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poetrynight presents: Zack Graham

[ March 14, 2011; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]
The Zack Graham (Zacharias Spokana Poeticus), also known as the North American Breaking Zack, is a subspecies of poet that generally lives in the Columbia Basin of western North America, more specifically Spokane. This subspecies is thought to descend from the poets which crossed to Alaska from eastern Russia 100,000 years ago, though they did not move south until 13,000 years ago.
The [...]

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poetrynight presents: Boris Schleinkofer

[ March 7, 2011; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]
There is no doubt in our mind, not a one, that Boris has delivered to us the best bio ever, have a look:

29. “Wherefore the people led themselves to Perdition, nor the goats unto the slaughter?
30. “These False Idols were the only made available to us; what other choice had we?”
31. The men of [...]

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poetrynight celebrates Ken Warfel 1930-2011

[ February 28, 2011; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_629" align="aligncenter" width="203" caption="Ken"][/caption]

“Come on,
let’s go out
and search our berried fields.
Yes, there
are thorns, but we
may savor something sweet.”

On February 5th, Ken Warfel passed away.  In his time in this world, Ken left an indelible mark on all the people who knew him.  He was a teacher and friend and mentor for many people in [...]

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poetrynight presents: Tom C. Hunley

[ February 21, 2011; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]

Join us this Monday for an evening of spoken word and acoustic performances featuring Tom C. Hunley!

A little something about Mr. Hunley:
Tom C. Hunley is an associate professor of English at Western Kentucky University and the director of Steel Toe Books.  His latest books are GREATEST HITS (Pudding House, 2010) and THE POETRY GYMNASIUM (forthcoming [...]

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poetrynight presents: Shane Guthrie and Graham Isaac

[ February 7, 2011; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]
Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, children of all ages right this way! Step right up! And see with your own two disbelieving eyes, these men, the Eighth and Ninth Wonders of the world!
A spectacle of wordcraft and showmanship praised and patronized by the very Crown Heads of Europe!  Praised by all the critics [...]

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poetrynight presents: Laura Yes Yes

[ January 30, 2011; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Let me tell you a little about Laura Yes Yes…
Laura is a Cave Canem fellow, assistant editor for Muzzle Magazine, and co-curator of Real Talk Live, Chicago’s most raucous variety show. She tours internationally performing her poetry and leading workshops. She is currently the fourth-ranked woman slammer in the world, and her first book, How to Seduce [...]

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poetrynight presents: Buddy Wakefield

[ January 10, 2011; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]
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poetrynight presents: Andrew Cole (redux)

[ December 20, 2010; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]

Let’s give this another shot, shall we? This time without the snow, and with the poet.

Andrew Cole once rode a bicycle from Seattle to Centralia. He has a black belt and has jumped out of an airplane. He has a degree in Mathematics. He has been a vacuum cleaner salesman, an industrial janitor, a [...]

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poetrynight presents: Sara Brickman!

[ December 13, 2010; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]
Sara!  Brickman!  One night only!  Poetrynight at The Amadeus Project! How can Monday night come fast enough?!
Sara Brickman is an author, performance artist, and ten year veteran of the spoken word circuit. Born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she cut her performance teeth as a core member of the renowned Volume Youth Poetry Project, [...]

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poetrynight presents: Ela Barton

[ November 29, 2010; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]

Ela Barton is a poet… artist, community member, and show host living in Seattle, Washington. She has performed in most of the Pacific Northwest from Vancouver B.C. to Portland, Oregon, from Bremerton to Pullman. She is the 2007 Bainbridge Island Annual Poetry Slam Champion, placed 23 out of 72 in 2008 at the Women of [...]

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