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POETRY NEWSLETTER & EVENTS FROM Barbara Reiher-Meyers is below

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Michael Deshawn Key.author of my new 102 page book of poetry called "The World I Still Love".This book is about life,love,and beautiful experiences,that the physical,mental,and spiritual worlds have to offer.You can take pleasure reading my book with an open mind and a warm heart.May all my readers be touched and blessed in a special way.To order call 800 - 788-7654 or visit www.redleadbooks.com click poetry section.My personal website is www.orgsites.com/ny/legacieinc. dont forget to put a dot at the end of my web address to access my website.

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True Love by David I. Fox

They came from different worlds it seemed,
He was very vain,
She saw beyond that though,
She thought herself too plain.
She knew it was true love
From the very start,
She saw in him what most could not
Deep down in her heart;
And even though he could not explain
He loved her very much the same.
So there's hope, my friends,
Who love yourselves too much;
You will find true love
When your heart is touched.

Date: 8/12/2006 18:48:18 -0700
From: David Fox <david----@.com>
To: poet@bradleyphoenix.com
Subject: A poem for posting on your site

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August by Bea Davis

looks like summer

sends dazzling

chrome yellow rays

to light gardens in

candescent color

conspires with autumn

hides what it is about

butterflies flaunt

elegant wings

proliferate, expire

days turn

like calendar pages

on a movie screen

gobbled by time

move rapidly into a

hungry open maw

thrown off ballast

we spin

towards the inevitable

Date: 8/21/2006 15:22:25 -0300
From: Beatrice Davis <b---@earthlink.net>
To: poet@bradleyphoenix.com
Subject: Poem Submission

Genetic Clasp by Bea Davis

plump cheeks, cherubic mouth
feathery wisps of reddish-gold hair
deep blue eyes trustful, calm
a tiny hand grasps my finger
I fold his smile into memory
feel a profound tenderness
for this child of my child’s child

images wind through my mind
settle in small shining
pools of nostalgia
silken threads of reminiscences
ripple in my ear, lace together years
of family, children, grandchildren
bring me to this moment
I hold close in my arms
this child of my child’s child

Bea Davis

Wedding Scene by Bea Davis

Sea, land, painted by sun.
Crystalline air threaded
with joy. Breezes perfumed
with summer. Cloudless blue
sky. Bride, groom, radiant as
a garden in full blossom.
Remnants of darkness
long gone, in their place
hearts wrapped in
ribbons of happiness.
Children hold the bridal
canopy under which their parents
exchange vows of love. In
this moment of transition witness
their embrace of profound tenderness.

Date: 7/24/2006 12:26:34 -0300
From: Beatrice Davis from Floral Park, NY
To: poet@bradleyphoenix.com
Subject: Poetry submission

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ANOTHER FRIDAY MORNING IN FARMINGDALE by Yolanda Coulaz

Long before the bells of St. Killian's call,

long before commuters start their day

and children come out to play

I run a little late, a little longer

at the track at Howitt Middle School

Last night's cloudburst

left these puddles I must dance around,

left these breezes that bear the weight of my sweat,

make my every exhale a cloud of their own.

I run, hide my fear, show my breath

to this mid-June morning.

I circle the soccer field sixteen times,

squishing the moist cinder under my feet,

chasing the invisible brass ring.

As I write this poem, sun disturbs my thoughts.

Something diesel idles nearby,

something I do not see or hear,

but when it comes to matters of the nose,

I'm never wrong.

The heavy scent of frying fish

escapes from the kitchen of Fabio's,

filters through the shield

of the chain link fence, tells me Friday is here.

There at the corner of Franklin and Conklin,

they gather, day laborers loitering,

looking for work. I used to be like them,

lingering, waiting for my poems to come,

but they seldom did. Now I run,

chasing poems, riding carousels,

in the mornings when no one can see.

©Yolanda Coulaz

Farmingdale, NY

Time of submission:

Date: 7/14/2006 12:42:40 -0400
From: "YOLANDA COULAZ" - Farmingdale, NY
To: <poet@bradleyphoenix.com>
Subject: poetry submission

SEE INFO BELOW ON A POETRY EVENT WITH YOLANDA COULAZ on August 9, 2006

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The End of Nothing by Lynn Cohen

That cool spring night
poetry played

music of long ago

You held me forbiddingly

kissed me in the foreshadows

of today's pain

I know I knew you
in the glistening snow

the icy paths

among the Red Warriors

banging basketballs

espousing Kierkegaard and Sartre

"In our Time"

when "Church Going"

became a memory,

and I loved a priest-to-be

and a man who loved other men.

