tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56411177717078430672024-03-13T15:42:38.144-04:00Cleveland Poetics: a place for cleveland's writers and readersCleveland Poetics: a blog to discuss poetry and the poetry scene in Cleveland and the surrounding area.michael salingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717310933948991992noreply@blogger.comBlogger1373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-6198054367465198992024-03-13T14:28:00.004-04:002024-03-13T14:28:44.196-04:00Poets John Dorsey & Ken Gierke to appear March 22nd at Mac's Backs<h1 class="page-title"></h1>
<div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8cquCIlVehaFC1cpVb_lzLkHy3-3ZYDSgu8pMOZ2AMD6Oup9uG4VtKZKigOWajqezWrv-ohkHBpB-zuFjTk7wTBMv-Fdgct3aPkpoFIQ6LpieQvKRhb2M4W0TMAsJmvTwEI0FqcXQhYHT6aMwRygWMsoENfF-vgtHkUbqbuA3OfWyTAWqjhpzqc3ukM/s1427/Dorsey-Gierke_March%2022%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1427" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8cquCIlVehaFC1cpVb_lzLkHy3-3ZYDSgu8pMOZ2AMD6Oup9uG4VtKZKigOWajqezWrv-ohkHBpB-zuFjTk7wTBMv-Fdgct3aPkpoFIQ6LpieQvKRhb2M4W0TMAsJmvTwEI0FqcXQhYHT6aMwRygWMsoENfF-vgtHkUbqbuA3OfWyTAWqjhpzqc3ukM/w640-h180/Dorsey-Gierke_March%2022%202024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Friday, March 22, 2024 - <span class="date-display-start">7:00pm</span> to <span class="date-display-end">8:00pm</span></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: justify;">Poets <strong>John Dorsey</strong>, author of <strong><em>Pocatello Wildflower </em></strong>and Ken Gierke, author of <strong><em>Glass Awash</em></strong> will read at Mac's on <strong>Friday, March</strong> <strong>22nd </strong>at <strong>7 pm.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>John Dorsey</strong> is the former Poet Laureate of Belle, MO and the author of several collections of poetry, including <em>Which Way to the River: Selected Poems 2016-2020</em> (OAC Books, 2020), <em>Sundown at the Redneck Carnival</em>, (Spartan Press, 2022, and <em>Pocatello Wildflower,</em> (Crisis Chronicles Press, 2023). </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Ken Gierke</strong> is a retired truck driver, transplanted
to Missouri from Western New York. In spite of muddy water and a dearth
of maples, after only ten years he is coming to think of Missouri as
home. His poetry has been published or is forthcoming both in print and
online in such places as <em>Ekphrastic Review, Amethyst Review, Silver Birch Press, </em>and <em>The</em> <em>Gasconade Review</em>. His first collection of poetry, <em>Glass Awash,</em> has been published by Spartan Press.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mac's Backs Books on Coventry<br />1820 Coventry Road<br />Cleveland, Heights, Ohio<br /> <a href="http://www.macsbacks.com">www.macsbacks.com</a><br /></p>
</div></div></div><p> </p>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0Cleveland, OH, USA41.49932 -81.694360513.189086163821152 -116.8506105 69.80955383617885 -46.5381105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-88197391307449844622024-03-05T17:50:00.005-05:002024-03-13T10:55:43.862-04:00 You're Invited to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Word and Song<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"> Ray McNiece at</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Sandusky's Mr. Smith's Coffeehouse</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">2:00 Saturday March 16th</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Open-Mic to Follow </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCI41gO0yX2k5VnEsmsH35jyTEXXGsAc_u6aLTO12bac4FNMJhwM6fmjKR04ahGqFR4RQOkgqGhwWHZixuboL-L2BJBLEQgpLgY1A_FMiLaYjLwsXf90PnREp2E6g35ovuPD11ZbzsN0S0976LRcq9UqOLEVKMtw1bZQ7txO_FsCdOj4rdVgnlwUhAmlw/s389/1coffeehouseRaySt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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max-width: 390px; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="x_mcnTextContent" style="color: black; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-left: 18px; padding-right: 18px; padding-top: 0; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: left; word-break: break-word;" valign="top">This April, celebrate <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" href="https://cpl.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=695f2d9decd43a9542562f828&id=e7a9a5eb0f&e=24bc7cdcd6" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">National Poetry Month</a>
with the Ohio Center for the Book as four acclaimed Ohio poets
representing Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Dayton visit us at Cleveland
Public Library for two weekend poetry readings. These events are <i>free </i>and open to the public.<br aria-hidden="true" /><br aria-hidden="true" /><b>Sat., April 20: </b><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5" href="https://cpl.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=695f2d9decd43a9542562f828&id=b0fc096e33&e=24bc7cdcd6" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Lindsay Turner</a> and <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6" href="https://cpl.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=695f2d9decd43a9542562f828&id=fffb1a5ea8&e=24bc7cdcd6" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Noah Falck</a><br aria-hidden="true" /><b>Sat., April 27: </b><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="7" href="https://cpl.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=695f2d9decd43a9542562f828&id=65dbce9966&e=24bc7cdcd6" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Stephanie Ginese</a> and <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="8" href="https://cpl.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=695f2d9decd43a9542562f828&id=bdecda7e3a&e=24bc7cdcd6" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Taylor Byas</a><br aria-hidden="true" /><br aria-hidden="true" />For location information, <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="9" href="https://cpl.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=695f2d9decd43a9542562f828&id=d25de2b6a4&e=24bc7cdcd6" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">check out our host library's Calendar of Events</a>. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><a class="x_mcnButton" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="10" href="https://cpl.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=695f2d9decd43a9542562f828&id=642ef7b540&e=24bc7cdcd6" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: white; display: block; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Get Details on our National Poetry Month Events At Our Website">Get Details on our National Poetry Month Events At Our Website</a><p></p>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0Cleveland, OH, USA41.49932 -81.694360513.189086163821152 -116.8506105 69.80955383617885 -46.5381105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-20596109812513367582024-02-20T10:47:00.004-05:002024-02-20T10:47:26.697-05:002024 Cleveland Poetry Festival: April 12-14<p><i><b>From our friends at Literary Cleveland:</b></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJXmg3c1hKll_c_RaRq2ymiAPem5LHl-PmouVVMoedWaA4d-BayDM4w0IBBT6iwTw8uhvi47va2CMRE6uIMJq0zDhkhlAFdg78zRgejTBY8z2vSx3COpibhAjfZxclErWjbUG2rvViwkfkeH-EJaPITfWwdGqFgVbDyFmr6rQisinQ2DzqHzjpCcQbd0/s1250/2024%20Lit%20Cleveland%20Petry%20Fest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJXmg3c1hKll_c_RaRq2ymiAPem5LHl-PmouVVMoedWaA4d-BayDM4w0IBBT6iwTw8uhvi47va2CMRE6uIMJq0zDhkhlAFdg78zRgejTBY8z2vSx3COpibhAjfZxclErWjbUG2rvViwkfkeH-EJaPITfWwdGqFgVbDyFmr6rQisinQ2DzqHzjpCcQbd0/w512-h640/2024%20Lit%20Cleveland%20Petry%20Fest.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><h1 style="color: #cc263e; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001_uNimdvdEUegEBh-FynoOuSypYj39CWpS6zeDYdV_t-gWkwGVxtyL0fxPpHsMiSROHxyy1FqC1IqknCbQ2pt8svTVtmA0G8RFhCul7MuM5bC4hTQ-PPnOc3xtRV3R5wGyl69ckJBGwPHfm7CQ9ufuFJAQysu9HkTRSs9-t5Bl_E=&c=1eHbIRzPnLHACiTk4-cKlJrG-AVbV2YDJYKhJD0rAlNRWNDc6TjMSw==&ch=QKnVy98St6OXZ9b63Aufazfu3_McAckwZTPU2WDb4olV-D6iTvRDvg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #cc263e; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Cleveland Poetry Festival: April 12-14</a></h1><p style="margin: 0;">We’re thrilled to announce that Cleveland Poetry Festival is back Friday-Sunday April 12-14 at<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001_uNimdvdEUegEBh-FynoOuSypYj39CWpS6zeDYdV_t-gWkwGVxtyL73p5hQWnB13m5hflGW85Vp4rXcuQzI4cLe6P7OrfPu3E48tT35P9IfJWW0oAbvA-ibrLd4DfhHp0Htep-YVpd8zvLRzk87S8D9hhSN9bnHp&c=1eHbIRzPnLHACiTk4-cKlJrG-AVbV2YDJYKhJD0rAlNRWNDc6TjMSw==&ch=QKnVy98St6OXZ9b63Aufazfu3_McAckwZTPU2WDb4olV-D6iTvRDvg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #cc263e; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Cleveland Museum of Art Community Art Center</a> on West 25th.</p><p style="margin: 0;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p style="margin: 0;">This year, we're exploring an exciting new theme: <span style="font-weight: normal;">the intersection of </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">POETRY + ART</span>,
