From BULGARIA; Anton Baev, Elka Dimitrova, and poet/musician Ivan Hristo (poet / musician)
From GEORGIA: Shota Iatashvili, Paata Shamugia, and musician Erikle Deisadze
From NYC: Billy Cancel, Patricia Carragon, Chatham Grey, and musician Ptr Kozlowski
Proud to be part of this spectacular event. Thank you, George Wallace for inviting me to read:
The second in a month-long series of triangulations between international communities of poets, conceived, produced and directed by series host George Wallace.
Attendance at this zoom event, which will also be streamed live on Facebook and recorded and posted on Youtube, is free.
Please note morning start!
Featured on March 6 are the following:
From BULGARIA; Anton Baev, Elka Dimitrova, and poet/musician Ivan Hristo (poet / musician)
From GEORGIA: Shota Iatashvili, Paata Shamugia, and musician Erikle Deisadze
From NYC: Billy Cancel, Patricia Carragon, Chatham Grey, and musician Ptr Kozlowski
In addition to Wallace, comperes for the event are Anton Baev, Shota Iatashvili. Facebook livestream will be hosted by great weather for MEDIA. YouTube recording courtesy of Cultivating Voices.
Please register on Eventbrite:
This event is the second in the inaugural World Poetry Day Triangulation Project, an arts collaboration joining poets and musicians worldwide for six days in March, 2022.
ALSO Facebook livestream:
https://www.facebook.com/events/701581381001724?ref=newsfeed
Proud to be part of this spectacular event. Thank you, George Wallace for inviting me to read:
The second in a month-long series of triangulations between international communities of poets, conceived, produced and directed by series host George Wallace.
Attendance at this zoom event, which will also be streamed live on Facebook and recorded and posted on Youtube, is free.
Please note morning start!
Featured on March 6 are the following:
From BULGARIA; Anton Baev, Elka Dimitrova, and poet/musician Ivan Hristo (poet / musician)
From GEORGIA: Shota Iatashvili, Paata Shamugia, and musician Erikle Deisadze
From NYC: Billy Cancel, Patricia Carragon, Chatham Grey, and musician Ptr Kozlowski
In addition to Wallace, comperes for the event are Anton Baev, Shota Iatashvili. Facebook livestream will be hosted by great weather for MEDIA. YouTube recording courtesy of Cultivating Voices.
Please register on Eventbrite:
This event is the second in the inaugural World Poetry Day Triangulation Project, an arts collaboration joining poets and musicians worldwide for six days in March, 2022.
Join us on Zoom for yet another in our seemingly endless series of online readings during quarantine! This week featuring:
– Peter Bushyeager
– Patricia Carragon
– George Wallace
Facebook Event:
Make the click here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/925871167873025/
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4151001005
No password required! No shoes, no shirt, no service! Zoom bombers welcome!
Note the new earlier time: 5pm PDT / 8pm EDT.
“Doors” open 10 minutes early.
Check out the previous Beer Virus readings (and many others from those halcyon unmasked days of bygone times) at our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC80J5V1cFybNQJhhzXXkwfw/
Subscribe today! Or, other suggested online options:
“Zero Zero Zero” on Amazon Prime
“Mrs. America” on Hulu
“Babylon Berlin” on NetFlix
Patricia Carragon’s latest books from Poets Wear Prada are Meowku and The Cupcake Chronicles, and Innocence from Finishing Line Press. Ms. Carragon hosts Brownstone Poets and is the editor-in-chief of its annual anthology and is an executive editor for Home Planet News Online. She lives in Brooklyn.
Peter Bushyeager’s poetry has recently appeared in New American Writing, Sensitive Skin, Local Knowledge, Café Review, Live Mag!, Boog Reader 12, and the anthology From Somewhere to Nowhere. His poetry collections include In the Green Oval and Citadel Luncheonette, and he edited Wake Me When It’s Over: Selected Poems of Bill Kushner (Talisman House 2018).
George Wallace is writer in residence at the Walt Whitman Birthplace, editor and co-editor of Great Weather for Media and Poetry, and author of 37 chapbooks of poetry. Winner of the Ditet e Naimit Laureateship (Tetova, Macedonia 2017) and the Orpheus Prize (Plovdiv Bulgaria 2018), he travels worldwide from his base in New York City to share his work.
Thank you Ron Kolm for inviting me to read your wonderful poems.Congrats again on your new book. What I wrote in the blurb came from my heart.
Sunday, August 4 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Parkside Lounge317 East Houston StreetNYC 10002
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/912061109170803/
Great Weather for Media is pleased to host a celebration of “Welcome To The Barbecue,” a new book of poems by Ron Kolm. In addition to Ron, reading from the book will be Amy Barone, Patricia Carragon, Thaddeus Rutkowski, and reading host Francine Witte.
RON KOLM is a contributing editor of Sensitive Skin magazine, and the author of Divine Comedy, A Change in the Weather and Welcome to the Barbecue. He’s had work in Maintenant, Local Knowledge, Live Mag! and The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. Ron’s papers are archived in the NYU library.
