September 3, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
The Cucina Cafe' at the GoggleWorks, 201 Washington ST, Reading
Featured poet is JODI CORBETT
Open Mic to follow
Jodi Corbett, Berks County native, writes and paints scenes filled with people. Her poems are often meditations upon capturing the competing energies of place as viewed through a mother-creator lens. Her poetry is published in Shoofly, Essence, Legacy, and Lehigh Literary Review. She published her first chapbook Fried Eggs and Un-edged Lawns through Foothills Publishing in 2006 and is writing a travel collection. Local collectors enjoy her water color paintings and the public can view her collaborative mural project “The Color of Money” at Reading Area Community College.
She holds a BA in English and Professional Writing from Kutztown University where she is working on her MA in English. She teaches writing at Reading Area Community College and coordinates an open mic night at Hard Bean Café in Boyertown. She lives with her two teenage sons and husband in Boyertown, Pennsylvania.
Sponsored by Berks Bards, a grassroots community group dedicated to the lively art of poetry.This event is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
First Thursday August 6
Featured poets Emily Hayes Whittle and Naimon Lyons will present an experiment in voices, as they read each others' work as well as their own for First Thursday Poetry, August 6, 2009, at the Cucina Cafe' in the GoggleWorks, 201 Washington ST, Reading, PA. Open mic to follow.
This event is open to the public. Bring poems. Bring a friend. Bring your friend's poems!
Sponsored by Berks Bards.
This event is open to the public. Bring poems. Bring a friend. Bring your friend's poems!
Sponsored by Berks Bards.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Fourth Annual Northeast PA Poetry at Tamaqua
Stonehedge Gardens will offer an ideal backdrop for the Fourth Annual Northeast PA Poetry and Writer’s Festival on Saturday, July 18 from 10 am to 4 pm. The festival will feature writing workshops, networking opportunities, open readings, the chance to meet publishers, and a marketplace to display, sell and sign published work.
This festival is open to any interested or aspiring writer at any skill or experience level and a $10 donation will cover breakfast and all workshops. For more information or to register in advance, call 570-386-4618 or email stonehedgeinfo@hotmail.com.
The event will offer a chance for local writers to share creative ideas, techniques and tools, and original work in the natural setting of the Stonehedge six-acre gardens, and will begin with continental breakfast mixer hosted by Black Diamond Writer’s Network where participants will choose his or her morning and afternoon workshop choice.
Workshop presenters will include Sara Hodon and Jodi Webb of the Black Diamond Writer’s Network, and professional writer and workshop facilitator Holly Landau and Deborah Filanowski, published poet and presenter. Two open mic sessions will allow participants to read poems, flash fiction or flash non-fiction, and those who opt to stay after 4 may join an informal critique group. At noon, the Stonehedge Café will sell lunch items and the Market Place will offer an area for writers to display, sell and sign their work, and meet with publishers.
All participants will enjoy poetry by special guest Jeff Rath, the acclaimed Lancaster-based poet and author of The Waiting Room at the End of the World and his most recent In the Shooting Gallery of the Heart, both published collections of poetry. Rath is the 2007 R.E. Foundation award winner for Outstanding Poetry and a Pushcart Prize nominee.
Stonehedge is a six-acre, free public garden, gallery and gift shop used for art exhibits and education, as well as a variety of community events focused on nature, art and wellness. Visitors are invited to discover the garden at any time between noon and dusk.
Operated as a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, Stonehedge Gardens is member-supported and operated almost completely through volunteer20support. Its mission is to provide an environment for personal and community transformation and wellness through its gardens and the arts. For pricing on private tours, to join as a member, or become a volunteer, visit http://stonehedge.org or call 570-386-4618.
This festival is open to any interested or aspiring writer at any skill or experience level and a $10 donation will cover breakfast and all workshops. For more information or to register in advance, call 570-386-4618 or email stonehedgeinfo@hotmail.com.
The event will offer a chance for local writers to share creative ideas, techniques and tools, and original work in the natural setting of the Stonehedge six-acre gardens, and will begin with continental breakfast mixer hosted by Black Diamond Writer’s Network where participants will choose his or her morning and afternoon workshop choice.
