Hello Poets,

Here's the haps for February. Check out the announcements, including
last call for submissions to AIPF's anthology.

1. Austin Poets Guide

Most events are free, unless otherwise noted. Some venues pass tip
jar for featured poets.

More extensive listings of Austin literary haps can be found in the
Austin Chronicle, Litera column, online at: www.auschron.com -
open "calendar," then open "litera."

Weekly Venues

Mondays

The Hideout, 617 Congress Ave. 7 - 10 p.m. Free Open Universe@The
Hideout, hosted by Noah. Round robin open mike(uncensored). No sign
up sheets. $2 donation or canned food for the Poets' Pantry is
suggested.

Sidekicks, corner of Riverside and S. Congress. 8 p.m. Weekly slam,
hosted by Chris Lee and Suzy LaFollette. $1 drinks and $100 in prizes.

Tuesdays

Ruta Maya World Headquarters, 3601 South Congress Avenue. 6-8 p.m.
Ruta Maya Tuesday evening open mic co-hosted by Maslow and Aaron
Sanders. fmi contact maslowpoet@...

Ruta Maya World Headquarters, 3601 D, S. Congress Ave. on the front
porch. 8 to 10 p.m. Poetry Karaoke, with Burton and Two Feathers
backing your poetry alive and well from 7 to 9 p.m. fmi call 707-9637

(San Antonio) Sun Poets Society in San Antonio. Barnes & Noble, 321
N.W. Loop 410, across from North Star Mall. 7 p.m. Sun Poets
Society, hosted by Rod C. Stryker. Free. fmi call (210) 325-8122

(San Antonio) Borders Books @ The Forum, 8340 Agora Parkway, S.A.,
78233. 8 - 10 p.m. A Sun Poet's Society open mic reading series,
hosted by Bella Burns.

(San Antonio) Puro Slam, Sam's Burger Joint, 330 E. Grayson (at
Broadway). $2. 9:30 p.m. intro DJ set, with resident DJ Klassen. 10-
10:20 poet sign up for slam, which begins at 10:30 p.m. puro ¡SLAM!:
the sport of spoken word! fmi contact phil west at puroslam@...

Wednesdays

Worldbeat Cafe, 600 W. Martin Luther King. 7 to 9 p.m. This is a
round table sharing of poems and conversation, hosted by Kathleen
Romano.

(San Antonio) Borders Books @ The Forum, 8340 Agora Parkway, S.A.,
78233. 7 - 9 p.m. Prose Workshop, conducted by Christina Smith.
Sponsored by the Sun Poet's Society. fmi contact
sunpoets@...

Ego's, 510 S. Congress Ave. $3. Open mic at 7 p.m. Austin weekly
slam, sign up begins at 7:30, slam at 8. Cash prizes to top three
winners. Mike Henry, Slammaster. Plenty of free parking at Ego's.

Sahara Nightclub, 900 E. Braker Ln. 8:30 p.m. Neo Soul Night and
poetry reading. $7 cover/$4 for poets. 21 and over. Free parking.
fmi call 512.844.5491 or e mail spokenword@... This
reading series will be held every other Wednesday.

Thursdays

Caucas Club, 912 Red River. 5:30 to 9. A new poetry open mic venue
with Whatamelon and Ling. fmi call 542-4010.

(Ft. Worth) Four Star Coffee Bar, 3324 West 7th Street, Ft. Worth,
Tx. 76107. Four Star Five Minute Workshop every Thursday night from 7
pm until 10 pm. fmi call Cliff Roberts at (817) 624-9295 or
vanpire13@...

Fridays

La Tazza Fresca (second and fourth Fridays) 519 West 37th Street. 7
to 9 p.m Hosted by Johnni Zanni and Kathleen Romana

Sundays

(Fort Worth) Borders, Hulen at IH 20. 7-9 p.m. Open Mic hosted on a
rotating basis by Brenda Roberts, Michele Baker, and Helen Jones.
Bring your poetry and read with us. fmi contact Susan Vogel Taylor at
blizmadriztm@...

Monthly Venues

First Tuesday

Tuesday, Feb. 1 (Houston) Borders River Oaks, (corner of Kirby and
West Alabama. 7:30 p.m. The Poetry Reading Series is sponsored by the
Art Institute of Houston Poetry Club and hosted by Ken Jones. This
month's featured guest is . John Gorman, University of Houston Clear
Lake creative Writing Professor and the 6th edition of the Keyhole
magazine.An open reading (2 poems maximum) follows the feature. fmi
contact poetken@...

