Linda Griggs and Martin Willitts, Jr. at Stone Soup, October 21st.
10/21/13
10/20/13
Tom Daley's New Poetry Writing Workshop
Poetry writing workshop
at a restaurant in Porter Square, Cambridge
Six Wednesdays 12:30-2:30 pm
November 6, 13, 20; December 4, 11, 18, 2013.
Cost is $150.
The optional poetry exercises will focus on the poetry of Patricia Smith
Joint workshop for poets & writers working in creative prose
(memoir, fiction, creative non-fiction, storytelling)
at the instructor’s house in Cambridge
Seven Mondays 5:30-7:30 pm
November 4, 11, 18, 25;
December 2, 9, & 16, 2013.
Cost is $175.
The optional poetry exercises will focus on the poetry of Patricia Smith
To register for either workshop, contact the instructor at tom.daley2@verizon.net
Tom
Daley leads writing workshops at the Online School of Poetry, Boston
Center for Adult Education, and Lexington Community Education. His poems
have appeared or are forthcoming in a number of journals including Fence, Denver Quarterly, Crazyhorse, Witness, Massachusetts Review, The Boston Globe, Harvard Review, and Poetry Ireland Review and have been anthologized in the Poets for Haiti and The Body Electric anthologies. He is a recipient of 2012 Dana Award in Poetry and the author of a play, Every Broom and Bridget—Emily Dickinson and Her Irish Servants, which he performs as a one-man show.
10/18/13
Stone Soup Gallery at Midway Studios, October 19 -20
Open showing of art photos by David Agee of Stone Soup poets reading at the Out of the Blue. This is part of the Fort Point fall Open Studios ranging along Summer and A streets in the art district across the channel from South Station.
"Many poets are shown, but the exhibit is based on photographs with some artistic merit that I happened to take; it is not an encyclopedic compendium of the Stone Soup poets as a whole. The photos are NOT family snap shots - each reader is in the context of art that has some effect on the mood. emotion, etc of the scene. SO look at the whole photo; reader, background art, etc."
The display is on the fifth floor (elevator) of the Midway Studios, 15 Channel Center St., Boston, 02210 (map at info booth on A St.)
To reach the building by car, go to South Station, follow Summer St. across the channel, make an immediate right and right again onto A St. You will see an information booth on A St. at the entrance to a free parking lot.
By public transportation take the Red Line to South Station and upstairs on Summer Street pick up the #11 bus. Exit at Mt. Vernon Avenue on A Street (2nd stop).
Open Studios is free and free parking available off A St. There are further displays in buildings along Summer St. and along A St. Map at info booth on A St. (617 423 4299).
Open 12 - 6 Saturday Oct. 19 and Sunday Oct. 20.
Come and check out all the 150 artist displays!
10/11/13
October 28th: David R. Surette Features at Stone Soup
Stone Soup Poetry meets from 8-10 p.m. every Monday at the Out of The Blue Art Gallery at 106 Prospect Street with an open mike sign-up at 7:30 p.m. On October 28th, we welcome back David R. Surrette, who has his newest poetry collection coming out this month.
David R. Surette’s new book of poetry is Wicked Hard. He is the author of three other collections: The Immaculate Conception Mothers‘ Club, Young Gentlemen’s School and Easy to Keep, Hard to Keep In. His poems appear in the anthologies French Connections: A Gathering of Franco-American Poets and Cadence of Hooves: A Celebration of Horses. He teaches English and coaches varsity hockey at East Bridgewater High School. He lives in South Easton, Massachusetts.
October 21st: Linda Griggs and Martin Willitts, Jr. Feature at Stone Soup
Stone Soup Poetry meets from 8-10 p.m. every Monday at the Out of The Blue Art Gallery at 106 Prospect Street with an open mike sign-up at 7:30 p.m. On October 21st, we welcome back Linda Griggs and Martin Willits Jr. as they make their annual trip to New England.
Linda Griggs has worked as an elementary school art teacher and a mental health counselor. She has also worked with at-risk youth. A college teacher currently working at SUNY Empire State College, she holds a M.P.S. in the Applied Work of the Humanistic Psychologists. She is also an artist, and she is the founder and host of The Palace Poetry Group in Syracuse, NY. Her children’s book, The Night of the Starfish People, was published in 2011 (Willet Press), and she self-published the chapbook, Love Poems of the Universe, in 2003. She lives in Syracuse, NY.