Workshop presenters will include Sara Hodon and Jodi Webb of the Black Diamond Writer’s Network, and professional writer and workshop facilitator Holly Landau and Deborah Filanowski, published poet and presenter. Two open mic sessions will allow participants to read poems, flash fiction or flash non-fiction, and those who opt to stay after 4 may join an informal critique group. At noon, the Stonehedge Café will sell lunch items and the Market Place will offer an area for writers to display, sell and sign their work, and meet with publishers.
All participants will enjoy poetry by special guest Jeff Rath, the acclaimed Lancaster-based poet and author of The Waiting Room at the End of the World and his most recent In the Shooting Gallery of the Heart, both published collections of poetry. Rath is the 2007 R.E. Foundation award winner for Outstanding Poetry and a Pushcart Prize nominee.
Stonehedge is a six-acre, free public garden, gallery and gift shop used for art exhibits and education, as well as a variety of community events focused on nature, art and wellness. Visitors are invited to discover the garden at any time between noon and dusk.
Operated as a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, Stonehedge Gardens is member-supported and operated almost completely through volunteer20support. Its mission is to provide an environment for personal and community transformation and wellness through its gardens and the arts. For pricing on private tours, to join as a member, or become a volunteer, visit http://stonehedge.org or call 570-386-4618.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Berks Bards slamming!
Get ready to deliver your poems out loud! First Thursday Poetry for July 2nd invites attendees to speak and perform their poems out loud, more spoken word, more slam nation, in celebration of Berks Bards' 11th anniversary. Join us for an open mic marathon, beginning at 6 pm in the first floor cafe at the GoggleWorks, 201 Washington St, Reading. Bring a friend, speak a poem. Out Loud.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Finale of Bard Fest 2009
Join poets and writers with Berks Bards to celebrate the FINALE of BARD FEST 2009. First Thursday Poetry at the GoggleWorks, 2nd & Washington Streets, Reading, in the first floor cafe' on June 4, 2009, at 6:00 pm.Jennifer Gittings-Dalton will be the featured poet, and there will be an open mic. Berks Bards will host a small reception after the reading with all attendees. You are invited to bring an appetizer or dessert to share. Join us for a poets' potluck!
Liz Stanley~Berks Bardszilabets@hotmail.comFind us on Facebook
Liz Stanley~Berks Bardszilabets@hotmail.comFind us on Facebook
Friday, May 29, 2009
Two events this week on May 31 and June 4th
Two events this week!
1. Berks Bards has been invited to read at the Senior Arts Festival, Reading Area Community College, Sunday, May 31, at 3:15 pm in the Berks-Penn Rooms. Featured poets are Doug Arnold, Elizabeth Bodien, Awilda I. Castro-Suarez, Marilyn Klimcho, Patrick Klimcho, and Liz Stanley. This event is free and open to the public.
2. First Thursday Poetry at the GoggleWorks in the first floor cafe' on June 4, 2009, at 6:00 pm. Jennifer Gittings-Dalton will be the featured poet, and there will be an open mic. Berks Bards would like to host a small reception after the reading with all attendees, to celebrate the finale of 2009 Bard Fest. We have permission to bring in some light refreshments. Join us!
Liz Stanley
~Berks Bards
zilabets@hotmail.com
1. Berks Bards has been invited to read at the Senior Arts Festival, Reading Area Community College, Sunday, May 31, at 3:15 pm in the Berks-Penn Rooms. Featured poets are Doug Arnold, Elizabeth Bodien, Awilda I. Castro-Suarez, Marilyn Klimcho, Patrick Klimcho, and Liz Stanley. This event is free and open to the public.
2. First Thursday Poetry at the GoggleWorks in the first floor cafe' on June 4, 2009, at 6:00 pm. Jennifer Gittings-Dalton will be the featured poet, and there will be an open mic. Berks Bards would like to host a small reception after the reading with all attendees, to celebrate the finale of 2009 Bard Fest. We have permission to bring in some light refreshments. Join us!
Liz Stanley
~Berks Bards
zilabets@hotmail.com
Monday, April 13, 2009
Double Feature Thursday April 16
THURSDAY THURSDAY THURSDAY POETRY THIS THURSDAY
Bard Fest 2009 Double-Feature!
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - Awilda I. Castro-Suarez, Hard Bean Boyertown, Second Thursday Poetry hosted by Jodi Corbett and Luke Kasik, 7:00 pm. Open mic. Call for information, 610-223-4378.