First Thursdays

Dona Emilias Restaurant, 101 San Jacinto & Caesar Chavez, 8 to 11
p.m. Bohemian Rhapsody, An aesthetic collage-art, music, dance and
poetry. Combining the visual and performing arts, this multimedia
presentation draws heavily from the Harlem Renaissance & its
historical flowering of music, art, and poetry. The evening
will feature intriguing artwork and visual displays by local artists
and artisans, poetry readings,and social dance, all accompanied by
tropical and Afro-Latin music from DJ Antonio Quinn. fmi contact
VALPOET@...

(San Antonio) Cafe Revolucion, 527 El Paso, off Frio, 3 blocks south
of UTSA Downtown. 9 p.m. $2 cover. Sol City Slam, San Antonio's
Alternative Poetry Slam, is back. Jason Van Blaricom has graciously
taken the reigns as Slammaster at our new location. Bring your poetry
and throw down with other wordsmiths and verbal heavyweights. Also
enjoy exceptional beverages and outstanding food. This event is co-
sponsored by Sun Poet's Society and Cafe Revolucion fmi contact Jason
Van Blaricom, j_j_van_blaricom@...
or Rod C. Stryker, (210) 325-8122

(San Antonio) Poesia Del Sol at the Koffee Kup, 1025 Donaldson Ave.
(off Fredericksburg Rd., close to Jefferson High School). 7 to 9 p.m.
Sun Poet's Society sponsors family-oriented poetry reading hosted by
Rod C. Stryker. fmi contact sunpoets@...

First Fridays

Killeen, Tx. Starbucks 7 p.m. Poetry Night at Starbuck's Established
& Inspiring Poets: Come & make your talent known! fmi contact
Michelle 699-0545

Mojo's Poetry Grind, 2714 Guadalupe. 7-10 p.m. First Fridays open
reading series. Tip Jar passed for featured poets. February
featured poets include Ingrid Karklins, Jena Weatherby, Phillip
Abbott, Whatamelon, Linda Wandt, Kathleen Romana, Ivanho. Hosted by
Jim O'Hare. Uncensored reading.

(Houston) Inprint House, 1524 Sul Ross, across from the Menil
Collection, Houston, Texas. Doors open 8:30 p.m. First Fridays
reading series, hosted by Robert Clark. Featured poet: R. T.
Castleberry, followed by open mic. FMI telephone 713 521 3519 or e-
mail Houstonfirstfri@...

First Saturdays

Poetry In The Arts - Austin History Center, 810 Guadalupe (9th and
Guadalupe, next to the Austin Public Library). 2 p.m. Ruthan S.
Meszaros, linguist, poet and author of the one act play, Death Takes
A Holiday, will be the featured reader. Love will be the theme of her
program, followed by open mic. fmi contact 453-7920. fmi on the
Poetry in the Arts organization, go to
www.poetryinarts.org

Expressions at Austin Baha'i Center, 2215 E.M. Franklin, Austin. 7
p.m. Admission - Plate of food for pot luck at intermission and
canned food for Poets Pantry. February program: -"LOVE POEMS ONLY!"
featuring the love poetry of Chandra Washington, Patricia Fiske, Dave
Keen, Steve Vera, Ivanho, Kathleen Romana and many more! Round robin
open mike following featured program. Children's area. All ages
reading. fmi call 926-8880 or or 416-7435 or visit
www.austinbahai.org

(Sherman, Tx.) - Texoma Poetry Society meets the 1st Saturday of
each month from 2 til 4 in the meeting room at Sherman Public Library
(cr. Washington and Travis Streets) in Sherman Texas. President
Emeritus Leona Welch is in charge until further notice and the
contact information for them is (903)464-0140 or
lrwelch@...

Second Thursdays

Barnes & Noble in the Arboretum, 10000 Research Blvd. 7:30 p.m.
Poetry reading series, hosted on alternating months by Herman Nelson
and John Berry. Featured guests, followed by open mic poetry. fmi
call (512) 928-0619

Second Saturday

Mitchie's Fine Black Art and Gift Gallery, Lincoln Village Shopping
Center, 6406 North IH 35, Suite #2800, Austin, TX 787525, 3 p.m. to 5
p.m. Monthly poetry slam hosted by Reggie Goodwin. fmi call (512)
323-6901. Monthly Poetry is recorded for television to air on Channel
16.

