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 Open Mikes & SlamsThe Klinic Wednesdays at 8 pm, Avol's first Thursdays at 7 pm, Village Booksmith 2nd Fridays at 7, Café Zoma and Crossroads Coffeehouse 3rd Fridays at 7, and Urban Spoken Word Poetry at 7 on 3rd Saturdays. Inform arachne@madpoetry.org of any other cyclic or once-in-a-blue-moon events. We look forward to more slams! 2008 April 4/3, Thursday, 7 pm: Poetry Open Mike, featuring Suzanne Roberts, author of Shameless. Avol's Bookstore, 315 W. Gorham. 255-4730 for info. 4/11, Friday; 7:30 pm: Poetry Open mike with featured reader. At the Village Booksmith in downtown Baraboo, 526 Oak St., on the square across from the cannon. For info call 355-1001. 4/15, Tuesday, 7 pm: The Regent Neighborhood Poetry Club will meet at the Froth House, 11 N. Allen St., Madison. the process of writing, about poets and poetry, and, why not, about taxes, five minutes max, yours and/or somebody else's. For more information, rlhess@wisc.edu or (608) 238-1828 (Club) or 231-0100 (Froth House). 4/19, Saturday, 7 pm: Urban Spoken Word Poetry Slam. 2007 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion Ed Mabrey to visit Madison, and selections for Madison's National Slam Team!. Urban Spoken Word will welcome Colombus, Ohio’s Ed Mabrey, one of the top slam poets in the world. Perhaps best known for his rumbling baritone and commanding stage presence, Mabrey is the 2007 Individual World Poetry Slam champion. He is also a two-time National Haiku Slam champion and has competed at the National Poetry Slam, the Rustbelt Regional Slam and many other slams with great success. One of the most popular performance poets on the touring circuit, Mabrey’s work is both intensely personal and subversively political. He has published two books, “From the Page to the Stage and Back Again,” and “Revoked: My GhettoPass(ivity),” as well as two CDs. His poetry has been featured in art exhibits, colleges and universities, magazines and plays. Mabrey is also an established playwright, actor and director. The April slam will be the last chance local poets have to qualify for the May Finals. The top poets in the Finals will represent Madison at the 2008 National Poetry Slam in Madison, WI. For more information on Ed Mabrey, see www.myspace.com/edmabrey. Genna's Lounge, Main St. on the Capitol Square. For information, David Hart: 239.0921 or dahiii@hotmail.com. May 5/1, Thursday, 7 pm: Poetry Open Mike. Avol's Bookstore, 315 W. Gorham. 255-4730 for info. 5/16, Saturday, 7 pm: Urban Spoken Word Poetry Slam. Genna's Lounge, Main St. on the Capitol Square. For information, David Hart: 239.0921 or dahiii@hotmail.com. |