February 7: Jamilla VanDyke-Bailey Features at Stone Soup Poery

 

 

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 7, Jamilla VanDyke-Bailey rings in the month of February with a long-awaited feature to celebrate the release of her new collection, the womxn.

Jamilia Danae Vandyke-Bailey is the daughter of Karyn Vandyke and Dana Bailey, and stepdaughter to Lita Bailey. She is the granddaughter of Kathryne Vandyke and Brenda Caney. she is the mother of Dana-Morrison Sellassie Awuye. She is a sister, aunt, cousin, friend, ex-girlfriend, and enemy. She is black. She is a poet. She is a writer. She is an educator. And she is womxn.

 

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The meeting ID is 854 3313 2297

 

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January 31: Margaret Young Features at Stone Soup Poetry

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 31, Margaret Young closes out January with a feature to promote her new work.

Margaret Young is the author of Willow From the Willow, Almond Town, and Blight Summer. She has translated two collections of haiku from the Spanish by Sergio Inestrosa. Two collections are forthcoming: a chapbook titled How Else Can We Know What’s Beautiful? and The Water Bear. She lives in Beverly.

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The meeting ID is 880 9990 5239

Password: stonesoup

January 24: Stone Soup Online All-Open Mic

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 24, we continue our break between features with an all-open mic.

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The meeting ID is 823 0341 6618

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January 17: Stone Soup Online All-Open Mic

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 17, we take a break between features with an all-open mic.

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The meeting ID is 816 5394 2538

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January 10: Robert Fleming Features at Stone Soup Poetry

 

 

Stone Soup Poetry meets nearly every Wednesday online from 7:00-9:00 PM via Zoom. Stay tuned for updates on any future live gatherings. On January 10, Robert Fleming is our first feature of 2024.

Robert Fleming (b. 1963), the Doodleman, is a visual poet born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada who emigrated to Lewes, Delaware, United States. Robert follows his mother as a visual artist and his grandfather as a poet. He explores masculinity, sexual orientation, sin, virtue, and dystopia. 

He is influenced by the writers Robert Frost, Dr. Seuss, and the Beats and his digital graphics by the artists Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. Since 2017, more than 600 of his works were published internationally in more than 200 print and online publications, art galleries and open mic features. His books are White Noir, an Amazon best seller, and Con-Way in 4 in 1, #4 by Four Feathers Press. A founding and contributing editor of Old Scratch Press, he is a Member of the Rehoboth Beach Writers Association. He is the winner of the 2022 San Gabriel Valley California-broadside and the 2021 Best of Mad Swirl poetry.

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The meeting ID is 850 9077 0558

Password: stonesoup

 

January 3: Stone Soup Online All-Open Mic

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 1, we kick off the new year with an all-open mic.

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The meeting ID is 850 5334 0982

Password: stonesoup