Now

how can something that never was

hurt so much?

WHO IS LYNN COHEN?

Lynn Cohen teaches writing at Hofstra University and literature and writing at Suffolk Community College . She has published a chapbook, Lone Star Days. Some of her poems appear in Freshet , the Literary Review, Long Island Sounds, The Improper Hamptonian, Creations, The Poet's Art, Sentinel, Poetz and The Pedestal Magazine. Moreover, she has poems scheduled to be published in upcoming Abbeywood Press Anthologies. She has also won poetry prizes. Her scholarly essay entitled "Universal Themes Running Recurrently through Momentary Fragments in Time in the Works of Emily Dickinson and T. S. Eliot" is being anthologized by Abbeywood Press in All Things Emily. She has lectured on T. S. Eliot at the National MLA as well as at local conferences on Christianity and Literature. And she has published a scholarly article on George Herbert and Anne Bradstreet in Cross-Bias.

Date: 7/15/2006 21:02:09 EDT
From: Lynn - Bethpage, NY
To: poet@bradleyphoenix.com
Subject: Lynn Cohen

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Hey------------------, by Boris White

To you a pleasant day,
The same to you and you and you.
Rake in that pleasure,
Let nothing else seize yuh.
Grab hold,
Take that ride,
Unfold,
Give positives,
The proper role.
Slide, to what ¹s inside,
New realms into which to glide.

Boris White

Date: 7/16/2006 15:22:51 -0400
From: Boris White
To: poet@bradleyphoenix.com
Subject: Hey-----

Fandangled Quadrilateral

Mono-colored, multi-angled
Fan-dangled quadrilateral,
Not hexagonal, a diamond in red,
A reminder of cards handled, rearranged,
As I am shackled by the habitual reminder
Of the hold of highs, held firmly in my mind.

A straights taste
The flushes rush,
A full houses rousing thunder,
A royal flushes rush to heaven¹s gates,
Oh God have mercy! Oh for that taste!
Always back again for more,
These combinations grab my core.

Always shuffled,
Randomly placed,
What combo seals my fate?
Giddy, riding that tide,
Flying high,
I¹m swept under its spell.

Those slanted patterns,
That make me gyrate,
Whirl me with anticipation,
That¹s my fate.
Steel myself for the onslaught,
I'm caught.

© 2005 Boris.White
West Islip, NY

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The Crevasse

There it is:
This crevasse,
This gaping hole in the earth.

This is my chance,
To enhance, my life,
By dumping,
All the accumulations of a lifetime,
The clutter, the debris,
That I had stockpiled overtime,.

It¹s time to get rid of it,
Clear out the muddle,
Once and for All.
I won¹t stall!
I¹ll do it now!

© 2005 Boris White
West Islip, NY

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Floaters

Floaters, floaters, float on by,
Floaters, floaters, long and lithe,
Moving, moving, through my eye.
Floaters saying, ²I¹m not shy.²

Hundreds zigzagging all over the place,
Meeting numerous pleasant shapes.
Here¹s a long-lean man swinging his arm,
Somersaulting along, looks quite calm.

Now, he is hanging onto a tree,-----
Swinging along for all to see.
Floaters, floaters, long and lithe,
Gliding, sailing, drifting by.

© 2005 Boris White.
West Islip, NY

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Et tu

Take note it¹s the vote
That flavors what each and every
Politician says!
Let this be a lesson to each
And every one of us.

Some of the fault lies with us,
For we perpetrate their dishonesty---
By pressing our selfish agendas over
The interest of environ and society.
Let this be a lesson taught to each
And every one of us.

So set the course and push
Ahead with every bit of force-
Aiming not at self-gain but at
The namesakes and frameworks
Of ŒGoodness and Honesty¹.
This should be what
Life¹s lessons have taught to each
And every one of us.

©2006 Boris White
West Islip, NY

Date: 8/19/2006 21:15:42 -0400
From: Boris White <b---@optonline.net>
To: poet@bradleyphoenix.com
Subject: Poem Sent

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Please    check out performance poet    Victoria   Crosby     at her website:    www.victoriacrosby.com

            Victoria Crosby is the Poet Laureate of Glen Cove since 1994.
            She is also the host / producer of Oasis on WHPC - 90.3 FM, heard
            on Mondays at 1 pm,   Wednesdays at 8 pm, and Sunday at 11 am.

* NOTE:

* Victoria Crosby has acted with the Montage Radio Theatre live over the radio
at WUSB-90.1 FM, Stony Brook University, Long Island, NY.

