Oh my!Remember
Salinger's blog about California poet
David Smith's spectacular September appearance in northeast Ohio? Here's a video sample from Smith's 9/15 reading, featuring a guest appearance by the
Literary Cafe's Steve Goldberg:
Good news for those who missed it or want to hear more (I know I do!)... David Smith is returning to our area this week and bringing the incomparable
Scott Wannberg with him. I devour a lot of books, and I must say Smith's
White Time [just published by Off Beat Pulp] and Wannberg's
Strange Movie Full of Death [Perceval Press] are two of the most delicious I've read this year. Don't miss your chance to see these two fine poets together
right here in "the heart of it all"!
And that's not all.... The following is by no means a comprehensive list of northeast Ohio poetry events in the next ten or so days -- these are just the ones I expect to attend. If you know of others, feel free to mention them and provide details in the comments below.
Tuesday 11/10/09:
Nia Coffeehouse at Karamu (6 p.m.) -- open mic hosted by Vince Robinson and his band the Jazz Poets.
Wednesday 11/11/09:
Kazim Ali and
Nin Andrews read at
Mac's Backs Books on Coventry (7 p.m.) -- and the subsequent open mic will feature an appetizer of poetry by David Smith & Scott Wannberg.
Thursday 11/12/09: The
Literary Cafe in Tremont features
David Smith &
Scott Wannberg (9:30 p.m.) -- with an open mic and free-for-all to follow.
Friday 11/13/09: The
Deep Cleveland Poetry Hour at Borders Books in Strongsville features
John Burroughs (a.k.a. Jesus Crisis) at 8:30 p.m.-- with an open mic to follow.
Saturday 11/14/09: The
Brandt Gallery in Tremont (3 p.m.) hosts a round-robin style open poetry reading led by Russell Vidrick.
Saturday 11/14/09:
Saturday Night with the Poet's Haven (7 p.m.) features
Gina Tabasso and
Terry Provost at
Angel Falls in Akron.
Tuesday 11/17/09: The
Lix and Kix poetry series at
Bela Dubby in Lakewood presents three more fine poets:
Mnemosyne editor
Jen Pezzo (aka Kerowyn Rose),
MoonLit editor (and author of the vanZeno Press collection
Emergency Contact)
Claire McMahon, and (from Cincinnati) novelist (and author of the West End Press poetry collection
Crow Call)
Michael Henson. An open mic will follow.
Peace and poetry,
John Burroughs
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Cleveland Poetics blog contributor T.M Göttl is also a brilliant poet who has a new chapbook available from Cleveland's Blasted Press. Pick up a copy and hear T.M. read Sunday February 20th 2011 at 1 p.m. during PoetryElyria at Jim's Coffeehouse and Diner, 2 Kerstetter Way in Elyria, Ohio. This event will also feature readings by poets Steve Thomas (of Cleveland) and Tina Puckett (of Stark County). An uncensored open mic will precede the features. Visit Blasted Press at www.blastedpress.com and on Facebook.
Jim's Coffeehouse is a beautiful venue and their ownership and staff have been incredibly supportive of poets, even staying open 24 hours a day (with the staff working for nothing but tips) during our recent 150-hour Snoetry poetry marathon. Many thanks to everyone in the literary community who has supported Jim's Coffeehouse back! If you can, please check out these upcoming events:
Feb. 20th: We'll feature T.M Göttl, Steve Thomas & Tina Puckett
Feb. 27th: Columbus poets Louise Robertson, Paula Lambert, Laraine Seidl
March 6th: Grand finale at Jim's Coffeehouse, featuring John Dorsey (Toledo), Zach Ashley (Detroit), Steve Goldberg (Cleveland) & Steve Brightman (another Blasted Press author, from Kent).
