LOUDER THAN A BOMB at the Lake Worth Playhouse Emerging Cinema TODAY! June 16, 2011

LOUDER THAN A BOMB chronicles the stereotype-confounding stories of four teams as they prepare for and compete in the 2008  ”Louder Than a Bomb” competition, the world’s largest youth poetry slam,. By turns hopeful and heartbreaking, the film captures the tempestuous lives of theseunforgettable kids, exploring the ways writing shapes their world, and viceversa. This is not “high school poetry” as we often think of it. This is language as a joyful release, irrepressibly talented teenagers obsessed with making words dance. How and why they do it—and the community they create along the way—is the story at the heart of this inspiring film. Watch the trailer at http://www.louderthanabombfilm.com/.

LOUDER THAN A BOMB will be showing at the Lake Worth Playhouse TODAY at 6pm. To purchase tickets or for more information visit: http://www.lakeworthplayhouse.org/

Teen Slam in Orlando NEXT WEEK! March 29, 2011

Monday, April 4th @ Mark’s Caribbean Cuisine (10034 University Blvd Orlando, FL 32817) Open Mic for Teen Poets 7:00-10:00pm

Top poem voted on by audience will win two free tickets to the Tuesday, April 12th Screening of Louder Than a Bomb http://www.facebook.com/pages/Louder-Than-a-Bomb-documentary/47895608715 at the Florida Film Festival http://www.facebook.com/floridafilmfestival

Top two poems voted on by audience will get a chance to perform with local spoken word performers at the Enzian Theater’s Eden Bar during the Florida Film Festival on Tuesday, April 12th

MARY OLIVER reading and book signing April 9, 2011 March 26, 2011

MARY OLIVER Reading, Q&A and Book Signing

Saturday April 9, 2011 – 7:30 pm



U.S. Poet Laureate, Stanley Kunitz, said, “Mary Oliver’s poetry is fine and deep; it reads like a blessing. Her special gift is to connect us with our sources in the natural world, its beauties and terrors and mysteries and consolations.” Oliver’s evocative and precise imagery brings nature into clear focus, transforming the everyday world into a place of magic and discovery.

Mary Oliver’s lyrical connection to the natural world has firmly established her in the highest realm of American poets. Among her countless distinctions are the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. The New York Times describes her as “far and away, this country’s best-selling poet.”

Mary Oliver is the author of 27 books of poetry, including No Voyage and other Poems (1965), The River Styx, Ohio, and Other Poems (1972), Twelve Moons (1978), American Primitive (1983), Dream Work (1986), House of Light (1990), New and Selected Poems, Volume One (1992), White Pine (1994), West Wind: Poems and Prose Poems (1997), The Leaf and the Cloud (2000), What Do We Know (2002), Owls and Other Fantasies: Poems and Essays (2003), Why I Wake Early (2004), Blue Iris: Poems and Essays (2004), New and Selected Poems, Volume Two (2005), Thirst (2006), Red Bird (2008), The Truro Bear and Other Adventures (2008), and Evidence (2009). She is also the author of Our World, a collection of photos by Molly Malone Cook.  Her chapbooks and special editions include The Night Traveler (1978), Sleeping in the Forest (1979), Provincetown (1987), Wild Geese (UK Edition); and her prose books include A Poetry Handbook (1994), Blue Pastures (1995), Rules for the Dance: A Handbook for Writing and Reading Metrical Verse (1998), Winter Hours: Prose, Prose Poems, and Poems (1999), and Long Life: Essays and Other Writings (2004).  She was the guest editor for The Best American Essays 2009 (November 2009).   Her audio recordings include At Blackwater Pond and Many Miles: Mary Oliver Reads Mary Oliver (April 2010).  Ms. Oliver’s newest book of poetry is Swan (fall 2010). She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for American Primitive (1984) and New and Selected Poems (1992), won of the National Book Award. Over the past two decades, Oliver has taught at Case Western Reserve, Bucknell, Sweet Briar College, the University of Cincinnati and Bennington College in Vermont.

This is an extraordinary opportunity to experience the work of one of America’s most beloved and esteemed poets, to join the Q&A discussion, and have Mary Oliver sign one of her books for you.

Tickets are $15. Order online, or by phone at 561-237-9000, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

FREE Poetry Workshop for National Library Week! March 26, 2011

The West Palm Beach Public Library is hosting a free poetry workshop in celebration of National Library Week.

The poetry workshop will be held Sunday, April 10th from 2:00-3:30pm.  Below is a brief description of the event.

