Wednesday, December 17 2008 8:00pm
Midwinter Day: A 30th Anniversary Reading
An event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Midwinter Day", by Bernadette Mayer - please join her and special guests as they read selections from this epic 1978 work - Readers include Philip Good, Marie Warsh, Lewis Warsh, Barbara Epler, Jamey Jones, Peggy DeCoursey, Lee Ann Brown and Brenda Coultas
St. Mark's Church
131 East 10th Street @ Second Avenue
$8; $7 students & seniors;
$5 members http://www.poetryproject.com/ cf@poetryproject.com
212.674.0910
Subways: N/Q/R/W/4/5/6 to 14th St – Union Square, or L to 1st or 3rd Ave.
Friday, December 19 2008 9:30pm
Cafe Iimani Slam
$50 prize to slam winners
Hosted by Keith Boogie
Cafe Iimani
148 Stuyvesant Avenue, Brooklyn
$10 http://www.nypoets.com/ keithb@nypoets.com
Tuesday, December 23 2008 7:00pm
Urbana Slam
Opens, Features, Slams!
Hosted by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, Taylor Mali & Shappy
The Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery @ Bleecker
$6 http://www.bowerypoetry.com/ 212-614-0505
Subway: F to Second Avenue, 6 to Bleecker
Even though this quirky and eccentric slam series has featured some of the biggest names in poetry it remains a warm and welcoming venue for all kinds of poetic voices: political, confessional, musical, and spiritual. The series has won the national poetry slam championship a record THREE TIMES. On a typical night, poets sign up for the open event (mic or slam, depending on schedule) before 7pm and slots are filled randomly by computer. Signing up doesn't guarantee reading. The open starts shortly after seven, then the feature goes on. ALL Urbana features are well-known out-of-towners. Slam begins after the break & choosing of judges. It's competitive, but supportive & inclusive. All kinds of poetry are welcome & memorization is not required.
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