Rick Christiansen is the author of Bone Fragments (2024) and Not a Hero (2025). Spartan Press. His work has received two 2025 Pushcart Prize nominations and he was a finalist for the RHINO Poetry 2025 Founders Prize. He has also been longlisted for a 2025 Rhysling Award (outcome pending). His poems explore survival, memory, class, and the residue of violence. He lives in Kansas City with his wife Kim and his dog B.
Join us on Wednesday, March 18 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 835 5371 1505
Password: stonesoup
Stone Soup Poetry meets every Wednesday online from 7:00-9:00 PM via Zoom. Stay tuned for updates on any future live gatherings. On March 4, we welcome the return of author and activist Arthur "Stratusfier" Williams to our virtual podium.
Arthur "Stratusfier" Williams is a neurodivergent poet who aims to provide meaningful representation and amplify the neurodivergent voice within his communities. He believes that a mental health diagnosis or comorbidity does not have to be a source of shame, fear, or a life without determinism. An artist does not have to be one who pulls works from inspiration born of manic heights, crippling lows, or the tumultuous and often traumatic experiences that result from their effect. Those of us who are “too much” are more than enough in the right setting with the right support. That all genius exists in those people who are willing to find the holes in their world, and their thinking, and fill them with something they created if it does not exist. And that having the willingness and ability to affect, and be affected, by someone else through expression, in any facet of life, is the definition of poetry in motion. Stratusfier is a proud facilitator with Writers Without Margins and recently a Peer Mentor with The NAN Project. He has been published in the WWM journal Volume IX Urban Elegy, WWM journal Volume X The Artifact, the journal F(r)iction: Arcana, and was a recipient of The Mayor’s Poetry Program Selection in Boston in 2021.Join us on Wednesday March 4 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 898 1226 2346
Password: stonesoup
Join us on Wednesday February 25 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 834 1031 0407
Password: stonesoup
Stone Soup will not be taking place on February 18.
Stone Soup will return on February 25 with feature Jules Nyquist.
Stone Soup Poetry meets every Wednesday online from 7:00-9:00 PM via Zoom. Stay tuned for updates on any future live gatherings. On February 11, Richard Spisak returns to take up the podium as a featured reader.
Richard W. Spisak Jr. began life as a professional light artist with Mel Tanner of Lumonics. Then worked with master Lumist Kenven Lyman of Dazzleland Studios. Richard has been a Writer/Producer/Director in Live Theatre, TV, and radio, for 30 years. He has contributed editorial essays and cartoons to a wide array on newspapers and periodicals and e-zines. He continues to publish his editorial cartoons on the Web. He has published two short story collections Two Small Windows, in a Pair of Mirror Doors, and "Between the Silences". In 2022 Richard published his collected poetry, 7370 Allen Drive. In 2024 he published Stone Poetry and in 2025 his latest poetry collection, No Noise has been released into the wild. Richard produces, Poets of the East, a webcast which features poets from Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Join us on Wednesday February 11 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 851 3035 3958
Password: stonesoup
Stone Soup Poetry meets every Wednesday online from 7:00-9:00 PM via Zoom. Stay tuned for updates on any future live gatherings. On January 28, we have Brian Mosher close out the month of January.
Brian Mosher writes poetry and fiction from his home in Mansfield, MA. His work has appeared in Blood and Bourbon, Lily Poetry Review, Literary Underground, Nixes Mate, Anomaly Poetry, eMerge, Esoterica, and others. His unpublished short story collection was shortlisted for the Unleash Press 2025 Book Prize, and his short story “Fragments” was a winner of the Nikki Hanna Literary Challenge. He has self-published three books, all available through Amazon. Mosher’s most recent collection, A Muster of Melodious Musings (2025) is published by Metaphysical Fox Press. His poetry chapbook Relict is published by Finishing Line Press.
Join us on Wednesday January 28 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 852 5846 7560
Password: stonesoup
RICHARD SPISAK'S FEATURE FOR STONE SOUP POETRY IS POSTPONED. JOIN US FOR AN ALL OPEN MIC ON THE SAME ZOOM LINK.
Stone Soup Poetry meets every Wednesday online from 7:00-9:00 PM via Zoom. Stay tuned for updates on any future live gatherings. On January 21, Richard Spisak returns to take up the podium as a featured reader.
Richard W. Spisak Jr. began life as a professional light artist with Mel Tanner of Lumonics. Then worked with master Lumist Kenven Lyman of Dazzleland Studios. Richard has been a Writer/Producer/Director in Live Theatre, TV, and radio, for 30 years. He has contributed editorial essays and cartoons to a wide array on newspapers and periodicals and e-zines S, he continues to publish his editorial cartoons on the Web. He has published two short story collections Two Small Windows, in a Pair of Mirror Doors, and "Between the Silences". In 2022 Richard published his collected poetry, 7370 Allen Drive. In 2024 he published Stone Poetry and in 2025 his latest poetry collection, “No Noise” has been released into the wild. Richard produces, Poets of the East, a webcast which features poets from Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Join us on Wednesday January 21 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 833 8640 7356
Password: stonesoup
Bring one poem no longer than a single page (no smaller than 11 font)
Leave the title off (share it in chat).
If you can't screen share, you can email the workshop head at chadpoetforhire@yahoo.com
Join us on Wednesday January 14 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 834 2588 1108
Password: stonesoup
Stone Soup is taking time off for the rest of December. Enjoy the holiday break. We return on January 7.
Bring one poem no longer than a single page (no smaller than 11 font)
Leave the title off (share it in chat).
If you can't screen share, you can email the workshop head at chadpoetforhire@yahoo.com
Join us on Wednesday December 17 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 875 4386 8218
Password: stonesoup
Stone Soup Poetry meets every Wednesday online from 7:00-9:00 PM via Zoom. Stay tuned for updates on any future live gatherings. On December 10, we welcome Garage Poet and Contro-Verse Open Mic co-host Anna Geoffroy to our virtual podium as a special feature.
Anna Geoffroy is a Massachusetts-based poet, propagandist and pope (non-exclusive). She is the co-host of the live-to-tape Contro-Verse open mic in Malden and editor of the Holy Nonsense project. She has performed at festivals, galleries, coffee shops and porch fests from Manchester to Mansfield, and other places not starting with the letter M. Her poetry has been published in Oddball Magazine, The Blood Rag, the Depose Anthology, and the Massachusetts Bards 2025 Poetry Anthology. You can also find her poetry and artwork featured in the 2022 Lines Connecting Lines exhibit at UMA, the Malden Covid Memorial, and a street post near you.
Join us on Wednesday December 10 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 818 8268 0800
Password: stonesoup
Join us on Wednesday December 3 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 841 9993 1479
Password: stonesoup
Join us on Wednesday November 19 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 880 7967 9182
Password: stonesoup
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Soup Poetry meets every Wednesday online from 7:00-9:00 PM via
Zoom. Stay tuned for updates on any future live gatherings. On November 12, we welcome back the legendary Ryk McIntyre.
Ryk McIntyre is an actor, content writer, historian, and amateur expert on Lizzie Borden and the famous murders. He is currently the senior tour guide at the Borden House in Fall River, MA, and an amateur paranormal investigator as well. Yes, the Lizzie Borden House is haunted. He is also a published author and performance poet with decades of experience. Tonight, he’s going to be the second thing.
Join us on Wednesday November 12 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 872 4044 4404
Password: stonesoup
The meeting ID is 846 3754 4307
Password: stonesoup