Join us as we celebrate National Library Week with a poetry workshop! Author, Yanatha Desouvre will teach his poetry course entitled See Memorable Things, Write Memorable Things, Do Memorable Things. You will leave this lesson with a foundation on poetic forms, a group poem, and motivation! This free class will be held in the library’s Clematis Room. For more information please call 561-868-7701.  The West Palm Beach Public Library is located at 411 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.  Free parking on Sundays.

THIS WEEKEND: Black on Black Rhyme Week CONTINUES in TALLAHASSEE!! September 10, 2010

Friday, Sept 10: TEEN SLAM @ 6pm

Saturday, Sept. 11: 2nd Annual 2piece and a side slam!!!! 9pm, $5 cover

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

http://blackonblackrhyme.com/blackonblackrhymeweek2010.asp

September 17: NEW SEEDS kickoff event in Tampa! September 10, 2010

The event will be held on September 17, 2010 at 8 pm at Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse located at 4819 E. Busch Blvd. in Tampa, FL. The event will feature a guest lecture by Author Whitney Bauman, followed by award-winning poetry performed by Aleshea Harris.

Press release:

Silver Glass Productions, along with Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, is bringing the distinguished poet, playwright, actress and singer/songwriter Aleshea Harris to the monthly event New Seeds.

Harris will be sharing some of her award winning poetry at the monthly event that features inspiring art performances and enlightening lectures from the feminist perspective.

“I am excited to share my work at an event that brings Tampa Bay’s artistic scene to light,” says Harris. “The underground artists of Tampa have so much to offer to the creative dynamic that make up our society.”

The event will be held on September 17, 2010 at 8 pm at Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse located at 4819 E. Busch Blvd. in Tampa, FL. The event will feature a guest lecture by Author Whitney Bauman, followed by award-winning poetry performed by Aleshea Harris.

Harris is an actress, playwright, poet and singer-songwriter. She earned a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Southern Mississippi and has performed on various stages in various capacities in the Tampa Bay and beyond.  Aleshea has shared her spoken word poetry at The Studio@620, American Stage Theatre, The Knoxville Poetry Slam, First Night St. Pete and Sacred Grounds Poetry Slam. Her poetry has been featured in the award winning short film God of the Ground and her own solo play Oddie, which received rave reviews at the Orlando Fringe Festival.

Silver Glass Productions is a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop and produce socially relevant theatre, and in doing so, promote community dialogue. This mission is achieved by the monthly arts salon that is held at Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse and the annual festival that is produced by the president of Silver Glass Productions, Suzanne Willett. “Our vision is to make Tampa Bay a nationally recognized center of socially relevant art,” says Willett.

For more information on Aleshea Harris, please visit www.bagofbeans.net.

UPCOMING POETRY EVENT in Palm Beach Counties April 1, 2010

For  National Poetry Month, April 28 at The Stage in WPB: Black by Popular Demand -The Encore Featuring Black Ice!

“Broward Poet-In-Residence Anastasia Clark Poetry Reading Series” November 25, 2009

Apr 13, 2010

Main Library
100 S. Andrews Ave
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

6:00-7:30pm

Apr 17, 2010

Southwest Regional Library
16835 Sheridan St
Pembroke Pines, FL 33330

2-3:00pm

Apr 28, 2010

Weston Library
4205 Bonaventure Blvd
Weston, FL 33332
6:30-7:30pm

South Florida weekly poetry events December 31, 2008

West Palm Beach

Wednesday:

The Stage, hosted by Consider This and Desiree
Open Mic starts at 9:30pm
RJ’s
3111 45th Street
Admission: $10
contact Desiree 561-215-6102, email: desiree@epiphanyupscaleevents.com

Lake Worth

Wednesdays:

Poetry Uncorked

Dolce Vita Wine Bar

609 Lake Ave

8pm, donations requested

Hosted by Kadeidra “Poetically Yours” Ward

 

Thursdays:

Open Mic @ Mother Earth (formerly Les Beans)
410 2nd Ave North
Hosted by Patti
8:30pm
Admission $0 (donation requested)
561.586.0025

 

Delray Beach

Tuesday:

First Tuesday of each month
Poets Anonymous: Delray Beach Poetry Slam
hosted by Casandra
Tuesday April 6, featuring Curtis Meyer!
Tuesday May 4 (LAST CHANCE SLAM), featuring Jesse Bradley & Asia!
AND OUR GRAND SLAM May 11 featuring Dain Michael Down- and choosing the Poets Anonymous Team for 2010 and the National Poetry Slam in St Paul!
Every  Tuesday: open mic hosted by Anthony
show starts @ 10:00pm
Dada
52 N Swinton Ave
Admission $0
contact Casandra, cell: 561-704-0054, email: hypertextual@yahoo.com

 