commemorating visual poetry, the interplay between image and text, the
use of type in art, and the ways poetry and virtual art influence each
other.</p><p style="margin: 0;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">🖊️ Draft new poems in workshops on poetry & photos, ekphrastic writing, and comics</span></p><p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">🗨️ Participate in dynamic panel discussions on looking, image & text, and artists/poets</span></p><p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">📚 Browse the book and art fair with booksellers, journals, presses, and artists</span></p><p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">🎤 Attend readings and join the open mic to share your work</span></p><p style="margin: 0;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p style="margin: 0;">Local presenters include Northeast Ohio poets and artists <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mansa
L. Bey, Ali Black, Donald Black, Danny Caine, Siaara Freeman, Carrie
George, Stephanie Ginese, J.P. Hernandez, Kevin Latimer, Michael
Lorderstedt, Philip Metres, Wendy Partridge, Alyssa Perry, </span>and<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Zach Savich</span>.</p><p style="margin: 0;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p style="margin: 0;">Visiting authors include <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lauren Haldeman</span> (poet, graphic artist, and Iowa Arts Fellow), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Joyelle McSweeney</span> (Guggenheim fellow and co-founder of Action Books), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Diana Khoi Nguyen</span> (author of Ghost Of which was a finalist for the National Book Award), and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cindy Juyoung Ok</span> (author of Ward Toward, which won the Yale Younger Poets Prize).</p><p style="margin: 0;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p style="margin: 0;">Space is limited so don't miss out! <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001_uNimdvdEUegEBh-FynoOuSypYj39CWpS6zeDYdV_t-gWkwGVxtyL73p5hQWnB132UScUBmznEWciYU8xs367BJYZt8S69XyyJd-rGWyHw-HNC7lnPeweyJM5MAfHXBbv--6bKjm1SEoLsXHjXp7rq54PPf1oPPUTu805MyNMTwZFq8GcH_k-PpGO-myOHjcWpUc7HBLETnCb6aE27RpHg==&c=1eHbIRzPnLHACiTk4-cKlJrG-AVbV2YDJYKhJD0rAlNRWNDc6TjMSw==&ch=QKnVy98St6OXZ9b63Aufazfu3_McAckwZTPU2WDb4olV-D6iTvRDvg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #cc263e; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Register here</a></p><p></p>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0Cleveland, OH, USA41.49932 -81.694360513.189086163821152 -116.8506105 69.80955383617885 -46.5381105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-67870205946188016512024-02-03T14:57:00.005-05:002024-02-03T14:57:52.654-05:002/9: Environmental Arts Night in Shaker Heights<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcgCHGVukDGLQMs8OJcJQD1CBNWb6siirBYhbuI5fBfnipFULXmhk21IBcViQwL4xZFY_RCWSw_2z2zheh16M8XGiefaP2WN1hpjya-Pgd9n3nU3TO_UalcEIJlaYMhS9gJ2xoqIe9xGOiqBpCH4cGCY-HajYKGB6t_trCvmoUFiDy6ChyphenhyphenpUEzZjljlU/s1568/2024%20(02.09)%20environmental%20arts%20night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1568" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcgCHGVukDGLQMs8OJcJQD1CBNWb6siirBYhbuI5fBfnipFULXmhk21IBcViQwL4xZFY_RCWSw_2z2zheh16M8XGiefaP2WN1hpjya-Pgd9n3nU3TO_UalcEIJlaYMhS9gJ2xoqIe9xGOiqBpCH4cGCY-HajYKGB6t_trCvmoUFiDy6ChyphenhyphenpUEzZjljlU/w478-h640/2024%20(02.09)%20environmental%20arts%20night.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><p></p>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0Cleveland, OH, USA41.49932 -81.694360513.189086163821152 -116.8506105 69.80955383617885 -46.5381105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-90170761758559901882024-02-02T14:55:00.007-05:002024-02-03T14:55:13.267-05:002/18: Rebel Readers / Quartez Harris / Poets Against Racism & Hate<p><b>From our friends at <a href="https://poetsagainstracism-usa.org" target="_blank">Poets Against Racism & Hate USA</a>:</b><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">"We’re
so pleased to help facilitate an appearance by PARH USA member (and
talented poet) <a href="https://www.quartezharris.com/" target="_blank">Quartez Harris</a> and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555821463132" target="_blank">Rebel Readers</a> Book Club at
<a href="http://www.loganberrybooks.com/" target="_blank">Loganberry Books</a> in Shaker Heights, OH. Co-founder Debbie Allen will join
Quartez to discuss his compelling collection, <i>We Made It To School
Alive</i>" (on February 18th at 3 pm).<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-h_kf4aVk0Enwr6UViTXI8zvfEnrQjILm6od9J3TGtpmOMKcf5kaohNnrpo79hXksP29r-uzE4U424Hte5BTQNo9u1s0anRDJHL5-EDe_LlpymM77EWDRz5NTzqoWOSZoUTRF2Oy2pYJAfFJ517Aow-1V-53PWu38_dLvUcgSDy1SzGfbhLokL-hNoU/s1835/Rebel%20Readers%20Loganberry%20Quartez%20PAR%202024%20(02.18).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1835" data-original-width="1290" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-h_kf4aVk0Enwr6UViTXI8zvfEnrQjILm6od9J3TGtpmOMKcf5kaohNnrpo79hXksP29r-uzE4U424Hte5BTQNo9u1s0anRDJHL5-EDe_LlpymM77EWDRz5NTzqoWOSZoUTRF2Oy2pYJAfFJ517Aow-1V-53PWu38_dLvUcgSDy1SzGfbhLokL-hNoU/w450-h640/Rebel%20Readers%20Loganberry%20Quartez%20PAR%202024%20(02.18).jpg" width="450" /></a></div> <br />Follow Poets Against Racism & Hate USA at <a href="https://poetsagainstracism-usa.org">https://poetsagainstracism-usa.org</a>.<b><br /><br /></b><p></p>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0Cleveland, OH, USA41.49932 -81.694360513.189086163821152 -116.8506105 69.80955383617885 -46.5381105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-73200220538013978972024-01-30T17:38:00.003-05:002024-01-30T17:39:02.088-05:00Submissions call: Words Not Weapons anthology<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://forms.gle/1KNLbbgejYydC26L9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7v77J0LsRqFpZxd8Cm0ijSrsQcAMfLZC03jRUm68laLlZFvH2UKTYMYapjXMUiVQYiP7EOEN-5OuWT-1FMDaWE-7w_mTu8_c08OTUIwyUFUcWGSZmUNdARrqjRZS91LxZ86IdEdFNjwtaCUHvvROYSnF_4Z14_AMbc6ba1Zg4aJ5ozvYfpqs4Sqm4ZKQ/w494-h640/2024%20Words%20Not%20Weapons%20Anthology%20Announcement%20Form%20Simple%20Simons.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Submit at <a href="https://forms.gle/1KNLbbgejYydC26L9"><b>https://forms.gle/1KNLbbgejYydC26L9</b></a>.</p><p>Follow <b>Simple Simons Press</b> at <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SimpleSimonsPress">facebook.com/SimpleSimonsPress</a></b>.<br /><br /></p>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-70767230783577133652024-01-29T12:45:00.004-05:002024-01-29T12:45:47.612-05:00MLGBTQ Reader at Sandusky<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswwf_QOXE60UvFez5mN1-k2RDLSI3NCEW9h41n_nsPHiWspr5WKOVcDTk3r8F43WCV1pVZiHSuK1kCBwaYiRq8NQ8n1rjWs483RBaja4FeYc_IznzWMahrfE55dKQ4dSoYxh25iCUQqV_FNxoFurag_7qljJzpr8HKsVmLNcqqhIc-RCrpKzdkXglVsM/s1080/flierBarbarsMinney.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswwf_QOXE60UvFez5mN1-k2RDLSI3NCEW9h41n_nsPHiWspr5WKOVcDTk3r8F43WCV1pVZiHSuK1kCBwaYiRq8NQ8n1rjWs483RBaja4FeYc_IznzWMahrfE55dKQ4dSoYxh25iCUQqV_FNxoFurag_7qljJzpr8HKsVmLNcqqhIc-RCrpKzdkXglVsM/w387-h387/flierBarbarsMinney.jpg" width="387" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none; padding: 0in;">Barbara Marie Minney: “My poetry is a challenge to stereotypical
beliefs </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none; padding: 0in;">and to accept other people for who and what they are. . . .My poetry is </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none; padding: 0in;">also a challenge to unapologetically and proudly accept and love yourself </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none; padding: 0in;">for