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - Award-winning poet Lamont B. Steptoe, Poetry Reading and Book Signing, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County, 416 Franklin Street, Reading, 6:00 pm. Mr. Steptoe is the recipient of a 2006 Pew Fellowship in the Arts in Poetry, and the American Book Award in 2005 for his book, "A Long Movie of Shadows."
Call to reserve: 610-370-2629. This event is free and open to the general public. Reservations requested for reception hosted by the UU Church.
Liz Stanley
~Berks Bards
zilabets@hotmail.com
Membership: Marilyn Klimcho, Treasurer
610-374-1161
Facebook: Berks Bards
Blog: www.berksbards.blogspot.com
Bard Fest 2009 Double-Feature!
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - Awilda I. Castro-Suarez, Hard Bean Boyertown, Second Thursday Poetry hosted by Jodi Corbett and Luke Kasik, 7:00 pm. Open mic. Call for information, 610-223-4378.
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - Award-winning poet Lamont B. Steptoe, Poetry Reading and Book Signing, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County, 416 Franklin Street, Reading, 6:00 pm. Mr. Steptoe is the recipient of a 2006 Pew Fellowship in the Arts in Poetry, and the American Book Award in 2005 for his book, "A Long Movie of Shadows."
Call to reserve: 610-370-2629. This event is free and open to the general public. Reservations requested for reception hosted by the UU Church.
Liz Stanley
~Berks Bards
zilabets@hotmail.com
Membership: Marilyn Klimcho, Treasurer
610-374-1161
Facebook: Berks Bards
Blog: www.berksbards.blogspot.com
Thursday, April 9, 2009
7 Poets at Outsider Folk Art Gallery, GoggleWorks
Tonight the Outsider Folk Art Gallery at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts welcomes seven poets from Alvernia University, Kutztown University and Penn State Berks Campus: Tom Bierowski, Karen Blomain, Jayne Relaford Brown, Elizabeth DeMeo, Dubem Okafor, Berks County Poet Laureate Heather Thomas, and Andrew Vogel.
The event begins at 6 pm in the Gallery, Room 504, The GoggleWorks, 201 Washington ST, Reading, PA. Open mic. This event is part of the 2009 Bard Fest, sponsored by Berks Bards.
New gallery installation is "Ecologically Correct: The Philadelphia Dumpster Divers." (April 2 to June 10, 2009)
For more information, call 610-939-1737.
The event begins at 6 pm in the Gallery, Room 504, The GoggleWorks, 201 Washington ST, Reading, PA. Open mic. This event is part of the 2009 Bard Fest, sponsored by Berks Bards.
New gallery installation is "Ecologically Correct: The Philadelphia Dumpster Divers." (April 2 to June 10, 2009)
For more information, call 610-939-1737.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Love Song April 8th
Barbara DeCesare will be the featured guest on Poet's Pause, Wednesday, April 8th at 7:00 pm on Berks Community Television (BCTV). Doug Arnold is host. The program will be broadcast live on Comcast Cable Channel 13 in the Reading Area, as well as streaming online at www.bctv.org.
Barbara DeCesare is coordinating an arts event based on "The Love Song of J..."
"Do I dare to disturb the universe?" Check out the connection to Prufrock here: http://ncteinbox.blogspot.com/2009/04/daring-to-disturb-universe.html
Barbara DeCesare is coordinating an arts event based on "The Love Song of J..."
"Do I dare to disturb the universe?" Check out the connection to Prufrock here: http://ncteinbox.blogspot.com/2009/04/daring-to-disturb-universe.html
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Poetry...the next following days Apr. 4-9
WHEN? Thursday, April 2, 2009 6:00 pm.
WHAT? J.C. Todd, First Thursday Poetry
WHERE? Bravo Café The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington Street, Reading,
INFO? 610-777-0863.
WHEN?Saturday, April 4, 2009 10 am -12 noon.
WHAT?"Poetry and Spirit" Workshop with Jen Gittings-Dalton, First Unitarian WHERE? Universalist Church of Berks County, 416 Franklin Street, Reading
INFO? To reserve your place: call 610-370-2629.
WHEN? Wednesday, April 8, 2009 7:00 pm
WHAT? Host is Doug Arnold; poet to be announced.
WHERE? Poets' Pause, Berks Community Television
WHEN? Thursday, April 9, 2009 6:00 pm.
