Nov 30: Revolving Door Reading Series

Revolving Door Reading Series
Wednesday, November 30th

Featuring:
Derrick Weston Brown
Jennifer Karmin with collaborators
Kath Duffy, A D Jameson & Kenyatta Rogers

7:30pm open mic
8pm features

DERRICK WESTON BROWN has studied poetry under Dr. Tony Medina at Howard University and Cornelius Eady at American University, and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from American University. He is the auth…or of a chapbook, The Unscene (published in 2006), and his work has appeared in DrumVoices Review, The New Orleans Times-Picayune, Black Issues & Book Reviews, and the Cave Canem Poetry Anthologies of 2002 and 2003. He is a native of Charlotte, NC and currently resides in Mount Rainier, MD. He is a Cave Canem fellow and the poet-in-residence at Busboys & Poets bookstore and restaurant.

JENNIFER KARMIN is the author of the text-sound epic Aaaaaaaaaaalice (Flim Forum Press, 2010) and has poems forthcoming in the anthology I’ll Drown My Book: Conceptual Writing by Women (Les Figues Press, 2012). Her multidisciplinary projects have been presented at festivals, artist-run spaces, and on city streets across the U.S., Japan, and Kenya. She teaches in the Creative Writing program at Columbia College Chicago and at Truman College, where she works with immigrants as a community educator.http://aaaaaaaaaaalice.blogspot.com

KATH DUFFY is a writer who co-founded the public art group Anti Gravity Surprise in 2001 to forge alliances with other artists, activists, community groups, and the general public. Expanding on collaboration as political force, Kath initiated the organizing efforts of the Dill Pickle Food Coop in late 2005, and is currently serving her second three year term on the board of directors. Kathleen earns her keep as the Communications Organizer for the Campaign for Better Health Care and is a member of the concert production staff of the Old Town School of Folk Music.

A D JAMESON is the author of two books: the prose collection Amazing Adult Fantasy (Mutable Sound, 2011), in which he tries to come to terms with having been raised on '80s pop culture, and the novel Giant Slugs (Lawrence and Gibson, 2011), an absurdist retelling of the Epic of Gilgamesh. He has taught classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lake Forest College, DePaul University, Facets Multimedia, and StoryStudio Chicago. He is also the nonfiction / reviews editor of the online journal Requited. He recently became a PhD candidate at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a contributor at the blogs Big Other and HTMLGIANT.

KENYATTA ROGERS is a Cave Canem Fellow who received his MFA in Creative Writing Poetry from Columbia College Chicago. He is currently a member of the Chicago Poetry Brothel and instructor and tutor for the Chicago City Colleges and Columbia College Chicago as well as a Poet in Residence for the Hands on Stanzas program in Chicago. His work has been published or forthcoming in Vinyl, The Arsenic Lobster, Columbia Poetry Review, Court Green, and also featured in Word 4: Type+Image Exhibit. He was also nominated for a 2009 Illinois Arts Council Literacy Award for his poem Safety. http://unfukwithable.wordpress.com

REVOLVING DOOR READING SERIES is the Art District’s fashionable monthly reading series featuring poetry, cultural musings, and music spun by Fathom DJ. Every fourth Wednesday, we blend genres with poets, musicians, fictionists, artists and those in between. http://www.revolvingdr.com

W4tB tonight 11/21 with Bill Yarrow

Open mic
Cafe Ballou
939 N Western ave.
87:30 sign up-10pm

Nov 19-20: Chicago Book Expo 2011

CHICAGO BOOK EXPO 2011

NOVEMBER 19 & 20 in Uptown
Saturday: 10am-6pm
Sunday: 12pm-6pm

OVER 40 CHICAGO PRESSES!
A pop-up bookstore and literary extravaganza to introduce
Chicago publishers of fiction & poetry to Chicago readers
http://www.chicagowritershouse.org/presses.html

LOCATIONS:
Uptown Goldblatt's Building, 4720 N. Broadway
Uptown Broadway Building, 4701 N. Broadway

PANELS, WORKSHOPS, READINGS, PERFORMANCES & MORE:
http://www.chicagowritershouse.org/programming.html

FEATURING:
Davis Schneiderman, Jennifer Karmin, John Rich, Jonathan Messinger, Danielle Chapman, Joseph Altshuler, Jonny Thakkar, J. C. Gabel, Michael Kramer, Anupy Singla, Viktorija Todorovska, Terra Brockman, Bill Daley, Kathleen Rooney, Regin Igloria, Dave Pabellon & Tim Magner

SPECIAL EVENTS:
November 14-18: Preface Reading Series
November 19: Luis Humberto Valadez & Joan of Arc
http://www.chicagowritershouse.org/bookexpo2011.html

CHICAGO WRITERS HOUSE PROJECT:
The Writers House Project is an investigation into community. We seek to create a hub for literature, offer physical space for writers, and provide artist services and residencies. Our long-term ambition is to acquire a building. In the meantime, we are a mobile endeavor sponsoring programs throughout Chicago and collaborating with existing literary and arts organizations.
http://www.chicagowritershouse.org

The Friday on Tuesday Showcase

Tuesday, November 22 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
TGI Friday's
7200 191st street
Tinley Park, IL
An all star line-up of poets invades TGI Friday for this showcase performance.