      You can hear an excerpt of one of Victoria's performances in the comedy play,"Color Me Bigot"
      with Norman Glanzman performing the Rodney Dangerfield-type voice   and    Ms. Crosby
      portraying his long-suffering high school teacher wife.   GO TO   www.bradleyphoenix.com/playsandskits.html

Here's Victoria Crosby's poem...

Save Nunley 's Carousel by Victoria Crosby

A Merry Go Round, a Carousel,
by any name we remember it well.
Up and down on the horses we'd ride
and waved to our parents
as they beamed with pride.

The music and the flashing lights
were all part of the carousel's delights.
In everyone's childhood I am sure they could tell
a story of riding a carousel.
Riding a lion or tiger, round and round they'd chase,
some moved up and down, some stayed in place.
These are memories we all share
of our own youth and our children, at the fair.

Years ago Nunley's carousel was taken down,
and moved far away to another town
where the horses languished in a storage shed.
Then a smart young schoolgirl read
of the fate of the horses and decided to raise
some funds, which won her lots of deserving praise.

But although her efforts were resourceful and brave,
it takes lots more money to save
this historic treasure, and restore
it to the way it was before.

We need benefactors who will provide
the funds so that children can then ride
and feel the magic and wonder
that we know so well,
the joy of riding the carousel.
So please use creativity
as the children have shown
And start a fundraising effort of your own.

© Copyright 2006 Victoria R. Crosby All Rights Reserved

link _www.penniesforponies.com_ (http://www.penniesforponies.com)

* HEAR audio plays, skits, and promos written & directed by Brad Phoenix on this same web page mentioned above.

COMING FROM X-CURSION MEDIA & MONTAGE RADIO THEATRE

A CONVENTION FOR PERFORMANCE POETS AND THOSE WHO WANT TO RECITE THEIR POETRY...IN THE SUMMER OF 2007.

THERE WILL BE POETRY & CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS, AUDIO THEATER ON STAGE, DEALERS, ETC.

My favorite writer, Harlan Ellison liked my audio play satire on him...
GO TO www.bradleyphoenix.com/bradleybio.html and SCROLL down to the bottom.
You'll see the letter under my "REFERENCES".

FOR A LIST OF PLAYS, PROMOS, & SKITS WRITTEN BY BRAD PHOENIX...CLICK ON:

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PLEASE READ THIS MESSAGE TO THE END (EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIVE IN THE AREA):

Poets In Nassau

Reading Circuit

Presents

Mid-Week Poetry Break: The Sequel

Featuring

Yolanda Coulaz

Author of Spirits & Oxygen

Books will be available for purchase at below bookstore price

***$3.00 per book sold will be donated to Deposit Flood Victims Relief Fund***

Where: Rockville Centre Library

221 N. Village Ave

Rockville Centre, NY

When: Wednesday, August 9, 2006

Time: 7:30 PM

Open mic to follow featured reader

Poets In Nassau is a newly formed poetry group that wants to celebrate poetry throughout Nassau County. This reading is open to anyone who loves to read, write, or even just listen to the poetic form. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL POETS!

http://poetsinnassau.blogspot.com

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In Rita’s wake,

still crying for Katrina victims,

we have turned our backs,

or perhaps just closed our minds

and muffled our ears

in an effort of self preservation.

Whatever the reasons

excuses are null

with neighbors in need.

In our own back yard

people were rescued from rooftops,

some swept downstream.

While media still drones

about devastation

thousands of miles away

we are shielded

from news of our neighbors

Many of you know that Roy and I had planned to move upstate a few years ago and, for business reasons, were unable to do so. Several weeks ago the town of Deposit (my town) and surrounding upstate areas suffered severe flood damage. These are my friends and neighbors. Many people are still without power or hot water, some without homes at all. Many had no insurance and cannot rebuild. The downtown area suffered great damage to its only movie theatre and supermarket, and numerous other businesses. To date some have not yet reopened. Photos and news at: www.depositchamber.com

My job, my current time-crunch on completing my upcoming anthology for Loving Touch animal rescue, and other obligations have kept me from making my way to the area to personally help out. My current financial situation leaves me little after mortgage payments and other bills and, although I have managed to put together a sizeable donation, I feel that it’s just not enough.

In an effort to bring these flood victims what they need most I am offering my book of poetry, Spirits and Oxygen, for $17.00 ($3.00 off the bookstore price). This price includes postage and handling and applicable sales tax. In addition I will donate $3.00, for each book sold, to the flood victims of Deposit and surrounding areas. If you already have my book or are not interested, perhaps you know someone who is, and you can pass on this information. The holidays are coming, and books are great gifts for poetry lovers.