Third Thursdays

Green Chai Cafe, 601 Chestnut, Bastrop, Tx. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Poetry
circle round robin style, hosted by India Rassner-Donovan

Arboretum Barnes & Noble, 10,000 Research. 7:30 p.m. Monthly poetry
workshop led by Barbara Youngblood Carr. Bring 10 copies of a one-
page (or less) poem to share for discussion and friendly critiquing.
Be prepared to create a short new piece with a themed subject during
the workshop, if time permits.FMI 418-8985 (Barnes & Noble) or 343-
7940 (Carr).

Third Saturdays

(Fort Worth) Fort Worth Haiku Society meeting at Four Star Coffee
Bar, 3324 West 7th Street, Ft. Worth, Tx. 76107. Send any
submissions to fwhaiku@... or vanpire13@... For more
information call Cliff or Brenda Roberts at (817) 624-9295 or
fwhaiku@...

Fourth Mondays

(Fort Worth) The Fourth Monday Night Poets Alliance of North Texas
(PANT) is now meeting at the Cowtown Bowling Alley on River Oaks Blvd
and Jacksboro Hwy from 7:30 til 9. For more information contact Jon
or Janet Gregory at jgbard@...

Fourth Wednesday

Triumph Cafe and Coffee Shop, 3808 Spicewood Springs Rd (just off
MOPAC No.). 7 p.m. Borders-on-the-Word, hosted by Barbara Youngblood
Carr. fmi call 339-9399 (Triumph Cafe and Coffee Shop) or 343-7940
(Carr).

Fourth Saturdays

Austin Poetry Society meets the Fourth Saturday of each month, 2 to 5
p.m. Howson Branch Library, 2500 Exposition. Open to the public. fmi
contact Dillon McKinsey at rimer777@...

Yarborough Branch Library, 2200 Hancock Drive, Austin, Tx. 2 p.m. The
Past Poetry Project. fmi contact gemartt@... or go to
www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/news/nr20040721.htm

Special Events:

(Houston) On Saturday, Feb. 5, Kaye Abikhaled will be a featured
guest at the Houston Poetry Society's meeting. She will be reading
from her new book, Club des Poètes. fmi contact Kaye at
abikhaled@...

(Austin) Monday, Feb. 14 @ Cafe Mundi, 1704 East 5th. 7 p.m. Being a
benefit for love, St. Valentine's Day reading, hosted by Jim O'Hair.
Featured poets include Thom the World Poet, Kathleen Romana, Jena
Weatherby. Donate to benefit Tsunami survivors and East Austin
rebuild project. fmi call 236-8634

(Fort Worth) Sunday, Feb. 19 @ Rose Marine Theater, 1440 N. Main
Street Fort Worth Texas. $10. THE WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT
POETRY SLAM presented by Not Just Alphabets in association with Fort
Worth Slams. Hosted by A.J. Houston and Michael Guinn. Featuring the
Fort Worth Slam Team. Some of the nation's hottest spoken word
artist and performance poets vye for over $500.00 in CASH! fmi
contact jordanmichaelg@...

II. Announcements

1. x magazinewww.flippedeye.net/xmag
Price: GBP 4.00
Annual Subscription: GBP 15.00 (postage included)

Issue 7 of x magazine, the only international quarterly magazine for
poetry and prose dedicated to live artists, in now out. Already on
the shelves of Index Bookcentre in Brixton, it will be in Borders on
Charing Cross Road from Monday January 10, 2005.

Edited by Nii Ayikwei Parkes and Stazja McFadyen, and a series of
guest/contributing editors, x magazine is a literature magazine that
features poetry and prose by artists who read their work in public.
In line with that, the format of the magazine is designed to be
highly readable as opposed to isolationist.

In under two years of operation x magazine has featured/interviewed
Courttia Newland (UK author of the genre-defining "The Scholar"), Ani
DiFranco (US Poetess/Musician), Tim Wells (UK Punk/Rant Poet), and
Ursula Rucker. Previous contributors include; Amiri Baraka & Theodore
Harris III, Agnes Meadows, Bob Holman, Georgia Popoff, Taalam Acey,
Marvin G. Kimbrough, Ekere Tallie, Aoife Mannix, Quraysh Ali Lansana,
Silvia Curbelo (recipient of the 1996 Jessica Nobel-Maxwell Memorial
Poetry Prize from the American Poetry Review), Valeria Melchioretto,
Heather Taylor, Salena Godden and Natasha Carrizosa.

This issue features an exclusive interview with Tsunami MC,
poet/musician and programmer of one of the largest poetry slams in
France - Planete Slam, Paris; prose from Kadija Sesay and Dominic
Berry; as well as poetry from Mahogany Browne, Baden Prince, Ysabelle
Cheung, Jacob Sam-La Rose, Gemma Weekes, Yong Shu Hoong, Sonya Hallet
and many more.

