Tuesday, March 10, 7:30 PM: Come join the River Poets' monthly reading event at Phillips Emporium, 10 East Main Street in Bloomsburg. Theme: Poems in remembrance and honor of Ervene Gulley. Open reading to follow.
MC: Angela Runciman.
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1/1/09
River Poets planning session: Bloomsburg: 1/27/09
Tuesday, Jan 27, 2009: The River Poets will hold their planning session (for 4/09 to 9/09): 6:30 PM food; 7 PM meeting at Panera's.
River Poets event: Bloomsburg: 1/13/09
Tuesday, Jan 13, 7:30 PM: Come join the River Poets' annual start-up party at Phillips Emporium, 10 East Main Street in Bloomsburg. Plan to wear a hat (and other clothing, too), it conserves energy. Prizes will be awarded for the prettiest, weirdest and warmest headwear. Bring your oddities (books, CDs, videos, gadgets) for a white elephant sale to help River Poets stay afloat financially. Open Reading. MC: Susan Brook.
9/1/08
Tara Holdren: Bloomsburg: 9/9/08
Tuesday, September 9, 7:30 PM: Poet Tara Holdren will be the featured reader at the River Poets monthly event in Phillips Emporium, 10 East Main Street in Bloomsburg. An open reading will follow; this month's theme is circles.
Tara will read poems from her collection Circumnavigation, available from Paper Kite Press (copies may be available after the reading). While some poems focus on the feminine experience, others are projections into other voices or characters. Poems from this collection have appeared in Watershed, won honorable mentions in annual Mulberry Poets' contests, and been featured in The Daily Item.
Tara will read poems from her collection Circumnavigation, available from Paper Kite Press (copies may be available after the reading). While some poems focus on the feminine experience, others are projections into other voices or characters. Poems from this collection have appeared in Watershed, won honorable mentions in annual Mulberry Poets' contests, and been featured in The Daily Item.
8/1/08
River Poets planning meeting: Bloomsburg: 8/26/08
Tuesday, August 26: The planning meeting for the River Poets takes place at Panera Bread, near Buckhorn. Those meeting for dinner should arrive by 6:30; meeting after.
7/1/08
River Poets: Bloomsburg: 7/8/08
Tuesday, July 8, 7 pm: The regular July reading for River Poets takes place July 8th in Bloomsburg Town Park at the pavilion just NW of the lagoon. This will be an Open Reading. Show up at this earlier time (7:00) with some good poems, and enjoy good company. BYOBeverages. Dave Barsky is MC.
6/1/08
River Poets: Bloomsburg: 6/10/08
Tuesday, June 10th, 7:30pm: The River Poets will have their June reading at Phillips Emporium, Bloomsburg. The featured readers are Marlin Wagner and Kathy Dobash. MC: Mary Lou Wagner. Theme: Two, each his own.
Marlin Wagner is a photojournalist whose photo undercuts (that's actually an actual term for what most people call captions, actually) have morphed into Haiku verse. These he may lay upon those who choose to ignore this warning and attend the June session of River Poets.
Kathy Dobash is an artist from Hazleton. Read more about her at www.myspace.com/kathydobash.
Marlin Wagner is a photojournalist whose photo undercuts (that's actually an actual term for what most people call captions, actually) have morphed into Haiku verse. These he may lay upon those who choose to ignore this warning and attend the June session of River Poets.
Kathy Dobash is an artist from Hazleton. Read more about her at www.myspace.com/kathydobash.
2/1/08
Kevin Clark: Bloomsburg: MOVED to 2/20/08
Kevin Clark's "Love & Other Silly Notions" will be featured at the February 20th River Poets reading, Tuesday evening at Phillips Emporium (Bloomsburg).
Kevin Clark is a Pittsburgh-born poetry and fiction writer; he currently teaches English at Luzerne County Community College. Kevin performed his multimedia, interactive "Love and Other Silly Notions" last February for an audience in Huntingdon, PA. The project explores love's frailties and flirtations, as well as its fantasies and fulfillments.
A short Open Reading will follow (MC: Emeka Obiozor).
For this and other River Poets events, see their website here.
[Note: This event was rescheduled due to yucky weather on the 12th.]
Kevin Clark is a Pittsburgh-born poetry and fiction writer; he currently teaches English at Luzerne County Community College. Kevin performed his multimedia, interactive "Love and Other Silly Notions" last February for an audience in Huntingdon, PA. The project explores love's frailties and flirtations, as well as its fantasies and fulfillments.
A short Open Reading will follow (MC: Emeka Obiozor).
For this and other River Poets events, see their website here.
[Note: This event was rescheduled due to yucky weather on the 12th.]
9/1/07
River Poets: Whitman Sampler: Bloomsburg: 9/11/07
[from the River Poets Calendar]
SEPTEMBER 11, 2007 - Whitman Sampler - Danny Robinson of Bloomsburg town and University will conduct a multi-media presentation of a premier American poet, Walt Whitman. There could be chocolate, but there will definitely be words. Open Reading will follow. MC: Scott Hemingway.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2007 - Whitman Sampler - Danny Robinson of Bloomsburg town and University will conduct a multi-media presentation of a premier American poet, Walt Whitman. There could be chocolate, but there will definitely be words. Open Reading will follow. MC: Scott Hemingway.
8/1/07
River Poets Planning Mtg: Bloomsburg: 8/28/07
The River Poets will hold their planning meeting at Panera on Tuesday, August 28 (dinner at 6:30, meeting at 7).
5/1/06
River Poets: Bloomsburg: 5/9/06
The May 9th River Poets reading will feature junior and senior high school students: students may bring and share their own creative work, interpret other poets, sing, rap, sign, or mime. An open reading follows for those who are beyond school age, but never too young to learn. River poet Tara Holdren is MC.
7:30 PM at Phillips Emporium in Bloomsburg.
7:30 PM at Phillips Emporium in Bloomsburg.
4/1/06
River Poets feature Bloom students: Bloomsburg: 4/11/06
from the River Poets Calendar:
APRIL 11 – BU Students: Steven Good, Alissa Jo Eaton, Mary Jane Buehner, Bob Antonozzi, & Frank Cunniff -are featured. Creative writing, poetry, and healthy spring offerings are encouraged. Share the muse, muse the brews, brew the crew, do the news, you may get the point by now. Jerry Wemple, recently published and a Big Dog Reading Series founder, will be present, too. Second half will be an open reading format for others for input, meters, free verse, and random thoughts of kindness. River poet Dick Brook will guide the evening line-up as MC.
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Philips Emporium, 10 East Main Street in downtown Bloomsburg [click here for information and directions]
APRIL 11 – BU Students: Steven Good, Alissa Jo Eaton, Mary Jane Buehner, Bob Antonozzi, & Frank Cunniff -are featured. Creative writing, poetry, and healthy spring offerings are encouraged. Share the muse, muse the brews, brew the crew, do the news, you may get the point by now. Jerry Wemple, recently published and a Big Dog Reading Series founder, will be present, too. Second half will be an open reading format for others for input, meters, free verse, and random thoughts of kindness. River poet Dick Brook will guide the evening line-up as MC.
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Philips Emporium, 10 East Main Street in downtown Bloomsburg [click here for information and directions]
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