January 11, Poetry Thursdays, Open Mic, 7--9pm

New Year, New Poetry, Fresh as 2018 

Find your inspiration. Beat the cold, open a new vibe January 11th,
Poetry Thursdays is back again, with a cool Janusonian Open mic,
7--9pm.  Midtown Scholar Bookstore, hosted by that infamous
Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel.

Poetry Thursdays,
venerable (20th year) weekly
reading series, 7 to 9pm.
302 North Third Street,
Harrisburg, PA 17102





Try out new words, new syntax. New nuance, wha? Seriously,
read or listen: your call, it's a new year. Everything's waiting for you.
Midtown Scholar bookstore. 717.236.1680.

                Oh, Janus! 

Proustian Mañana: Poetry Thursdays' December Open Mics Abound

Proustian Mañana: Poetry Thursdays' December Open Mics Abound: Poetry Thursdays December Schedule Neither rain nor snow... know I'm sayin'? December open readings. Poetry Thursdays: Three (c...

Just for the Joy of it! 0pen Mic, Poetry Thursdays, Nov 16th

Share your Verse: Two-Hour Open Mic. One Night Only!

Back again in our snug, traditional Poetry Thursdays meeting room at The Midtown Scholar Bookstore, the Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel is hosting its annual As-the-Days Dwindle-Down-to-a-Precious-Few open mic from 7 to 9 pm on November 16th.

So, if you're looking to share your verse in an informal group setting or, to just listen to some fine autumn-ripe poetry, here's how to get to our gig. Walk, with purpose, into the Scholar, turn left into the children's room, turn left again -- make it a U-turn-- & head straight back, way back, to join us for a two-hour open mic. For the love of poetry-- no necessary rhyme or reason required-- come on-- just for the taste of it!

We'd really like to hear your voice,
seriously. Another gig, another perspective.
Yeah,
that'll work. It's quite an active,
supportive group atmosphere.
Why not add to it?





No sign-up necessary. Read or chill,
everything's waiting for you.

Poetry Thursdays. Poetry Cartel hosts at
Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N. Third St. Harrisburg, PA 17102.

Poet Gary Fincke, November 2, at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore.

   P O E T R Y  C A R T E L  N E W S   R E L E A S E

  On November 2, Gary Fincke, poet, and author of short fiction 
and nonfiction-- whose acclaimed short story collection, "The 
Killer's Dog," was released earlier this year-- will be featured 
at the Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel's Poetry Thursdays 
reading series at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore.

  Fincke is the winner of 
the Flannery O'Connor Award 
for Short Fiction, he's published 
30 books of poetry, short fiction, 
and nonfiction.  Notable works 
include The History of Permanence
2011, winner, Stephen F. Austin 
Poetry Prize.

   Other awards include the Bess Hokin Prize from Poetry magazine 
and the Rose Lefcowitz Prize from Poet Lore.  
His collection, Writing Letters for the Blind (2003) won 
the Ohio State University Press/The Journal poetry prize.

  Fincke is a professor at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, 
PA, where he is also the director of the Writer's Institute.

  A short open mic will precede Fincke's reading.  The reading 
will take place at Midtown Scholar Bookstore (from 7 to 9 pm), 
1302 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102.   

  For more information call 717.236.1680  or, 
www.midtownscholar.com.

Very Open Mic, October 26, Midtown Scholar

Open Poetry Mic, October 26, 
       Midtown Scholar Bookstore
             1302 N. Third St., Harrisburg


Okay, listen up. Sound in poetry:
in ordinary listening, one responds
to the speaker's intention without attending overmuch
to shape and presentation.

In poetry-- with its double coding-- both sound and sense

are important, and the two are processed on different,
not necessarily, parallel tracks.

     Choo choo ch'-boogie! know I'm sayin'?

There'll be an open
mic, October 26, at
the Midtown Scholar.

The Almost Uptown Poetry
Carter continually hosts
Thursday night (7--9pm)
verse events.



                                                                                          We don't miss a beat.
                                  Indeed, we're constant as the Northern Star,
                  everything's waiting for you.

                No sign-up sheet.
                          It's Quaker-style-- read as the spirit moves you.


     More information:
     717-236-1680. www.midtownscholar.com,

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Poetry Readings Kick Off Harrisburg Book Festival

Annual Harrisburg Book Festival at the Midtown Scholar 

The Harrisburg Book Festival at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore,
1302 N. Third St., Harrisburg, runs from Thursday, Oct. 12,
through Sunday, Oct. 15.

                                                                   
                                                                     On Thursday, from 7-9 p.m, some     

highly anticipated poetry performances
begin this year's Festival activities
with readings by Safiya Sinclair,
Joshua Bennett, and Shara McCallum.

The Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel is
hosting the Thursdays' events.

Harrisburg poet laureate Rick Kearns
will be emceeing that evening's
performance showcase.



There is no cost for these events, for more information: 717-236-1680.

See also, midtownscholar.com,

Midtown Scholar, Open mics and Harrisburg Book Festival

Autumn events,  Harrisburg Book Festival  and Safiyah Sinclair

At the Midtown Scholar, this Thursday, October 5th, there'll be
 a fun open reading from 7 to 9pm. Quaker style. Chill, just listen
or declaim, shout it out. I mean, everything's waiting for you.
Bring it.

Something pretty special coming
next week-- the Almost Uptown  Poetry
Cartel's Poetry Thursdays reading series
at the Scholar will present
Safiyah Sinclair, one of our featured poets
for the opening of the Harrisburg Book
Festival, beginning Thursday 10/12.

Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302
North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA
17102. Phone, 717.236.1680.

almostuptown@gmail.com

www.midtownscholar.com