WHAT? Berks County College and University Faculty Poets, featuring Berks County Poet Laureate Heather Thomas, Jayne Relaford Brown, Tom Bierowski, Beth DeMeo, Dubem Okafor, Karen Blomain,
WHERE? Outsiders Folk Art Gallery, Suite 504, The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington Street, Reading,
INFO? Brief open mic. to follow. Call for information, 610-939-1737.
WHAT? J.C. Todd, First Thursday Poetry
WHERE? Bravo Café The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington Street, Reading,
INFO? 610-777-0863.
WHEN?Saturday, April 4, 2009 10 am -12 noon.
WHAT?"Poetry and Spirit" Workshop with Jen Gittings-Dalton, First Unitarian WHERE? Universalist Church of Berks County, 416 Franklin Street, Reading
INFO? To reserve your place: call 610-370-2629.
WHEN? Wednesday, April 8, 2009 7:00 pm
WHAT? Host is Doug Arnold; poet to be announced.
WHERE? Poets' Pause, Berks Community Television
WHEN? Thursday, April 9, 2009 6:00 pm.
WHAT? Berks County College and University Faculty Poets, featuring Berks County Poet Laureate Heather Thomas, Jayne Relaford Brown, Tom Bierowski, Beth DeMeo, Dubem Okafor, Karen Blomain,
WHERE? Outsiders Folk Art Gallery, Suite 504, The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington Street, Reading,
INFO? Brief open mic. to follow. Call for information, 610-939-1737.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21st
World Poetry Day is held annually on March 21. It was originally declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1999. The purpose of the day is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world. When UNESCO declared March 21 as World Poetry Day, the stated goal was to “give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional and international poetry movements.” To mark this year’s World Poetry Day, UNESCO will pay tribute to Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who was also a Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
BARD FEST 2009
Berks Bards Presents...BARD FEST 2009 in Celebration of National Poetry Month
1. Thursday, March 12, 2009 - Awilda I. Castro-Suarez, Crusader's Cafe,
Alvernia University, 6:00 pm. Sponsored by Alvernia University Multi-Cultural
Initiatives. Contact person: Mary Lozada (610) 796-8256.
2. Thursday, April 2, 2009 - J.C. Todd, First Thursday Poetry at the Bravo
Cafe', The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington Street, Reading,
6:00 pm. Open Mic. Call for information, 610-777-0863.
3. Saturday, April 4, 2009 - "Poetry and Spirit" Workshop with Jen
Gittings-Dalton, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County, 416
Franklin Street, Reading, 10-12 noon. To reserve your place: call
610-370-2629.
4. Wednesday, April 8, 2009 - Poets' Pause, Berks Community Television, 7:00
pm. Host is Doug Arnold.
5. Thursday, April 9, 2009 - Berks County College and University Faculty
Poets, featuring Jayne Relaford Brown, Tom Bierowski, Beth DeMeo, and Berks
County Poet Laureate Heather Thomas, Outsiders Folk Art Gallery, Suite 504, The
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington Street, Reading, 6:00 pm. Open
Mic. Call for information, 610-939-1737.
6. Thursday, April 16, 2009 - Awilda I. Castro-Suarez, Hard Bean Boyertown,
Second Thursday Poetry hosted by Jodi Corbett, 6:30 pm. Open
mic. Call for information, (phone number?).
7. Thursday, April 16, 2009 - Award-winning poet Lamont B. Steptoe, Poetry
Reading and Book Signing, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County,
416 Franklin Street, Reading, 6:00 pm. Mr. Steptoe is the recipient of a 2006
Pew Fellowship in the Arts in Poetry, and the American Book Award in 2005 for
his book, "A Long Movie of Shadows." Call to reserve: 610-370-2629.
8. Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - Jennifer Hill and Dan Waber, Poetry at Six,
Reading Area Community College, Berks Penn Rooms, 6:00 pm. Open Mic.
Sponsored by the Foundation for RACC. Call to reserve: 610-607-6239.
9. Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - Elizabeth Bodien, Mifflin Community Library, 6
Philadelphia Avenue, Shillington, 6:30 pm. Open mic. Call for information,
610-777-3911.
10. Thursday, April 30, 2009 - Lester Hirsh, Adamstown Area Public Library,
3000 North Reading RD, Adamstown, 6:30 pm. Open mic. Call for information,
717-484-4200.