who you are.”</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none; padding: 0in;">Open-Mic to Follow. Join Us. </span></b></div><br /> <p></p>Spirit Poemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793224929375745298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-3335164431848795612024-01-25T12:19:00.004-05:002024-01-25T12:19:48.247-05:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Join us for a celebration of freedom and diversity</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">through our writing</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7guCpiRAgYgsJYrSugdboEMbYCFfIP2QFw-VwkA7TPUdJFmZJgnxyu-BCMRiq0EQnb-k4uPULpcigNSUmJBphkmvT21JNuP0Sq9Be6zZvE9tb5uai_iF_EdWu8ecucAkGsoYQshdQSdshyJttztdxwHNQPoKuw0Q9NUA5mtZV70FQABWh1vQQ_cpI7c/s694/coffeehousemINNEYDOC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="536" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7guCpiRAgYgsJYrSugdboEMbYCFfIP2QFw-VwkA7TPUdJFmZJgnxyu-BCMRiq0EQnb-k4uPULpcigNSUmJBphkmvT21JNuP0Sq9Be6zZvE9tb5uai_iF_EdWu8ecucAkGsoYQshdQSdshyJttztdxwHNQPoKuw0Q9NUA5mtZV70FQABWh1vQQ_cpI7c/w361-h467/coffeehousemINNEYDOC.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Spirit Poemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793224929375745298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-48043497617220398782024-01-11T17:11:00.008-05:002024-02-05T15:09:53.531-05:00Last Exit Poetry Readings in Kent - 1st Half of 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rHQbxwFEKKC2_2CsUyTJFh0NSYeBN8LwMxiH6rhj-QuQ18hUvdr2Q5sIhagkoEVp3CvuJ6M7kTbqwmFWcRrMIDXJhrfRZPJZRJfLCKnp7ORCUDERTRnsRNXTdgx3PGCPTspXahQA1-ujhIozZb1p2sqQCv2VI9am1khyphenhyphen8VcSPg-TD6XR3V1AoUSibZ4/s877/2024%20Last%20Exit%20Kent%20poetry%20readings%20corrected.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="675" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rHQbxwFEKKC2_2CsUyTJFh0NSYeBN8LwMxiH6rhj-QuQ18hUvdr2Q5sIhagkoEVp3CvuJ6M7kTbqwmFWcRrMIDXJhrfRZPJZRJfLCKnp7ORCUDERTRnsRNXTdgx3PGCPTspXahQA1-ujhIozZb1p2sqQCv2VI9am1khyphenhyphen8VcSPg-TD6XR3V1AoUSibZ4/w492-h640/2024%20Last%20Exit%20Kent%20poetry%20readings%20corrected.jpg" width="492" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/275521006684052" target="_blank"><b>Last Exit Books Poetry Readings</b></a> group on Facebook for all the latest.</div></div>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com1Cleveland, OH, USA41.49932 -81.694360513.189086163821152 -116.8506105 69.80955383617885 -46.5381105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-27454727770416889312023-12-04T16:06:00.004-05:002023-12-04T16:07:00.885-05:00Applications Being Accepted for an $8,000 Fellowship<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.litcleveland.org/events-programs/amplify-fellowship" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHKXa7tzigbEKPr-TZwsIPdM-Xji56yyT0ka8GC4K9JS-yDxcAllSs-zLzbNMFEFZRB0ZHOHoFLqi2dGPwkkJe2pl4NS-Fvgy6eJoKYh4yiRScIA6Kc9vbkGvpubPm6pxtMXaQ2fHhBmihyphenhyphenZFi8A2FOBEOBzhT-4SzdVBw7q_xoCIJDPCTk-hsMjKdTc/s320/2024%20Lit%20Cleveland%20Amplify%202.png" width="320" /></a></div><b>From our friends at Literary Cleveland:</b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Apply for a paid $8,000 four-month <b><a href="https://www.litcleveland.org/events-programs/amplify-fellowship" target="_blank">Amplify Fellowship</a></b> to create a literary project for your community.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Two fellows will work with Literary Cleveland staff from February-May 2024 and receive funding, resources, mentorship, and support to pilot a new community project. Fellows will gain experience in literary programming, event planning, communications, and community outreach.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">This opportunity is intended for Northeast Ohio writers who are members of groups that have been historically underrepresented in the writing and publishing industry.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Apply by December 11 at<br /> <a href="https://www.litcleveland.org/events-programs/amplify-fellowship"><b>https://www.litcleveland.org/events-programs/amplify-fellowship</b></a>. </div></div><p></p><div dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":R1al9aqqd9emhpapd5aqH2:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span><br /></span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0Cleveland, OH, USA41.49932 -81.694360513.189086163821152 -116.8506105 69.80955383617885 -46.5381105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-13212482988524674392023-12-01T16:05:00.003-05:002023-12-01T16:08:15.625-05:00RC Wilson reviews Katie Daley's new book, Any Closer to Home<p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><b><i><a href="https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/any-closer-to-home-by-katie-daley/" target="_blank">ANY CLOSER TO HOME</a></i> by Katie Daley (2023, Finishing Line Press, Georgetown KY)</b></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><b> </b></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">Available at <a href="https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/any-closer-to-home-by-katie-daley/" target="_blank">https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/any-closer-to-home-by-katie-daley/</a></span> or your favorite local bookstore</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><b> </b></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><b>Review by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/poettree1953" target="_blank">RC Wilson</a>: </b><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="text-align: justify;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuzlSeQ0Okhj817olsABHEwjYJZ8D0_6v9iLFtFqBnwKwQG5wgCbOLgvQc3QsJJL8UGYzmb6AOnjZkXdHsQMN0DFPyHr-54HIZGmpdljg0HptqebXSH59jNEWa1WanBhv4b2Wly7nTUgKBgum9Pzheh6uNrUcQ6UA0zZN8jeFY1HMlMjHYtFxkZKPrcI/s600/DALEY-KATIE-WEB-REVISED-600x600%20any%20closer%20to%20home.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuzlSeQ0Okhj817olsABHEwjYJZ8D0_6v9iLFtFqBnwKwQG5wgCbOLgvQc3QsJJL8UGYzmb6AOnjZkXdHsQMN0DFPyHr-54HIZGmpdljg0HptqebXSH59jNEWa1WanBhv4b2Wly7nTUgKBgum9Pzheh6uNrUcQ6UA0zZN8jeFY1HMlMjHYtFxkZKPrcI/s320/DALEY-KATIE-WEB-REVISED-600x600%20any%20closer%20to%20home.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Katie Daley is a performing poet who also writes for publication. A lot of writers work the other way around, writing for the page and reading aloud mostly when launching a new book. Katie has mesmerized audiences all over the country, but that does not make this book any less special. Just be aware that these <span></span>poems were written to be spoken, almost sung. I suggest you find a good place to read them out loud, like incantations or spells. Take this book down in a tunnel, or out to the middle of a bridge, and speak her poems. Or better yet, borrowing an image from two of these poems, if you have access to an old grand piano, take a few blankets and make a nest for yourself under there and speak the poems, letting her words resonate with the taut wire harp above you. Just kidding. Read them anyway you want to but read them.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The book sort-of invites you to sing along. The first poem is titled “Artists’ Lullaby”, followed by quotes from Muddy Waters and Henry James. That unique pairing kind of announces the poet’s playful nature. It is a beautiful love poem with the poetic voice addressing the artist lover on “the last day on earth.” The images are synaesthetic, commingling vision and hearing into a single soothing sense. Daley is one of those ecstatic poets, who work the border between the ordinary and the miraculous. Her poems plead and extol for us to see the magic all around us hiding in plain sight. In her poem, “Homecoming,” she begins with:</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div></span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"> "What do you call it, at dusk, after a long day’s drive,</div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"> when you hurry your suitcase through the rain</div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"> and are pulled up short by thousands of fireflies in the yard,</div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"> gliding like gondolas among the glimmering drops?"</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The poem uses the second person narration to make this OUR experience, and yes, we are all pulled up short by such moments. She goes on to spell out our obligation to live large and lean into it, to taste the sacred rain. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">I love the individual poems, but also how well they are stitched together to make a coherent chapbook. We find ourselves dancing naked in the rain in one poem, and naked in a laundromat in another. A bottle of glue in the first poem is sought after in another poem. Living under a piano shows up as the beginning of one poem, and is echoed in another. Then there is the overall shape of the narrative, with defiant joy at the beginning and the end, all wrapped around a deep dive into grief and loss in the heart of the book. As I get older, poetry sometimes makes me cry. One of Katie’s poems set the record for me, and had me weeping two words into the first stanza, after a long title: “His Mother Still Speaks in the Present Tense When She Speaks of Him.” The first two words? “Tamir Rice…” This is a fine little book that expands greatly when you open it up.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"></span><p></p>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0Cleveland, OH, USA41.49932 -81.694360513.189086163821152 -116.8506105 69.80955383617885 -46.5381105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-50321256286888148632023-11-03T16:23:00.003-04:002023-11-03T16:24:03.998-04:00Cuyahoga Arts and Culture Informational Session and Q&A<p><a href="https://www.cacgrants.org/" target="_blank">Cuyahoga Arts and Culture</a> announces a Zoom event that they say will aim "to increase understanding about [their grantmaking] process and broaden transparency." To register to attend, please <b><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VDaTVvsZSyy5Z3QonBaBlQ" target="_blank">click here</a></b>.