perrault at 978-454-7423.
Starts at 7:30PM and don't forget to sign up!
Recorded on local t.v. station.

DIRE LITERARY SERIES /Out of the Blue Gallery/
1st Friday- Cambridge, MA

5, 15 MINUTE OPEN MIC SLOTS AT 8 PM,
SIGN-UP AT 7 PM
FOLLOWED BY FEATURES

Sept. 7th Readers: K.C. Frederick and John Amen and Guest Poet: Irene Koronos

USUALLY the 3rd FRIDAY of the MONTH!
NOLA’s TIGH FILI POETRY & OPEN MIC, $5, 8PM, Host: Nola, poems/prose.

OPEN MIC STARTS @ 8:30pm, FEATURE @ 9:00pm
SIGN-UP AT 8:00pm
Come and perform or listen!
Coming Up:

Open Bark Features @ the Out of the Blue Art Gallery:

Sept 8: Linda Larson

Sept 15: Burt Stern

Oct 6: Lolita Paiewonsky

Oct 13: Mark Jampole

Oct 20: Sean Theall

Dec.1: Abbott Ikeler

Feb 16 2008: Christine Korfhage

3-5 dollar donation @ the door

Feature info: Mike Amado, spokenwarrior@verizon.net

1st SUNDAY of the MONTH!
DEMOLICIOUS POETRY, $5, 2PM, Host: John, experimental poetry.

Out Of The Blue Art Gallery
106 Prospect Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
phone: 617-354-5287

Readings featuring Timothy Gager

Photos by Gloria Mindock May 6th, 2007 at SOS Trolley Readings in Somerville, MA.

September 7, 2007, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Hosting and reading at The Dire Series, 8 PM
Out of the Blue Art Gallery
106 Prospect Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Featuring: KC Frederick and Leah Hager Cohen
plus John Amen

September 23, 2007, New York, New York

Reading for Mad Poets Steel City Coffee House Series, 1 PM
with Jennifer McPherson
203 Bridge Street
Phoenixville, PA
610-933-4043

Newton Free Library Poetry Series

Newton Free Libray
330 Homer Street
Newton, MA

Director: Doug Holder

Newton Free Library/ 2007-2008
The Newton Free Library Poetry Series meets the second Tuesday of each month ( September, October, November, February, March and April) at 7PM. Open Mic follows feature. One poem per poet.

Features

Sept 11, 2007

Gloria Mindock

John Hodgen

Paul Hostovsky

October 9, 2007

Danielle Georges

Dagan Coppock

Judith Katz Levine

November 13, 2007

Susan Eisenberg

Mary Bonina

Wendy Drexler

Feb. 2008

Harris Gardner

Dan Sklar

Lisa Beatman

March 2008

Susan Owen

Moira Linehan Ounjlian

Barbara Helfgott Hyett

April 2008

Fred Frankel

Lois Ames

Deborah DeNicola

POETRIBE

The Community Room
East Bridgewater Public Library
32 Union Street
East Bridgewater, MA

Hosted by David R. Surette and Victoria Bosch Murray

7:30 Open mic Sign-ups
8:00 Open Mic
9:00 Featured Poet

September 15 Daniel Tobin
September 29 Jeffrey Harrison

Brockton Library Poetry Series

Upcoming Features:

September 15th Maxine Kumin, Carole Oles
October 20th Dr Jeffrey Thomson
November 17th Joanna Nealon, Robyn Su Miller
December 15th TBA

Wake up and Smell the Poetry

Saturday, 10:30 am, September 15th

Readers: Heather Macpherson and Walnut-Da Lyrical Genie

HCAM TV Studios
Address: 77 Main Street
Hopkinton, Ma.

Cost: Free admission
Handicap accessible
Open mic to follow.
For more information: www.hcam.tv

NEW ENGLAND POETRY CLUB 2007 readings

Longfellow National Historic Site
105 Brattle Street, Cambridge MA 02138
September 16th 2.30 pm
CHILDREN'S POETRY PRIZE WINNERS
free and open to the public

Yenching Library, Harvard University
2 Divinity Avenue Cambridge MA 02138
October 1 at 7pm
KATHY AGUERO, RICHARD HOFFMAN, MEG KEARNEY
free and open to the public

Yenching Library, Harvard University
2 Divinity Ave, Cambridge MA 02138
November 5th 7 pm
NEPC Contest winners
free and open to the public

Yenching Library, Harvard University
2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge MA 02138
December 3rd 7pm
GOLDEN ROSE READING
free and open to the public

Powow River Poetry Reading Series

at The Newburyport Art Association
65 Water St., Newburyport, MA

September 19, 7:30 PM

David Mason

Michael Cantor

October 17, 7:30 PM

Kim Bridgford

Harry Thomas

November 28, 7:30 PM

Rhina Espaillat

Nancy Bailey Miller

(No reading scheduled for December)

All three events are free and open to the public;
Reception and refreshments following the reading;
site is handicapped-accessible

Squawk Coffe House

Sept 20 9PM Squawk Coffeehouse
1555 Mass. Ave.
Harvard Eppworth Church (just outside Harvard Sq)
Cambridge, MA

Poet Doug Holder, founder of Somerville's Independent small press and literary magazine will be reading from two new poetry collections. "Of All the Meals I Had Before" (http://www.cervenabarvapress.com) that has poems about such local eateries as the Au Bon Pain, the old Wursthaus, Market Basket, Hong Kong, Sherman Cafe, Savenor's and more.