Send a check or money order in the amount of $17.00 payable to:

Purple Sage Press

If you have no interest in the book but would like to make a donation please send a check or money order (any amount would be greatly appreciated) payable to:

Rev. Craig Gommer, Council of Churches

Either or both should be mailed c/o:

Yolanda Coulaz

515 Secatogue Ave.

Farmingdale, NY 11735

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News, events, & workshops for the poetry community from Barbara Reiher-Meyers

Hi, Folks; Summer is abuzz with poetry events. I usually post Long Island events onto the _www.poetz.com/longisland_ (http://www.poetz.com/longisland)    calendar. Please, if I have missed any, remind me . Support your local websites: _www.LIPulse.com_ (http://www.lipulse.com/)      An exciting new magazine, friendly to poets. _www.poetz.com/longisland_ (http://www.poetz.com/longisland)     Calendar of L.I. poetry events at a glance. _www.poetryvlog.com_ (http://www.poetryvlog.com/)     Videos of local poets we know and love. Maybe you? ------------------------------------------------------------- Like to blog? (A weblog, or blog, is a frequently updated website consisting of dated entries arranged in reverse chronological order so the most recent post appears first ) Here are a few: http://poetry.wordpress.com/tag/all/ http://sonnetsbyshakespeare.blogspot.com/ http://1000voices.blogspot.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Christina Rau has been building Poets In Nassau, and welcomes your suggestions for suitable venues. Contact cmrau@aol.com_">_cmrau@aol.com_ (mailto:cmrau@aol.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------- The memorial service for poet, Larry Shoots, is scheduled for Sunday, July 9th. Please contact Cliff Bleidner for details. (516)582-8910 ( 12:00 noon- 10:00 P.M. only.) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Cliff Bleidner, founder of Performance Poets Association (PPA), would like to know if we are interested in having an October discussion of Dante. Please contact Cliff, (516)582-8910 ( 12:00 noon- 10:00 P.M. only.)or Email me if you are . --------------------------------------------------------------- Another Border's Books reading (in Commack) has been canceled. I always wonder about such management decisions, since poets and writers are usually voracious readers, and we buy books all year long at poet-friendly stores. I dropped them a note at _http://www.bordersstores.com_ (http://www.bordersstores.com/)   It seems to be a corporate attitude. What do you think? Why not let them know? ------------------------------------------------------------ Friday, July 7th, 5:00 pm George Pereny and Friends, at Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery (btw. Bleecker & Houston) NYC Free . Contact: 73 831-7411 / 973 420-0863 -------------------------------------------------------------- Friday July 7th, 7:30 P.M. Poets In Nassau First Fridays, featuring: Beverly Kotch and Lorraine Conlin Village Bookshoppe 7 North Village Avenue Rockville Centre, NY 11570 516-764-1395 Email: info@myvillagebookshoppe.com_">_info@myvillagebookshoppe.com_ (mailto:info@myvillagebookshoppe.com) Open mic follows features ------------------------------------------------------ Saturdays, 10:30 AM €“12:00 Noon Poetry classes with Annabelle Moseley at The Stevenson Academy of Fine Arts 20 Audrey Ave, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 Phone (516) 922-8011 _www.thestevensonacademy.com_ (http://www.thestevensonacademy.com/) Rolling Admissions -------------------------------------------------------- Saturdays, 12:30 €“1:30 P.M. Memoir Writing, with Annabelle Moseley at The Stevenson Academy of Fine Arts 20 Audrey Ave, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 Phone (516) 922-8011 _www.thestevensonacademy.com_ (http://www.thestevensonacademy.com/) Rolling Admissions -------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, July 8th, 1:30pm - 3:30pm Peer Poetry Workshop, facilitated by Barb Reiher-Meyers (Hey! I know her!)at United Methodist Church, 792 Hawkins Ave (At Five corners) Lake Grove. Open to poets at all levels. . Please bring 8-10 copies of a poem needing review. Free event. Please Email _reiherbpoet@aol.com_ (mailto:reiherbpoet@aol.com)   for directions ------------------------------------------------------- Saturday July 8th, 4:30 P.M. Poets In Nassau Second Saturdays Featuring: William Coyle and Joan Magiet Graphic eye Gallery 402 Main St. Pt Washington NY 11050 (516)883-9668 Open mic follows features --------------------------------------------------- Saturday, July 8th, 5:45 pm-7:45 pm The Italian-American Writers Association presents Featured Readers, George De Stefano and George Guida, hosted by Jeanne Dickey, Gil Fagiani, Maria Lisella Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Between West 4th & Bleecker New York City Tel. 212-989-9319 ADMISSION: $6.00 includes one drink Open Reading Directions: By Subway: A,C, E, B, D, F, V to West 4th Street or 1 & 9 to Christopher Street / Sheridan Square . Visit _www.iawa.net_ (http://www.iawa.net/) ------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, July 8th, 6:00 P.M. Poet/farmer Scott Chaskey, and photographer Kathryn Szoka present a reading and slide show at Canio's Books 290 Main St. Sag Harbor, NY 11963 (631) 725-4926 _www.caniosbooks.com_ (http://www.caniosbooks.com/) -------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, July 9th, 2:00 pm Walking Tour ; Walt Whitman's Brooklyn The literary scholar Harold Bloom