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VDaTVvsZSyy5Z3QonBaBlQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="square box "Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Information Session and Q&A" data-imagetype="External" height="auto" src="https://mcusercontent.com/eb35c2a0dd50dcea2c9fedc37/images/412d621e-92bf-dc6f-ee06-e1e16bcc71d7.png" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 660px;" width="660" /></a></div><p></p>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0Cleveland, OH, USA41.49932 -81.694360513.189086163821152 -116.8506105 69.80955383617885 -46.5381105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-81164843072918834172023-10-27T09:27:00.007-04:002023-10-27T09:27:56.919-04:0010/28: Meet the authors of the Poem for Cleveland Anthology<p><span></span></p><h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCm7IvYfmXoF09uWj8D6k3StW76AKYsVYmrDbDyG1fD_vmmEn2-hAq2AVGXyAE20eajwnquuYdGmB_Gju85xE_mZ4neEqKW8853RB0Kk6ZJgF80SXer6zBoljRuz_qGTg5k-fsr5NL91FE2hsubejMUTih73Li6oRuSi6HC2-Iha8_I3MctMoPgz4b_w/s1243/Poem%20for%20Cleveland%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="961" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCm7IvYfmXoF09uWj8D6k3StW76AKYsVYmrDbDyG1fD_vmmEn2-hAq2AVGXyAE20eajwnquuYdGmB_Gju85xE_mZ4neEqKW8853RB0Kk6ZJgF80SXer6zBoljRuz_qGTg5k-fsr5NL91FE2hsubejMUTih73Li6oRuSi6HC2-Iha8_I3MctMoPgz4b_w/s320/Poem%20for%20Cleveland%20cover.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>Meet the authors of the Poem for Cleveland Anthology</h2><p></p><div class="amh-block amh-container col-md-9" data-block-type="container" id="idDuU5h"><div class="amh-content" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin-left: 30px;"><div class="amh-row row" id="idEZOEa"><div class="amh-block amh-text col-md-12" data-block-type="text" id="idaiMWo"><div class="amh-content" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; position: relative;"><span>
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a new anthology written by over 100 youth and elder poets. Poets will
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<p>The <strong><em>Poem for Cleveland</em></strong> project was a year-long series of workshops led by <strong>Ray McNiece</strong>,
former Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate and Cleveland Arts Prize
Lifetime Achievement Award winner. The project culminated in the
publication of the anthology by local publisher, Red Giant Press. <em>Poem for Cleveland</em> was made possible by the Academy of American Poets with funds from the Mellon Foundation.</p>
<p>McNiece worked with youth poets to present writing workshops for
elder poets at various community venues, including the William N.
Skirball Writers’ Center at the South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch. Each
workshop included poetry prompts about Cleveland, including favorite
places, people, family memories, and growing up a Clevelander.</p></span></div></div></div></div><div class="amh-content" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin-left: 30px;"><div class="amh-row row" id="idQ9R9H"><div class="amh-block amh-text col-md-12" data-block-type="text" id="idiga4D"><div class="amh-content" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; position: relative;"><span>
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</div></div></div>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-15821881664792037482023-10-18T17:28:00.006-04:002023-10-18T17:30:35.255-04:00Lit Youngstown Fall Literary Festival This Weekend<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPby6O8SgZ_gkhSH91_UzsD0XA7X7Z2sE5FEUf-psJjpQeog1h-JOw_znyKNbNzNxru10B-JFdoYWYoqLf2RHwR5iLB7Xg58CpQQV2_qFiuorsilRdg0OdiTtdUYrMjr4vV4SJfSKfeDImX62vFIfqlN4wCNobghEw9aAuxg6hTBgM7-y7TljczNJ28Ds/s1640/2023%20Lit%20Youngstown%20Fall%20Literary%20Festival.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPby6O8SgZ_gkhSH91_UzsD0XA7X7Z2sE5FEUf-psJjpQeog1h-JOw_znyKNbNzNxru10B-JFdoYWYoqLf2RHwR5iLB7Xg58CpQQV2_qFiuorsilRdg0OdiTtdUYrMjr4vV4SJfSKfeDImX62vFIfqlN4wCNobghEw9aAuxg6hTBgM7-y7TljczNJ28Ds/w640-h360/2023%20Lit%20Youngstown%20Fall%20Literary%20Festival.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><p><i><b>From our friends at <a href="https://www.lityoungstown.org" target="_blank">Lit Youngstown</a>:</b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">The
7th annual Fall Literary Festival will feature Ross Gay, Jill
Christman, Alison Stine, and the Craig Paulenich Endowed Lecture on
Literary Community by Lit Cleveland Executive Director Matt Weinkam.
This will be an incredible conference, with thanks to our sponsors the
Centofanti Foundation, the Youngstown State University Center for
Working-Class Studies, WYSU-FM, the Community Foundation of the Mahoning
Valley, Lake Erie Golf Cars, the Thomases Family Foundation, KO
Consulting, the Grace Ruth Memorial Endowment, Ohio Humanities, the
Wilkes University Master of Fine Arts, the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine
Arts, Eastern Gateway Community College, the Ohio Arts Council and the
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<p>Building on the successful "Let's Talk Art" panel session on race,
culture and art in March 2023, Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL),
the Museum of Creative Human Art (MOCHA), and Assembly for the Arts
invite you to join us for a celebration of spoken word. Learn from the
experiences and perspectives of our panelists - <strong>Honey Bell-Bey</strong>, <strong>Jennifer Coleman</strong>, <strong>Siaara Freeman</strong>, <strong>Calil Gage</strong>, <strong>Wesley (Wallstreet Wes) Robinson</strong> - in an engaging dialogue moderated by <strong>Deidre McPherson</strong>, Chief Community Officer for the Assembly for the Arts. Brief reception and spoken word performance immediately following. </p>
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<h2><strong>Panelists</strong></h2>
<p><strong>Jennifer Coleman<br /></strong></p>
<p>Coleman is the Foundation’s program director for Creative Culture and
Arts. Prior to joining the Foundation, Coleman, an architect, was
president of her own design firm, Jennifer Coleman Creative. Earlier in
her career, she practiced architecture at several local architecture
firms. She also founded CityProwl.com, a company that produced audio
walking tours of Cleveland that highlight the distinctive history and
architecture of Cleveland. Among her many civic endeavors, Jennifer has
served as chair of the Cleveland Landmarks Commission, the
Downtown/Flats Design Review Committee and the Group Plan Commission.
She also has been a member of the board of trustees of many local arts
and cultural organizations. Coleman received a Bachelor of Architecture
degree from Cornell University.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://poets.org/poet/honey-bell-bey" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Honey Bell-Bey</a> </strong></p>
<p>Honey Bell-Bey holds a BA in Broadcast Production Technology from
Bethune-Cookman University. A motivational poet, writer, educator and
community advocate, Bell-Bey is an Ohio Certified Prevention
Specialist and the founder and director for The International,
Distinguished Gentlemen of Spoken Word, a character based performance
troupe for adolescent males who perform on topics of disparities and
social injustices. She has performed, directed, and choreographed Spoken
Word performances internationally and has received numerous awards and
accommodations for her service and activism utilizing poetry as a tool
to unite communities around issues in social justice and equity. She was
appointed the poet laureate of Cuyahoga County in January 2020, the
first poet in sixteen years to hold the position.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.siaarafreeman.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Siaara Freeman</a><br /></strong>Siaara
is a 2023 Room in the House fellow with Karmau Theater and a 2022
Catapult fellow with Cleveland Public Theater. She is a 2021 Premier
Playwright fellow recipient withCleveland Public theater. She is a 2020
WateringHole Manuscript fellow, 2018 Poetry Foundation incubator fellow
and a four time nominee for the pushcart prize. Her work appears in <em>The Journal</em>, <em>Josephine Quarterly</em>, <em>Cleveland Magazine</em>
and elsewhere. She has had multiple poems go viral and has toured both
nationally and internationally. Her first full length manuscript <em>Urbanshee</em>
is available with Button Poetry and is a 2023 finalist for the Audre
Lorde Award as well as a 2023 Silver Award winner for the Benjamin
Franklin IPBA award for Poetry. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.thesparrowsfortune.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Calil Gage</strong></a> <br />Calil
“JUST C.O.S.” Cage is a poet, speaker, educator, and two-time author.
