76 past events with the poetry tag

Writing will come to life from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. tonight in Bracken Library Room 104 at the third annual Undergraduate Writers Gala. Twenty students will present original works in fiction, nonfiction and poetry. After the student presentations, everyone who attends can participate in a round robin haiku contest. Prizes will be provided. “The purpose is to showcase undergraduate talent inside and out of the department and allow them to compete and get their work out there,” said Tyler Gobble, president of the Writers Community of Ball State. The Student Government Association and the Writers Community are co-sponsoring the event. This is the first year for their partnership. Last year 65 students attended, but Gobble said he’s hoping to see 75 people there this year. Free food will also be provided.

IN PRINT V: BALL STATE'S FESTIVAL OF FIRST BOOKS FEATURING NEWLY MINTED AUTHORS MITCHELL DOUGLAS, MARY MILLER, KAO KALIA YANG, & WRITER/EDITOR MATT BELL

Mitchell L. H. Douglas's debut poetry collection, Cooling Board: A Long-Playing Poem (Red Hen Press, 2009), explores the personal and professional struggles of soul legend Donny Hathaway.

Mary Miller's short story collection, Big World, was published in February 2009 by Short Flight/Long Drive Books.

Kao Kalia Yang's first memoir, The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir, was published by Coffee House Press in 2009.

Matt Bell Matt Bell is the author of a forthcoming fiction collection, How They Were Found (Keyhole, Fall 2010). He is also the editor of The Collagist and the series editor of Dzanc's Best of the Web anthology series.

*Teachers: excerpts from all three In Print books are available through Bracken's electronic reserve (search under "Christman" or "Visiting Writers Series")

A Panel Discussion on Writing and Publishing That First Book with In Print Authors & Editor Matt Bell

Mitchell L. H. Douglas's debut poetry collection, Cooling Board: A Long-Playing Poem (Red Hen Press, 2009), explores the personal and professional struggles of soul legend Donny Hathaway.

Mary Miller's short story collection, Big World, was published in February 2009 by Short Flight/Long Drive Books.

Kao Kalia Yang's first memoir, The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir, was published by Coffee House Press in 2009.

Matt Bell Matt Bell is the author of a forthcoming fiction collection, How They Were Found (Keyhole, Fall 2010). He is also the editor of The Collagist and the series editor of Dzanc's Best of the Web anthology series.

Ball State students from this spring's Creative Writing in the Community class will read excerpts of poetry and prose written in collaboration with their partners from American Heritage, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware County, Hillcroft Services, and Motivate Our Minds. We want to thank Majorie Hiner, BSU alumna, and her husband, Homer, for funding the CWIC event and publication.

You are invited to an opening reception for 'Poetics of Shelter', on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010. The reception will be held at the Habitat for Humanity Home Discount Center from 4:30-6:30 pm.

'Poetics of Shelter' is an immersive learning opportunity involving Ball State graduate art seminar students Jake Baxter, Gary Birk, Jon Bryson, Zach Craw, Sarah Jones, Ann Lang, Beth Roop, Jimmy Ryan, Judy Wand and directed by instructor Anita Powell. The seminar partnered with Habitat for Humanity Home Discount Store of Muncie for materials and with individuals who are not of the Visual Arts area to develop a piece that dealt with 'Home' or 'Shelter'. As part of the project development each student read The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard and integrated ideas and/or concepts presented in the reading into a final piece. The culmination of the seminar will be an exhibition at the Home Discount Store. The show opens on May 5 and will run until June 4, 2010 during store hours. Habitat for Humanity Home Discount Center is located at 2620 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Muncie.

The Muncie Arts and Culture Council and Ball State University's Departments of Fine Art, Music, and Architecture will join forces with downtown merchants, galleries, and property owners for an evening of art, food, architecture exploration, and fabulous music.

In addition to the well-established "First Thursday" art gallery openings downtown, various Ball State University departments representing the arts will share a wealth of musical talent and visual artistry.

Many downtown businesses that do not traditionally present as art venues will open their doors to host artists from across the East central Indiana region. First Merchants Bank and Mutual Bank will be anchor locations for our guest artists.

Some guided tours of permanent art collections housed in the downtown area will also be featured.

Any artists, poets, musicians, filmmakers, dancers, and/or theatrical groups who would like to be involved in the evening's festivities are encouraged to email chercrowder@gmail.com or call (765) 282-7897.

Poetry/Spoken Word
Open Mic
Sign-up sheet
light refreshments
BYOB
limited seating

Ball State English professor and poet Mark Neely will read from his new chapbook, Four of a Kind (Concrete Wolf Press), next Tuesday, October 26th at 7:30 p.m. in Bracken Library, room 104. The reading will be followed by a reception and book signing with the author. Both events are free and open to the public and refreshments will be served.

