If you’re in the Worcester MA area tonight, March 7, I’ll be reading from my new chapbook of poems, “About A Boy,” and pieces from other books as well, at the Poet’s Asylum, held every Sunday night from 6-9 PM at Jumpin’ Juice and Java, 330 Chandler Street in Worcester.
I’ll have the book available for sale and look forward to seeing you there.
T
It has been a while since I’ve done a solo poetry feature at the Worcester Poets’ Asylum, my home poetry reading of close to twenty years now. The last few features I’ve done there have been Duende shows. I think the last solo set was five years ago now.
So the chance to help celebrate the Asylum’s 20th year with a straight ahead set of just words is exciting, and I’d love to see you there, even if I have never met you.
Expect mostly new work and a few oldies. Might even put a chapbook together for the night.
Again, even if you’ve never been there and you’re at all interested in my work I’d love to have you there to help me celebrate the venue, the space, and the long history we share.
Plus, it’ll be the first feature of my 50th year…so come see the old man try to shake stuff up a bit.
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
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6:00pm – 8:00pm
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The Poets’ Asylum at Jumpin’ Juice And Java
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330 Chandler Street
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Worcester, MA
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Of course, if you can’t make it to this one, the “Show Schedules” tab on this site will always give you the latest skinny as to where I’ll be, alone or with Faro in a Duende show…so check back frequently to see what’s what.
Thanks, everyone…
T
Head on over to the Indiefeed Performance Poetry podcast site at http://performancepoetry.indiefeed.com and do two things:
1. Listen to my old buddy Shappy’s sensitive take on the legendary “Chupacabra;”
2. Make a measly ten buck donation and pick yourself up a copy of a double live CD of an outstanding night of poetry at New York City’s legendary Bowery Poetry Club. Back in October of ’09, poets who have been featured on the Indiefeed site came together in a live showcase celebrating both Mongo (the host) and his ongoing efforts to make high-quality recordings of some of the finest performance poets in the world available to all FOR FREE as downloadable podcasts.
The CD set includes performances by folks such as Damian Dauchan, Ngoma, Mike McGee, Jeananne Verlee, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Mahogany Browne, Gary Mex Glazner, Bob Holman, and many, many others — 25 in all! You’ll even get Duende — yup, Faro and me — doing the track “so much depends” which will be on our new album when it comes out later this year.
All proceeds go to helping support the work of this great site. Check it out, and be sure to add it to your iTunes…you’ll get regular access to the new podcasts that Mongo posts all the time on the site.
Thanks in advance,
Tony
“Current Events Roundup,” a recent poem, was published today in New Verse News.
This is a journal devoted to featuring topical, politically progressive work on a daily basis. I’ve published here before, and always like to take the time to highlight the work James Penha is doing there.
Please take a moment to check it out, and visit it often if you like what you see.
Just a note to all in the Philadelphia area: Duende will be performing tonight at Infusion Tea and Coffee, 7133 Germantown Avenue, as the feature performers for the Philadelphia Slam. 7:30 to 10:30 PM. There will be books and CDs available. Come out — love to meet new friends and see old ones…
Check the “Show Schedule” tab for details or to listen to some Duende tracks…
Keep an eye on the “Show Schedule” link above for news about where Duende (and on occasion me solo) willl be playing…already adding dates for the new year, and more to come!
Thanks to all for your support reading this blog and coming to our shows this past year…new CD out shortly, and who knows what else is to come?
If you’re in the Providence RI / Southeastern MA area, you might want to come see Duende performing at one of the two places we’ll be this week:
Blue State Coffee on Thayer Street, Providence, RI on Tuesday;
as part of an evening of poetry, music, and dance on Wednesday night in Middleborough, MA.
Please go check the show listings in the tab above for more info. Hope to see you there!
Details in the Show Schedule accessible at the top of the page, but here’s the story in a nutshell of a reading I’ll be participating in on November 3rd in NYC. Show up!!!
Who: “November 3rd Club” editors Victor D. Infante and Tara Betts host a night of poetry and politics featuring Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Corrina Bain, Tony Brown, Jane Cassady, Lea Deschenes, Amy Holman, Emily Kagan Trenchard, Geoff Kagan Trenchard, Erika Lutzner, Jon Sands, Jade Sylvan, Edwin Wilson Rivera, Darren Taffinder and Derek JG Williams.
When, and when should I get there: the reading is at 10 p.m. Tuesday, November 3rd, following the Urbana Poetry Slam. (And if you’re inclined, Victor and Lea are co-featuring at the Urbana Slam beforehand, so feel free to come early!)
Where: The Bowery Poetry Club,308 Bowery (Between Houston and Bleecker), Manhattan.F train to 2nd Ave, 6 to Bleecker; mail@bowerypoetry.com, (212) 614-050.
The November 3rd Club is available at:
http://www.november3rdclub.com/
For those readers of the blog in the NYC area: I’ll be one of the featured readers at the Nuyorican Poets’ Cafe tonight. Show’s at 10 PM, and I’ll be on the bill with several other fine performers.
The Nuyo is on 3rd Street between Avenues B & C. Stop by and say hi!
Three tracks up, two for immediate download this week only: “By The Numbers,” a tender tale of a school shooting with great bass work by Faro; and perennial favorite “The Last Word,” aka “Let’s Fuck.”
Our first album, “Jim’s Fall,” included a 17 minute track of the title suite of poems. We’ve re-recorded it from scratch and will be re-releasing it as an EP of sorts all on its own, now broken out with each poem being its own separate track. My favorite track from that effort, “Jim Loses His Grip,” which is a staple of our live shows, is also up for your listening pleasure although not for download…sorry guys…
Keep watching this space for more info…and visit the “Show Schedule” tab above for access to the tracks and info about where we’ll be…for instance, I’ll be in NYC this Saturday for a solo show at the Nuyorican Poets’ Cafe. Love to see you there.
I’ll be doing two shows in the next two weeks — both solo features, without Faro.
Friday 8/21 at the More Than Words Bookstore in Waltham;
Saturday 8/29 at the Nuyorican Poets’ Cafe in NYC as part of the Verses Series.
Click on the Show Schedule tab above, go to Reverbnation, and then hit the “Shows” tab, for details.
Would love to see you there…
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