He is the founder of and currently serves as the Executive Director of
The Sparrow’s Fortune. Born in Chicago, and raised in Columbus, OH,
Calil currently resides in Cleveland, OH. He gained his Bachelor of
Science degree in Human Development and Family Studies at Kent State
University. Recently, he was awarded the Helping Hands Award by the
Cuyahoga County ADAMHS Board, because of the communal nature of his work
in the poetry world. His poetry and spoken word most often highlight
the Black community, trauma resilience, hope, healing, spiritual
principles, and more. “C.O.S.”, pronounced “cause”, stands for
Collection of Seeds. He sees his words as “just a collection of seeds”
planted into the hearts of those who listen. He hopes to continue
honoring this moniker and planting seeds of impact in every community he
visits.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.wallstreetwes.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Wesley (Wallstreet Wes) Robinson</a></strong></p>
<p>Wesley Robinson was given the moniker, “Wallstreet” because of how he
genuinely invests in the lives of others. At the age of 21 years old
Wallstreet he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for two counts of
aggravated robbery. A crime Wallstreet has taken full accountability
for. </p>
<p>During his tenure in prison, Wes was often mentored by men serving
life or more years than a man can live, who encouraged him to embrace
his prison experience as a life lesson. With this knowledge, at the age
of 24 years old Wallstreet began to pour that same wisdom onto the other
young males who were serving long stints like him. After awhile the
administration of the prison threatened to place Wes in solitary
confinement if he kept on impacting the population in a positive way.
These threats only encouraged him and led him to informally form an
organization called “Digging Diamonds from Dirt”, where he educated
himself and others on black history and poetry so that they could
express themselves to elders who only judged them as wild and young
instead of youth in need of guidance.</p>
<p>In 2012, Wallstreet Wes was transferred to a minimum level security prison where he was able to truly find himself creatively. </p>
<h2>About the moderator </h2>
<p>Deidre McPherson, Chief Community Officer at the Assembly for the
Arts, is a creative producer and entrepreneurial strategist dedicated to
bridging the gap between artists, communities, and institutions. Her
passion for recognizing the creative talent in her community and
connecting artists to the public through cultural events and
opportunities has been at the core of her work. Her advocacy for Black
and Brown and LGBTQ+ creatives enables her to be a prominent force in
the collective shift towards equity in Northeast Ohio.</p>
<p>Over the years, Deidre has held leadership roles at the Cleveland
Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (moCa). At
both institutions, she was responsible for curating and managing events
designed to make the museum a vibrant, socially relevant, and welcoming
destination. Similarly, as Director of Artistic and Community
Initiatives for FRONT International Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary
Art, she introduced community engagement practices that focused on
amplifying Black and Brown creatives. Through her consulting practice,
she has worked on projects for clients including the Cleveland
International Film Festival (CIFF), Studio West 117, Karamu House, Dance
Cleveland and the Saint Luke’s Foundation. Deidre earned a Bachelor's
degree from Miami University (with minors in Violin Performance and Arts
Administration) and an MBA from the University of Maryland.<strong></strong><strong></strong></p>
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</div>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0Cleveland, OH, USA41.49932 -81.694360513.189086163821152 -116.8506105 69.80955383617885 -46.5381105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-79011422401047132112023-10-06T19:23:00.005-04:002023-10-06T19:24:23.375-04:00Rikki Santer selected Ohio Poet of the Year for 2023<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7NdwSioQdLduGop_iaitgFue81EEUVr5AJa30WQwwED_SzskDrjELHe0HuTglSUjtGBdAnEhvv_cCAIs6JOv2HBZ7YHFxJphBp_qTNc5L8cpQwR-5BJ5A4mI0gjRQ96hVxNs67jadzV0RRXX8FZm7MStuOGQ9BzPFWBrB-xYayCKONz-z_Qba3bK7hBk/s1008/Santer_Leonora_thumbnail_cover-jpg-706x1024.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Image of cover of Resurrection Letter: Leonora, Her Tarot, and Me" border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="695" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7NdwSioQdLduGop_iaitgFue81EEUVr5AJa30WQwwED_SzskDrjELHe0HuTglSUjtGBdAnEhvv_cCAIs6JOv2HBZ7YHFxJphBp_qTNc5L8cpQwR-5BJ5A4mI0gjRQ96hVxNs67jadzV0RRXX8FZm7MStuOGQ9BzPFWBrB-xYayCKONz-z_Qba3bK7hBk/w221-h320/Santer_Leonora_thumbnail_cover-jpg-706x1024.jpg" width="221" /></a>The Ohio Poetry Day Association (OPDA) has selected Rikki Santer as its Ohio Poet of the Year for 2023. Santer was selected for her book of poems, <i>Resurrection Letter: Leonora, Her Tarot, and Me</i> (Materialist Press/Cereal Box Studio, 2023), a book-length sequence in tribute to the surrealist artist Leonora Carrington.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">A
resident of Columbus, Ohio, Santer has had published five full-length
poetry collections and six chapbook sequences exploring such topics as
the Hopewell earthworks of Newark, Ohio; the late Kahiki Supper Club of
Columbus, Ohio; the world of ventriloquism, the art of fashion, and the
classic television series <i>Twilight Zone</i>. She is a member of the
teaching artist roster of the Ohio Arts Council, a vice president of the
Ohio Poetry Association, and a member of the poetry troupe, Concrete
Wink. Her poetry has been widely published and has received many honors
including several Pushcart and Ohioana book award nominations as well as
a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more
at <a href="http://rikkisanter.com" target="_blank">rikkisanter.com</a>.</span> <br /></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Santer will be featured at this year’s Ohio Poetry Day celebration, October 13–14. The event will feature a morning workshop, readings, and the keynote from Santer, who will read from her winning collection. See agenda details below.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p>
<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">OHIO POETRY DAY AGENDA</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 45pt; text-indent: -45pt;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Friday, October 13, 7–9 PM:</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"> Meet and greet with Santer and previous Poets of the Year, overnight poetry contest prompt.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 45pt; text-indent: -45pt;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Saturday, October 14, 10 AM–4 PM:</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"> Evan Lodge Workshop, reading by Rikki Santer, open mic featuring Ohio Poetry Day contest winners.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><b>Where:</b> <span> </span>Troy Hayner Cultural Center<br /><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>301 W. Main St., Troy, Ohio 45373<br /><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="http://troyhayner.org">troyhayner.org</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7KMp5CdZu_T5MfvMmxDZjBapW5PT3RFT98hjW2o_QctzDw86TV-6iZaRrJJ-bdjsnbdZtudKI4vr0VQKQwYVTMuSO6Fo8CprD-SK5XOYbyumu8bZjEWKLWuyOmF14dcBQ6I_5dyuEL__GoL0RGP4nWrbsWp7RwNldxuKGW8D1V5qmGGqYCt1upiZWwsE/s3400/Ohio%20Poets%20of%20the%20Year_full%20list.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="List of Ohio Poets of the Year" border="0" data-original-height="3400" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7KMp5CdZu_T5MfvMmxDZjBapW5PT3RFT98hjW2o_QctzDw86TV-6iZaRrJJ-bdjsnbdZtudKI4vr0VQKQwYVTMuSO6Fo8CprD-SK5XOYbyumu8bZjEWKLWuyOmF14dcBQ6I_5dyuEL__GoL0RGP4nWrbsWp7RwNldxuKGW8D1V5qmGGqYCt1upiZWwsE/w480-h640/Ohio%20Poets%20of%20the%20Year_full%20list.