Last Chance Poetry is for people who would like to attend poetry events, and poets who would like to perform in front of an audience. We've already held several events in Bergen County, NJ prior to creating this Meetup Group, and plan to organize events at least once a month. Our events include a headliner and an open mic, so anyone can participate. If you're a poet who has never performed before, it's a very open group, for poets of all ages. If you are a poetry lover who has never been at an e …

As we have a tremendous demand for Persian language (Farsi), Music and Poetry. Our main focus will be Persian Language (Farsi), Persian Music and Persian Poetry. We have private and group classes as well as workshops for Persian language, music and poetry (Rumi, Hafez etc.). Please visit our website: www.tanbour.org These gatherings will help Persian-Americans reconnect to their roots and will also serve as a wonderful point of introduction for those who are interested in the Persian culture. …

A Palace of all types of poetry, Hip Hop, Rap, Slam, Spoken Words, Free verse, Cross-cultural Singers, Musicians, Performers live in this Poetdom. Share your talent, get feedback, learn from each other, socialize and have fun. Get videotaped and telecasted. Publish in an ezine. Are you willing to learn? A global community of poetry and sdongs.

We are looking to build a strong group of Poets, Spoken Word Artists, Songwriters and Slam Poets to get a North Jersey Poetry Slam series off the ground. There are three main venues in New York City that push this art form : Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Bowery Poetry Club, and LouderArts at Bar 13. There is also a south Jersey venue called Loser Slam in Lincroft. Each venue above holds competitions and sends a team of 4-5 poets to the Nationals. They are registered venues. With enough of a stro …

A slicing and dicing night of the written word. Share your written art or come listen to some of New York City's most entertaining and heart pulling poetry and open mic artists that there is to offer. Dare to Be a Tongue Threat @ this event. Free Admission and winners can also win Cash!!!

This meet-up is for those who want to write and read. Members should be at least 16 years of age, willing to write in silence for 20-30 minutes and respectful of others' work and perspectives. I decided to create this meetup because I miss writing poetry and have found that focus and clarity improve when you write with others. **This is NOT a workshop and NOT a therapy experience. It's a casual and small meetup for New York City locals. As pleased as I am for the interest, I'm afraid the availab …

Readings and performances by our authors and friends.  A place for people with love and passion for poetry.

The Write On! Workshop Series is dedicated to helping aspiring writers of all levels develop their craft and explore all publishing opportunities including digital books. Workshops in poetry, novel writing, memoir writing and blog writing will be offered on demand as long as 10 or more writers enroll.

Sufi Music Circle: Sufi, Alevi & Folk Music. Classes and lessons to learn: Middle Eastern musical instruments, specially Persian and Turkish (Ney, Daf, Tanbour, Oud, Baglama, Saz, Zarb, Doumbek etc.).  Singing and sacred dances (Sema and Semah, Whirling etc.). Group classes for singing and drumming. Language classes for Persian and Turkish. Rumi and other sufi poetry. Sufi and Alevi music . In addition to our classes, we will have concerts, lectures, movies, poetry reading, dinner out et …

Youth Development for the Arts (YDA) is a "Mentorship" Group that will meet to promote and provide career development and guidance, training, mentorship and personal growth strategies to low-to-moderate income youth seeking careers in the Arts (film & TV, music, acting, modeling, painting, photography and poetry).

STARK!! Open Mic @ ZINC BAR is for poets/spoken word/musicians/dancers and performance art of any kind. This open mike is without censorship, designed for openess and total expression of the arts of music and poetry. From a rant to a chant to a lyric!!!

WE ARE OPEN TO ALL STYLES IF IT RHYMES WE GET SMILES. 'A moth undergoes metamorphosis, To become a beautiful butterfly. Rhyming Poets make melodies. So, why don't you give it a try?' - S. Basu. Rhyming Poetry is the mother of all songs. It calms agitated minds even in adults. It takes extra effort but not extra talent. We want to revive the fine art, sharpen skills. If you are new we will help you. We read, revise and rhyme. We discuss different styles and read famous examples. We learn from fam …

Technology and the web have changed how fiction, poetry, essays, and memoirs are being distributed, and have begun to alter the process of writing, reading, sharing, and consuming texts.  Words are finding new modalities, and innovators across disciplines have begun to experiment with how technology might improve their creation, curation, and consumption. Code Meet Print is the community at the intersection of texts + technology that will contemplate, define, and help build better interfaces for …

Hey there! Find a cause you believe in! Join a revolution of intelligent passionate people doing real things to make this world a better place. Be part of a process to express your ideas and insights for the future. Song, spoken word, poetry, comedy...your choice of expression. Our first two meetups were great, warm, thoughtful....terrific.  Come to Open Mic Night of Theater, Song and Ideas the last Wednesday of every month from 7 - 10 pm. 145 W. 28 St. 3rd fl. NYC. Sponsored by Actors Theatre …

I have enjoyed the writing of T.S. Eliot for years and think it would be fun to meet with others to discuss his work. If you are interested in exploring his poetry with a group then this is for you!

This meetup is to support writers in all stages, styles and levels of development. All genres and styles of writing are welcome, be they non-fiction, fiction, poetry, scriptwriting, etc. Groups will be kept small so that we can critique and support each other's work. Depending on the level of interest and participation, as a group we can organize meetups on specific days which specialize in particular genres or styles. Feel free to share your ideas and suggestions on the message board. Submissio …