Your Wednesday Morning Poetry

"A Dream Within a Dream" closes out our month of Edgar Allan Poe. Thanks to Poetry Foundation for having such a good Poe archive. One more moment of Poe in comics coming later today.

Happy Birthday, Meg Smith

 

 

Your Wednesday Morning Poetry

Today we have "Annabel Lee" from Edgar Allan Poe. Thanks again, Poetry Foundation. The comics portion of Poe will be something different today. Not poem related, but still Poe related.

Your Wednesday Morning Poetry

This morning, the Poetry Foundation gives us "Eldorado" by Edgar Allan Poe. Come back sometime after nine for today's comics portion of Poe.

Your Wednesday Morning Poetry

This week, courtesy of All Poetry, we have Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." Another Poe poem? But why? Come back later this morning around nine o'clock.

Your Wednesday Morning Poetry

Doing something fun this October to stop me from thinking of the horror of November and Election Day. Come back later this morning. Here's Edgar Allan Poe's "The Conqueror Worm." Thanks, Poetry Foundation!

Your Wednesday Morning Poetry

It will be fun to do some Halloween-themed poetry this month. Courtesy of the Poetry Foundation website, here's Poe most famous poem, "The Raven."

SAFE DISTANCE EDITION - Stone Soup Croutons, 6-2-21: Same As It Ever Was, Just More

Stone Soup Croutons is a weekly poem I write using lines and impressions picked from Stone Soup Poetry's open mic readers and features. I figure out a title (and sometimes the rest of the poem) later. You can read the other ones I've done since 2015 here.

I also have an award nominated book out now collecting the best of my first year of poems. Click here to purchase it.

We had another all open mic on Wednesday. It flowed quite nicely. John Sturm started out referencing Edgar Allan Poe, and I was able to keep Poe in most of the poem. It was a nice surprise. More playful nonsense. Thanks for coming. 

Same As It Ever Was, Just More

Annabel Lee's lone stone home

makes her notice all the more

when no one visits with flowers.

For sole survivors, biopsies 

get in the way of hunting bloom,

stealing ketchup packets for stature.

May 27: James Van Looy Closes Out Stone Soup's 49th Anniversary

Stone Soup Poetry closes out its anniversary month the only way we could, with a feature by James Van Looy, who will perform Edgar Allan Poe's "A Descent Into The Maelstrom" as he has done in recent months for other audiences. James has been with Stone Soup for so many years, it's only fitting he close out our anniversary month as we begin our slow journey to year 50 for Stone Soup and whatever that will bring. 

Poetry & Music Update, October 2016

 Information courtesy of Rich Berg.

Saturday Oct 8^th 10am-12pm

'Methods & Madness-Developing the Successful Poet'

SESSION 2: Intelligent by Design

1^st Hour: Professional Development

Training for the Masterpiece, Conditioning & Expectations

2^nd Hour: Reading & Writing Skills

Read your poem & hear your poem read

Writing samples at any stage of completeness encouraged.

Workshops are free & intended for adults at any writing level.

Instructors-Easton Poets: George Comeaux & Rich Berg

Comments: beachchair@verizon.net

Location: Ames Free Library/Queset House,

53 Main St. N. Easton , MA, 2^nd  Fl. Conference Rm.

Website: amesfreelibrary.org

 

Sunday October 9th^th 12-3pm

POETRY: The Art of Words

Music Feature: Mike Shea

Poetry Features: Michael Daley & Carolyn Gregory

Poetry Bookings: Jack Scully email: jackptaow36@gmail.com

Music Bookings: Rich Berg email: beachchair@verizon.net

Hosts: Jack Scully, Rene Schwiesow & Tim Reed

Location: Plymouth Center for the Arts

11 North St. Plymouth , MA Website: ptaow.com

 

Thursday October 20^th, 7-9pm, Doors open 6:30pm.

For the Love of Words – Artist Interviews & Performances

Poetry Artist: Jason Wright        

Music Artist: Colette O'Connor

Hosts:  George Comeaux, John Holgerson & Rich Berg

Bookings & info: beachchair@verizon.net

Location: ECAT Studios  50 Oliver St. N. Easton , MA

Website: eastoncat.org

 

Saturday, October 22, 2016. 7:30-9:30pm,

Your Theatre Inc. Storytelling & Story Slam

1^st Hour-Featured Storytellers: Edward Maguire, Gloria Clark,

Cora Peirce, Janine da Silva & Mark Fuller

2^nd Hour-Story Slam with Story Slam Master: Rich Berg,  Last 1

standing walks off with 50 Bucks.

Coffee/dessert-7pm. Tickets ($10 adults, $5 students/seniors) or

to Register for the Story Slam, contact: Your Theatre Inc.

508-993-0772 or yourtheatre.org. Advanced tickets suggested, as

the venue does sell out.

Location: Your Theatre Inc., St Martin ’s Church, 146 Rivet St .

(corner of County) New Bedford . Handicapped accessible & free

parking lot off County St .

 

Saturday, October 29^th 2016, 7-9pm

POE NIGHT  

Friends of Borderland State Park

Present:

Rich Berg,  as Edgar Allan Poe

In a 1 Hr Solo Performance

Poe Night is Always Standing Room Only

Location: Ames Mansion Library, Borderland State Park

259 Massapoag Ave. North Easton , MA

Website: friendsofborderland.org/events.