Press Release In 2021, Dutch artist Erik van Loon gifted America a poetry festival to celebrate his 50th birthday. It began as a two-hour poetry reading dedicated to the life and work of Kenneth Patchen on a beach in Los Angeles. Four years later, Erik slowly transformed his annual birthday celebration into a literary pilgrimage,…
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Leave your email in the footer if you want to register for our newsletter This March 11 till 24, the Poetry Cab, will visit 164 independent bookstores, public libraries and universities in 40 big urban cities and small rural towns between Omaha and San Jose (see www.poetrycab.com/omaha-san-jose) to find poets and venues for our 5th Poetry…
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The Women’s Building, San Francisco, March 15, 2001 At March 15, 2001, Maria Gilardin had a talk with ‘Warrior Poet’ at TUC aka Time of Useful Consciousness. Part 1 Part 2 Here you can read the transcript
aaaarrrrgggghhhhh I bought a first signed edition of Ina Coolbrith poetry collection Songs From The Golden Gate. It is my most expensive book by far. Really I don’t have the money but how often you can get a hand on a signed Coolbrith. It was an unique opportunity and I couldn’t refuse. Poetry Walk – Listen To UsDuring…
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In 1980, one of the largest gatherings of Indigenous peoples and their allies took place at Paha Sapa. At this event, ‘Warrior Poet’ delivered his iconic “We The Power” speech. https://podbay.fm/p/the-red-nation-podcast/e/161920531. Twenty-five years later, we gather in once more to reflect on and explore its deeper meaning. In 10/10/1994 ‘Warrior Poet’ deliverd “Power, Government and…
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On March 11, I will drive from Omaha to San Jose in order to find poets, musicians, independent bookstore, public libraries, musea and other venues for our 5th Poetry Downtown Festival. I will stop in the following cities:NebraskaMarch 11 OmahaMarch 12 Lincoln, Hastings, Holdrege and McCookColoradoMarch 13 Fort Morgan, DenverMarch 14 DenverMarch 15 Fraser-Winter Park,…
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Nebraska | Colorado | Utah | Nevada | California To honor ‘Warrior Poet’, the 4th Poetry Train starts this year in Omaha, NE and ends in Santa Clara Country, CA. We will stops in 32 big urban cities and small rural towns in 6 different states between his place of birth Omaha at February 15, 1946…
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We just sold over 200 tickets and I think that we will go over 250 by the end of the festival.
Hi are you a natural born Keyboard Warriors and do you like to type some ass. Join then one of the Ultimate Typewriter Countdowns below:Boston September 27 from 10 till 11 pm – no players yetNew York September 28 from 5 till 6 pm1. Erik van Loon2. Charissa Collazo3. Jonathan Kay4. Pierce LoganPhiladelphia September 28 from…
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