Martin Willitts Jr is a retired Librarian living in Syracuse, New York. He currently evaluates Prior Learning Evaluations for SUNY Empire State College. He is a visual artist of Victorian and Chinese paper cutouts. He was nominated for 6 Pushcart and 6 Best of the Net awards. He provided his hands-on workshop “How to Make Origami Haiku Jumping Frogs” at the 2012 Massachusetts Poetry Festival. He won the William K. Hathaway Award for Poem of the Year 2012. He has 5 full-length and 20 chapbooks of poetry including forthcoming poetry books include Waiting For The Day To Open Its Wings (UNBOUND Content), “Art Is the Impression of an Artist” (Edgar and Lenore's Publishing House), City Of Tents (Crisis Chronicles Press), Swimming In the Ladle of Stars (Kattywompus Press), and he is the winner of the inaugural Wild Earth Poetry Contest for his full length collection Searching For What Is Not There (Hiraeth Press).
October 14: Blaine Hebbel Features at Stone Soup
Stone Soup Poetry meets from 8-10 p.m. every Monday at the Out of The Blue Art Gallery at 106 Prospect Street with an open mike sign-up at 7:30 p.m. On October 14th, we welcome back poet, activist and new publisher Blaine Hebbel to the venue.
Blaine Hebbel – Poet, activist and Ipswich native, has been fascinated by the “American Voice” for over 35 years and has been fighting social injustice since the 60s. He has read as a member of the Poets’ Mimeo Cooperative in Burlington, VT and on the Poemair show on KUOR FM, the University of Redlands, CA station. He is a member of the OccuPoets and has featured his poetry at the Walnut Street Coffee Café, Stone Soup and Merrimac Mic in Newburyport and reads at the open mic at every other venue he can find. He has published two chapbooks, Poems From the Shore and The Occupy Poems. His work has appeared in Stone Soup Fresh Broth, Poesis, Zig Zag Folios, Firehouse and Bagels with the Bards #8. He has just started a publishing house, Ring of Bone Press with a mission to bring “The American Voice” to the reader, by publishing the work of local under discovered poets and writers. The first book from the press, Wild Women of Lynn is at the printer and will be released shortly. Occupy Everything.
10/3/13
October 7th: Pre-Stone Soup Poetry Writing Workshop
I will be leading a workshop today on October 7th, to take place before Stone Soup Poetry from 6:00 PM to just before 8:00 PM at the Out of The Blue Gallery (or at the Au Bon Pain in Central Square if the weather is bad).
Please bring a poem of any form and style no more than 1-2 pages. Bring up to 10 copies of your poem to share with the group, and be prepared to share your thoughts on each others work. If you have trouble printing your work, you can email it to me before 5:00 Monday at chadpoetforhire@yahoo.com
Those unable to attend that are interested in future dates please email me or call me at 617-217-8038.
9/23/13
October 7th: D.A. "Da Butcha" Boucher Features
Stone Soup Poetry meets from 8-10 p.m. every Monday at the Out of
The Blue Art Gallery at 106 Prospect Street with an open mike sign-up at
7:30 p.m. On October 7th, we welcome the return of D.A. Boucher to Stone Soup's stage, with a special appearance by bassist Ethan Mackler.
Da Butcha rose from the
ashes of, Art Fluff, Short Attention Span Poet, in the mid-nineties,
born one Sunday night at the Poetry Jam, Lizard Lounge, Cambridge, Mass,
the name coined by Jeff Robinson, from D. A. Boucher, who rose from the
ashes of David Alan Boucher, who burned down in the mid-nineties during
a vision quest for self.
Rebuilt using whatever parts were laying around at the time, Da Butcha, continues in the tradition begun by his predecessor, writing continuously about anything and everything, wholly addicted and consumed by Poetry, Da Butcha is Poetry Incarnate. Da Butcha writes, writes, writey, writes, non-stop, anywhere, and he holds nothing sacred, attends the church of Sacred Nothingness, and will harpoon, lampoon, and take to the carpet any subject, from Politics to Life to Family to Sexuality to everything in between.
He began his egotistical attempt at the ever popular, 365/365 Poetry Challenge, after writing, 418 Pomes in 2012, and saying to himself, "huh, that was easy. I bet I could succeed at the, 365/365 Poetry Challenge", and ten months later, here he is, reading random selections from the project that continues his brand of irreverence and observation of the stupidities of life.
Da Butcha and Ethan Mackler have been bringing Poetry to life since 1997, when they met at Naked City, and have amazed and astounded audiences all over New England and New York City.
