Saturday, January 29th @ 7PM - $5 Suggested
Performance: Ruckus Artist ShowcaseYou’re invited to an evening of ruckus as provided by Queer and Trans People of Color writers, musicians and performers, so support some butt kickin’ to our fair city’s downtown literary and performance scene by coming out for the likes of Frankie and the MoMos, Ignacio Rivera, J. Mase III, kay ulanday barrett, and Shomi Noise. Hosted by Victor Tobar, The Ruckus Showcase promises an amazing show by seasoned QTPOC artists.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Tonight @KGB Bar
Paragraph reading
KGB Bar,
85 East 4th StreetNew York City, NY
January 28, 2011
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Meena Alexander was born in India and raised both there and in Sudan. At eighteen she went to England to study. She has published six volumes of poetry, most recently Quickly Changing River (Triquarterly Books/ Northwestern University Press, 2008). Her book Poetics of Dislocation appears in the University of Michigan, Poets on Poetry series, 2009. She has received awards from the Guggenheim and Fulbright foundations, and from the Rockefeller foundation for a residency at Bellagio. She is Distinguished Professor of English at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY.
Christian Barter’s first book of poems, The Singers I Prefer, was a finalist for the Lenore Marshall Prize. His poetry has appeared in Ploughshares, Georgia Review, North American Review, The American Scholar and other magazines, and has been featured on Poetry Daily, Verse Daily and The Writer’s Almanac. He has received residency fellowships from Yaddo and The MacDowell Colony and in 2008-2009 he was a Hodder Fellow in Creative Writing at Princeton University. He is the supervisor of the trail crew at Acadia National Park.
KGB Bar,
85 East 4th StreetNew York City, NY
January 28, 2011
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Meena Alexander was born in India and raised both there and in Sudan. At eighteen she went to England to study. She has published six volumes of poetry, most recently Quickly Changing River (Triquarterly Books/ Northwestern University Press, 2008). Her book Poetics of Dislocation appears in the University of Michigan, Poets on Poetry series, 2009. She has received awards from the Guggenheim and Fulbright foundations, and from the Rockefeller foundation for a residency at Bellagio. She is Distinguished Professor of English at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY.
Christian Barter’s first book of poems, The Singers I Prefer, was a finalist for the Lenore Marshall Prize. His poetry has appeared in Ploughshares, Georgia Review, North American Review, The American Scholar and other magazines, and has been featured on Poetry Daily, Verse Daily and The Writer’s Almanac. He has received residency fellowships from Yaddo and The MacDowell Colony and in 2008-2009 he was a Hodder Fellow in Creative Writing at Princeton University. He is the supervisor of the trail crew at Acadia National Park.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Poem
Poetry is everywhere.
Snow, sleet, hail, or gloom of night
cannot stem the words flowing in my head.
As I walk along snow covered streets,
thoughts of spring capture my imagination.
Summer can be in the heart year round.
Autumn's changing winds may try to blow the seeds away.
Winter is dormant, as a hibernating bear.
Poetry frees the spirit; the poison of distress flow away.
One word, one sentence can change the day's vision.
Oh, may the words never stop!
~Genevieve
Snow, sleet, hail, or gloom of night
cannot stem the words flowing in my head.
As I walk along snow covered streets,
thoughts of spring capture my imagination.
Summer can be in the heart year round.
Autumn's changing winds may try to blow the seeds away.
Winter is dormant, as a hibernating bear.
Poetry frees the spirit; the poison of distress flow away.
One word, one sentence can change the day's vision.
Oh, may the words never stop!
~Genevieve
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Words of Wisdom
After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on - have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear - what remains? Nature remains.
~Walt Whitman
~Walt Whitman
Friday, January 14, 2011
Fundraiser @ Greenlight Bookstore
Haiti Fundraiser Weekend
Start: Jan 15 2011
End: Jan 16 2011
On January 12, 2010, the country of Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake, with aftershocks lasting for weeks and massive amounts of damage and casualties. Brooklyn is home to many people with ties to Haiti, and both the grief and the urge to help were strong.
In response, Greenlight Bookstore announced that it would donate 10% of all sales on January 23 and 24, 2010, to the Red Cross for Haiti relief, and issued a matching challenge for those interested in giving a bit more. The response from customers was wonderful, and Greenlight was able to donate around $4,000 to Haiti relief.