The other "No One Dies at the Au Bon Pain" (http;//www.sunnyoutside.com) was composed at Au Bon Pain's in both Central Square, Cambridge, and Davis Square, Somerville.

Both collections are archived at the Harvard Poetry Room, and were published by Somerville small presses.

Squawk offers music, open mike, $4 donation if you got it!
Call 617-628-2313

Gypsypashn's Poetry Caravan at Bestseller's Cafe

Gypsypashn's Poetry Caravan at
Bestseller's Cafe
24 High Street
Medford, MA. 02155
(In the heart of downtown historic Medford, MA. where Jingle Bells was written; right off Rte 93)

Our venue meets the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM.

Free refreshments Open Mic.

Readings commence at 6:30 PM. Readings conclude 8:00 PM.

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September 20th OPEN - Stone Soup Poets of Cambridge will be featured at Bestsellers!

Line up to follow, and this is yet another first of what I hope to be an annual event. There's loads of talent at Stone Soup, and we're honored to have those poets feature at Bestsellers.... stay tuned for more info.....

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October 18th First ever SENIORS Reading.

I suppose at this point most of us are Seniors, and if you know of anyone who is over 65, please have them contact me to arrange becoming a feature this evening!

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November 15th David R. Surrette

David returns to Bestsellers. David R. Surette's first book of poetry is Young Gentlemen's School (Koenisha, 2004). Koenisha will publish a second volume of his poetry Easy to Keep, Hard to Keep In in 2007. David has three poems in a new anthology French Connections: A Gathering of Franco-American Poets. (Louisiana Literature Press 2007) and a poem in Look! Up in the Sky! An Antholgy of Comic Book Poetry (Sacred Fools Press 2007). He co-hosts Poetribe, a poetry series in southeastern Massachusetts.

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December 20th OPEN - planning something festive, but not sure what yet! :*)

Anyone wishing to feature here, let me know! :*)

That will wrap it up thus far Bestseller's... and anyone who hasn't yet featured, who'd like to, kindly write me and let me know! As always there's OPEN MIC, and REFRESHMENTS courtesy of me.... so as they say on the Price is Right...."C'mon Down!"

The months of April and August are already spoken for, but all other months remain open. If you'd like to be a feature at Bestsellers this coming year, let me know. A reminder that we meet the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM.

Want to feature one of the open months? Email me at: Gypsypashn@aolcom

Write on!
Gypsy

New Hampshire Poet Laureate 2005
New Hampshire Poet Laureate 2006, Massachusetts Poet Laureate 2006
Founder of Gypsypashn's Poetry Caravan

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Contact information:
Betsy Lister
P.O. Box 496
Medford, MA 02155
U.S.A.

poetry@newslettersnstuff.com

The 1st WEDNESDAY POETRY GROUP

In Plymouth, @ BOOKS & MORE, 7pm - 9pm
meeting EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH @
A.S. BOOKS & MORE @ HOME DEPOT PLAZA . . .
10 Home Depo DR, PLYMOUTH

( EX. 5 off route 3 )

A gathering of poets & songwriters who
share their work in a laid-back setting . We are . . .
"One giant step before the open mic" Free

POETRY SHOWCASE at
The Plymouth 40th Annual Juried Art Show

Saturday, September 22, 10:30am to 12:00pm

Sponsored by : 1st Wednesday Poetry Group
in partnership with the Plymouth Art Guild
Hosted by Mike Amado

Featured Readers:
DZVINIA ORLOWSKY
RYK McINTYRE
SHEILA TWYMAN

Guest Readers:
MELISSA GUILLET
ROGER TWYMAN
WALTER HOWARD
BILL PERRAULT
INGRID LOBERG
LYNN HOLDSWORTH
RICHARD WILEY

The Plymouth Art Show will be held under the tent in down town Plymouth,
Route 3A, on the Training Green, near Friendly's Restaurant.

More info: spokenwarrior@verizon.net

Concord Poetry Center

40 Stow Street
Concord, MA 01742
978-897-0054
$6.00 Admission
$3.00 Admission for students
Refreshments served

Sunday, September 23, 2007 3:00 PM
Readers: Sarah Getty and Sophie Wadsworth
with community readers: Emily Carson and Jeffrey Perkins

Sunday, November 18, 2007 3:00 PM
Readers: Jeffrey Harrison and Rebecca Winborn
with community readers: TBA

