Free Poetry Events Week of October 20th

International Eating and Reading Night at the Carnegie Center.
Image by the Carnegie Center.

This week is busy as we have a reading this Saturday at Carmichael’s Bookstore in Louisville with our amazing poets Eric Scott Sutherland, Tom C. Hunley, and Lynnell Edwards.

This Thursday the Carnegie Center will host an International Eating and Reading Night where everyone is invited to share food and literature from their home country.

Plus, West Virginia poet and award-winning children’s author Marc Harshman will be touring the area, and Thomas More College is hosting an event this afternoon with Pauletta Hansel.

More details below.

Monday October 20, 2014

Starts: 12:00 pm

Location: Thomas More College, 333 Thomas More Pkwy, Crestview Hills, KY, United States

from KY Literary Newsletter:
“Thomas More College, Eva G. Farris Art Gallery – Eat and Create with Writer in Residence Pauletta Hansel: Fantastic Ekphrastic : Come for a little cross-pollination between writing and visual art in this session focused on ‘ekphrastic’ poetry, a fancy term for poetry inspired by art—in this case, the Shadows of Lacock photography exhibit by Laura Hartford in TMC’s Eva G. Farris Gallery. Bring pen and paper and a desire to see art in a new way—through words! Brown bag lunch is optional! Co-sponsored by the Creative Writing Vision Program’s monthly Eat and Create Series and the Eva G. Farris Gallery. Free.”
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Starts: 5:00 pm

Location: 4041 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45223, United States

from Facebook Event page:

“We are thrilled to welcome former elementary school teacher, poet, author of numerous children’s books AND the Poet Laureate of West Virginia, Marc Harshman, to our Storytelling Through Art Happy Hour on Monday, October 20th from 5-6 pm. The public is welcome to join us for this wonderful experience, no rsvp necessary. And – we still have a few spots open in Storytelling Through Art for students in grades K-8. This program is free, as they all are :) See you Monday!”
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Tuesday October 21, 2014

Starts: 7:00 pm

Location: Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 2785 Dixie Hwy, Crestview Hills, KY, United States

from Facebook Event page:

“Author of Green-Silver and Silent, (Bottom Dog Press, 2012), four poetry chapbooks and eleven children’s books including The Storm, a Smithsonian Notable Book.

Supported in part by a grant from Scripps Howard Foundation
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

These activities are part of Thomas More College’s Creative Writing Vision program, supported by a grant from the John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee.
For more information about the Thomas More College Creative Writing Vision program, contact 859-341-5800 or visit thomasmore.edu. ”
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Wednesday October 22, 2014

Starts: 12:00 pm

Location: Thomas More College, 333 Thomas More Pkwy, Crestview Hills, KY, United States

from KY Literary Newsletter:

“Thomas More College, Steigerwald Hall in the Saints Center

Join us for a reading and conversation with West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman, author of Green-Silver and Silent, (Bottom Dog Press, 2012), four poetry chapbooks and eleven children’s books including The Storm, a Smithsonian Notable Book. Co-sponsored with the James Graham Brown Honors Program.”
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Thursday October 23, 2014

Starts: 6:00 pm

Location: Carnegie Center For Literacy & Learning, 251 W 2nd St, Lexington, KY 40507, United States

from Facebook Event page:

“Savor the international literary and culinary flavors of the Bluegrass region! Bring an ethnic dish to share, along with a poem in your native language to read (optional). We’ll enjoy the tastes and sounds of a variety of cuisines and languages. Join us as we celebrate Central Kentucky’s diversity. Adults and children welcome! Admission is free.

6:00 pm – Dinner
6:30 pm – Open-Mic (3-minute limit per reader)
7:00 pm – Featured Readers”

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Starts: 7:00 pm

Location: Common Grounds Coffee House, East High Street, Lexington, KY, United States
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Started in 2007 by Colin Watkins and Katerina Stoykova-Klemer, Poezia is open to anyone committed to improving their craft.
They meet every Thursday at Common Grounds, and the prose group meets every Tuesday at the same time.

Saturday October 25, 2014