Ethan is an accomplished musician-multi-instrumenta
The two are known in underground circles as, Words and Music, the foundation blocks of high Culture, Da Butcha is called the King of Poetry and Ethan as Bass Master, and after tonight's reading you, the audience, will know why they are the best thing to happen to Poetry and Music since the ball point pen and ball strings.
Sit back, relax, listen, and enjoy the Poetic and Musical Styling of Da Butcha and Ethan Mackler, some times referred to as, Da Butcha 'shoppe...but, not tonight.
Rebuilt using whatever parts were laying around at the time, Da Butcha, continues in the tradition begun by his predecessor, writing continuously about anything and everything, wholly addicted and consumed by Poetry, Da Butcha is Poetry Incarnate. Da Butcha writes, writes, writey, writes, non-stop, anywhere, and he holds nothing sacred, attends the church of Sacred Nothingness, and will harpoon, lampoon, and take to the carpet any subject, from Politics to Life to Family to Sexuality to everything in between.
He began his egotistical attempt at the ever popular, 365/365 Poetry Challenge, after writing, 418 Pomes in 2012, and saying to himself, "huh, that was easy. I bet I could succeed at the, 365/365 Poetry Challenge", and ten months later, here he is, reading random selections from the project that continues his brand of irreverence and observation of the stupidities of life.
Da Butcha and Ethan Mackler have been bringing Poetry to life since 1997, when they met at Naked City, and have amazed and astounded audiences all over New England and New York City.
Ethan is an accomplished musician-multi-instrumenta
The two are known in underground circles as, Words and Music, the foundation blocks of high Culture, Da Butcha is called the King of Poetry and Ethan as Bass Master, and after tonight's reading you, the audience, will know why they are the best thing to happen to Poetry and Music since the ball point pen and ball strings.
Sit back, relax, listen, and enjoy the Poetic and Musical Styling of Da Butcha and Ethan Mackler, some times referred to as, Da Butcha 'shoppe...but, not tonight.
September 30: Infamous Somerville Bagel Bards to invade Stone Soup!
Stone Soup Poetry meets from 8-10 p.m. every Monday at the Out of The Blue Art Gallery at 106 Prospect Street with an open mike sign-up at 7:30 p.m. On September 30th, Stone Soup celebrates another visit by the Bagel Bards. Be sure to bring extra money to purchase their latest anthology.
The Bagel Bards were brought to life through discussion over breakfast by two area poetry icons, Doug Holder and Harris Gardner. Their anthology Bagel Bards #8 was edited by Zvi Sesling of Muddy River Poetry Review and boasts an amazing cover showcasing the art of the talented Irene Koronas. Between the covers the anthology does not disappoint and is filled with a host of well-known, well-published Boston area writers.
The Bagel Bards, who meet every Saturday morning at the Au Bon Pain in Davis Square, are an avante-garde group of writers who may or may not be considered “camp.” They will delight you with the reading of their work and with their witty camaraderie. You will not want to miss this group of wonderful, eclectic poets!
9/21/13
September 23: Bluu Kollar Features
Stone Soup Poetry meets from 8-10 p.m. every Monday at the Out of The Blue Art Gallery at 106 Prospect Street with an open mike sign-up at 7:30 p.m. On September 23rd, Stone Soup welcomes Bluu Kollar to the podium with a feature hosted by former Cambridge Poet Populist Toni Bee.
From the state asylum to the stage Bluu Kollar harpoons every corruption. Lyrics lavish with trips to the other side, teachings of healing, and interracial love. Bluu Kollar is a fighter for people who choose to be good.
9/16/13
What Does This Have to Do With My Stone Soup Workshop?
Email me at chadpoetforhire@yahoo if you want an answer. Oh, and want to workshop.
9/13/13
September 28th: Stone Soup Participates in 100 Thousand Poets for Change 2013
Stone Soup is helping to host another annual 100 Thousand Poets for Change event. In the wake of recent national and global events, we feel it's more important than ever to continue this forum. We will be holding it from 11:00 to 3:00 at the Out of The Blue Art Gallery. We are p
From the 100 Thousand Poets for Change Web site by Michael Rothenberg:
The first order of change is for poets, writers, musicians, artists, anybody, to actually get together to create and perform, educate and demonstrate, simultaneously, with other communities around the world. This will change how we see our local community and the global community. We have all become incredibly alienated in recent years. We hardly know our neighbors down the street let alone our creative allies who live and share our concerns in other countries. We need to feel this kind of global solidarity. I think it will be empowering.
