New Meeting: Boston Poetry Festival 2008

Announcing a new meeting for Boston Poetry!

What: Boston Poetry Festival 2008

When: Saturday, April 12, 10:00 AM

Where: Click the link below to find out!

Who should come: In case you didn't know its National Poetry Month. And so its time for another Boston Poetry Festival. Its a fun time and everyone should go just to check out some amazing poets that you may or may not have heard off.

Why: Its FREE!!!!! And open mic rocks out I think 1:30-4 too so bring your own words to share with the rest of the poetry community. I read last year and had a blast. Get there semi early and sign up for a spot!

Meeting Description: Readers and schedule of Boston National Poetry Festival April 12-Boston Public Library-Copley Square
BOSTON NATIONAL POETRY MONTH FESTIVAL
POETS? Reading Schedule ROOM 5-6
Rabb Lecture Hall
APRIL 12, 2008

OPEN MIKE ? Room 4
10:00 Boston Latin High School- 1:30 to 4:00 P.M.
Rhea Kroutil McKendry
10:10 Boston Latin High School
Tu Phan
10:20 Boston Arts Academy
Jocelyn Morris
10:30 Boston Arts Academy
Yamira Serret
10:40 Boston Arts Academy
Taoe Clarke
10:50 Walnut Hill School for the Arts
Gabriella Fee

11:00 Sam Cornish
11:10 Suzanne E. Berger 11:10 Lisa Beatman
11:20 Regie O. Gibson 11:20 Cynthia Brackett -Vincent
11:30 Joanna Nealon 11:30 Sandra Storey
11:40 Danielle Legros-Georges 11:40 Marc Goldfinger
11:50 Len Krisak 11:50 Andy Levesque
12:00 Susan Donnelly 12:00 Ron Goba
12:10 Charles Coe 12:10 Carol Weston
12:20 Dan Tobin 12:20 Walter Howard
12:30 Cathy Salmons 12:30 Elizabeth McKim
12:40 Kaji Aso Studio 12:40 Elizabeth Leonard
Kate Finnegan / Michael Bialis 12:50 Marc Widershien
12:50 CD Collins 1:00 Ifeanyi Menkiti
1:00 Dan Sklar 1:10 Elizabeth Doran
1:10 Jeffrey Harrison 1:20 Robert K. Johnson
1:20 Tino Villenueva 1:30 Tim Gager
1:30 Jan Schreiber 1:40 Frannie Lindsay
1:40Diana DerHovanessian 1:50 Joseph DeRoche
1:50 Lloyd Schwartz 2:00 Victor Howes
2:00 Lainie Senechal 2:10 Richard Hoffman
2:10 Harris Gardner 2:20 Robert J. Clawson
2:20 Doug Holder 2:30 Anne Elizabeth Tom
2:30 Barbara Helfgott-Hyett 2:40 Irene Koronas
2:40 Rhina P. Espaillat 2:50 Frank Blessington
2:50 Richard Wollman 3:00 Lo Galluccio
3:00 Stuart Peterfreund
3:10 Ellen Steinbaum
3:20 Diana Saenz
3:30 Richard Moore
3:40 Fred Marchant
3:50 Valerie Lawson
4:00 Ryk McIntyre


PRESS RELEASE
THE BOSTON NATIONAL POETRY MONTH FESTIVAL
Now in its SUCCESSFUL Eighth !!! Year

CO-SPONSORS:Tapestry of Voices & Kaji Aso Studio in partnership with
The Boston Public Library. Starts Saturday, April 12th, 2008 10:00 A.M.
To 5:00 P.M. OPEN MIKE: Saturday, 1:30 to 4:00P.M. The festival will be held at the library ?s main branch in Copley Square.


56 Major and emerging poets will each do a ten minute reading; also


Featuring six extraordinarily talented prize winning high school students: Rhea Kroutil-McKendry and Tu Phan, Boston Latin High School; Jocelyn Morris, Yamira Serret, Taoe Clark, Boston Arts Academy; and Gabriella Fee, a Sophomore attending the Walnut Hill School for the Arts. These Student stars will open the festival at 10:00 A.M. SAM CORNISH, Boston's new and first Poet Laureate will open the formal part of the festival at 11:00 A/M. 55 additional major and emerging poets will follow with a
POETRY MARATHON.
Some of the many luminaries include SAM CORNISH, Diana DerHovanessian , Rhina P. Espaillat, Richard Wollman, Lloyd Schwartz,, Fred Marchant, Barbara Helfgott-Hyett, DanTobin, Charles Coe, Danielle Legros-Georges, Regie Gibson, Marc Widershien, Sandee Story, Tino Villanueva,C.D. Collins, Stuart Peterfreund, Frannie Lindsay, Ifanyi Menkiti, Lainie Senechal, Harris Gardner, Susan Donnelly and Doug Holder.


This festival has it all. A plethora of professional poets, celebrities, a Pulitzer Prize Winner, numerous award winners, student participation.
Even more, it is about community, neighborhoods, diversity, BOSTON and MASSACHUSETTS. This fast growing tradition is one of the largest events in Boston?s Contribution to National Poetry Month. FREE ADMISSION !!


For information: Tapestry of Voices, (617-306-9484) or
617-723-3716 Library: (617)- 536-5400


Wheelchair accessible. Assistive listening devices available. To request a sign language interpreter or for other special needs, call (617) 536-7855 (TTY) at least two weeks before the program date.

Learn more here:
http://poetry.meetup....