“Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we beat crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.” = Gustave Flaubert
Bear Dance
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On the Origin of Language
“The language of the first man is represented to us as the tongues of geometers, but we see that they were the tongues of poets.” =Rousseau
Costa Rican Sun and Poetry
I am here in Costa Rica again. The words of the Nicaraguan poet, Ruben Dario comes to mind:
Now is come the month of roses!
To the woods my verse has flown
Gathering fragrance and honey
From the blossoms newly blown.
I am grateful for the opportunity and hope to write some good poetry here. What do you do for inspiration?
Poems to Love Workshop
Funny, down to earth, irreverent poems communicate before they are even understood. This workshop will explore genre and encompass form of poetry by traditionally loved and lesser known contemporary poets.
Join us at 7 pm Wednesday, November 13 at the Kent Memorial Library, 50 North Main Street, Suffield, CT. RSVP: 860=668=3896.
Great Fall International Word Festival
Join Florence Poets Saturday, Oct. 12 7 p.m. at the Shea Theater, Turners Falls for a reading at the Great Falls International Word Festival
Gerry Yelle
Anita Gellers
Linda Wiodyka
Sashsa Berman
Eileen P. Kennedy
Tommy Twilit
Howie Faerstein
Rosie McMahan
Poems from the Wellspring Reading
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It was two good nights of readings at Wellspring House
for the launch of the new anthology, Poems from the Wellspring, from publisher Poetic License in Ashfield, Massachusetts.
Reading at the Forbes May 1
The Writing Room will be reading at the Calvin Coolidge Museum of the Forbes Library in Northampton on Wednesday, May 1, at 7 pm. Come join us!
Mike Poblete’s Play -Rave Reviews
“‘Best Bet’. In Mike Poblete’s intriguing new play, Surfacing, the four-person cast is strong. Surfacing is a play that succeeds on all levels. It’s comic, punchy, uncensored dialog is enough to make anyone relax. The language is definitely for adults, yet leaves space for one’s inner child…Seeing a bunch of talented, sensitive characters who all have social anxiety and deep-seated feelings of inadequacy is a helpful reminder that, yes, probably some part of us is achieving things in spite of ourselves. And Poblete’s remarkable writing comes vividly to life…”
—Ed Molin, theasy.comhttp://www.theasy.com/Reviews/2018/S/surfacing.php
“Surfacing was hands down brilliant. Poblete holds a deep tome peppered with great wit. He understands of concept of dark comedy.”
–Jade Fernandez, journal of independent stage and film reviews, Top of he Line Piece, https://outerstage.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/top-of-the-line-piece
Running through August 3 at the Flamboyant Theater, the Clemente, Suffolk Street.
“Gathering the Light” Reading July 29 at the A.P.E. Gallery in Northampton, MA
The Gallery of Readers will present four poets, including Jonathan Wright and Eileen Kennedy, at 7 pm on Friday, July 29 at the A.P.E. Gallery in Northampton, MA. This reading is in conjunction with the exhibit “Gathering of Light.” Join us.
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