And of course there is the political/social change that many of us are talking about these days. There is trouble in the world. Wars, ecocide, the lack of affordable medical care, racism, the list goes on. We are only asking that local organize events about change within the guidelines of peace and sustainability.
It appears that transformation towards a more sustainable world is a major concern and could be a global guiding principle for this event. Peace also seems to be a common cause. War is not sustainable. There is an increasing sense that we need to move forward and stop moving backwards. But I am trying not to be dogmatic. I am hoping that together we can develop our ideas of the “change/transformation” we are looking for as a group, and that each community group will decide their own specific area of focus for change for their particular event.
We're also happy to announce that Joe Gouveia, host of the Poets Corner radio show out of WOMR-FM Provincetown, is planning to come to the event to record it and other poets for his show.
September 16th: Chad Parenteau Features
Stone Soup Poetry meets from 8-10 p.m. every Monday at the Out of The Blue Art Gallery at 106 Prospect Street with an open mike sign-up at 7:30 p.m. On September 16th, Chad Parenteau will read from his new poetry collection as well as selections from the late founder of Stone Soup, Jack Powers, in honor of his recent birthday.
Chad Parenteau is the current host of the long-running Stone Soup Poetry reading series in Cambridge. His latest book is Patron Emeritus from FootHills Publishing.
9/9/13
September 9th: Pre-Stone Soup Poetry Writing Workshop
I will be leading a workshop today on September 9th, to take place before Stone Soup Poetry from 6:00 PM to just before 8:00 PM at the Out of The Blue Gallery (or at the Au Bon Pain in Central Square if the weather is bad).
Please bring a poem of any form and style no more than 1-2 pages. Bring up to 10 copies of your poem to share with the group, and be prepared to share your thoughts on each others work. If you have trouble printing your work, you can email it to me before 5:00 Monday at chadpoetforhire@yahoo.com
Those unable to attend that are interested in future dates please email me or call me at 617-217-8038.
9/3/13
September 9: Ying Zhang Features
Stone Soup Poetry meets from 8-10 p.m. every Monday at the Out of The Blue Art Gallery at 106 Prospect Street with an open mike sign-up at 7:30 p.m. On September 9th, Stone Soup has the pleasure of granting both a debut and farewell feature to poet Ying Zhang.
Born in China 1974, Ying Zhang quit high school at age of 17 in order to pursue his dream of becoming China's Hemingway. After successfully working as a headhunter (recruiter) with international executive search companies in Shanghai and Hong Kong for 10+ years, he resigned from business at age of 36 and in 2010 came to the US where he has been studying for 3 years including the most recent one year studying at IAIA (Institute of American Indian Arts) in Santa Fe, NM and another year studying at Diné College (Navajo Tribal College) in Navajo Reservation, AZ.
The idea of studying and living with Native American peoples has been influenced by the biography of the French painter Gauguin which he read in his teen. He has never published any of his works even though more than 2,000 poems have been created by him since he started poetry writing at age of 10. Ying has just completed his Poetry Writing course at Harvard Summer School in the past summer break and is about will be returning to his home country on Sep 20th for good.
8/23/13
September 2nd: Tom Daley Features
Stone Soup Poetry meets from 8-10 p.m. every Monday at the Out of The Blue Art Gallery at 106 Prospect Street with an open mike sign-up at 7:30 p.m. On September 2, Stone Soup welcomes another Labor Day with a feature by poet and teacher Tom Daley.
Tom Daley leads writing workshops at the Online School of Poetry, the Boston Center for Adult Education, and Lexington Community Education. His poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in a number of journals including Consequence, Fence, Denver Quarterly, Witness, Massachusetts Review, 32 Poems, Harvard Review, Barrow Street, Diagram, and Rhino and has been anthologized in the Poets for Haiti anthology and The Body Electric. He is a recipient of 2012 Dana Award in Poetry and he won the Wag’s Revue Winter Contest 2013. He is the author of a play, Every Broom and Bridget—Emily Dickinson and Her Irish Servants, which he performs as a one-man show.
August 26th: Valerie Anne Prescott Features
Stone Soup Poetry meets from 8-10 p.m. every Monday at the Out of The Blue Art Gallery at 106 Prospect Street with an open mike sign-up at 7:30 p.m. On August 26th,Stone Soup celebrates the last of it's "hot month" readings with a feature from poet and children's book author, Valerie Anne Prescott.