Cambridge Cohousing Presents
THE FIRESIDE READING SERIES
Fall 2007 – Spring 2008

Tuesday September 25 7:30 PM
Denise Bergman and Charles Coe

Tuesday October 30 7:30 PM
Ruth Henderson and Dan Sklar

Tuesday November 27 7:30 PM
Luke Salisbury and Tim Gager

Tuesday January 29 7:30 PM
Harris Gardner and Gloria Mindock

Tuesday February 26 7:30 PM
Jean Alonso and Jean Dany Jochaim

Tuesday March 25 7:30 PM
Gail Mazur and Danielle Legros George

Tuesday April 29 7:30 PM
Tom Daley and Julie Rochlin

Tuesday May 27 7:30 PM
The Jamaica Plain Carpenter Poets

Refreshments are served before and after each reading, starting at 7 PM

Note: The Walden St. bridge is under construction. Cambridge Cohousing is located just north of Porter Square at 175 Richdale Ave. From Massachusetts Ave., turn onto Upland Rd. Take the first right onto Richdale. Cross Walden St. and proceed to 175 Richdale Ave. Cambridge Cohousing is a complex of yellow buildings. Walk through the main gate to the Common House. For further information or instructions, please contact Molly Lynn Watt, 617-354-8242, mollywatt@comcast.net, or Jenise Aminoff, 617-576-2004, jenise@alum.mit.edu or go to http://www.cambridgecohousing.org/fireside/index.html

Bagel Bards Poetry and Prose Readings

Thursday, September 27, 7 pm, FREE

The Bagel Bards is a group of poets and writers that meet in the Davis Square Au Bon Pain every Saturday for the past two years. The group founded by Ibbetson Street Press founder Doug Holder, and Tapestry of Voices head Harris Gardner, have an online zine Wilderness House Literary Review, http://whlreview.com and have published two Bagel Bard poetry anthologies. They have read at various venues across the area including: Somerville Open Studios, Grolier Poetry Book Shop, The Somerville Museum, McIntyre and Moore Books, etc... Many of the individual members are published poets, with collections out or forthcoming.

The Somerville Museum
1 Westwood Rd.
Somerville, MA.

The Somerville Museum is a membership supported, community-based institution that offers innovative programming to engage the community with artists, scholars, and educators with the aim of fostering cultural education and understanding.

The Museum is in a Federal Revival style building that provides an aesthetically beautiful and inspirational space for exhibitions and other cultural events. It is located in the heart of Somerville and literally in the heart of Somerville's residential neighborhoods.

Doug Holder
http://www.ibbetsonpress.com http://dougholder.blogspot.com
http://authorsden.com/douglasholder
http://somervillenewswritersfestival.com
http://yahoogroups.com/group/ibbetsonstreetpressupdate

Cafe Luna City Night Readings

Friday September 28 - 7:00 PM

A celebration of prose & poetry
Doug Holder
Joan Houlihan
Rodney Wittwer
Rebbeca Kaiser Gibson
Dan Memmolo
Mark Schafer

La Luna Caffé
403 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA

Doug Holder
http://www.ibbetsonpress.com
http://dougholder.blogspot.com
http://authorsden.com/douglasholder
http://somervillenewswritersfestival.com
http://yahoogroups.com/group/ibbetsonstreetpressupdate

The Bay State Underground

Place: 236 Bay State Road, in the offices of AGNI magazine.
Dates: 10/4, 11/1, 12/6 7:00PM

Readers: Featuring Tom Yuill (10/4), Mary Bonina (11/1), and Fred Marchant (12/6)

Address: 236 Bay State Road
City and State: Boston, MA
Cost: Free
Handicap accessible: No

Other info: The Bay State Underground brings current students of the Creative Writing Program at Boston University together with alumni, Agni authors, and members of the Writers' Room of Boston. Each reading will begin at 7:30, and seating is limited! The readings are followed by receptions and refreshments.

Marian Kaplun Shapiro, book signing and reading
Players In The Dream, Dreamers In The Play (Plain View Press, 2007)

Cambridge Friends Meeting House, Friends Room
October 5, 2007 7:30 PM
5 Longfellow Park (just off Brattle)
Cambridge, MA
Readers: Marian Kaplun Shapiro
free
Handicap accessible yes
Refreshments served

Cambridge Central Square Art Festival October 12th & 13th

Out of the Blue Art Gallery, OCT. 12th, Friday nite, /Barbecue & Vegetables & Lots of Poetry!

5-7PM: A Continuation of Out of the Blue Gallery Poets performing with the Liberation Poets "Poets against the Killing Fields"

Out of the Blue Gallery Avant Garde Poets (Friday Nite-12th)
Consists of "Open Bark" poets, "Stone Soup" poets, "Demolicious" poets

Linda Haviland Conte
Mel Schoren
Jacques Fleury
Mick Cusimano
Joanna Nealon
Molly Lynn Watt
Jade Sylvan
Chad Parenteau
Patricia Giragosian
Bill Lewis
Deborah M. Priestly

Liberation Poets (Friday Nite, 12th)
Gary Hicks
Askia Toure
Tontongi
Brenda Walcott
Aldo Tambellini
Jocelyn Almeida
Neill F. Calendar
Anna Wexler
Jill Netchinsky
Tony Medina

Seven Stars, Poetry Reading, Saturday, October 13th, 12:00-2PM; Open Bark poets/ with books to sell.