For x magazine subscription details, please visit the website at:
www.flippedeye.net/xmag

2. Call for Submissions: Texas Poetry Calendar 2006
Postmark Deadline15 March 2005
Guidelines: · Submit 1 – 3 typewritten poems; 30-line limit per
poem, including title and spaces;
no e-mail submissions;
no previously published poems.·
Do not place your name or other identifying information on the poems
themselves.· Poems with a Texas connection preferred.·
Submit a cover letter that includes:
-The title of each poem (first line for an untitled poem). We
strongly prefer titled poems.
-Your e-mail address and phone number
- A short bio—50 words or less·
Include a check for $5.00, payable to Dos Gatos Press.·
If you do not use e-mail, include an SASE for contact. Poems will be
recycled.· Mail your submission packet to:
Texas Poetry Calendar 2006
Dos Gatos Press
1310 Crestwood Road
Austin, TX 78722
Announcing the Texas Poetry Calendar Awards for 2006:·
First Place: $100.00·
Second Place: $50.00·
Third Place: $25.00
All poems submitted to the calendar will be considered. In addition
to the monetary prize, award-winning poems will receive special
recognition in the Texas Poetry Calendar 2006.Contest judged by
Robert McDowell, poet and founder of Story Line Press. CONTRIBUTORS
PUBLISHED IN THE CALENDAR WILL RECEIVE ONE COMPLIMENTARY COPY OF
TEXAS POETRY CALENDAR 2006

3. Luciana: Below the Belt by Harriet Green.
£7.50 (that's about $13) 88 pages, PB, Published by Chameleon
Library, ISBN 0954818105 1
Available online at
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0954818105/qid=1107128295/sr=
1-1/ref=sr_1_8_1/202-6905961-2772668 (copy and paste into your
browser)

Excerpt from review by Paul J. Sampson, Non-fiction Editor,
Eclectica.org
"Women have been writing sexy poems at least since Sappho, and both
genders are still reading them with pleasure. Harriet Green's
collection, 'Luciana: Below The Belt', is a bright new blossom on
this old vine. (The comparison to a growing plant comes easily when
you read her poem 'Fruity Salad'. You'll never take strawberries for
granted again. And pears!) I have to wonder how women who read this
book will see the poet. This male reader wants to see her close up,
soon, and frequently. The author gives us a few glimpses, by the way,
in the black-and-white photographs she scatters throughout the book.
However, the real image of the poet comes from the poems, not the
pictures. This is a complex woman who writes in several styles, from
saucy to funny to serious, as the subject demands. She is sexually
frank - very frank - but never nasty. She is unafraid of herself, her
body, her emotions or her mind - and certainly not afraid of words.
Spend some time with her, reading her words, preferably aloud, and
perhaps with someone who is important to you.

4. Poetry and Art in the Museum of the Living Artist, Balboa Park,
San Diego
Poetry and Art is a quarterly series dedicated to giving people an
opportunity to express themselves in a variety of artistic forms and
styles. It is a free speech event with the purpose of exposing the
diversity and the greatness of our region¹s artists. Audiences will
hear poetry and prose in dialogue with painting, photography,
sculpture, and other art forms. The two featured artists serve not
only as entertainment, but also as inspiration for developing
artists. The open mic portion of the show is for all artists and
performers to strut their stuff. There will be music throughout,
performed by Israel Maldonado (guitar) and Shannon Bates (saxophone).
The next Poetry and Art event features the editor of Poetry
International, Fred Moramarco, and Cecil Hayduke, moderator of the
San Diego Poetry Slam at Voz Alta. The show is set for Wednesday,
Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the Museum of the Living Artist, 1439 El
Prado, Balboa Park. Come perform or sit back and enjoy the show!
Contact Michael Klam at 619-225-8191, klamshak@..., or Kerstin
Robers, 236-0011, admin@..., for more information.
Visit: www.sandiego-art.org

5. 13th Annual Austin International Poetry Festival
April 14-17, 2005www.aipf.org
Austin Poets International promotes literary excellence by connecting
poets from Austin and around the world. We provide a dynamic,
inclusive environment that celebrates a passion for language,
cultural diversity, and self-expression. Our organization unites
writers with the broadest audience in a sharing of ideas that affirms
our humanity.
Deadline for di-verse-city Anthology is February 1, 2005
No late submissions will be accepted. To register online
immediately, go to the AIPF web site at www.aipf.org

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Stazja