GWforM host George Wallace
Open Mic 2 drink (alc/non) minimum, $3 in the can to support the cause. You know the drill.
Happy New Year Everyone!
Last minute publication announcements before the ball drops:
Poetrybay Winter 2018/19
Kudos to George Wallace for accepting my jazz poem, “All I Could Do Was Cry” for the latest edition of Poetrybay.
http://www.poetrybay.com/winter2018-9/carragon-10.html
Poetrybay 2019, an online literary journal in the 21rst century, Consisting of Poetrybay, Polarity and Long Island Quarterly.
www.poetrybay.com
Included in this issue:
POETRYBAY: Tozan Alkan, Fred Alsberg, Wendy Barker, Meagan Brothers, Nathan Brown, Milenko Budamir, Patricia Carragon, Linda Sharbat Cleary, Craig Czury, Holly Day, Josephine Dickinson, Cornelius Eady, Dragan Evtimova, Elizabeth Grech, Gladys Henderson, Aimee Herman, Scott Rex Hightower, Cynthia Hogue, Kathleen Ann Hudson, Ron Kolm, Jane Rosenberg LaForge, ML Liebler, Jesus-Papoleto Melendez, Naomi Shihab Nye, Robert Peake, Octavio Quintanilla, Kevin Rabas, Bertha Rogers, Nicholas Samaras, Penelope Shuttle, Steven M Smith, Thomas R Smith, Dionysios Solomos, Susan Terris, Natalia Trevino, Martin Willits Jr., Viktoria Valenzeula, Edward Vidaurre, and Anton Yakovlev; plus flash fiction and a featured poem from Martin Espada.POLARITY: Youssef Alaoui, Bree, Lawrence ‘Larry’ Carradini, Andy Clausen, Neeli Cherkovski, Cathyann Cusimano, Jim D Deuchars, John Dorsey, Howie Faerstein, Jose Faush, Jack Foley, Chatham Grey, Ian Griffiths, S.A. Griffin, Ngoma Hill, Matthew Hupert, Jennifer Juneau, Craig Kite, Paul Koniecki, Ptr Kozlowski, Ron Lampi, Jenn Lane, Jessica Loos, Steve Luttrell, Marta Markoska, Ellyn Maybe, Jesus-Papoleto Melendez, Thurston Moore, Frank Murphy,Valery Oisteanu, Annie Petrie, Puma Perl, Mike Platsky, Vincent Quatroche, Karl Roulston, Meg Smith, William Taylor Jr., Tommy Twilight, Scott Wannberg, Jeff Wright, and Daniel Yaryan.LONG ISLAND QUARTERLY: Lloyd Abrams, Donald Allen, Liz Axelrod-Olson, Antonio Bellia, Cliff Bleidner, Barbara Ann Branca, Richard Bronson, Adam Fisher, Tammy Green, Vicki Iorio, Kate Kelly, Joan Payne Kincaid, Maria Kranidis, Brendan McCurdy, Wayne Mennecke, Marsha M Nelson, Barbara Novack, Ellen Pober Rittberg, Ruth Sabath Rosenthal, Robert Savino, Barbara Southard, Dd Spungin, Ed Stever, Mary Jane Tenerelli, Pramila Venkateswaran, Herb Wahlsteen, Lois Walker.
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Krytyka Lieracka ISSN 2084-1124 Nr 3-4•2018
Happy to be part of this fine Polish publication, Krytyka Literacka and to be among these writers:
• Steve Dalachinsky • David Day • Isabella Degen Niels Hav • William Heyen • Peter Thabit Jones
Adrian Ligęza • Erica Mapp • Harry Nudel • Yuko Otomo * Erik La Prade • Tomasz Marek Sobieraj • Jacek Świerk
Joanna Turek • Barry Wallenstein • Jeffrey Wright.Thank you Tomasz Marek Sobieraj and Erik LaPradahttps://krytykaliteracka.blogspot.com/2018/12/krytyka-literacka-3-42018-english-issue.html?fbclid=IwAR366MtQ4GIZNILCgPyJY0JSFYEydPcQL-LK5Y5b9MgWBr-iOrH2OYGx8q0
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Bear Creek Haiku, Saturday December 29, 2018
Thank you Ayaz Daryl Niesen and your furry team members Tama, Frosty, and Kitty Kali for including me in your latest issue:
window candlelight
snowflake illumination
on glass
under the chandelier
words turn
to crystal
sleeping cat
her calm
before the storm
Kudos to Paula Yup, t.kilgore, Peggy Dugan French, A.A. Milne, Judith Partin-Nielsen, Angelee, Deodhor, E. Martin Petersoen, Steve Ausherman
Thank you Ayaz Daryl Niesen and your furry team members Tama, Frosty, and Kitty Kali for including me in your latest issue:
https://bearcreekhaiku.blogspot.com/2018/12/melting-into-poetry-paula-yup-t-kilgore.html
window candlelight
snowflake illumination
on glass
under the chandelier
words turn
to crystal
sleeping cat
her calm
before the storm
Kudos to Paula Yup, t.kilgore, Peggy Dugan French, A.A. Milne, Judith Partin-Nielsen, Angelee, Deodhor, E. Martin Petersoen, Steve Ausherman
Bear Creek Haiku, Saturday December 12, 2018
Thank you Ayaz Daryl Niesen and your furry team members Tama, Frosty, and Kitty Kali for including me in your latest issue:
https://bearcreekhaiku.blogspot.com/2018/12/brooklyns-patricia-carragon-torontos.html
snow angels
turn gray
urban grief
under the chandelier
words turn
to crystal
morning shadows
on sidewalk
a cat crosses
nature’s litter box
outside my building
yellow eyes behind bushes
Kudos to Suparna Ghosh, Marion McGauhy, The Barakat Gallery, Celine Mariotti, Kelly Sauvage Angel.