SEVEN STARS IS LOCATED AT 731 Massachusetts Avenue (Central Square), Cambridge, MA (617)547-1317.

"Stone Soup" poets
Michael Amado
Jack Powers with Margaret Nairn
Lolita Paiewonsky
Mary Collins
Ann Carhart
Anne Brudevold
Coleen Houlihan
Lorraine Carlin
Nancy Brady Cunningham
William Perrault

Carberry's Poetry Reading: Oct. 13th. Saturday. 3:30-5:00PM

CARBERRY'S IS LOCATED AT 74 Prospect Street, (Central Square), Cambridge, MA (617)576-3530.

The names of the Presses/Literary Series are: Candelite Open Bark Poets, The Ibbetson Street Press Poets, Cervena Press Poets, Bagel Bard Poets, The Boston Poets, The Stone Soup Poets, The Dire Series Writers, the Tapestry of Voices poets.

Marc D. Goldfinger
Marshall Harvey
Diana Saenz
Linda Larson
Susie Davidson
Timothy Gager
Lo Galluccio
Doug Holder
Steve Glines
Harris Gardner
Carol Weston

Deborah M. Priestly
Poet/Painter/Owner
Out of the Blue Art Gallery
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Out Of The Blue Art Gallery
106 Prospect Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
phone: 617-354-5287

An Evening of Performance Poetry

Poets: Tom Daley, Reggie Gibson, and Shira Erlichman

Gamble Manision
Boston Center for Adult Education
October 19th
7-9PM
Admission: $17.00

To reserve a spot, call the BCAE at 617-267-4430
or register online at
http://www.bcae.org/BCAECatalog/BCAEeCommCatalog.nsf/Web.Show.Course.Section?OpenForm&K=Slam!+An+Evening+of+Performance+Poetry+with+Regie+Gibson,+Shira+Erlichman,+and+Tom+Daley.

Playmakers Sunday Afternoon Poetry Reading Series

Sunday October 21, 2007 2:30 PM and Sunday October 28, 2:30 PM

Winthrop Playmakers' Cabaret Theatre
60 Hermon Street
Winthrop, MA 02152

Readers: Susan Donnelly, Mary Buchinger Bodwell,
Members of CREW Poetry Group (MSPS Winthrop Chapter), others TBA

Free - Donations Very Much Appreciated
Handicap accessible: Yes, through the rear door entrance
Other info: The poetry readings will be held in the CabaretTheatre below the The Winthrop Playmakers's main theatre.
All donations will be given to The Winthrop Playmakers.
For directions and more infromation go to their website: http://www.winthropplaymakers.com/
Or, telephone them at (617) 539-1175.

Readings and events by Nahid Rachlin

Description of PERSIAN GIRLS, a memoir (Penguin 2006): In a story of ambition, oppression, hope, heartache, and sisterhood, Persian Girls traces Rachlin's coming of age in Iran under the late Shah-and her domineering father-her tangled family life, and her relationship with her older sister, and unexpected soul mate, Pari. Both girls refused to accept traditional roles prescribed for them under Muslim cultural laws. They devoured forbidden books. They had secret romances. But then things quickly changed. Pari was forced by her parents to marry a wealthy suitor, a cruel man who kept her a prisoner in her own home. After narrowly avoiding an unhappy match herself with a man her parents chose for her, Nahid came to America, where she found literary success. Back in Iran, however, Pari's dreams fell to pieces.

BOSTON: November 14th, Wednesday, 5:00-7:00 P.M.

Reading, discussion, PERSIAN GIRLS, memoir
Boston University, Women's Department
704 Commonwealth Ave. #101 Boston
Information: 617-358-2370
(check the info)

The Boston Poetry Slam Downstairs at the Cantab Lounge

738 Massachusetts Ave,
Central Square, Cambridge, Mass
(617) 354-2685
Email: cantab@slamnews.com
(http://www.slamnews.com/)

Wednesday, 8 pm open mike; 9:30 pm feature; 10:30 pm slam
Hosted by: Slammaster Simone Beaubien
Co-hosts: Dawn Gabriel, Ryk McIntyre, J*me, Adam Stone.
$3 at the door
Please Note:
*****18+ everyone must have a photo ID*****

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Sunday Night!

Cambridge Common
1667 Mass. Ave., Cambridge
$5 Cover
Every Sunday Poetry Slam: 8:00 pm
Feature: 9:30 pm
Open Mike: 10:30 pm

1ST WEDNESDAY POETRY GROUP IN PLYMOUTH, MA.

