Attended a reading, publication event for the new anthology and history Cleveland Poetry Scenes -published by Bottom Dog Press yesterday. The event was hosted by the Cleveland Public Library and the head of that institution’s literature department Ron Antonucci.Extra big kudos goes out to the editors of the book – Larry Smith, Nina Gibans and Mary Weems. A rouges gallery of Cleveland poets showed up for the event and read from their works contained in the tome. We all jumped on stage afterwards for a group photo. While this is not all the great poets living in the greater Cleveland area at this time this was one of the more inclusive gatherings that I have been a part of.
Your scorecard is below.
1. Jim Lang 2. Meredith Holmes 3. Sara Holbrook
4.Chris Franke 5. Terry Provost 6. Adam Brodsky
7. Katie Daley 8.Ray McNiece 9. Mary Weems
10. Larry Smith 11. Kelly Harris 12. Michael Salinger
13. Kisha Foster 14. Mary Francis Player 15. R.A. Washington
16.Douglas Hoston Jr. 17. Bonnie Jacobson 18. Bree
19. Mwatabu S. Okantah 20. Nina Gibans 21.Mark Kuhar
22. Susan Grimm 23. Leonard Trawick 24. Vince Robinson
more pics from the event at my flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsalinger/
look for the Cleveland Poetry Scenes set.
4 comments:
I adore this book. It's like proof of life, of the living poetry scene.
wow - what a line-up. i would really have liked to be there. but i guess i'll just have to stay down here in oaxaca mexico in the sun and sulk.
Smith - you were a acknowledged from the stage - so if your ears were burning it weren't just the Mexican sun.
sorry I missed it. can't do anything until I finish school (10 days and counting). Ya'll look good.
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