Hosted by Esteban Colon

With Musical Guests:
Three Piece and a Biscuit

Featuring:
Gregorio Gomez
Billy Tuggle
Charlie Newman
Robin Fine
Donna Vorreyer
La Pixie
Maxwell Baumbach
Kristin Latour
DeVonna
Karin Zink
Steve Nash
Buddha 309
G.P.A. "the Greatest Poet Alive" (the poetic Unsub)
. . . and more to be announced!

Nov 12: Artifice Release Party

Artifice is a nonprofit literary magazine devoted to prose and poetry “aware of its own artifice.” Based in Chicago, it has published work by such writers as Lance Olsen, Maureen Seaton, Blake Butler, Davis Schneiderman, and Molly Gaudry, among others. For more information or to order copies, visit www.artificemag.com.

Nov 11: The Human Micropoem @ Occupy Chicago

You are invited to participate in
THE HUMAN MICROPOEM

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11th @ 5pm
at Jackson & Lasalle (NE corner)
as part of Occupy Chicago
http://occupychi.org

Bring one poem 5 minutes in length to be read aloud
or just come & be part of the chorus -- all welcome!

The Human Micropoem is a call and response choral form utilizing the human microphone at the occupy movements to amplify the speaker's words by those listening. The speaker says a line and then everyone who can hear repeats it.

For more info email:
redroverseries@yahoogroups.com

12/11 poetry open mic at the Cafe, plus the Elizabeth Jacobson feature

December 11, 3:00PM

The Cafe open mic
5115 N. Lincoln Ave.
$2 & 2 drink minimum (any drink, even bottled water or soda)
plus donation for the feature

The Cafe (5115 N. Lincoln Ave.) hosts a weekly poetry/performance art open mic (hosted by Janet Kuypers). On Sunday, December 11th, the Cafe has poetry in the Elizabeth Jacobson feature, following an open mike.

For info about the open mic and the 2011 schedule (or getting the chance to sign up for your OWN feature in 2012), you can always check out http://www.chaoticarts.org/thecafe/ for the weekly podcast, feature videos or future schedules. feature, following an open mic.

For info about the open mic and the 2011 schedule (or getting the chance to sign up for your OWN feature in 2012), you can always check out http://www.chaoticarts.org/thecafe/ for the weekly podcast, feature videos or future schedules.

11/20 poetry open mic at the Cafe and the Janet Kuypers feature (with music from the HA!man of South Africa and blues musician John Yotko)

Sunday, November 20, 3:00PM

The Cafe open mic
5115 N. Lincoln Ave.
$2 & 2 drink minimum (any drink, even bottled water or soda)

The Cafe (5115 N. Lincoln Ave.) hosts a weekly poetry/performance art open mic (hosted by Janet Kuypers). On Sunday, November 2oth, the Cafe has Janet Kuypers as the feature with new poetry, accompanied by live blues music from John Yotko, as well as video and music from recent performances by the HA!man of South Africa, following an open mic. This should be a truly unique and interesting show, and I look forward to seeing everyone there!



Included in this feature is music from blues musician John Yotko, and also audio and video music from the HA!man of South Africa (since he was recently in town for his 2011 world tour). A number of brand new poems will be performed for this event (that were written for this feature); the video screen will be showing music and video throughout the feature, and (like her past Lake Villa video shows) there will even be a camera on Kuypers, broadcasting her on an additional 32" TV on stage.

Charlie Newman in the past has has said about Kuypers: "the always inventive, you-never-know-what-to-expect-cuz-she-gat-a-zillion-ideas JANET KUYPERS...our Poetess from the Edge of the World!" Usually calling her "Janet Kuypers, QUEEN OF MULTIMEDIA" (or even the "Czarina of Multimedia", Newman has even said her shows are a "poet show-stopper par excellence..."

For info about the open mic and the 2011 schedule, you can always check out the Cafe on line at http://www.chaoticarts.org/thecafe/ for the weekly podcast, feature videos or future schedules.

11/13 poetry open mic at the Cafe and the Andrea Witzke Slot feature

Sunday, November 13, 3:00PM

The Cafe open mic
5115 N. Lincoln Ave.
$2 & 2 drink minimum (any drink, even bottled water or soda)

The Cafe (5115 N. Lincoln Ave.) hosts a weekly poetry/performance art open mic (hosted by Janet Kuypers). On Sunday, November 13th, the Cafe has Andrea Witzke Slotas the feature, following an open mike. This should be a GREAT show, and I look forward to seeing everyone there!



For info about the open mic and the 2011 schedule (or getting the chance to sign up for your OWN feature you can always check out http://www.chaoticarts.org/thecafe/ for the weekly podcast, feature videos or future schedules. Details about the CALL for 2012 features is also available on line!

11/08 poetry open mic at the Cafe and the Judith Wiker feature

November 8, 8:30PM

The Cafe open mic
5115 N. Lincoln Ave.
$2 & 2 drink minimum (any drink, even bottled water or soda)

The Cafe (5115 N. Lincoln Ave.) hosts a weekly poetry/performance art open mic (hosted by Janet Kuypers). November 8th has Judith Wiker as the feature, following an open mic. This should be a GREAT show, and I look forward to seeing everyone there!

For info about the open mic and the 2011 schedule (or getting the chance to sign up for your OWN feature you can always check out http://www.chaoticarts.org/thecafe/ for the weekly podcast, feature videos or future schedules. Details about the CALL for 2012 features is also available on line!