Hosted by MIKE AMADO

Part workshop, part reading - all poetry & songs
@ BOOKS AND MORE, in Plymouth, MA
(HOME DEPO PLAZA)
EX. 5, off RT. 3
info: spokenwarrior@verizon.net

RHODE ISLAND:

GOT POETRY LIVE

Hosted by Tony Brown
Every Tuesday starting at 7:30 PM

Reflections Cafe
8 Govenor St, corner of Wickenden St
Providence, RI 02903-4429
(401) 273-7278
(http://www.gotpoetry.com/)

NEW JERSEY:

7:00PM Date coming soon!
Susan Tepper
MOC Theatre Workshop Reading of fiction & poetry
Valley Road
Upper Montclair, New Jersey
Readers: Martin Golan, Susan Tepper, and others to be announced
FUND RAISER for MOC Theatre

Delaware Valley Poets Invite

September 10, 2007 at 8 PM

Jean Hollander will be reading from her verse translation of Dante's COMEDY (published by Doubleday) to celebrate the publication of the final section: PARADISO. She will also read from her own two books of poetry: CRUSHED INTO HONEY & MOONDOG.

Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Market Fair
3535 Rt. 1 South
Princeton, NJ 08540
Free
Handicap Accessible

NEW YORK READINGS:

Upcoming POETS WEAR PRADA Events -
August /September in NYC & LI

September 7th, 2007 @ 9PM
Poets Wear Prada on the Air on WKCR 89.9 FM
Part II features authors
EFRAYIM LEVENSON & SHERYL H. SIMLER and
Publisher/Editor ROXANNE HOFFMAN
Tune in from 9PM-10PM
WKCR 89.9 FM (or online via the web at www.wkcr.org)
for Art Waves Hosted by Anne Cammon

September 9th, 2007 @ 2:15PM
RICKI STUART, Author of "Freak Show" (PWP 2006)
is featured
@
Park Plaza Diner
220 Cadman Plaza West
(Btwn. Clark St. & Pineapple Walk)
Brooklyn, NY 11021
718.596.5900
2:15PM - 4:15PM
$3 donation + $4 food/beverage minimum
Park Plaza Poetry Reading & Open Mic
Hosted by Carol Kay & Jerry Jacobs
By Subway: Take 2|3 to Clark St.

September 16th, 2007 @6PM
PWP Publication Launch Party celebrated Fall Releases:
"Lovers & Drag Queens" by Austin Alexis
&
"John on the Chrysler" by Laura Vookles
with
Brant Lyon, Ricki Stuart, Alex O. Bleecker, Bob Heman, Efrayim Levenson, Iris Berman, Jee Leong Koh, Peter Chelnik, Sheryl H. Simler, Susan Maurer
@
The Cornelia Street Café
29 Cornelia Street
NYC 10014
212.989.9319
Take 1 to Christopher St.
or A|C|E|D|F|B to West 4th St.
6PM - 8PM
$7 cover includes house drink
Hosted by Publishers/Editors:
Roxanne Hoffman & Herbert Fuerst

POETS WEAR PRADA is a small press based in Hoboken, New Jersey devoted to introducing new authors through limited edition, high-quality chaplets, primarily of poetry.

"New press, great authors, a publisher who is one miracle short of sainthood." - Angelo Verga, Poetry Curator of The Cornelia Street Cafe

visit PWP on line at
http://poetswearpradanj.home.att.net

Promote yourself at Poets Wear Prada
http://poetswearprada.home.att.net
join our yahoo group at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/poetswearprada/

List you open poetry mike at www.poetz.com.
For listing guidelines, send a blank email message to
listhelp@poetz.com

Check me out! Visit http://www.myspace.com/poetswearprada
& Listen to tracks from my new CD "Stolen Moments"(Poetry Thin Air 2006)

Upcoming Bowery Women/Bowery Books Events Fall 07

Bowery Women: Shoot the Poem!
Sept. 9th 6-8 pm
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery NYC
A videopoetry anthology, featuring poems by Alana Free, Anne Waldman, Celena Glenn, Cynthia Kraman, Elizabeth-Jane Burnett, Janet Hamill, Janine Pommy Vega, Jennifer Blowdryer, Kristin Prevallet, Marjorie Tesser, Mary Reilly, Melissa Goodrum, Sarah Herrington, Tsaurah Litzky, and collaborating videographers. Fun, unexpected program of short works.
Presented with the support of the Experimental Television Center's Presentation Funds program.The Experimental Television Center's Presentation Funds program is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts
Admission $5

Bowery Books-Estamos Aquí Book Release Party
Sept. 14th 7-9:30 pm
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery NYC
Celebrate the release of Estamos Aquí, Poems by Migrant Farmworkers,
Translated by Janine Pommy Vega. Readings by Janine, Miguel Algarin, Sandra Maria Esteves, Nancy Mercado and special guests, hosted by Bob Holman.
Presented with the support of the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Free

Bowery Books-The Poetry Dollars Release Party and show
"POET BAZOOKAED ON W. 4TH STREET!"
a one-man show featuring former street poet Poez (Paul Mills)
Bowery Poetry Club
Sept. 27-30, 8 PM, Sun. 3 PM tickets $17 online - www.virtuous.com, $20 at the door

Bowery Women-One Year Anniversary Party, Reading and Book Sale
Nov. 11th 5-8 p.m.
Bowery Poetry Club

Marjorie Tesser
Bowery Books
bowerywomen@gmail.com

Poetry in the Garden

September 9th 4pm

Readers: Thomas Fucaloro, Jane Ormerod, Tom Savage, Nathan Whiting,
hosted by Mindy Lovokove

The 6th and B Garden
6th Street and Avenue B
New York City, NY

Free
Handicap accessible
Open mic
www.6bgarden.org

An Evening of "Epiphanies"
film by Richard Kostelanetz

Tone Poem

Monday, September 10, 8pm

Readers: David Henderson, Lee Klein, Brant Lyon, Cat Rutgers, Susan Scutti, Samina Shahidi

Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (btwn Houston and Bleecker)
New York, NY
Cost: $6
Handicap accessible: Yes
SUBWAY: F train to Second Avenue or 6 train Bleecker.