One year later, Haiti has begun to rebuild; but hit yet again with a hurricane and a cholera outbreak, the country is still in great need of help. Greenlight Bookstore hopes to help once again in a small way with a new version of last year's fundraiser.
On January 15 and 16, 2011, Greenlight Bookstore will donate 10% of all sales to Haiti relief. This will include both purchases made in the store and purchases made through the store’s website, greenlightbookstore.com, at any time on Saturday or Sunday. Funds this year will go to Partners in Health, another organization with a great reputation for doing good work to help the people of Haiti.
The fundraiser weekend will kick off with a Story Time event at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 15, with Alix Delinois, the Haitian-born illustrator of Eight Days: A Story of Haiti. Written by acclaimed Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat, this picture book tells the story of Junior, a seven-year-old boy trapped beneath his house after the Port-au-Prince earthquake in January 2010, whose sparkling imagination and resilience help him find the strength to survive until he is rescued.
Books by Haitian authors will be prominently featured this weekend, including the anthology Haiti Noir (edited by Edwidge Danticat; signed copies available), the classic Haitian trilogy Love, Anger, Madness by Marie Vieux-Chauvet, the new picture book Hope for Haiti by Jesse Joshua Watson, Hope Is an Open Heart by local author Lauren Thompson, and others.
Greenlight Bookstore
686 Fulton Street (@ South Portland)
Brooklyn, New York 11217
718-246-0200
Open 10am-10pm everyday
Click here to RSVP for this event on Facebook!
Start: Jan 15 2011
End: Jan 16 2011
On January 12, 2010, the country of Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake, with aftershocks lasting for weeks and massive amounts of damage and casualties. Brooklyn is home to many people with ties to Haiti, and both the grief and the urge to help were strong.
In response, Greenlight Bookstore announced that it would donate 10% of all sales on January 23 and 24, 2010, to the Red Cross for Haiti relief, and issued a matching challenge for those interested in giving a bit more. The response from customers was wonderful, and Greenlight was able to donate around $4,000 to Haiti relief.
One year later, Haiti has begun to rebuild; but hit yet again with a hurricane and a cholera outbreak, the country is still in great need of help. Greenlight Bookstore hopes to help once again in a small way with a new version of last year's fundraiser.
On January 15 and 16, 2011, Greenlight Bookstore will donate 10% of all sales to Haiti relief. This will include both purchases made in the store and purchases made through the store’s website, greenlightbookstore.com, at any time on Saturday or Sunday. Funds this year will go to Partners in Health, another organization with a great reputation for doing good work to help the people of Haiti.
The fundraiser weekend will kick off with a Story Time event at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 15, with Alix Delinois, the Haitian-born illustrator of Eight Days: A Story of Haiti. Written by acclaimed Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat, this picture book tells the story of Junior, a seven-year-old boy trapped beneath his house after the Port-au-Prince earthquake in January 2010, whose sparkling imagination and resilience help him find the strength to survive until he is rescued.
Books by Haitian authors will be prominently featured this weekend, including the anthology Haiti Noir (edited by Edwidge Danticat; signed copies available), the classic Haitian trilogy Love, Anger, Madness by Marie Vieux-Chauvet, the new picture book Hope for Haiti by Jesse Joshua Watson, Hope Is an Open Heart by local author Lauren Thompson, and others.
Greenlight Bookstore
686 Fulton Street (@ South Portland)
Brooklyn, New York 11217
718-246-0200
Open 10am-10pm everyday
Click here to RSVP for this event on Facebook!
Poetry with CherylB.
January 16, 7pm
Queers for Economic Justice Benefit
Ginger’s Bar
363 5th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn
Queers for Economic Justice Benefit
Ginger’s Bar
363 5th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Words of Wisdom
A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.
~E.M. Forster
~E.M. Forster
Monday, January 10, 2011
Writing Poetry
My wife has written poetry for many years. She has read them at many events and has received praise for her work. Lately I have been writing poetry off and on for years. I have written some poems in the past two weeks and have decided to expand my work in this genre. Essays and short stories are my areas of expertise but I like the challenge of doing new activities.
I mentioned that attended the poetry reading marathon on New Year's Day. Right then I decided that I want to read in next year's reading. I emailed the people who run the event. They informed me that I can send them a chapbook or book of my work in which they will select those who will read. Right now I'm scouring through old notebooks looking for the poetry I've written over the years.