Open Mic @ Kevro’s Art Bar hosted by Renda Writer
show starts @ 7:30pm
166 SE 2nd Ave
Admission $0
contact Renda Writer, cell: 310-404-4184, email: rendawriter@yahoo.com

 

Open Mic @ Koffeeoke
Sober Open Mic, indoor & outdoor seating
271 NE 6th Ave
561-441-5004

 

Saturdays:

Open Mic @ Coffee District
325 NE 2nd Ave #104 (Pineapple Grove)
7pm
561.455.0541

 

King Tut’s Hookah Lounge
660 Linton Boulevard #108 Delray Beach Florida 33444
Phone: 561.577-8810 OR 561.901-6145
LIVE POETRY, COMEDIANS, SINGERS, & MUSICIANS. 2 FOR ONE DRINKS OPEN MIC
FREE TO GET IN

Boca Raton

Wednesday:

Open Mic @ The Funky Buddha Lounge
2621 N Federal Hwy
561.368.4643
Hosted by comedian Richy Lala
sign up @ 8pm, starts @ 9pm
Admission $5

Thursday:

Open Mic @ Nakava Kava & Hookah Lounge
140 NW 20th Street
561.395.9888
9:30pm
Admission $0
Participants get a free kava shell

Ft Lauderdale

Thursdays:

First Thursdays of the month
Voices & Vybes
First 10 performing artists are in FREE!
All others pay only $7
Host, TERRI! terrispeakz@yahoo.com, 954-696-1917
DJ: MAE DAE
Doors open & show starts 8:00pm
Troy’s Lounge
2990 W Sunrise Blvd (SE corner of Sunrise and 31st)
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311-5635
(954) 791-0120

Saturdays:

The Write Side Poets Cafe
5464 NW 19th St. Lauderhill, FL
Louder Than Life High School Poetry Slam
9pm, October 24, November 21, December 19, January 24
$5 registration for competing poets, $7 admission for non-competitors
Hosted by Ray “Knowledge” Dominguez, 954-628-2243

Hollywood

Monday:

Mello Mondays hosted by Asia
Club Bluster
Doors open 8:30pm
115 N 21st Ave Hollywood, FL
contact Jones Pierre,  email: mrjonespierre@gmail.com

 

Friday:

Open Mic Fridays @ Mega Bite Cyber Cafe
hosted by Renda Writer
1910 Hollywood Blvd
954.237.2888
Admission $0
contact Renda Writer, cell: 310-404-4184, email: rendawriter@yahoo.com

Miami

Monday-Sunday

The Literary Cafe and Poetry Lounge
1350 NE 125 Street Suite 200 North Miami, FL
305-981-4724

3rd Friday of each month

Ploppy’s Podium
Wallflower Gallery
stars @ 9:30pm
10 N. 3rd Street
Admission $0
contact Flash, email: wallflwr@wallflowergallery.com
wallflowergallery.com

Central Florida weekly poetry events December 31, 2008

Orlando

Mondays:
Prolific Mondays
2425A S. Hiawassee Rd.
9:30 pm
Phone: 407- 373-0008

Tuesdays:

Backroom Words
9:00PM
Will’s Pub
1040 N. Mills Avenue
9:00 pm
Phone: 407-898-5070

Wednesday:

Choice Words Writers’ Series / Open Mic, Hosted by Curtis Meyer
Urban Think! Bookstore
625 E. Central Blvd.
8:00 pm Phone: 407-650-8004

Speak No Evil
Mark’s Caribbean Cuisine
10034 University Boulevard
8:00 pm
Phone: 407-699-8800 .

2nd Wednesdays:

Soft Exposure Open Mic
Infusion Tea
1600 Edgewater Drive
7:00 pm
Phone: 407-999-5255

Thursday:

Broken Speech Poetry Slam
Stardust Video and Coffee
slam starts @ 9:30 pm
1842 Winter Park Rd
contact J Bradley, email: slam@brokenspeech.com
brokenspeech.com

Tampa

Tuesday:

Black on Black Rhyme @ The Hip Hop Soda Shop at 9 pm
doors open @8pm
1241 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL
$5 Admission
contact Life 813-810-3582
blackonblackrhyme.com

3rd Thursday

May 20, 2010 9 pm
New Seeds Arts Salon
Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, 4819 E. Busch Blvd.
Web:  www.newseedsfest.org www.sacredgroundstampa.com Phone: 813.987.0387

Blurb: :  An arts salon dedicated to a feminine perspective.  Poetry, music, comedy, dance, visual arts are welcome.  This month’s topic: Think Tanks.

St Petersburg

Last Mondays:

The Studio@620
8-10pm, from September to May
620 First Avenue South,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701