Perch Literary Tuesdays

Tuesday, September 11 and 18 7:30 PM

September 11, Group reading, Laura Muir and Ellen Press-Scott

September 18, George Held

Perch Cafe
365 5th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

no charge ($5 purchase of food or beverage appreciated)
Handicap accessible

Readings featuring Timothy Gager

Photos by Gloria Mindock May 6th, 2007 at SOS Trolley Readings in Somerville, MA.

September 23, 2007, New York, New York

Reading for Mad Poets Steel City Coffee House Series, 1 PM
with Jennifer McPherson
203 Bridge Street
Phoenixville, PA
610-933-4043

Poetry Events at Molloy College

Fall schedule of the 2007-2008 season.
Founded and Hosted by Barbara Novack, Writer-in-Residence, Molloy College

Date: Sunday,September 23, 2007

Reader: Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr., poet, educator and naturalist, named Poet Laureate of Nassau County by Acclamation of the Long Island poetry community June 24, 2007. Program: "Autumn Comes to Long Island."

Place: Molloy College
Multi Purpose Room, 2nd floor, Wilbur Arts Center

Address: 1000 Hempstead Ave.
Rockville Centre, NY
Call 516.678.5000 for directions

Cost: Free
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Other: Open reading follows featured poet

Fall schedule of the 2007-2008 season.
Founded and Hosted by Barbara Novack, Writer-in-Residence, Molloy College

Date: Sunday, October 21, 2007

Reader: Jack Coulehan, physician and poet, Director of the Institute for Medicine in Contemporary Society and Professor of Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University. Dr. Coulehan sees aspects of healing fostered by poetry.

Place: Molloy College
Multi Purpose Room, 2nd floor, Wilbur Arts Center

Address: 1000 Hempstead Ave.
Rockville Centre, NY
Call 516.678.5000 for directions

Cost: Free
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Other: Open reading follows featured poet

Readings featuring Thad Rutkowski

UPCOMING READINGS

Sept. 25, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
1542 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, L.I.
Info: crm1912@bn.com

November 9, Friday, 7 p.m.
Memoir Reading
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta
$10. Good refreshments
Hosted by June Akers Seese
Info: jakers1@mindspring.com

November 16-18, Friday-Sunday
Berlin Poetry Hearings
Berlin
www.myspace.com/poetryhearings

January 4, 2008, Friday, 9:30-11:30 p.m.
Panel discussion: "Polish American Writing: From Polish Tradition to the American Identity."
Polish American Historical Association, Washington, D.C.

Hope to see you! --Thad Rutkowski

http://www.thaddeusrutkowski.com

Williamsburg Art & Historical Center Special Performance Event

Hosted by Joel Simpson: includes Dramatic Readings with Music
Hosted by Mad Hatters' Review Publisher Carol Novack

October 13, 2007
Readers: Eric Darton, Urayoan Noel, Carol Novack, & Elizabeth Smith

WAH Center, Williamsburg
135 Broadway
Williamsburg, NY
Cost: FREE
Handicap accessible
email or phone WAH Center, http://www.wahcenter.net
see http:/www.wahcenter.net & http://www.madhattersreview.com/events.shtml

Mad Hatters' Review Poetry, Prose & Anything Goes Series

Friday, October 5, 2007, 7 - 9 PM

Readers: Ira Cohen, Linda Schor, & Stephanie Strickland

KGB Bar
85 East 4th Street
City and State New York, NY
Cost: Free
Handicap accessible: No
See http://www.madhattersreview.com/events.shtml

Mad Hatters' Review Poetry, Prose & Anything Goes Series

December 7, 2007, 7 - 9 PM

Readers: Yuriy Tarnowsky, et al. (TBA)

KGB Bar
85 East 4th Street
New York, NY
Cost: FREE
Handicap accessible: No
See http://www.madhattersreview.com/events.shtml

Mad Hatters' Review Poetry, Prose & Anything Goes Series

Date: February 1st, 2008 7:00-9:00 PM

Readers: Rikki Ducornet, Eric Melbye, Carol Novack, Jonathan Penton,
Charles P. Ries, Tamara Kaye Sellman, and Anmarie Trimble

KGB Bar
85 E 4th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 505-3360
Cost: free
Handicap accessible: no

