image by John Lackey
Eric Scott Sutherland hosts another night of lyrics and libations with the debut of Lexington poet Iris Law. Kendra DeColo will also read and Marcus Wilkerson (of Tribe Called Lex) will provide a musical interlude.
Open mic signups start at 6:45pm and readers will begin and end the night.
When: 8pm, September 23
Where: Al’s Bar, Lexington, KY
image by John Lackey
Tonight Al’s Bar will feature poets Ada Limon (Sharks in the Rivers and This Big Fake World), Tony Brewer (Hot Type Cold Read), and R.E.A.L. the Poet (co-founder of Urban Creek Records) at 8pm.
As always, the event will be hosted by Eric Scott Sutherland (pendulum), and the signup for open mic starts at 6:45. Don’t forget to donate to the “holler bucket”!
photo from the Facebook event page
The Holler Poets Series is a Lexington establishment. But tonight’s Holler holds a special place in our heart since it celebrates the sixth anniversary of the Holler Poets Series and features two Accents-published authors: Eric Scott Sutherland (pendulum) and Richard Taylor (Fading into Bolivia).
The event will feature guest host Maurice Manning (who was the feature during the first Holler) and music from Don Rogers. As always, you can find your seat at 8pm(ish) at Al’s Bar and sign up for the open mic an hour or so earlier.
Check out the Facebook page and sign-up, if you haven’t, or wish them good luck!
More from Holler, Eric Scott Sutherland, Richard Taylor, & Maurice Manning:
Tell us about yourself and your full-length book Pendulum (Accents Publishing 2014).
My name is Eric Scott Sutherland. I am a lifelong Kentuckian and advocate for its beauty. My fourth collection of poems, pendulum, is a tale of light and dark set in Lexington’s Central Library where I spent eight years managing a small cafe. The scene is overlooked by the Gatekeeper, yours truly, who watches the daily carousel of humanity coalesce and collide before his eyes. There is despair everywhere but the light of hope remains lit amid the struggle.