Fighting the Droop: Women’s/Trans Poetry Slam!
In The Waste Land, T.S. Eliot wrote, “April is the cruelest month…” but now, perhaps April is not so bad: The Academy of American Poets named April National Poetry Month, and since 1996 have celebrated the month with Poetry 101 instruction for beginners, A Poem-a-Day distribution, and their Free Verse Photo Project (”a picture’s worth a thousand words…” - you know the rest…).
You can think of March 30th as the Fat Tuesday of this month for words. Come Tuesday, you’ll want to overdose on haikus and couplets and come crawling back for more til May! First stop: the Bluestockings Bookstore.
Local poets Renee Michelle Breedon and Monica Hand are the night’s features, but for others who are up to the challenge, bring eight minutes of poetry, prose, songs, or spoken word to spit-n-share. The jam is hosted by acclaimed poet Vittoria Repetto, who is described as “the hardest working guinea butch dyke poet on the Lower East Side.” It doesn’t get any better than that.
Women’s/Trans’ Poetry Jam & Open Mic at the Bluestocking Bookstore and Cafe ( 172 Allen Street), Tuesday, Mar. 30th at 7 p.m. – $5 suggested donation.
Tags:Bluestockings Bookstore, National Poetry Month, poetry slam, Vittoria Repetto
10. June 2010 at 1:53 pm :
I also like to make poems and read lots of books that is related to Poetry..,.
24. October 2010 at 3:41 pm :
it is easy to make great poems if you are very very inspired’`*
21. December 2010 at 1:59 pm :
poetry has the power to affect our emotions by using words alone, i really love poetry -..