11. Thursday, May 7, 2009 - Jayne Relaford Brown, First Thursday Poetry at the
Bravo Cafe', The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington Street,
Reading, 6:00 pm. Open Mic to follow. Call for information: 610-777-0863.
12. Sunday, May 31, 2009 - Berks Bards at the Berks County Senior Arts
Festival, Berks-Penn Rooms, Reading Area Community College, 4:15 pm. Poets
featured are Doug Arnold, Elizabeth Bodien, Awilda I. Castro-Suarez, Marilyn
Klimcho, Patrick Klimcho, and Liz Stanley. Call for information,
610-374-1161.
1. Thursday, March 12, 2009 - Awilda I. Castro-Suarez, Crusader's Cafe,
Alvernia University, 6:00 pm. Sponsored by Alvernia University Multi-Cultural
Initiatives. Contact person: Mary Lozada (610) 796-8256.
2. Thursday, April 2, 2009 - J.C. Todd, First Thursday Poetry at the Bravo
Cafe', The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington Street, Reading,
6:00 pm. Open Mic. Call for information, 610-777-0863.
3. Saturday, April 4, 2009 - "Poetry and Spirit" Workshop with Jen
Gittings-Dalton, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County, 416
Franklin Street, Reading, 10-12 noon. To reserve your place: call
610-370-2629.
4. Wednesday, April 8, 2009 - Poets' Pause, Berks Community Television, 7:00
pm. Host is Doug Arnold.
5. Thursday, April 9, 2009 - Berks County College and University Faculty
Poets, featuring Jayne Relaford Brown, Tom Bierowski, Beth DeMeo, and Berks
County Poet Laureate Heather Thomas, Outsiders Folk Art Gallery, Suite 504, The
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington Street, Reading, 6:00 pm. Open
Mic. Call for information, 610-939-1737.
6. Thursday, April 16, 2009 - Awilda I. Castro-Suarez, Hard Bean Boyertown,
Second Thursday Poetry hosted by Jodi Corbett, 6:30 pm. Open
mic. Call for information, (phone number?).
7. Thursday, April 16, 2009 - Award-winning poet Lamont B. Steptoe, Poetry
Reading and Book Signing, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County,
416 Franklin Street, Reading, 6:00 pm. Mr. Steptoe is the recipient of a 2006
Pew Fellowship in the Arts in Poetry, and the American Book Award in 2005 for
his book, "A Long Movie of Shadows." Call to reserve: 610-370-2629.
8. Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - Jennifer Hill and Dan Waber, Poetry at Six,
Reading Area Community College, Berks Penn Rooms, 6:00 pm. Open Mic.
Sponsored by the Foundation for RACC. Call to reserve: 610-607-6239.
9. Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - Elizabeth Bodien, Mifflin Community Library, 6
Philadelphia Avenue, Shillington, 6:30 pm. Open mic. Call for information,
610-777-3911.
10. Thursday, April 30, 2009 - Lester Hirsh, Adamstown Area Public Library,
3000 North Reading RD, Adamstown, 6:30 pm. Open mic. Call for information,
717-484-4200.
11. Thursday, May 7, 2009 - Jayne Relaford Brown, First Thursday Poetry at the
Bravo Cafe', The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington Street,
Reading, 6:00 pm. Open Mic to follow. Call for information: 610-777-0863.
12. Sunday, May 31, 2009 - Berks Bards at the Berks County Senior Arts
Festival, Berks-Penn Rooms, Reading Area Community College, 4:15 pm. Poets
featured are Doug Arnold, Elizabeth Bodien, Awilda I. Castro-Suarez, Marilyn
Klimcho, Patrick Klimcho, and Liz Stanley. Call for information,
610-374-1161.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Poetry Out Loud
Join us for First Thursday Poetry on February 5, 2009, LIVE at the Bravo Cafe' in the GoggleWorks, 2nd and Washington ST in Reading, PA. Featured presenters are the awesome student competitors for POETRY OUT LOUD 2009 from Reading High School. Open mic to follow. This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by Berks Bards, with support from the Friends of Berks County Public Libraries, and with a grant from the PA Partners in the Arts, administered locally by the Berks Arts Council.
For more information, contact Liz Stanley, zilabets@hotmail.com.
Sponsored by Berks Bards, with support from the Friends of Berks County Public Libraries, and with a grant from the PA Partners in the Arts, administered locally by the Berks Arts Council.
For more information, contact Liz Stanley, zilabets@hotmail.com.
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