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com1Ohio, USA40.4172871 -82.90712300000001312.107053263821157 -118.06337300000001 68.727520936178848 -47.750873000000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-71730047424932021812023-10-03T13:50:00.001-04:002023-10-03T13:50:13.193-04:00Coming Early October in the Land:<p><b>[Shared from the <a href="https://www.litcleveland.org/" target="_blank">Literary Cleveland</a> newsletter:]</b><img alt="" border="0" data-imagetype="External" height="1" hspace="0" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" style="display: block; height: 1px; width: 5px;" vspace="0" width="5" /> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="x_layout x_layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="x_column x_column--1 x_scale x_stack" style="width: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="x_image x_image--padding-vertical x_image--mobile-scale x_image--mobile-center" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="x_image_container" style="padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 10px;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="x_image_content" data-image-content="" data-imagetype="External" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/3bf3e5f7501/20399044-f3ea-4402-942d-c62decd19e63.png?rdr=true" style="display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin: 0;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="49" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rx_iH2yX4FJp58fPar4Zx0dqu69gdD4AjSR1hP7e6S5vf1W_ote4b1dXvBI6nd9f-jqTlicKI_dacNFwnEpeR7VMSDPSZTEuaJ_XmvvJTQggKtiPzj6g75h1LdN5k2TRjIkWz-E-VOfaRde0tYlYtkRSKapxKQWG4vLq9VO-wleDKSAcHDGvGw==&c=9kCs4HjiRX_t7ta-XjRLb9yu4-T5K26f42o_1spPN2KcBDsxV6Pivw==&ch=SlF2OU6zSwFhFOFzr1Ly_hEO1rmf6GyvxCAxAp0TSdeDKvQZ7svq4w==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Thrity Umrigar & Karan Mahajan</a></p><p style="margin: 0;">Wednesday, October 4 at 7pm at CCPL Parma-Snow</p><p style="margin: 0;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p style="margin: 0;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="50" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rx_iH2yX4FJp58fPar4Zx0dqu69gdD4AjSR1hP7e6S5vf1W_ote4b1dXvBI6nd9fC__E9lXdbaZNVeO-HYT7spusjGV7kMv3rpG3eRx7CWXYWlNCRp3lV-byOeXqHOM7vWRhlBCiHFxxhsLAwtaCrHLEEaZs_tf6zPkPhabu25rSDbnDQBZ2_w==&c=9kCs4HjiRX_t7ta-XjRLb9yu4-T5K26f42o_1spPN2KcBDsxV6Pivw==&ch=SlF2OU6zSwFhFOFzr1Ly_hEO1rmf6GyvxCAxAp0TSdeDKvQZ7svq4w==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Spoken Word: Poetry Open Mic Nights</a></p><p style="margin: 0;">Thursday, October 5 at 7pm at Kaiser Gallery</p><p style="margin: 0;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p style="margin: 0;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="51" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rx_iH2yX4FJp58fPar4Zx0dqu69gdD4AjSR1hP7e6S5vf1W_ote4b1dXvBI6nd9fHc0q760xQ7-6HEevzvVym8zwNsp9ArH01ZOD4WqcfeN7a9MSXVlfjHAFjNcyhE-GMrDJgkkwFkDN_LqMHl7WiiPgXGmcLWEgkYRYMtFRZoeSBaedb2neGwC-8jq1W2k7&c=9kCs4HjiRX_t7ta-XjRLb9yu4-T5K26f42o_1spPN2KcBDsxV6Pivw==&ch=SlF2OU6zSwFhFOFzr1Ly_hEO1rmf6GyvxCAxAp0TSdeDKvQZ7svq4w==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Literary Citizenship Seminar</a></p><p style="margin: 0;">Saturday, October 7 at 4:30pm virtual with Ashland University</p><p style="margin: 0;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p style="margin: 0;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="52" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rx_iH2yX4FJp58fPar4Zx0dqu69gdD4AjSR1hP7e6S5vf1W_ote4by7VsSayw_-oDWf2B14_r7KmGH_s4bIQheqHQjpoWyf4Mki_bh2XVQvbzAGSUHTHdPlKfrA1Fepo7P98GHtNTNsWKTihj4uEj28jlOibiDPb46qRskqIIyo=&c=9kCs4HjiRX_t7ta-XjRLb9yu4-T5K26f42o_1spPN2KcBDsxV6Pivw==&ch=SlF2OU6zSwFhFOFzr1Ly_hEO1rmf6GyvxCAxAp0TSdeDKvQZ7svq4w==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Con Tu Variety Show</a></p><p style="margin: 0;">Sunday, October 8 at 10pm at Dunlaps Corner Bar</p><p style="margin: 0;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p style="margin: 0;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="53" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rx_iH2yX4FJp58fPar4Zx0dqu69gdD4AjSR1hP7e6S5vf1W_ote4b1dXvBI6nd9f-Zfg9iRDNlA6BX5dDUqBLBglXlf9BG4WaVjZ18qCy3h937xwL2l7FDI3Ut3rcOKzyFqyMWJUMF0co3LBOVmH_6Brfgg_MBFp4g0pn2BnmpTT2E6PF_5kWtMpFLg4-hupBiGFMIjU88U=&c=9kCs4HjiRX_t7ta-XjRLb9yu4-T5K26f42o_1spPN2KcBDsxV6Pivw==&ch=SlF2OU6zSwFhFOFzr1Ly_hEO1rmf6GyvxCAxAp0TSdeDKvQZ7svq4w==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Indigenous People's Celebration</a></p><p style="margin: 0;">Monday, October 9 at 8pm virtual with Ashland University</p><p style="margin: 0;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p style="margin: 0;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="54" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rx_iH2yX4FJp58fPar4Zx0dqu69gdD4AjSR1hP7e6S5vf1W_ote4b95R5ORNSOJQJ_8BoCcGVHBrdzzV9saUUOFDkxkG43dzSFdtXUhskiK89wzo3IOcGSdzTLci2O4PvqDAs3KOkcxVeVp8F9nnp2jTfq81fHc2gANEIPlF8OLGdzi8YJy6AKKFGo2dgVyHeFS1K3poN58=&c=9kCs4HjiRX_t7ta-XjRLb9yu4-T5K26f42o_1spPN2KcBDsxV6Pivw==&ch=SlF2OU6zSwFhFOFzr1Ly_hEO1rmf6GyvxCAxAp0TSdeDKvQZ7svq4w==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Poetry ~ Cathy Barber & EF Schraeder</a></p><p style="margin: 0;">Wednesday, October 11 at 7pm at Macs Backs-Books on Coventry</p><p style="margin: 0;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p style="margin: 0;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="55" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rx_iH2yX4FJp58fPar4Zx0dqu69gdD4AjSR1hP7e6S5vf1W_ote4b8gAPKLAeXwqXghADB76zvMNxj7lgGO5vXtMtw6YiR1nizqBmobNyqW7kPXb2GdlNT34MvTsqtQ9r1QzF9Knk3Aavm9rvWO_bQ==&c=9kCs4HjiRX_t7ta-XjRLb9yu4-T5K26f42o_1spPN2KcBDsxV6Pivw==&ch=SlF2OU6zSwFhFOFzr1Ly_hEO1rmf6GyvxCAxAp0TSdeDKvQZ7svq4w==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Broadsides & Ephemera featuring Judith Mansour</a></p><p style="margin: 0;">Thursday, October 12 at 7pm at Loganberry Books</p><p style="margin: 0;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p style="margin: 0;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="56" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rx_iH2yX4FJp58fPar4Zx0dqu69gdD4AjSR1hP7e6S5vf1W_ote4b1dXvBI6nd9fMQlssVUuCuhDysDFG9vcXyEUrYpgokeP-Te9kmpUn2PxpVHT9YK3NrvQsmznRuasuVUFwFKnliSO3oFE8pO06_KqSBUQtgVzuusbbQPCPUp3F3iliWJAxlcXHdkgTLF-&c=9kCs4HjiRX_t7ta-XjRLb9yu4-T5K26f42o_1spPN2KcBDsxV6Pivw==&ch=SlF2OU6zSwFhFOFzr1Ly_hEO1rmf6GyvxCAxAp0TSdeDKvQZ7svq4w==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Cris Harris & Mary Quade</a></p><p style="margin: 0;">Saturday, October 14 at 7pm at Macs Backs-Books on Coventry</p>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0Cleveland, OH, USA41.49932 -81.694360513.189086163821152 -116.8506105 69.80955383617885 -46.5381105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-19095793212610967202023-09-21T13:04:00.003-04:002023-09-21T13:04:42.955-04:00CSU Poetry Center announces 2023-2024 Lighthouse Reading Series<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.csupoetrycenter.com/lighthouse-reading-series" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrzktYiAd6WaTtHwi6uM-zrBMSnJ7O_Yf5kZ0CqMtRwwwroD_ehmiae9lPbpjsGaAvIjUyh4IB0O_Q3ZcftHAPqGZQgKzcc3lu5ceiwq53xPTbV1pflaFhm65jUEqH-ckPgzCKL9ieoOG87K07hv2rVMWk2lhKfodqyarg4EzmBGOsC7oNuLTQt7T2cI/w452-h640/Lighthouse%20CSU%20Poetry%202023-2024%20reading%20series.jpeg" width="452" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0Cleveland, OH, USA41.49932 -81.694360513.189086163821152 -116.8506105 69.80955383617885 -46.5381105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-59982541668693560122023-09-16T14:30:00.002-04:002023-09-16T14:30:22.878-04:00Literary Cleveland's Inkubator Conference Kicks off This Week!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://inkubator.litcleveland.org/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1860" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNbxn50exJQba3n2_21NEpd61qFFWB9ZgwZbdh_JdyeuY0nyc4f9LDIWOu38zP1oZpH0tYG-4aZUE62lParpZ9uQjvriNzA4SGgtGOETiEdQHHT08nEEwOHfN95Igquw6SgaQ1a0pBgZ5rgIZEKUelZ2y-deHUtIkst3KdvWtxWEWdPOBXvrivKYY-GU/w640-h434/Inkubator%202023.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />Click the image for more info.<p></p><p><br /></p>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0Cleveland, OH, USA41.49932 -81.694360513.189086163821152 -116.8506105 69.80955383617885 -46.5381105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-16046408488544833362023-09-12T12:00:00.002-04:002023-09-12T12:02:16.039-04:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwS9reyE3Qh_JFWRrIiuS70h_cNbDKLD-ErMdBJpvq6Y-hS8NMqxEeZe0bhzuOJXqvhAxcTKHKTv8wk8atrt2C8NvpYNuWhWckhEaUnGE_HHDIYViFFIZ1-tqeCd5mVPnPQN2FMXN89u7HfNLaCXOpdQuB-Ywx9114c9C5uTojP8I3YJsGG3tzaGGpKoc/s288/macs%20backs%20logo%20resize_0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="288" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwS9reyE3Qh_JFWRrIiuS70h_cNbDKLD-ErMdBJpvq6Y-hS8NMqxEeZe0bhzuOJXqvhAxcTKHKTv8wk8atrt2C8NvpYNuWhWckhEaUnGE_HHDIYViFFIZ1-tqeCd5mVPnPQN2FMXN89u7HfNLaCXOpdQuB-Ywx9114c9C5uTojP8I3YJsGG3tzaGGpKoc/s1600/macs%20backs%20logo%20resize_0.