Červená Barva Press Reading at KGB Bar

October 20, 2007
7:00-9:00 PM

Readers: Eric Darton, John Minczeski, Gloria Mindock, and Susan Tepper

KGB Bar
85 E 4th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 505-3360
Cost: free
Handicap accessible: none

Readings and events by Nahid Rachlin

Description of PERSIAN GIRLS, a memoir (Penguin 2006): In a story of ambition, oppression, hope, heartache, and sisterhood, Persian Girls traces Rachlin's coming of age in Iran under the late Shah-and her domineering father-her tangled family life, and her relationship with her older sister, and unexpected soul mate, Pari. Both girls refused to accept traditional roles prescribed for them under Muslim cultural laws. They devoured forbidden books. They had secret romances. But then things quickly changed. Pari was forced by her parents to marry a wealthy suitor, a cruel man who kept her a prisoner in her own home. After narrowly avoiding an unhappy match herself with a man her parents chose for her, Nahid came to America, where she found literary success. Back in Iran, however, Pari's dreams fell to pieces.

MANHATTAN: October 22, Monday, 6:30 p.m.

Reading, discussion, book signing, PERSIAN GIRLS, memoir
New School University
66 West 12th Street,Rm. 510
$5
Info: 212 229 5611

Bowery Poetry Club

Wed. Nov. 7, 2007, 6-8 PM
308 Bowery, NYC 10012
(between Bleecker & Houston)
John M. Bennett & The Be Blank Consort

Safe-T-Gallery

Thurs. Nov. 8, 2007, 7-10 PM
111 Front St.
Brooklyn, NY
John M. Bennett will read with
others as part of Bob Heman's CLWN WR series

LALITA JAVA READINGS
3rd THURSDAYS 7-9 PM

HOSTED BY DOROTHY F. AUGUST

Lalita Java
210 East 3rd St.
(Btwn. B & C)

92nd Street Y Reading Series

92nd Street Y Reading Series

Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
New York, NY

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

Schuylkill Valley Journal Reading

There will be a reading of the Schuylkill Valley Journal staff at the Manayunk Art Center in Philadelphia on Sunday, September 9 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.

The readers slated for the program are: Peter Krok, Tree Riesener, Kelley Jean White, George Fleck, Susan Tepper, Ray Greenblatt, Michael Morell, Vill Van Buskirk, Fran Metzman, Joeseph Hauser, Elisha Darville and Dan Maguire.

Manayunk Arts Center
419 Green Lane
Philadelphia, PA
Free

There is a $4 admittance fee and refreshments are provided.
There will also be an Open Reading.

"Poetry & Prose & Anything Goes with Dr. Ni"
(radio show; internet radio)

Address: (Dr. Ni's local address) P.O. Box 15095
City and State: Philadelphia, PA 19130-9998
Contact person and or URL/information: Dr. Niama L. Williams; www.internetvoicesradio
Date, time, price: Every Tuesday, 8-9 p.m. EST
$35/guest/appearance on show
Readers: International internet radio listeners
Other appropriate info: (station owner's address):
Ms. Lillian Cauldwell
P.O. Box 2344 Ann Arbor, MI 48106-2344;
734-332-5902.

Dr. Niama L. Williams
P. O. Box 15095
Philadelphia, PA 19130-9998
http://www.lulu.com/drni
http://thejourney.booktreasurehouse.com/
http://soulwork.booktreasurehouse.com/
http://famousfaces.booktreasurehouse.com/
http://steven.booktreasurehouse.com/

1ST FRIDAYS ON VINE
Hosted by Aziza Kintehg

Every First Friday of the Month

Be part of an Art Extravaganza * Spoken Word * Music Freestyle * Open Mike

Jose Sebourne Graphic Design
1213-15 Vine Street Philadelphia PA 19107
7-10pm $5.00 Cover

Contact info:
The Gallery - (215)564-2554
Aziza Kintehg(215)668-4500
Email: azizalockdiva@...

or check out the website: www.Josesebourne.com

Arlington, Virginia:

Pentagon City Borders

Name/Series: POESIS
Place: Pentagon City Borders
Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 7:30PM
Address: 1201 S. Hayes St.
City and State: Arlington, VA
Readers: Anne Harding Woodworth and M. Lee Alexander
Cost: free
Other: premiere of Woodworth's "Chocuna" for 3 spoken voices

Charlotte, North Carolina:

Charlotte Writers' Club Award Ceremony

Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Southpark Mall
Tuesday, September 18, 7 PM
Southpark Mall
4400 Sharon Road
Charlotte, NC 28202
Reader: Jendi Reiter
Free
Handicap accessible

Denver, Colorado:

Robert Cooperman

Miss Prothero's Books
1112 Santa Fe Blvd.
Denver, CO
September 23
4 P.M.
Free and Open to the Public

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA:

Červená Barva Press Reading

October 24th 7:00 PM

Readers: John Minczeski, Barry Casselman, Kathy Peterson, Terri Ford and Kath Jesme

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS:

Irish Cultural Society of San Antonio

Sun 21st Oct 2007 4.p.m.