Praise for Mark Neely's Four of a Kind:
"Think newspaper columns: dispatches from the zeitgeist, fromancestral voices, from dreams, from terra incognita.  Think mullioned windowpanes: visions of the real, the hyper-real, TV, the neighbors. Think triptychs plus one in the excessive American way.  Think classical five-act play minus one in the age of diminished expectations. Think split screen, think directions on maps, think humors of the body.  While each frame is an act that arrests, the other frames undermine, amplify, illuminate, or incinerate the original.  Flights turn into dreams turn into blues turn into names in an amazing shape-shifting way.  They are echo chambers that resonate long after the initial reading. They have a furious and inescapable power."  --Bruce Smith, poet

Sponsored by Creative Writing in the Ball State English Department.

OPEN MIC/SPOKEN WORD

opening tunes: The Poor Kids(Whitney Stump & Kyle Jaromin)

7:30PM

SPOKEN WORD/open mic:

8-10PM

sign up

Please join us for the sixth annual In Print Festival of First Books, featuring authors Debra Gwartney, Paul Killebrew, Tina May Hall, and author and editor Tadd Adcox. These writers will read from their books of poetry, fiction and nonfiction, and share their knowledge about writing and publishing. Both events will be followed by a reception and booksigning. The In Print Festival is free and open to the public.

All In Print attendees will receive a FREE copy of the 2011 issue of The Broken Plate!

Wednesday, March 23, AJ 175, 7:30pm: In Print Reading
Debra Gwartney, Paul Killebrew, and Tina May Hall will read from their recently published books.

Thursday, March 24, AJ 175, 7:30pm: In Print Panel Discussion
The authors will be joined by Tadd Adcox, editor of Artifice magazine, for a discussion about writing and publishing.

Please contact Mark Neely (maneely@bsu.edu) for more information.

Please join us for the sixth annual In Print Festival of First Books, featuring authors Debra Gwartney, Paul Killebrew, Tina May Hall, and author and editor Tadd Adcox. These writers will read from their books of poetry, fiction and nonfiction, and share their knowledge about writing and publishing. Both events will be followed by a reception and booksigning. The In Print Festival is free and open to the public.

All In Print attendees will receive a FREE copy of the 2011 issue of The Broken Plate!

Wednesday, March 23, AJ 175, 7:30pm: In Print Reading
Debra Gwartney, Paul Killebrew, and Tina May Hall will read from their recently published books.

Thursday, March 24, AJ 175, 7:30pm: In Print Panel Discussion
The authors will be joined by Tadd Adcox, editor of Artifice magazine, for a discussion about writing and publishing.

Please contact Mark Neely (maneely@bsu.edu) for more information.

Patricia Henley's novel, HUMMINGBIRD HOUSE, was a finalist for the National Book Award. She is also the author of two chapbooks, four story collections, and another novel. Her latest book is OTHER HEARTBREAKS, a collection of short stories. She is a Professor of English at Purdue University.

Mary Leader is the author of THE PENULTIMATE SUITOR (winner of the Iowa Poetry Prize), and RED SIGNATURE (a National Poetry Series selection). Her latest collection is BEYOND THE FIRE. A former Assistant State Attorney General of Oklahoma, she is now a Professor of English at Purdue University.

This event is free and open to the public and will include refreshments.

Sponsored by Creative Writing in the Ball State English Department.

Contact Mark Neely (maneely@bsu.edu).

POETRY NIGHT at DOC'S

every month THIRD THURSDAY!!

open mic/SPOKEN WORD

first floor-ALL ages-NO cover

more info: GreenGlam@msn.com

Like to write?  Spoken Word, Poetry, lyrics

Come to Doc's every 2nd and 3rd Wednesday of the month for our Poetry Open Mic

All ages welcome, but some topics might not be suitable for under 18 years of age. 

Express yourself, Destress yourself

Like to write?  Spoken Word, Poetry, lyrics

Come to Doc's every 2nd and 3rd Wednesday of the month for our Poetry Open Mic

All ages welcome, but some topics might not be suitable for under 18 years of age. 

Express yourself, Destress yourself

The Midwest Writers Workshop, in celebration of National Poetry Month, will sponsor a “Message in the Bottle” reading Saturday night, April 28^th, at 7:30 p.m. at The Cup, 1608 W. University Ave. in the Village.

Featured poets:

Michael Meyerhofer is the author of three books of poetry, most recently Damnatio Memoriae, and five chapbooks. He teaches creative writing and poetry at Ball State University. 

Jeffrey Owen Pearson—Most recent poems appear in the 2012 Vonnegut issue of Tipton Poetry Journal, the Muncie Poverty Project, and at the Open Door Clinic, Muncie.  The chapbook Hawaii Slides was published Pudding House Publications. He has been nominated for the Puschcart Prize.

An open mic will follow the featured readers.

Contacts:

Kelsey Timmerman Kelsey@kelseytimerman.com

Jeff Pearson jjopcelia@comcast.net