said that Whitman was the only American writer who could be put in the same class as Shakespeare. Whitman's was an art that tried to encompass all the world around him, the high, the low, and everything in between. And it was Brooklyn , he said, that nurtured his spirit. America 's Bard is forever associated with the city in which he lived and wrote for so many years. On our walk we will take in sites associated with Whitman's life and writings, architectural reminders of his Brooklyn era, and examples of his influence. Guide: Author, teacher, and historian, Francis Morrone. Meet at the northwest corner of Court and Montague Streets. $10 for members, $15 for non-members. No reservation required. ------------------------------------------------------ Sunday, July 9th, 4:00 P.M. Sylvia Chavkin hosts featured poets, Grace Schulman and Suffolk poet laureate, Daniel Thomas Moran at The Marine Museum 300 Bluff Rd Amagansett, NY 11937 (631) 267-6544 ----------------------------------------------------- Sunday evenings, 7:30 to 9:30pm Open Mike hosted by James Inzeo. Vox Pop 2022 Cortelyou Road, off Coney Island Avenue, Flatbush, Brooklyn. Accessible by Q train to Cortelyou Road, or B68 bus on Coney Island Avenue to Cortelyou Rd. Info: (718) 940-2084; _www.voxpopnet.net_ (http://www.voxpopnet.net/) ------------------------------------------------------------- Weekdays, 6:30--7:00 PM Everything Goes on WNYE-FM (91.5) Produced by Teachers and Writers Collaborative Literary Readings, Etc. _http://www.twc.org/events.htm_" target=_blank>http://www.twc.org/events.htm_ (http://www.twc.org/events.htm) ------------------------------------------------------- Monday, July 10th, 6:30pm-8:30pm Herstory Writing Workshops are offered free of charge for Middle Country Public Library District Residents Only Middle Country Public Library District Selden Branch 575 Middle Country Road Selden, NY, 11784 ---------------------------------------------------- Monday, July 10th, 7:30 €“ 9:00 P.M. PPA presents featured reader, Edgar Carlson , hosted by Gladys Henderson and Ginger Williams at Cool Beanz Coffee House 556 North Country Rd. St James, NY (Route 25a, just east of Lake Ave.) Open reading to follow. Donation appreciated. _www.piscescafe.net_ (http://www.piscescafe.net/) -------------------------------------------------- Monday,July 10th, 7:30 P.M. Fresh Meadow Poets Open Mic:   Join Carl Angeleri and the Fresh Meadows Poets and share your original works at: Barnes and Noble 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, (Queens)NY 718-380-4340 ------------------------------------------------ Monday, July 10th, 8:00 P.M. Open Mike for poetry and music, hosted by Scott McDonald, in the cafe €™ at Book Revue 313 New York Avenue Huntington, NY 11743 631-935-0100 staff@bookrevue.com_">_staff@bookrevue.com_ (mailto:staff@bookrevue.com)   sign up at 7:30 Please patronize the coffee shop. Check _www.bookrevue.com/events.html_ (http://www.bookrevue.com/events.html) before going, to make sure there is no conflicting book discussion, which cancels Scott's event -------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, July 10th, 9:00 PM Chaos Club: Open Mic Monday. Every second Monday each month. Performances start Around 9:45 . The emcee/host changes every show, at The Vault 90-21 Springfield Blvd, Queens Village (718) 479-2594 ----------------------------------------------------- Tuesdays ,10:00 €“ Noon Women's Writing Group The Women's Center of Huntington 125 Main Street Huntington, NY 11743 In Old First Church, across from Town Hall tel: (631) 549-0485 call to register ---------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, July 11th, 11:30A.M. - 12:00 noon Poetry group hosted by David Fox UCP Building 250 Marcus Blvd. Hauppaugue All are welcome, including guest speakers. Call (631) 439-0427 if you are interested in becoming a guest speaker --------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, July 11th, 5:30pm BPC book-in-hand reading group Currently the group is making forays into Iliad by Homer as translated by Chapman; reading poetry by William Bronk and Kenneth Koch. Coming soon the poetry of Samuel Beckett Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery, (wkshp room) New York City (foot of 1st St., between Houston and Bleecker, across the street from CBGB €™ s. Convenient to subways and buses: F Train to 2nd Avenue, 6 Train to Bleecker.) ------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday, July 11th, 6:30 P.M. Reading: Mark Bibbins, Thomas Heise, Tyehimba Jess, and Joyelle McSweeney in the park's open-air library, the Bryant Park Reading Room Bryant Park at 42nd Street , between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, NYC. Free ---------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, July 11th, 7:00 €“ 9:00 P.M. €œHerstory € Writer's workshop. Women's memoir writing, facilitated by Lonnie Mathis, at Huntington Public Library 338 Main Street register at (631)427-5165 ext 222 --------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, July 11th, 7:30 €“ 9:30 PM PPA presents featured reader , Annabelle Moseley, hosted by Joan Magiet at Barnes and Noble Book Store 1542 Northern Blvd. Manhasset NY (516) 365-6723 Open reading to follow. Donation appreciated. ----------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, July 11th @ 7:30pm The Uptown's Best Open Mic and Featured Poet Ada Limon. Acentos :Poets Open, hosted by Rich Villar at The Bruckner Bar and Grill 1 Bruckner Boulevard (Corner of 3rd Ave), Bronx, NY 6 Train to 138th Street Station FREE! ($5 Suggested Donation) _www.louderarts.com/acentos _ (http://www.louderarts.com/acentosComing) ---------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, July 11th, 7:30pm - 9:00pm Open Poetry Mike hosted by Joe Broome at Cool Beanz Cafe (Coffee House) 556 North Country Road, St. James, 11780. 