Readers: Miriam Gallagher, Irish playwright, novelist & screenwriter

St. Gregory the Great Church Hall
709 Beryl
San Antonio, TX 78213
Handicap accessible
details: Gene Logan;genelogantx@earthlink.net

VIVA Books Author Event

Tues 23rd Oct 2007 starts 6.p.m with light refreshments

Miriam Gallagher, Irish playwright, novelist & screenwriter

8407 Broadway St
San Antonio, TX 78209, USA
(+1 210-826-1143)
Handicap accessible
details: rosalyn@vivabooks.com

REDMOND, WASHINGTON:

Soul Food Reading Series

7:00-9:00PM Free

September 20, 2007: Kelli Russell Agodon and Ann Batchelor Hursey

December 13th, 2007: Judith Skillman and Janée Baugher

Soul Food Books
15748 Redmond Way
Redmond, WA

http://soulfood.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp;jsessionid=abcvAuUmlQBYjc1k1SUsr?s=regionalcatalog

CALIFORNIA:

Anthony Russell White Readings

9/14/07 Friday 6:30
I’m reading with CB Follett & Susan Terris & Lynne Thompson:
@ Art Works Downtown
1337 Fourth Street
San Rafael, CA
415-415-8119
Contact: CB Follett

10/9/07 Tuesday 7:30
I’m reading with Lucille Lang Day & Ed Miller:
Poetry Flash Series featuring 3 Cervena Barva Press poets
@ Berkeley City College Auditorium
2050 Center Street (half block from Berkeley BART, parking garage next door)
Berkeley, CA
For info: 510-525-5476 or www.poetryflash.org
Contacts: Joyce Jenkins & Richard Silberg

10/15/07 Monday 7:00
I’m reading with Daphne Crocker-White:
followed by an open mike session
@ Willow Glen Books
1330 Lincoln (near Minnesota Avenue off Guadalupe Parkway)
San Jose, CA
408-298-8141
Contact: Dennis & Christine Richardson @ 408-266-1361

10/18/07 Thursday 7:30
I’m reading with CB Follett & Susan Terris:
@ O'Hanlon Center
616 Throckmorton Avenue (1 mile west of the Depot)
Mill Valley, CA
Contact: CB Follett

There will also be two Winter dates with details to be announced later:

March
I’m reading with CB Follett & Susan Terris:
Poetry Center San Jose
Location to be announced later

March
I’m reading with Daphne Crocker-White & CB Follett & Susan Terris:
Sonoma Ashram
1087 Craig Avenue (west of downtown off Arnold Drive)
Sonoma, CA
(707) 996-8915

Copies of my books will be available at all the readings, and by mail from me.

Borders Books & Music

The Bones of the Homeless by Judy Jones
Book Signing/Reading

Date: October 25, 2007 7:00 pm

Address: 900 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA
93101

Cost: Free
Handicap accessible: yes

Other info: Will be listed on Borders website
closer to event on October 25th, 2007
Contact info: mybeautifulmusic@gmail.com

Poetry Flash at Berkeley City College:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 7:30

A Červená Barva Press poetry reading presenting
Lucille Lang Day, Ed Miller, and Tony White

Berkeley City College Auditorium
2050 Center Street, Berkeley
(half block from Berkeley BART
parking garage next door)
For info: Poetry Flash at 510-525-5476
http://www.poetryflash.org
free event

Lucille Lang Day Readings:

Nov. 5, 2007, 7:00 p.m.:

Lucille Lang Day, plus open mic
All Poets Welcome Reading Series
Gallery Cafe
1200 Mason at Washington
San Francisco, CA
Coordinator: Kit Kennedy kit.kennedy@yahoo.com

FRANCE:

Readings and events by Nahid Rachlin

Description of PERSIAN GIRLS, a memoir (Penguin 2006): In a story of ambition, oppression, hope, heartache, and sisterhood, Persian Girls traces Rachlin's coming of age in Iran under the late Shah-and her domineering father-her tangled family life, and her relationship with her older sister, and unexpected soul mate, Pari. Both girls refused to accept traditional roles prescribed for them under Muslim cultural laws. They devoured forbidden books. They had secret romances. But then things quickly changed. Pari was forced by her parents to marry a wealthy suitor, a cruel man who kept her a prisoner in her own home. After narrowly avoiding an unhappy match herself with a man her parents chose for her, Nahid came to America, where she found literary success. Back in Iran, however, Pari's dreams fell to pieces.

FRANCE: September 28, Friday, 7:00-8:30 P.M.

Reading, book signing, PERSIAN GIRLS
Shakespeare and Company.
37 rue de la Bûcherie,
Paris, France.
Phone: 00 33 (0) 143 25 4093
Free and open to the public

FRANCE: SEPTEMBER 29th -- OCTOBER 4th.

Teaching a memoir-fiction workshop and cultural exploration offered by The Virginia Center for Creative Arts in a stunning little village, Auvillar. It will be a few days of close feedback, seminars, readings, excellent food, sightseeing, in a picturesque environment.
Le Moulin a Nef / Auvillar Writers' Workshops
www.vcca.com
Phone: 434-946-7236

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