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><h1 class="page-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Muli, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; line-height: 38.4px; margin: 20px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">BOTTOM DOG PRESS: Larry Smith & David Adams with a tribute to Tim Russell</h1><div class="region region-content" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Muli, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="block block-system clearfix" id="block-system-main" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><div class="content" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><article class="node node-event clearfix" id="node-20240" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="content" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 20px 0px;"><div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-date field-label-hidden" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-size: 26px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><div class="field-items" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="field-item even" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="date-display-single" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - <span class="date-display-start" style="box-sizing: border-box;">7:00pm</span> to <span class="date-display-end" style="box-sizing: border-box;">8:30pm</span></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="field-items" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="field-item even" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Mac's Backs </span></b><span style="color: #444444;">is hosting a reading with poet </span><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444;">David Adams </strong><span style="color: #444444;">and poet & publisher</span><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444;"> Larry Smith </strong><span style="color: #444444;">from</span><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444;"> Bottom Dog Press</strong><span style="color: #444444;"> on </span><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444;">Wednesday, September 13th</strong><span style="color: #444444;"> at </span><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444;">7 pm.</strong><span style="color: #444444;"> The evening will also be a tribute to the late poet </span><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444;">Timothy Russell. Join us for this memorial and celebration of our country's best working-class poets...</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_GvLhu7TgZdAJQ1FUcK1Az2X3L8iNeuP-mITKbKY4faw3n3WDc24WV_4SEJCRmrqUovj9aDq_LytApIyqGFT6T-kT5pKrUgvEzS4t_0URN6QRQ2Urz_IkZElEQgROFostyjcWF5Nb1C8MBVCKzg6XgbiMk-XIjGn3HhThypTycQ5P8wTNpLqhCKZusA/s339/Hopetumbnail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_GvLhu7TgZdAJQ1FUcK1Az2X3L8iNeuP-mITKbKY4faw3n3WDc24WV_4SEJCRmrqUovj9aDq_LytApIyqGFT6T-kT5pKrUgvEzS4t_0URN6QRQ2Urz_IkZElEQgROFostyjcWF5Nb1C8MBVCKzg6XgbiMk-XIjGn3HhThypTycQ5P8wTNpLqhCKZusA/s320/Hopetumbnail.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbhCOgSzIk5QI80IJVDa53UC-5y7yTRYn-sRfBiL_Dsgz5k7_svUwGgdi7oMk3-CmEjwKrmQAJp3ZSgwKQES_5-gEgYf_TY-gpA_Cm9Ke95tROsZHHx7N_NYqet0T1q6SJImsrec1aLLRjX2Mp5LK-UFVQS5R7B6SLgzmRrlAeBCMmfpcFbCMRb0oxY0/s320/DavidA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbhCOgSzIk5QI80IJVDa53UC-5y7yTRYn-sRfBiL_Dsgz5k7_svUwGgdi7oMk3-CmEjwKrmQAJp3ZSgwKQES_5-gEgYf_TY-gpA_Cm9Ke95tROsZHHx7N_NYqet0T1q6SJImsrec1aLLRjX2Mp5LK-UFVQS5R7B6SLgzmRrlAeBCMmfpcFbCMRb0oxY0/s1600/DavidA.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">David Adams</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTykP1p_QW3nSQAfV0q2h485uFN8bmnadvJnkrbT-xSTZeVtW9diWrnIGjTYhi4mAnDeESl5FPCfiHTlS5-ZrLLjhFJIMGGHUBSeXdYT7UC00cpjy9GpslRmHNVlk7ylVQFGk3hWmB1AWMaNfUiI0xQbxR0pyVhmhLgBBs44juRnaz_GRFEFmOaSNIpQ/s502/Perfectfrontcoversmall%20copy.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="342" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTykP1p_QW3nSQAfV0q2h485uFN8bmnadvJnkrbT-xSTZeVtW9diWrnIGjTYhi4mAnDeESl5FPCfiHTlS5-ZrLLjhFJIMGGHUBSeXdYT7UC00cpjy9GpslRmHNVlk7ylVQFGk3hWmB1AWMaNfUiI0xQbxR0pyVhmhLgBBs44juRnaz_GRFEFmOaSNIpQ/s320/Perfectfrontcoversmall%20copy.webp" width="218" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJci3JRbA_35N9-5KgMtT3IMlJgkvZvuaaEOTBBaDHlgNkxKmtnxzL1Yj4pInllBpzQSr0UXLsXRBinRJdl7RvM_EcX4kf0bUpcX4_WTzFgYAuxsuooK_oDrgWT_qFMk5JVFtI9wf7Sf-MLfcNSs_4lz3CZGjni1krs0Gmnr860LK0PEWlnN0yWjM8qII/s2048/timriversweep.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJci3JRbA_35N9-5KgMtT3IMlJgkvZvuaaEOTBBaDHlgNkxKmtnxzL1Yj4pInllBpzQSr0UXLsXRBinRJdl7RvM_EcX4kf0bUpcX4_WTzFgYAuxsuooK_oDrgWT_qFMk5JVFtI9wf7Sf-MLfcNSs_4lz3CZGjni1krs0Gmnr860LK0PEWlnN0yWjM8qII/s320/timriversweep.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tim Russell</div><br /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444;"><br /></strong><p></p></div></div></div></div></article></div></div></div>Spirit Poemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793224929375745298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-75607271996796569382023-09-06T13:25:00.003-04:002023-09-06T13:25:21.027-04:00Poetry Ride Out: Part of this year's Inkubator<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001y8A68PAKXVk8O0wSJgjluF20t4_sK6N9wkBAM-wqHoBAPxXNbTy4sLn59zzYzJx6xqob5Ga0ySj36unRrBN_HxLauO6d71n6o6F4ME0bXcmAf4sTZYGyZFA-r-YgycN_KhNRM5zz7vuE6briQYtbMy2D-O_HCycxH-cAWEi-JBcFBQnm6upOcY1sHIgxewj1_zaH6GSwf2ToHfZBjX08KssE9ye6i5s2&c=1KYHky2KLsiSuH7ynf18NWeKgPimdssjUWfvxb-FJB6SEMlOwVzPpg==&ch=qEY3vfVLp47GFxk1-ah0veCsixfSNWSTGbFehpZlf07menqJ6GTJiw==" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="596" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylmaxhkbzzQcueVQIidIluGgHR3nj0QCHsBCny4H3km5tf5NvKbMh6O8na1gmRIpWTgXdf-y_lobgUJEc9RLGxdoElLmueLWaHXSePPYE713CgwdfG5MqF0vSQjBXR9SGou5WgQZrhH5fS0zTzSgW8NASQ7uYT-mQNO5b9gY1tGe2zTz2HYgd6v5MmwI/w640-h582/2023%20Inkubator%20Poetry%20Ride%20Out.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0Cleveland, OH, USA41.49932 -81.694360513.189086163821152 -116.8506105 69.80955383617885 -46.5381105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-64953595521218154022023-08-30T12:35:00.002-04:002023-08-30T12:41:00.099-04:00Maj Ragain Poetry Park<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="x_mceBlockContainer" style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; padding-top: 48px; padding: 48px 24px 12px;" valign="top"><br /></td></tr><tr><td align="full" class="x_mceBlockContainerE2E" style="padding-bottom: 30px; padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-top: 12px; padding: 12px 0px 30px;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="x_imageDropZone" data-block-id="15" data-imagetype="External" height="auto" role="presentation" src="https://mcusercontent.com/6b0b2225f6453b58b23426248/images/4c0dcd94-1067-50b8-7b1c-7cde27d891ce.jpg" style="display: block; 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padding-top: 12px; padding: 12px 24px;" valign="top"><div class="x_mceText" data-block-id="55" id="x_dataBlockId-55" style="width: 100%;"><h1 class="x_last-child" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #003976;">Maj Ragain Poetry Park</span></h1></div></td></tr><tr><td class="x_mceBlockContainer" style="background-color: transparent; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; padding-top: 20px; padding: 20px 24px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" data-block-id="78" role="presentation" style="background-color: transparent; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(44, 142, 205); min-width: 100%;" valign="top"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="x_mceBlockContainer" style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; padding-top: 12px; padding: 12px 24px;" valign="top"><div class="x_mceText" data-block-id="56" id="x_dataBlockId-56" style="width: 100%;"><p class="x_last-child" style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2c8ecd;">When we make the poem, wood pulp paper, black spittle ink,<br aria-hidden="true" />we build a refuge for ourselves and others…<br aria-hidden="true" />It is respite, a temporary shelter<br aria-hidden="true" />where we may learn and listen to one another’s hearts.