631-862-4111. _Royalflushjack@hotmail.com_ (mailto:Royalflushjack@hotmail.com) JULY 12TH: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) - Original name NeftalÃ Ricardo Reyes Basoalto _http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/neruda.htm_ (http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/neruda.htm) If You Forget Me I want you to know one thing. You know how this is: if I look at the crystal moon, at the red branch of the slow autumn at my window, if I touch near the fire the impalpable ash or the wrinkled body of the log, everything carries me to you, as if everything that exists, aromas, light, metals, were little boats that sail toward those isles of yours that wait for me. Well, now, if little by little you stop loving me I shall stop loving you little by little. If suddenly you forget me do not look for me, for I shall already have forgotten you. If you think it long and mad, the wind of banners that passes through my life, and you decide to leave me at the shore of the heart where I have roots, remember that on that day, at that hour, I shall lift my arms and my roots will set off to seek another land. But if each day, each hour, you feel that you are destined for me with implacable sweetness, if each day a flower climbs up to your lips to seek me, ah my love, ah my own, in me all that fire is repeated, in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten, my love feeds on your love, beloved, and as long as you live it will be in your arms without leaving mine. Pablo Neruda ------------------------------------------------------------------ Wednesdays, 3:00 €“ 5:00 P.M. €œHerstory € , taught by Erika Duncan and Marsha Benoff, with Spanish translations by Irma Solis, Sandra Dunn and Maria Jimenez €“ Write in the language of your choice, and learn the other language as you listen. At the Farmingville Support Center Workplace Project 1266 Waverly Ave Farmingville, NY 11738 631-732-4713 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, July 12th, 7:00 €“ 9:00 PM Writers €™ workshop; poetry, prose, short stories, facilitated by J.R.Turek (In the meeting room, through the door marked "Employees Only.") Free event. Farmingdale Library 116 Merritts Road Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735 Telephone: 516-249-9090 -------------------------------------------------------- Every Thursday at 4:00 P.M. Calliope's Corner Music and poetry, hosted by Paula Curci on WRHU 88.7 FM , Radio Hofstra University and streamed on the Web at _WWW.WRHU.ORG_ (http://www.wrhu.org/) Paula Invites you to send spoken word, poetry and acoustic/folk/rap/rock music (where the lyrics are fronted) to her at: Paula Curci- Producer Calliopes Corner:The Place Where Poets and Songwriters Meet WRHU 88.7fm Radio Hofstra University 111 Hofstra University Room 127. Dempster Hall. Hempstead, NY 11594 Email _pmcthepoet@optonline_ (mailto:pmcthepoet@optonline) for submission guidelines. --------------------------------------------------------- Thursdays, 7:00 pm-9:00pm For East Hampton Town Residents Only Ongoing Spanish and English Herstory Workshops are offered free of charge. at Town of East Hampton Family Resource Center, 128 Springs Fireplace Road. For information or to register call Michael Butler, Coordinator, at 631-324-4947 --------------------------------------------------------- Every Thursday-7:30 P.M. LIPC Peer Workshop. Bring copies of a poem in need of peer review and critique. Open to poets at all levels. Huntington Public Library 338 Main Street Huntington Voice: (631)427-5165    Free. (meeting room will be displayed on computer screen in lobby) ----------------------------------------------------- Thursday, July 13th, 8:00 pm Poet to Poet presents Harry B.Lichenstein, hosted by Robert Dunn at The Vault 90-21 Springfield Blvd, Queens Village. [F] to 179 Street, then Q43 to Hillside Ave & Springfield Blvd. Walk past 90th Ave. Open $5 adm, no min. ----------------------------------------------------- Friday, July 14th, 7:00 PM The Pink Pony West Poetry Reading Series presents featured reader, preceded by an Open Mic Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street NYC Hosted by Jackie Sheeler 212-989-9319 $6 admission gets you a free drink.open mike starts at 6, feature reads around 7 _www.corneliastreetcafe.com_ (http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com/) --------------------------------------------------- Friday, July 14th,   7:00 €“ 11:00 P.M. Fridays @ JadÃ© .Sign up and Slam. Bring your best work *$50.00 First Prize *With at least 10people in attendance JadÃ© Restaurant 143 North Franklin St. Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 483-2211   Admission $7.00 -------------------------------------------------- Friday, July 14th, 7:30-9:00 P.M. PPA presents featured readers, Beverly Kotch and Charlene Knadle, hosted by Lisa James at Barnes and Noble Bookstore 380 Walt Whitman Road (Route 110; accessible from all East/West highways) Huntington Station, NY 11746   421-9886 --------------------------------------------------- Every Friday from 8:30 €“ 11:00 P.M. Open Mic. All musicians & poets welcome! Eastender's Coffeehouse 70 East Main Street Riverhead 631-727-2656 $5 Cover ----------------------------------------------------- Saturdays, 10:30 AM €“12:00 Noon Poetry classes with Annabelle Moseley at The Stevenson Academy of Fine Arts 20 Audrey Ave, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 Phone (516) 922-8011 _www.thestevensonacademy.com_ (http://www.thestevensonacademy.com/) Rolling Admissions ----------------------------------------------------- Saturdays, 12:30 €“1:30 P.M. Memoir Writing, with Annabelle Moseley at The Stevenson Academy of Fine Arts 20 Audrey Ave, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 Phone (516) 922-8011 _www.thestevensonacademy.com_ (http://www.thestevensonacademy.com/) Rolling Admissions ------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, July 15, 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. IAWA (Italian American Writers €™ Association) presents George De Stefano and George Guida at the Cornelia St. CafÃ© 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, (212-989-9319). The evening starts with Open Mic readings of five minutes each. visit the web site: www.iawa.net. ------------------------------------------------------ Saturday, July 15th, 6:00 P.M. Poetry and Jazz.    Les & The Mark Taylor quartet bring poets and great riffs together, hosted by Les Lopes Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street NYC $6 admission gets you a free drink _www.corneliastreetcafe.com_ (http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com/) --------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, July 16th, 2006 @ 3 pm Poet to Poet presents a reading, followed by an Open mic, hosted by Leigh Harrison at Munch CafÃ© & Grill 71-60 Yellowstone Blvd @ Dartmouth St. Forest Hills, Queens. [E] [F] to 71st/Continental Aves. Then Q23 bus southbound to Yellowstone & LIRR. Two block walk to Munch. $3 adm, $3 min. ----------------------------------------------------- Sunday, July 16th, 4:00 P.M. Sylvia Chavkin hosts featured poets, Fran Casten and Ann Sager at The Marine Museum 300 Bluff Rd Amagansett, NY 11937 (631) 267-6544 ---------------------------------------------------- Sunday, July 16th, 6:00 P.M. Beat Night. Music & spoken word performance featuring: Patricia Carragon, Hawley Hussey, and Evie Ivy, accompanied by- The Larry Simon Ensemble Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street, NYC $6 admission gets you a free drink _www.corneliastreetcafe.com_ (http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com/) --------------------------------------------------- Monday, July 17th , 6:00 P.M. Homer's Iliad , read by 24 poets, editors, actors, prose writers, and scholars. Each book will get 15 minutes, a summary & a brief excerpt. Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street NYC Hosted by Kurt Brown $6 admission gets you a free drink _www.corneliastreetcafe.com_ (http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com/) ---------------------------------------------------- Monday, July 17th, 7:30 €“ 9:30 P.M. PPA presents featured poet s, Ann Butler and Seth Pollock, hosted by Gloria g Murray and Shannah Levi at Pisces CafÃ© (Coffee House) 14a Railroad Ave Babylon, NY   631-321-1231 -------------------------------------------------- Monday, July 17th, 8:00 P.M. Open Mike for poetry and music, hosted by Scott McDonald, in the cafe €™ at Book Revue 313 New York Avenue Huntington, NY 11743 631-935-0100 staff@bookrevue.com_">_staff@bookrevue.com_ (mailto:staff@bookrevue.com)   sign up at 7:30 Please patronize the coffee shop. Check _www.bookrevue.com/events.html_ (http://www.bookrevue.com/events.html) before going, to make sure there is no conflicting book discussion, which cancels Scott's event. --------------------------------------------------- Tuesdays ,10:00 Noon Women's Writing Group The Women's Center of Huntington 125 Main Street Huntington, NY 11743 In Old First Church, across from Town Hall tel: (631) 549-0485 fax: (631) 549-7241 call to register --------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, , 11:30A.M. - 12:00 noon Poetry group hosted by David Fox UCP Building 250 Marcus Blvd. Hauppaugue All are welcome, including guest speakers. Call (631) 439-0427 if you are interested in becoming a guest speaker -------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, July 18th, 6:00 P.M. Homer's Iliad, Books 7-12. Ships burn, blood lust, weapons of mass destruction. Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street NYC Hosted by Kurt Brown $6 admission gets you a free drink. _www.corneliastreetcafe.com_ (http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com/) -------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, July 18th, 7:30pm - 9:00pm Open Poetry Mike hosted by Joe Broome at Cool Beanz Cafe (Coffee House) 556 North Country Road, St. James, 11780. 631-862-4111. --------------------------------------------------- LqqKING AHEAD: Please pre-register or contact the event facilitators: Saturday, July 29th 12:00 to 4:00pm Princess Ronkonkoma Productions and Greater Port Jeff Arts Council will host a luncheon and psychic reading at Lotus East Restaurant 416 North Country Road Saint James, New York 11780. RSVP by July 14th. Please send your check for $45.00 made out to GPJAC to: Princess Ronkonkoma Productions, PO box 2508, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York 11779. For information call 631-331-2438 Barbara Reiher-Meyers
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HAT   =   High-School Audio Theatre   HAT = HIGH-SCHOOL AUDIO THEATRE     High school Audio Theatre = HAT

