Photo collage from the 6/10/06 Open Mic event (thanks to Cicily Corbett)
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Poetry in the Park Open Mic Series
Your hostess, Crystal Senter Brown
www.crystalsenterbrown.com
Spoken Word Saturday moves back outdoors for the summer season!
Dates: (all Saturdays): June 7th, July 26th, and August 16th.
11:00 AM (note new time for the summer!)
Printable pdf flyer
Events will take place under the tent on the Quadrangle.
all ages - all forms of creative writing -
all languages welcome!
Readings at the monthly Open Mic series should be "family-friendly."
Questions? Or to sign up, contact Anna at abrandenburg@springfieldlibrary.org or 263-6828 x426.
Free parking is available in the State Street lot across from the library, or in the Elliot Street lot next to the Springfield Museums Welcome Center.
Springfield Library Slam footage on YouTube!
We had over 60 folks at the April 12th Slam, including almost 20 contestants. Check out the performances from our top 3 on YouTube! Thanks to Robin Coolbeth for the camerawork.
Shariff Butler
Daisy Pereira-Tosada
Maurice "Soulfighter" Taylor
Slams were held at Western Mass. libraries throughout the months of April and May.
Winners from each slam competed in a GRAND FINALE POETRY SLAM on Sunday, May 25, 2:30 pm, at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst.
Winners from Springfield included:
Shariff Butler came in second overall.
Daisy Pereira-Tosada came in fourth.
Read the work of some of our Open Mic poets: Biz Zoc7, Elizabeth, Jerry, Marcia, Ronald, Tania, Maria, Carl, Stephen, sympetalous, William, Robin.
(If you've read at one of the events, and would like to post a poem, please send one in!)
Spoken Word Saturdays in Spring 2008 are sponsored by a grant from the Springfield Cultural Council, in connection with the 2008 Poetry Contest.
Central Library Creative Writing Group
Please note, the Central Library Creative Writing Group has moved its meeting time to: First and Third Saturdays, 12:30 pm (until about 2:30) in the Central Library Community Room
Upcoming meetings:
July 5th, July 19th, August 2nd, and August 23rd
Note: The August 23 meeting will be held in Wellman Hall on the second floor.
A group of local writers have formed a creative writing group, to meet twice a month at the Central Library. The group will be organized in a cooperative, flexible manner, so as to best meet the needs of all involved. Newcomers are welcome, but are encouraged to contact the group before attending a meeting.
For more information, please contact Anna at abrandenburg@springfieldlibrary.org, or 263-6828 x426.
Poetry Publishing Workshop with María Luisa Arroyo
On Saturday, June 21, María Luisa Arroyo, local poet and educator, hosted a workshop at the Central Library, for poets interested in publishing their work. María's notes from the workshop can be downloaded in pdf format. The Bilingual Review/Press (AZ) will soon publish María's first full-length volume of poems, Gathering Words/Recogiendo Palabras.
Publishing Panel
Notes from the publishing panel held in February 2008 at the Central Library are also available to download in pdf format.
Websites for poetry readers and writers, listed in the library's Directory of the Web.
Poetry Resources at the Springfield City Library - a finding aid to help you locate material at the library.
Poetry-related filmlist of titles available throughout the C/WMars system.
Collections of Love Poetry at the Springfield City Library.
Poems by the winners of the library's 2006 Poetry Contest.
Poems by the winners of the library's 2008 Poetry Contest.
Local Resources, Events, and Links
Community Voices Poetry Open Mic: Every Monday evening, 7:30 - 9:00, Jester's Cafe and Deli, Westfield.
Spoken Word Greenfield: Open Mic the 3rd Tuesday of every month.
Lori Desrosier's Poetry News covers poetry events in the Pioneer Valley and Western MA as well as the larger Springfield/Worcester/Hartford area.
The Florence Poets' Society hosts monthly meetings (open to all poets), and sponsors an annual contest.
The Poetry Center at Smith College hosts literary events and supports poetry programs in the local community.
The Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst offers a variety of programs throughout the year.
Northampton's Forbes Library hosts a weekly Poetry Discussion Group (Mondays 7:00-8:45) and a monthly Poetry Reading Series.
Amherst College literary events are free and open to the public.
UMass Amherst's MFA Program for Poets and Writers: Visiting Writers Series.
Author events at the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley frequently include poetry readings.
María Luisa Arroyo - local poet and educator, and regular at the Springfield Library Open Mic events.
AmaXonica, website of Magdalena Gomez, local poet, playwright and arts educator.
The Equinox - an annual Western Mass. literary production from Ginger Cat Publications. Submission deadline is May.
The Shine! Online Journal of literature, poetry, art, and photography is always looking for submissions. Edited by local writer/teacher Pamela Tyree Griffin.
Amherst Writers and Artists offers workshops, retreats & personal writing services for writers across the US.
Patchwork Farm Retreat offers creative writing and yoga workshops at their mountainside home in western Massachusetts.
The Frost Place in Franconia, NH - 30th Annual Festival and Conference on Poetry, July 27 - August 2, 2008
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