I'm really excited by this and look forward to producing a book. I have decided to do the things that mean much to me. Writing has been a passion of mine since my teen years. Below is the poem that I read to my spouse. I hope that you enjoy it.
~Genevieve
Love of Your Streets
Back in ’68 I loved to walk your streets
I was like a kid in a candy store,
Except it wasn’t candy
People wore their hair long
Clothing were a kaleidoscope of colors,
Against the backdrop of crowded streets.
Men, women, and a group of people
I couldn’t figure out what they were.
I was pulled along,
Anticipating that something was going to happen.
Then I went away.
Life split us apart.
I went across the country,
While you stayed behind,
Waiting for the day that I would return
I didn’t return right away.
Too many responsibilities
Family, work, and church.
I thought about you many times
But my return would be delayed
Two score and two years have passed
I returned to reminisce our youth
You changed and so did I
Your love never waned
For you knew that I would someday return.
@Genevieve, Summer 2010
I mentioned that attended the poetry reading marathon on New Year's Day. Right then I decided that I want to read in next year's reading. I emailed the people who run the event. They informed me that I can send them a chapbook or book of my work in which they will select those who will read. Right now I'm scouring through old notebooks looking for the poetry I've written over the years.
I'm really excited by this and look forward to producing a book. I have decided to do the things that mean much to me. Writing has been a passion of mine since my teen years. Below is the poem that I read to my spouse. I hope that you enjoy it.
~Genevieve
Love of Your Streets
Back in ’68 I loved to walk your streets
I was like a kid in a candy store,
Except it wasn’t candy
People wore their hair long
Clothing were a kaleidoscope of colors,
Against the backdrop of crowded streets.
Men, women, and a group of people
I couldn’t figure out what they were.
I was pulled along,
Anticipating that something was going to happen.
Then I went away.
Life split us apart.
I went across the country,
While you stayed behind,
Waiting for the day that I would return
I didn’t return right away.
Too many responsibilities
Family, work, and church.
I thought about you many times
But my return would be delayed
Two score and two years have passed
I returned to reminisce our youth
You changed and so did I
Your love never waned
For you knew that I would someday return.
@Genevieve, Summer 2010
Friday, January 07, 2011
Open Mic in Brooklyn
OPEN MIC
Starts for the new season Thursday 1/13/11
Every Thursday thereafter Host: Mike Harris, a local artist and musician.
Originally from Atlanta, Georgia he graduated from School of Visual Arts in 2008 and has been living in Fort Greene ever since.
His artwork can be seen at www.hikemarris.com
Sign-up: 7:15 p.m.
Performance: 7:30 p.m.
No cover. All acts welcome!
Tillies
248 Dekalb Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
Train: A/C to Lafayette Ave.
G to Clinton-Washington Ave.
Starts for the new season Thursday 1/13/11
Every Thursday thereafter Host: Mike Harris, a local artist and musician.
Originally from Atlanta, Georgia he graduated from School of Visual Arts in 2008 and has been living in Fort Greene ever since.
His artwork can be seen at www.hikemarris.com
Sign-up: 7:15 p.m.
Performance: 7:30 p.m.
No cover. All acts welcome!
Tillies
248 Dekalb Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
Train: A/C to Lafayette Ave.
G to Clinton-Washington Ave.
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Words of Wisdom
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve,
not by the desire to beat others.
~Ayn Rand, Russian Writer (1905-1982)
not by the desire to beat others.
~Ayn Rand, Russian Writer (1905-1982)
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Share Your Thoughts
I would like to hear from poets and share what writing them means to you. Personally,
I feel a sense of connection with my spirit and inner self when I write them. Are there others who feel the same way? Please share your thoughts.
~Genevieve
I feel a sense of connection with my spirit and inner self when I write them. Are there others who feel the same way? Please share your thoughts.
~Genevieve
Monday, January 03, 2011
Attended reading marathon
I attended the poetry reading marathon at St. Mark's Church on New Year's day. It was the third year in a row I went. I enjoyed listened to an eclectic group of poets recite their words. As I listened the thought came to me that they are sharing a bit of their lives to strangers.
Someone told me once that everybody has a story to tell. Our own stories are unique in that there's no one else who has the same exact story. It is truly their own. With that I have decided to read at this event next year. I'm doing research as to how to go about it.
I have written three poems in the past ten days. Essays and short stories are my main disciplines but I'm branching out into poetry and prose. I'm excited and look forward to concentrating on this part of my writing.
~Genevieve
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