The Larry Janowski Birthday Poetry Extravaganza (Feb 7)

Come on out to Powell's to help us celebrate 70 years of one of Chicago's finest poets.
featured readers:
Albert DeGenova
Chris Green
Chris Gallinari
Barbara Perry
Nina Corwin
Bonnie Summers
Jan Botigleri
Patricia McMillen
Buddha 309
Esteban Colon
Tom Roby

and of course Larry Janowski
show time is at 7pm from the back room at Powell's in University Village.
Powell's Bookstore 1218 S Halsted St Chicago, IL (312) 243-9070

Al DeGenova is Waiting 4 the Bus +Open Mic (Feb 3rd)

Albert DeGenova is a poet, editor/publisher, teacher, and blues saxophonist. He grew up in Chicago and now lives with his family in Oak Park, Illinois.
He is also the feature poet at W4tB on February 3rd

come out to Jaks Tap Restaurant Bar at 901 w Jackson on Monday night for what I like to call Al DeGenova and the mystery of the blues.
Bring out all your Blues, blue, bleu related poems
as usual
sign up is at 7:30
showtime is from 8-10
5 minutes or 3 poems
good beer
excellent food
suggested donation for the feature
otherwise, admission is free.

Woodland Pattern Poetry Marathon

Saturday, January 25th 2014
10am to 1am
720 East Locust Street
Milwaukee, WI
 
Chicago writers include: Toby Altman, Dan Godston, Laura Goldstein, Jennifer Karmin, Anne Shaw & Keith Wilson

Woodland Pattern Book Center was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Riverwest neighborhood by Anne Kingsbury and Karl Gartung in 1979. The center houses a bookstore with over 25,000 small press titles, in addition to an art gallery where they present exhibitions, artist talks, readings, experimental films, concerts, and writing workshops.
 
Every year, on the last Saturday of January, over 125 poets, writers, and performers in the Midwest show their support for Woodland Pattern by participating in its Annual Poetry Marathon & Benefit.  Woodland Pattern is a nonprofit organization, all donations are fully tax deductible and all proceeds raised from this event help Woodland Pattern continue its literary programming.

http://www.woodlandpattern.org

Friday January 24- exact change only release party and show

these people are in the new issue.
Michael Lee Johnson
Jenene Ravesloot
Elizabeth Harper
Holly Day
Susie Sweetland
Wilda Morris
Jennifer Dotson
Caroline Johnson
some of them may be at the release party show, but I am not gonna tell ya. there will be other peolple reading too. there will be editors, and past contributors, and there might be monkeys and ponies and chocolate milk, but you are gonna have to show up to find out.

come out to
Powell's bookstore
1218 S Halsted St
Chicago, IL
(312) 243-9070
January 24
7-9pm

Monday, January 20th-- Esteban Colón & Billy Tarlin are Waiting 4 the Bus+open mic

Finally...we return for the 2014 series with a super kickass double in yer face feature
Join us in the Rendevous room at Jaks Tap for good beer and good food and awesome poetry
jaks is at -901 W Jackson
sign up at 7:30
showtime 8-10 pm
super features
Esteban Colón
Billy Tarlin
suggested theme-the poems of 2014

Jan 11: The Vulnerable Rumble

THE VULNERABLE RUMBLE

Saturday, January 11th
8-10pm

A collaborative reading for the Modern Language Association 

sponsored by Red Rover Series {readings that play with reading}

curated by Laura Goldstein, Jennifer Karmin & Laura Mullen

Featuring: Kazim Ali, Amaranth Borsuk, Amy Catanzano, BK Fischer, Chris Glomski, Alan Golding, Rob Halpern, Carla Harryman, Lyn Hejinian, Douglas Kearney, John Keene, Philip Metres, Laura Moriarty, Ladan Osman, Danielle Pafunda, Lily Robert-Foley, Kenyatta Rogers, Jennifer Scappettone, Evie Shockley, Jonathan Stalling, Divya Victor, Barrett Watten, Christine Wertheim, Keith Wilson, Ronaldo Wilson & Kate Zambreno
 
at Outer Space Studio, 1474 N. Milwaukee Ave

(third floor walk up, not wheelchair accessible)
near CTA Damen blue line
suggested donation $4
facebook event page here

Our theme coincides with the 2014 MLA theme "Vulnerable Times". Readers will bring forward some writing (their own or by another) which is itself vulnerable or bears the marks of vulnerability upon it: forgotten work, work that nearly didn't exist, denied or discouraged work, etc. For the performance, readers will adhere to codes of vulnerability to create the order/disorder for the evening.

Red Rover Series is curated by Laura Goldstein and Jennifer Karmin. Each event is designed as a reading experiment with participation by local, national, and international writers, artists, and performers. Founded in 2005, the over seventy events have featured a diversity of renowned creative minds.

Kill Yr Idols Reading Series

January 19th 8pm
Cole's Bar
2338 n Milwaukee ave

Bill Murray is Dead

more Charlie Rossiter! Zen and Poetry event 1/19

Zen & Poetry

Open Mic

at Udumbara Zen Center

Join poet Charlie Rossiter for an afternoon of Zen poetry.

We will discuss Zen’s poetry tradition,

Charlie will read from his collection, and

the mic will be opened for you

to read poems that you’ve written or found

that embody the rich tradition of Zen

and the art of experiential poetry.   

Sunday, January 19, 2-4 p.m.

501 Sherman Ave.  Evanston, IL. 60202

Suggested Fee: $15.

For more information, check our website at

udumbarazen.org

Check out Charlie Rossiter’s work at

charlierossiter.com