January 6: Mignon Ariel King Features at Stone Soup Poetry

Amidst the global pandemic, Stone Soup Poetry has been offering an online open mic via Zoom for anyone interested. This continues to receive an amazing response, and we appreciate everyone's participation.

On Wednesday, January 6,Stone Soup moves closer to its fiftieth year of existence with poet, novelist and publisher Mignon Ariel King.

Mignon Ariel King was born in Boston, Massachusetts and has never left her home time zone. An alumna of Simmons University, she worked for a decade as a database assistant by day (at a lot of companies that no artist cares to remember) and as an adjunct English instructor by night. In 2011, King created Hidden Charm Press; she founded Tell-Tale Chapbooks in 2013. Her blog is Making Books Rock, and her latest poetry collection is My Life As A Masque.

Join us on Wednesday, January 6 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.

The meeting ID is 879 5378 1924

Password: stonesoup

 

December 30: Ryk McIntyre Features at Stone Soup

Amidst the global pandemic, Stone Soup Poetry has been offering an online open mic via Zoom for anyone interested. This continues to receive an amazing response, and we appreciate everyone's participation.

On Wednesday, December 30, Ryk McIntyre helps us to close out the strangest year of Stone Soup's existence as a poetry venue. We eagerly await his last word.

Ryk McIntyre has been a presence on the New England poetry scene for decades. He has toured extensively around the continental United States and Canada, appearing on stages as varied as NYC’s New School, Boston’s ICA, Portsmouth NH’s Music Hall, Lollapalooza and the very first “Legends of The Slam” Showcase, at the National Poetry Slam in 2006 in Austin, TX. He has also appeared at countless poetry venues, festivals and house parties. He has been published widely, most notably, in The Worcester Review, Off the Coast, Short Fuse- An Anthology of New Fusion Poets, and Aim for the Head - An Anthology of Zombie Poetry. He has two collections of poetry After Everything Burns (2013 Sargent Press) and The Man at the Door (2018 Broken Head Press). He is currently pursuing a degree, and a second life, in Theater.

Join us on Wednesday, December 30 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.

The meeting ID is 865 3093 5469

Password: stonesoup

December 23: Chad Parenteau Features at Stone Soup

Amidst the global pandemic, Stone Soup Poetry has been offering an online open mic via Zoom for anyone interested. This continues to receive an amazing response, and we appreciate everyone's participation.

On Wednesday, December 23, Chad Parenteau takes a turn to highlight Tell-Tale Chapbooks and his newly published collection from that press.

Chad Parenteau hosts Boston's long-running Stone Soup Poetry series. His work has appeared in journals such as Résonancee, Cape Cod Poetry Review, Tell-Tale Inklings, Off The Coast, Ibbetson Street and Wilderness House Literary Review. He currently serves as a regular contributor to Headline Poetry & Press as well as Associate Editor of the online journal Oddball Magazine. His second collection, The Collapsed Bookshelf, has just been released.

Join us on Wednesday, December 23 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.

The meeting ID is 853 6387 3644

Password: stonesoup

December 16: Stone Soup's All-Open Mic Night

Amidst the global pandemic, Stone Soup Poetry has been offering an online open mic via  Zoom for anyone interested. This continues to receive an amazing response, and we appreciate everyone's participation.

On Wednesday, December 16, Stone Soup has its final all- open mic before the final two closing features of the year. 

Join host Chad Parenteau on Wednesday, December 16 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.

The meeting ID is 872 4862 5890

Password: stonesoup

December 9: Philip J Curtis Features at Stone Soup

Amidst the global pandemic, Stone Soup Poetry has been offering an online open mic via  Zoom for anyone interested. This continues to receive an amazing response, and we appreciate everyone's participation.

On Wednesday, December 9,  we welcome Stone Soup's new friend Philip J Curtis.

Writer, spoken word artist, and mentor Philip J. Curtis is a native of New York with roots in Jamaica West Indies, who arrived on the Colorado Springs poetry scene in 2006 bringing with him a brand of New York City straightforwardness and swag along with the sensual sun of Jamaica West Indies. Mr. Curtis established luvsaverb.com in 2007 combining his love for music with his poetic flow. 

Philip aka Midnight is also an avid community steward. He has facilitated poetry workshops at various high schools, and colleges. He has supported non-profit organizations such as LifeWithoutLupos.org, TESSA, Finding Our Voices, CASA, and Art from Ashes. He is a founding member of Hear Here Poetry and in 2009 he established Poetry 719 on Facebook to foster and support the freedom of self-expression in spoken and written word through community connections, education, and poetic unity for all ages. 

Join host Chad Parenteau on Wednesday, December 9 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.

The meeting ID is 879 2126 6182

Password: stonesoup