September 14, Poetry Thursdays Presents Barbara Crooker

On September 14, Poetry Thursdays at the Midtown Scholar welcomes Barbara Crooker
as our featured poet. The Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel hosts this special event.

Crooker grew up in New York's Hudson Valley and received her bachelor's degree in English Literature and art history from the women's Douglass College — now part of Rutgers University — and her master'sin English Literature from Elmira College in New York.

She is the author of Radiance, her first full-length book, which won the 2005 Word Press First Book competition and was a finalist for the 2006 Paterson Poetry Prize.

Crooker's poems have appeared in many journals such as Yankee, The Christian Science Monitor, Smartish Pace, The Beloit Poetry Journal, Nimrod, The Denver Quarterly, The Tampa Review,and Poetry International. 

Barbara Crooker's verse has frequently been featured on Garrison Keeler's PBS show, The Writer's Almanac. 

The Poetry Cartel hosts the festivities starting at 7pm with an open mike. Bring your own poems or share your favorites. All are welcome. 

The feature presentation will begin at 8:05 pm. The Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N. Third St. Harrisburg PA, Phone:717.236.1680.

www.midtownscholar.com

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August 1st, a Poets' Cruise on the Pride of the Susquehanna

Going nautical, the Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel is hosting Poets' Cruise 2017 on August 1st. Imagine-- rolling down a river of verse on the very river that, back in the day, bewitched both Coleridge and Bob Southey. 
Join us, set sail on the Pride of the Susquehanna, and enjoy an evening of poetry on our inaugural Poets' Cruise featuring Harrisburg Poet Laureate, Rick Kearns. 

Adult beverages will be available-- this is a 21+ event. Come mingle with the art community and be inspired. Believe-you-me, this event will be truly buoyant!

It's all happening from 6pm-9pm on Tuesday, August 1st. 
The Pride will be docked from 6pm-7pm, and then embark for two hours of verse,  and more. Tickets are $8, in advance, $10 at the dock. 

More information (717) 234-6500
http://harrisburgriverboat.com/

Poets’ Utopia: Coleridge, Southey and the Susquehanna, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-1-349-26934-1_15

 

June 20, Midtown Scholar: Hotter than a matchstick,

cooler than a splash of white paint splattered 
on summer concrete and asphalt!


An open mic poetry reading beckons verse enthusiasts
June 20 to the Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 7 to 9pm. 
The excitement is, as always, hosted by the infamous Almost Uptown
Poetry Cartel. Yeah, I mean, it's, like, a happening every week.

               No sign-up sheet, it's all done Quaker-style-- read,
               share as the spirit moves you. Or not.
                                      Chill, just listen or, make a splash. Your call.

                                                              White paint on asphalt and concrete.

Why not make a splash? There's a sophisticated, yet supportive

audience who wants to catch your wave. Your vibe. Heck,
you listen, you read--you and the audience
are one and the same, Whoa!   
                                                  How'ja like them apples?

            Seriously, everything's waiting for you.
           1302 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102.
            And/or: 717.236.1680.

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www.midtownscholar.com

See also  http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/must_see/40609746/the-man-who-takes-photographs-of-white-paint-spills

Poetry Galore. July. A Month of Open Mics at the Scholar

                     July! A month of open poetry readings.
                                 
                                                July 6, an open poetry reading, 7--9 pm.
                                  Ditto: open mics on July 13, July 20 and July 27.
                 Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N. Third Street,
                                                Harrisburg, PA, 17102. More info, 717.236.1680.

                                                               

www.midtownscholar.com

www.almostuptown.com

https://www.facebook.com/111611108939513/photos/pcb.1074235829343698/1074235192677095/?type=3

June 1, Open Poetry Reading at Midtown Scholar

On the first of June, there will be an open mic at Poetry Thursdays, a weekly verse series held at the Midtown Scholar.

June is bustin' out all over! If it seems different than the rest of Cornwall, that’s because it’s a month. not a geographic entity. Because it's not man-made, or a result of china clay mining.

So, why not write about Cornwall? The aqua-blue "lakes" are clay slurry and the "mountains" and ridges are waste heaps. This kind of clay, which is ideal for making high-quality ceramic porcelain, was a particularly hot commodity in the early 1900s. Cornwall is home to the largest known deposit of the clay in the world.

Meanwhile, back in the Quaker State-- the aforementioned open mic runs from 7 to 9 pm. Share your verse Quaker style. No sign--up sheet: read as the spirit moves you. The Midtown Scholar Bookstore is located at 1302 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102. Phone: 717.236.1680.

www.midtownscholar.com
https://plus.google.com/events/c5csnrfvvjrr0oefgmg48j7bbfg?authkey=COjdo8WHvtGiMg

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June 6, Patricia Lockwood will be performing at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N. Third St. Harrisburg PA, Phone:717.236.1680. https://plus.google.com/u/0/
June 22-- Gary (GMill) Miller will be featured performer.

Marforie Maddox Reads New Work, May 11, at Midtown Scholar Bookstore

MAY 11th: MARJORIE MADDOX to SHARES NEW TALES at the MIDTOWN SCHOLAR

  Marjorie Maddox, director of the creative writing program at Lock Haven University. will be performing her work May 11, at the Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel continuing reading series
in part to promote her new short story collection What She Was Saying,
available now from Fomite Press. Partly, just for fun.

  Maddox has published eleven collections of poetry including  Weeknights at the Cathedral (WordTech 2006);Transplant, Transport, Transubstantiation (2004 Yellowglen Prize); When The Wood Clacks Out Your Name: Baseball Poems (2001 Redgreene Press Chapbook Winner); Body Parts (Anamnesis Press 1999); Ecclesia (Franciscan University Press, 1997); How to Fit God into a Poem (1993 Painted Bride Chapbook Winner); and Nightrider to Edinburgh (1986 Amelia Chapbook Winner), as well as verse and essays in numerous journals and anthologies.

  Maddox has written children’s poetry books including Rules of the Game: Baseball Poems (2009, illustrated by John Sandford) and A Crossing of Zebras: Animal Packs in Poetry (2008, illustrated by Philip Huber), as well as her work  included in the children’s poetry anthology Hey, You!: Poems to Skyscrapers, Mosquitoes, and Other Fun Things (2007).

This reading series' event, hosted by the Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel, takes place at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N. Third Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17102. An open reading will precede the feature presentation. May 11. 7--9 pm. More information, 717.236.1680.
  See also:
        www.almostuptown.com,
                    www.midtownscholar.com

Coming attractions to the Scholar include: May 25, D.M. Spitzer; June 6, Patricia Lockward (Main Stage); June 8, Barbara Crooker; and June 22, Gary Miller.
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Maria James-Thiaw, featured April 20, at the Midtown Scholar

April 20, at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Maria James-Thiaw
will be the featured poet. Poetry Thursdays, a continuing series ishosted by the Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel.

James-Thiaw is an award-winning poet, performer, and professor. Her publications include poetry and reviews in several literary journals such as New Letters, Cutthroat Journal of the Arts, One Trick Pony Review,
and Black Magnolias as well as a spoken word CD, FREEverse,
and four amazing verse collections:

Windows to the Soul (Shippensburg University Press, 1999),

Rising Waters (Shippensburg University Press, 2003),

Talking “White” (postDada Press, 2013).

Mocha Musings is forthcoming from Community Arts Ink.

This event is hosted by the Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel.
The Midtown Scholar Bookstore is located at 1302 North 3rd Street,
across from the Broad Street Market, Harrisburg, PA 17102,
Phone:717.236.1680.