Friday is Ohio Poetry Day, and here in Cleveland, this year that means one thing: first day of Levyfest
Ready for Levyfest?
- Levyfest Facebook Page
- Who was d.a. levy, anyway?
Friday, October 24th - 6-9 PM: An intimate reading and publishers' mixer at The Spotted Owl in Tremont - Join us for cocktails, poetry, and the release of the Renegade Flowers anthology! Stick around afterwards for cocktails and conversation!
Saturday, October 25th - 9:30AM - 5PM: Festival events at Cleveland State University's Michael Schwartz Library - Panels, readings, and discussions, including a curated tour of CSU's levy collections, documentary screening, and meet-and-greets!
Saturday, October 25th - 7:00PM - 10:30PM: The community reading series at Lava Lounge in Tremont, including readings hosted by The Writing Knights starting at 7:00pm (Knightmares Halloween show) and hosted by Deep Cleveland's Joshua Gage starting at 8 pm!
Saturday, October 25th - 7:00PM - Close: A knock-down, drag-out poetry experience at The Literary Cafe in Tremont hosted by the inimitable Steve Goldberg and Nick Traenkner, featuring several panelists and poets from the festival.
Sunday, October 26th - 10:00AM - 12:00PM: Levy memorial service at Edgewater park by the beach (Weather Permitting.)
On-Campus events at Cleveland State University's Michael Schwartz Library) for Saturday are listed here: http://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/levyfest/2014/campus/
Off-Campus events are listed here: http://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/levyfest/2014/community/
Not all of the readings have been announced yet, but Joshua Gage has posted the line-up for the readings at Lava Lounge, 2061 West 10th Street, Tremont, on Saturday night. Watch for:
- 8:10 Mary A. Turzillo
- 8:20 Jill Riga
- 8:30 Geoffrey A. Landis
- 8:40 Marissa Hyde
- 8:50 John Burroughs
- 9:00 Batya Weinbaum
- 9:10 dan smith
- 9:20 Elise Geither
- 9:30 Ryan Sagert
- 9:40 Marie Lillian Vibbert
- 9:50 Vertigo Xi'an Xavier
- 10:00-10:30 Open Mike
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Anybody out there want to write a review or a retrospective or a "here's what I saw" essay on the event?
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