<br aria-hidden="true" />-Maj Ragain</span></i><span style="color: #2c8ecd;"> ’90</span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td class="x_mceBlockContainer" style="background-color: transparent; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; padding-top: 20px; padding: 20px 24px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" data-block-id="77" role="presentation" style="background-color: transparent; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(44, 142, 205); min-width: 100%;" valign="top"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="x_mceLayoutContainer" style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-top: 12px; 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Set against the backdrop of the Wick Poetry Center, a reception with light refreshments will follow in the Maj Ragain Poetry Park.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="x_mceColumn" colspan="4" data-block-id="101" style="margin-bottom: 24px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top" width="33.33333333333333%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" class="x_mceBlockContainer" style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-top: 12px; padding: 12px 0px;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="x_imageDropZone" data-block-id="103" data-imagetype="External" height="auto" role="presentation" src="https://mcusercontent.com/6b0b2225f6453b58b23426248/images/e8f2e956-0d7b-93db-7c90-3bad366c5717.png" style="display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 192px;" width="192" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="x_mceBlockContainer" style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; padding-top: 12px; padding: 12px 24px;" valign="top"><div class="x_mceText" data-block-id="57" id="x_dataBlockId-57" style="width: 100%;"><p class="x_last-child" style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: left;">We hope you will join us to honor one of Kent State’s most beloved teachers and to celebrate his role as a cherished poet, a mentor and a distinguished alumnus and professor.</p></div></td></tr><tr><td class="x_mceBlockContainer" style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; padding-top: 12px; padding: 12px 24px;" valign="top"><div class="x_mceText" data-block-id="58" id="x_dataBlockId-58" style="width: 100%;"><p><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" href="https://kent.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6b0b2225f6453b58b23426248&id=42fb073a24&e=0129b705b4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Original URL:https://mx.technolutions.net/ss/c/BQM-IylQKwVhFDmSUz94JPURL83dM65mzdiCtIkhiPdjvXbXuQDlLtKhd_1momSsiLTcwR5u2maGUDPkzMmhKZolYHfToAGqbpeVOhXhU0t6a-83ZDrYw15vFNYlMu3vLOIJZ8WQFkKLA5pabrNHraL0Uu9yY3r9BcfAtE7T0b_mIM0FaBC-H_sgVrJE9-sCUMmjjTWzYNQOyNtG_LoCps5fZiKNXo2fsdDveu4fpmA/3z0/u3J0wDORRKCbkAsq9IDq_A/h3/390y5ygvfFV7LNlxzXjsDjbHcSlyLIWIruUcpZA4IpsClick to follow link."><b><span style="font-size: 18px;">Thursday, September 14 | 5 p.m.</span></b></a><br aria-hidden="true" />Wick Poetry Center<br aria-hidden="true" /><span style="font-size: 14px;">126 S. Lincoln St., Kent, OH 44242</span></p><p><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p class="x_last-child"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Free and open to all. </span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="x_mceBlockContainer" style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; padding-top: 12px; padding: 12px 24px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" data-block-id="59" role="presentation" style="max-width: 564px; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr class="x_mceStandardButton"><td class="x_mceButton" style="background-color: #003976; border-radius: 0px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" href="https://kent.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6b0b2225f6453b58b23426248&id=f237af29f1&e=0129b705b4" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: #003976; border-radius: 0px; border: 2px solid rgb(0, 57, 118); color: white; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: "Lora", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; min-width: 30px; padding: 16px 28px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Register for the Dedication</a></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="x_mceBlockContainer" style="background-color: transparent; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; padding-top: 20px; padding: 20px 24px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" data-block-id="75" role="presentation" style="background-color: transparent; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(44, 142, 205); min-width: 100%;" valign="top"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="x_mceBlockContainer" style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; padding-top: 12px; padding: 12px 24px;" valign="top"><div class="x_mceText" data-block-id="60" id="x_dataBlockId-60" style="width: 100%;"><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">As we continue to honor the gift of Maj's life, we invite you to an <b>open poetry reading</b> on the following day. We will gather at <b>Last Exit Books and Coffeehouse</b> to share a favorite poem by or about Maj.</p><p><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p><b><span style="color: #2c8ecd;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Friday, September 15 | 7 p.m.</span></span></span></b><br aria-hidden="true" />Last Exit Books and Coffeehouse<br aria-hidden="true" /><span style="font-size: 14px;">124 E. Main St., Kent, OH 44242</span></p><p><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p class="x_last-child"><span style="font-size: 14px;">No registration required.</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>John B. Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.com0Cleveland, OH, USA41.49932 -81.694360513.189086163821152 -116.8506105 69.80955383617885 -46.5381105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-18087523948553978862023-08-10T12:01:00.007-04:002023-08-30T12:35:39.324-04:00The Latest Book from Bottom Dog Press<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SD-rVhMRak9ifWGRJ1rvmudO4B2Ltb2a-41uS2NHgBi_mhSi_zTuLxHsJvEl97rwCmhTlUkDb-xaVx2ByXa0Dci9Dw8e5Jz1DJeJHtgqtqU2aXkVxJtcVYzTvu4pIq2-AwA8OrbTQlhXW2ZUwa28R-11arnTUk59cne7QVyCQwYRYVO9QLRDGG9eqJM/s2224/timpoetswriters%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="2224" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SD-rVhMRak9ifWGRJ1rvmudO4B2Ltb2a-41uS2NHgBi_mhSi_zTuLxHsJvEl97rwCmhTlUkDb-xaVx2ByXa0Dci9Dw8e5Jz1DJeJHtgqtqU2aXkVxJtcVYzTvu4pIq2-AwA8OrbTQlhXW2ZUwa28R-11arnTUk59cne7QVyCQwYRYVO9QLRDGG9eqJM/w494-h212/timpoetswriters%20copy.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Latest book...</h2><h2 style="text-align: center;">In Plena Vita - The Full Life: Collected Poems </h2><h2 style="text-align: center;">of Timothy Russell</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtueXJYhMoMPBGPxzM3O3RqVJqhTaIV8LpAk49X6c5RHuQKxrWJZMWWvtYQaBvq1C9B3YDaZkZvPkkretqhkJmpYkuM1wu2IdkQKuLejKmjXxvFgUC_ijIpOaqFQxJWJ43LlMMJPD8z6ebGGK8tsASBNVMlY7RonLH03RpfFXWvTNh12eraASxLuoYbc/s1650/timposter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1650" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtueXJYhMoMPBGPxzM3O3RqVJqhTaIV8LpAk49X6c5RHuQKxrWJZMWWvtYQaBvq1C9B3YDaZkZvPkkretqhkJmpYkuM1wu2IdkQKuLejKmjXxvFgUC_ijIpOaqFQxJWJ43LlMMJPD8z6ebGGK8tsASBNVMlY7RonLH03RpfFXWvTNh12eraASxLuoYbc/w357-h276/timposter.jpg" width="357" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><p></p>Spirit Poemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793224929375745298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-2392212214235878052023-08-07T17:31:00.004-04:002023-08-07T17:33:25.416-04:00Open Mic at the Winchester every Tuesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://thewinchestermusictavern.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAMWHS23tgfR5xCnl47Rbct0l2ejBKbJfT6vmU3rsMrorvPFevLI4mQo12rTuh7TlHW3gNFN9ZHioUTipIHGD_UF2BCisyiUwxd3qwSul2ctRgsCcwDLZ394SJkmGvD_ryAmxek1GY8Ljsu-wILRuctQnd_KGwidKMJBnP1hQo7Tzfbdpo24rO6e53rQ/w360-h640/Winchester%20Open%20Mic%20poetry%202023.png" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://thewinchestermusictavern.com/https://thewinchestermusictavern.com/" target="_blank">Winchester Music Tavern</a><br />12112 Madison Avenue<br />Lakewood, Ohio 44107</p><p></p><p><br /></p>John B. 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