February 3: Krysten Hill 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 February 3, Stone Soup is glad to welcome back performance poet Krysten Hill.

Krysten Hill received her MFA in poetry from UMass Boston. She has featured at the Cantab, Literary Firsts, U35, Breakwater Reading Series, Write on the DOT, and The Encyclopedia Show Somerville. She is published in PANK, apt, Write on the DOT, and Amethyst Arsenic.

January 27: Zachary Bos 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 January 27th, we welcome Boston Poetry Union collaborative member Zachary Bos.

Zachary Bos studied in the graduate poetry program at Boston University. He's been on the editorial staff of publications including News from the Republic of Letters, Fulcrum, Clarion, and The Battersea Review, and is current editor of Poetry Northeast. From the Pen & Anvil Press sharespace on Newbury Street, he publishes books, periodicals, literary posters, and chapbooks, including a new series of poems that have been hand-written, burned, and then "published" as ashes in corked glass bottle reliquaries. He lives in Lunenburg with his fiancee and family.

January 20th: Adelon Joseph 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 January 20th, Adelon Joseph has his first Stone Soup feature.

Adelon Joseph: " I came to the United States from Haiti when I was 8 years old. I can remember loving to write since Elementary School, Essays, book reports, you name it I wanted to write about it. The truth is I’m a complete Nerd who has an utter obsession with words. I’ve loved words since I could remember. I love the sound they can make when they are put in the right order.

"I write about everything. There have been times where I’ve had to pull off to the brake down lane on the highway to write down a new poem that just won’t leave me alone. I really came onto my on as a poet in college and have been writing since, though I’ve never had the nerve until about a year ago to do spoken word. But I’m glad I decided to do it. It has breathed new life into my poetry. Since I’ve started doing open Mics I’ve been featured at the Walnut street Café in Lynn and the Middle East in Cambridge. I’ve also performed in various places in and around the Boston area. My work can be seen on youtube and I have multiple poetry tracks set to music that can be found on Soundcloud.com.

"In the near future I would love to publish a book of poetry, and then move on to novels. I’m an avid lover of great poets such as Pablo Neruda, Khalil Gibran and Langston Hughes. I think these are among the greatest poets to ever exist. These are some of the poets that make you think there must be more to life than just matter. I’m looking at the future with a poet’s eye, dreaming to make writing and performing not just a vocation but a real profession."

January 13th: The PB n' J Podcast Reading with Chad Parenteau, Toni Bee and Jason Wright

Join us this Monday as we attempt to record our first live-audience podcast episode for the second ever episode of "The Oddball Hour With PB n' J" while featuring work from Stone Soup host Chad Parenteau, former Cambridge Poet Populist Toni Bee and Oddball Magazine Editor Jason Wright.  Bring your best work, and maybe you'll make the episode! 

January 6: Pre-Stone Soup Poetry Writing Workshop

I will be leading a workshop on January 6, to take place before Stone Soup Poetry from 6:00 PM to just before 8:00 PM at the Au Bon Pain in Central Square.

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

January 6: Teisha Dawn Twomey 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 January 6, we kick off 2014 with a feature by rising local poet Teisha Dawn Twomey.

Teisha Dawn Twomey received her MFA in Poetry from Lesley University. She is an Associate Editor at Wilderness House Press. Teisha’s work has appeared in Ibbetson Street , Fried Chicken and Coffee, The Santa Fe Literary Review, Metazen, Poetica, and "Wasn't That Special?" Anthology. Her poem “Hannah’s Ambry” was recently nominated for the Pushcart Prize.