Bear Creek Haiku, Issue #145, November 2018
Thank you Ayaz Daryl Niesen and your furry team members Tama, Frosty, and Kitty Kali for including my piece, “Roller Coaster Train” in your latest issue. Kudos to Peggy Dugan French, Judith Patin-Nielsen, t. kilgore splake, Juanita Torrence-Thompson, and more.
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Mankh’s Haiku Calendar 2019, Allbook Books Press
Thanks Mankh for taking my haiku and my photo, “Haiku Blossoms.”
undefeated the crocus wins over snow
past the open doors of a stalled trainbirdsong enters
moth lands on my arms makes swift exitsummer solstice
Kudos to Mankh, Cliff Bleidner, Edgar Carlson, Steve Dalachinsky, Betsey Dickerson, Geraldine Green, Bill Kenney, Yuko Otomo, Robert Savino, Patti Tana, J R Turek, Margarette Wahl, and more.
I’m happy to be reading with Mike Jurkovic and Barbara Ann Branca at this event hosted by George Wallace
Featuring Barbara Ann Branca,
Patricia Carragon, and Mike Jurkovic
Hosted by George Wallace
open mic. 21+$3 suggested donation. Two drink min, alcoholic or non.
FACEBOOK EVENT:
https://www.facebook.com/events/337875556988424/?active_tab=about
SUBWAY:
F to Second Avenue
Check the MTA’S WEEKENDER weekend screw-ups
UPCOMING CARRAGON EVENTS
Thursday, September 27 at Bluestockings Bookstore
192 Allen Street, NYC – 10002
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
With Maureen Brady
Hosted by Vittoria Repetto
Open mic ( for women and trans only) – sign-up at 7 p.m. – 8 minute limit
Bring your poetry, your prose, your songs, and your spoken word.
$10 suggested donation
F train to Second Ave.
FACEBOOK EVENT :
https://www.facebook.com/events/283225419069835/
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Monday, October 1 at Saturn Series Reading at
Barlovento
430 Third Avenue at corner of East 30th Street, NYC
Train: 6 to 33rd Street, walk East
7:30 p.m.
With Juanita Torrence-Thompson and Elleraine Lockie
Hosted by Su Polo
Open mic sign-up at 7:15 p.m. $3 donation, plus food or beverage
6 train to 28th Street
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Open Mic for Poets
Sunday, October 14 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Queens Central Library
89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 990-0700
Guest poet Patricia Carragon
Free admission
http://www.queenslibrary.org/event/open-mic-for-poets
F train to 169th Street
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Sunday, November 18 at the Great Weather for MEDIA Sunday Reading Series
at The Parkside Lounge
317 E. Houston Street, NYC 10002
Hosted by George Wallace
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
2 drink minimum (they do have coffee and sodas)
$3 suggested donation. Open mic list closes at 4:45
F train to Second Avenue
More details to come on co-feature (s) . . .
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Sunday, December 16 at Voices of Poetry at the Montauk Club
25 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
With Cathy Gigante-Brown, Heather Corbally Bryant, Gillian Cummings, Terence Degnan, Devon Moore,
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Hosted by Neil Silberblatt and Harvey Soss
Free Admission – No Open
2, 3 to Grand Army Plaza
G to Seventh Avenue
***Check with the MTA Weekender for all service changes
Happy to hear that “Living In Silence” is featured on Other Voices February Poets–February 1, 2016 on Here in the Rubbereden website.
I share the space with these fab dudes–George Wallace, Phillip Giambri, Anthony Murphy, and Bernard Block.
http://rubbereden.com/2016/02/01/other-voices-february-poets/
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Park Plaza Restaurant
Brooklyn, NY 11201 – 718 – 596 – 5900
Subways:
Take the A or C to High Street, 2 or 3 to Clark Street
R to Court Street
For more directions:
Curated by Patricia Carragon
pcarragon@gmail.com
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| Photo Credit: Charles Peter Watson |
George Wallace is a writer in residence at the Walt Whitman Birthplace, author of 29 chapbooks of poetry, and Poet Laureate of the National Beat Poetry Festival. He’s co-editor of Great Weather For Media and teaches at Pace University in Manhattan. Recent appearances include the Ledbury Poetry
Festival, Festival D’Avignon, and in readings alongside Donovan and Thurston Moore.
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