Longtime Arlington, Massachusetts resident Valerie Anne Prescott has been a storyteller and writer since she was a child, but she has only recently attempted to have her poetry and fiction published. Valerie’s poems have appeared in the magazine Bellowing Ark, the Wilderness House Literary Review, and in the Lyrical Somerville feature of the The Somerville News. In Gratitude is her first published volume of poetry. Valerie is an animal lover and advocate for human and animal rights. She lives with five rescued pets, cats Lily, Jack, and Molly, and dogs Goldie and Toby. Valerie is also currently working towards the publication of her first children’s book, A Dream for Patches or The Christmas Bear’s Wish, a story with some sadness and longing, but also in which every spirit ultimately finds their own path to peace and joy. She wishes these things for every Soul in the world.
8/16/13
Beginning Tonight: Boston Poetry Marathon 2013
| Boston Poetry Marathon 2013 A Summer Poetry Marathon featuring a billion local and visiting poets reading for 8 minutes apiece Admission is free but the hat will be passed Friday 8/16, 7 PM - 10 PM Saturday 8/17, 12:30 PM - 10:30 PM Sunday 8/18, 12:30 PM - 5 PM OUTPOST 186 186 1/2 Hampshire St., Inman Square, Cambridge This schedule is still subject to change. Friday 8/16 7:00 Jim Dunn 7:08 Lori Lubeski 7:16 Frank Spignese 7:24 Audrey Mardavich 7:32 David Rivard 7:40 January O’Neil 7:48 Anna Ross break 8:04 Lauren Russell 8:12 Chad Parenteau 8:20 Christina Davis 8:28 David Blair 8:36 Thom Donovan 8:44 Cheryl Clark Vermeulen 8:52 Tim Trace Peterson break 9:08 Krysten Hill 9:16 Ryan DiPetta 9:24 Mitch Manning 9:32 Guillermo Parra 9:40 Dorothea Lasky 9:48 Joel Sloman Saturday 8/17 12:30 Jim Behrle 12:38 Nicholas Rattner 12:46 Lissa Piercy 12:54 Andrew K. Peterson 1:02 Joe O’Brien 1:10 Allen Bramhall break 1:26 Jonathan Pappas 1:34 Kythe Heller 1:42 David Rich 1:50 Joshua Savory 1:58 Bridget Madden 2:06 Ken Walker break 2:22 Brian Foley 2:30 Suzanne Mercury 2:38 Judah Rubin 2:46 Patrick Pritchett 2:54 Teisha Dawn Twomey 3:06 Timothy Gager break | 3:22 Louis Freedman 3:30 Sam Cha 3:38 Ted Dodson 3:46 Debrah Morkun 3:54 Kit Schlüter 4:02 Amelia Bentley break 3:48 Ben McFall 3:56 Martha McCollough 4:04 Andrew Dieck 4:12 Hassan Sakar 4:20 Ethel Rackin 4:28 Molly Maguire break 4:44 Sampson Starkweather 4:56 Thomas Devaney 5:04 Greg Purcell 5:12 Levi Rubeck dinner break 7:00 Jenny Zhang 7:08 Janaka Stucky 7:16 Joanna Fuhrman 7:24 Christina Strong 7:32 Andy Mister 7:40 Erica Anzalone 7:48 Elizabeth Marie Young break 8:04 Macgregor Card 8:12 Jacqueline Waters 8:20 Cecilia Corrigan 8:28 Marcella Durand 8:36 Mitch Highfill 8:44 Tanya Larkin 8:52 Ish Klein break 9:08 Edmund Berrigan 9:16 Arlo Quint 9:24 Corina Copp 9:32 Jessica Fiorini 9:40 John Coletti 9:48 Laura Henriksen 9:54 Jess Mynes break 10:18 Filip Marinovich 10:26 Douglas Rothschild Sunday 8/18 12:30 Nathaniel Otting 12:38 Gilmore Tamny 12:46 Mark Lamoreaux 12:54 Ryan Gallagher 1:02 Marion Bell 1:10 Nicole Hefner Callahan break 1:26 Joe Elliot 1:34 Raffael de Grutola 1:42 Gerrit Lansing 1:50 Carol Weston 1:58 Anthony Cueller 2:06 Chris Jackson break 2:22 John Mulrooney 2:30 Kevin McLellan 2:36 Ben Mazer 2:44 Amanda Cook 2:52 James Cook 3:00 Daniel Pritchard break 3:16 Sanjana Nair 3:24 Philip Nikolaev 3:32 Lisa Sullivan 3:40 Bill Alberti 3:48 Chris Lindstrom |
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