Thursday, October 14, 2010

This Week in Poetry

Friday October 15

Poetry Scene @ 6:30 PM
Mary Francis Baugh

Mary will read from and sign copies of her new book "Lake Erie Reflections in Poetry and Prose."  Join us this Friday the night begins with open mic.

The Erie Bookstore
137 East 13th Street
Erie, PA


The International Fellowship of Poets and
Spoken Word Artists PA Local 1136 


Poetry Scene Prime Time (Open Mic Series) @ 9:00 PM
1136 E Lake
Erie, PA

Keep checking back for updates. Upcoming features include Greg Brown and Ron Androla October 30. You will not want to miss that!


Sunday October 17

The David Devine Musical Caravan @ 2:00 PM


Featured poets Frank DiScala and Tomas 

Presque Isle Art Gallery and Coffee House
53 Peninsula Drive
Erie, PA


Monday October 18
and Monday October 25 from 7-9 PM

Finding a Place for Poetry in the Modern Age

Jefferson Educational Society
3207 State Street, Erie, PA 
The cost is $25 for both sessions.


Tuesday October 19

All Aboard @ 7:30 PM

a theatrical poetry event with:

Greg Brown

Tom Forsthoefel

Chuck Joy

Kurt Sahlmann

Dawn Shepler Shimp and

Cee Williams

Erie Playhouse:
13 West 10th Street
Erie, PA

Box Office: 814.454.2852

A fine evening of bohemian entertainment.
All seats $10.
Tickets available at the Erie Playhouse.




Sunday, October 24

Dinner and Poetry Night @ 4:00 PM

Theresa Wyatt  

Theresa Wyatt holds a Master's Degree in Art Education from Buffalo State College. After a lengthy teaching career that included 12 years with the NYS Dept of Corrections, Theresa is now retired. Embracing an old love of writing, her poems have been published in the American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, the Healing Muse, Blood & Thunder, Raving Dove and the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine, among others. 

In 2008, Theresa presented her work on the panel, Poets of the Niagara Region, at the Northeast Modern Language Conference that was held in Buffalo. As an emerging poet on a local level, her work has been featured recently in a new book, Beyond Bones, Volume II, 2010, a collection featuring 12 WNY writers.


The Woodlawn Diner
3200 Lake Shore Road
Blasdell, NY

$12 and includes the Veggie Lasagna or the Meatloaf Dinner and also wine, beer, dessert and Poetry! 

For reservations, e-mail Sara Ries at brushstrokegirl@hotmail.com, please be sure to mention which dinner choice you’d like!

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