                   Coming   soon   from X-Cursion Media
                         HAT    (High-School   Audio Theatre)

I'm starting an organization that will introduce teenagers to the art and medium of audio theatre via workshops.
I   wanted to have an audio play competition among several high schools here in Suffolk County (parochial and private
included), but that's an evolutionary process.    HAT will help me meet teenagers AND their parents outside of schools
in local public libraries, YMCAs,   and other venues to get teenagers interested in audio theatre (formerly known as radio
theatre).    Once HAT chapters are started in the various school districts in Suffolk County, then I'll resurrect the audio play
contest.    HAT chapters will NOT be limited to Suffolk County, I'm hoping it will catch on in Nassau County.
My HAT workshops will teach the following:

The history of radio theater (who started it and what year)
How to write an audio play script
Sound effects (SFX) in audio theatre
Music and audio theatre
General information about the Audio theater industry BUT HERE'S THE QUESTION...

What are the practical applications of audio theatre for the 21st Century?

IF you can voice act, then you can also do...

You'll be able to read   better     (your diction    AND   reading comprehension will   improve)

You'll be able to deliver      ORAL   REPORTS   in your classes   with more confidence

Voice acting can lead to work in the Entertainment industry:
Voiceovers    -    voices for cartoon or animated characters    -     television & radio commercials.

RADIO   COMMERCIALS...

You've heard radio theatre most of your life and probably didn't realize it.
You've heard radio commercials that were disguised skits.     You've heard Smokey
the Bear commercials on the radio.   You've heard people doing funny voices integrated with
music and sound effects...that's audio (radio) theatre.

Audio theatre is NOT an ancient art form.   Audio theatre (radio theatre) ALWAYS addresses CONTEMPORARY
social   and scientific issues!     Audio theatre can be purely educational or entertaining or a combination of
both.     Montage Radio Theatre tries to do a variety of genres (Twilight Zone-type plays, comedy, satire, science
fiction, horror, fantasy, suspense, adventure...DRAMA...GO TO     www.bradleyphoenix.com/playsandskits.html

About the audio play contest among high school students in various towns...