Dear Poets,

Poetry by Candlelight on Dec. 11 is cancelled due a schedule conflict with
Clearwater's Miracle on Cleveland Street which was moved from Dec. 4 to Dec. 11.
Poetry by Candlelight will return on Friday, Jan. 8, celebrating its 1 yr.
anniversary.

While I have your attention, ARC Music,Inc. is offering a holiday season special
sale, 20% discount on any of ARC Music's 1000 world music titles.  Go to
www.arcmusic.co.uk, make your selections. When you get to the check out page,
you will be asked to enter a discount code. Type in the code: arcincfs12.  20%
will be deducted from your order. Sale ends Friday, Dec. 11, so act now.

Thanks to the efforts of Poets for Human Rights, Clearwater City Council has
proclaimed Dec. 5 through Dec. 12 "Clearwater Human Rights Week."  Hear the
reading of the proclamation at Poets for Human Rights' Annual Awards on
Saturday, Dec. 12, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Clearwater Main Library. Special
guest poets, winners of the 2009 Anita McAndrews Award and 2009 Alexander Popoff
Youth Award poetry contests will be announced, reading of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, and presentation of the 2009 Clearwater
Humanitarian Awards.  Free and open to the public.

Love,

Stazja

Hello Poets,

I invite you all to attend the annual Poets for Human Rights awards on Saturday,
Dec. 12 at the Clearwater Main Library. Details below.

If you know of a poetry event that isn't listed or corrections need to be made,
send details to stazja@yahoo. com. If I got anything wrong, set me straight.
Here's the list (be sure to check with venues to confirm schedules).

Bradenton

Poets and Writers Group has moved from The Village Bookshop to the VOA Community
Room, just off Tamiami Trail at 68th Avenue. The group continues to meet on
Thursdays.

Brandon

Friday, December 11 - (Brandon) Barnes and Noble Brandon, 122 Brandon Town
Center Drive, Brandon. 7:30 p.m. Brandon Poets and Artists Guild Meeting, with
open mic poetry reading, all welcome. (Second Friday of each month). Fmi call
B&N at 813-661-9883

Clearwater

Friday, Dec. 4 - Beaux Arts Gallery, reopening at 709 S. Missouri Avenue,
Clearwater, FL 33756.  8 p.m.  $5 at the door. Food and drink.  Poets Wayne
Williams, Brad Morewood and Rev. Wyrdsli will be performing at the opening of
the one week exhibit "Dissection – the creative process." Fmi call 727-520-4102.

Friday, December 11 - 1 p.m.   Tune in to Art in Your Ear on WMNF, 88.5 FM or
www.wmnf.org to listen live.  Larry Jaffe and I will be joining JoEllen to talk
about the annual Poets for Human Rights Awards event on Saturday, Dec. 12.

Friday, December 11 – Peter Gillham's Cafe, 533 Cleveland Street, downtown
Clearwater. 7 p.m. Poetry by Candlelight is back, now at Peter Gillham's Café,
where you can enjoy delicious comestibles and organic coffee sweetened with
poetry. Open mic reading, everyone is welcome. Alan Graham will be your host.
Fmi contact alan@tenwildhorses. com.

Saturday, December 12 -  Clearwater Main Library, 100 Osceola, Clearwater 33755.
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Poets for Human Rights annual awards, hosted by Larry
Jaffe.  Guest poets :  Malcolm Johnson, Renee Duke, L.D. Sledge, Barbara Sorey. 
Presentation of 2009 Anita McAndrews Award and 2009 Alexander Popoff Youth Award
poetry contest winners, and 2009 Clearwater Humanitarian Awards. Audience
participation reading of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (celebrating
its 61st anniversary on Dec. 10).
Free and open to the public.  Free parking. Light refreshments. Fmi contact
shelley@....

Sunday, December 19 – Pangea Café and International Market, 34 N. Ft. Harrison
Ave, downtown Clearwater. 5:30 p.m. Arts Alive open mic is back and better than
ever! Hosted by Steve Dockendorf, third Sunday of every month. Performance
artists of all disciplines are welcome to share your work. Get there early for
sign-up. Fmi contact elyse@creatingisjoy .com

Indian Rocks Beach

Wednesday, Dec. 23 – Indian Rocks Beach Library, 1507 Bay Palm Blvd., Indian
Rocks Beach. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday's Word Open Mic Poetry Reading. Wednesday's
Word warmly welcomes poets and all who take pleasure in spoken word. Hosted by
Michael JE Whalen. First time readers welcome. 4th Wednesday of each month. Fmi
contact mewhalen@earthlink. net

Indian Shores

Saturday, Dec. 5 -Indian Shores Coffee Company, 19221 Gulf Blvd, Indian Shores.
7 to 10 p.m. Open mic for word and music. Every Saturday. Fmi contact
GBBlue11@yahoo. com or call (727) 593-1707.

Largo

Monday, Dec. 14 - Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Dr., Largo, FL. 6:30
p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Poets Live! Open mic poetry. Hosted by Wayne S. Williams.
December theme – Hands. November Poet Bio: Joseph Brodsky. FMI contact Wayne S.
Williams at cylum@tampabay. rr.com. (Repeats second Monday of each month.)

New Port Richey

Friday, December 11 and Friday, Dec. 25. - Progress Energy Art Gallery, 6231
Grand Blvd, New Port Richey. 6 to 8 p.m. Progress Energy Art Gallery hosts
poetry readings 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month. Open to all styles. If you
are a poet and want your work heard, stop in and share. If you are shy, why not
just come listen and enjoy. Refreshment will be served. fmi contact Frances
Durler @ 727-848-8500. Call Frances to verify Dec. 25 date.

Palm Harbor

Thursday, Dec. 3 and Thursday, Dec. 17 - Tiffany's Restaurant, 35000 US Hwy 19
N, Palm Harbor, FL - Fountains Plaza, west side of 19, just north of Alderman
Road. 6:15 - 8:30. Kindred Spirits Poets' Forum hosted by Christine Curti and
Susan Barry. Writing exercises first hour, followed by open mic poetry reading.
fmi call Christine @ 727-942-3623 or Susan @ 727-403-0514. First and third
Thursdays of each month

St. Pete

Wednesday, Dec. 2 - (St. Pete) The Tavern at Bayboro, 121 Seventh Ave South, St.
Pete. 8 p.m. Open mic for musicians, poets, jugglers and clowns. Hosted by Ken
Robinson and Richard Flamm. Repeats every Wednesday

Wednesday, December 2 - (St. Pete) The Lobby, 217 Central Avenue, St. Pete.
10:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Poetry Resurrection! Hosted by David D and DJ Metrognome
host the Bay Area's most ridiculously talented. Fmi contact speaklobby@gmail.
com. Poetry Resurrection! repeats every Wednesday.

Thursday, December 3 – Dave's Aqua Lounge, 10820 Gandy Blvd, St. Pete. 9 p.m.
Natty Moss heads up a gathering of poets reminiscent of `60's-style coffee
house. Snap snap. Fmi call 727-576-1091. (Repeats every other Thursday).

Sunday, Dec. 6 - The Kizmet Old School Cafe, 1101 1st Ave N., St. Pete 33705. 9
p.m. $5. Black on Black Rhyme St. Petersburg. Hosted by L.I.F.E. Every Sunday.
fmi call 813-810-3582 or log on at www.LIFEIZPOETRY. com

Monday, December 28 - (St. Pete) The Studio@620, 620 First Avenue South, St.
Pete. Doors open at 7:30. $5. Say What? Open Mic last Monday of each month.

Tampa

Wednesday, December 2 – Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, 4819 E. Busch Blvd, Tampa.
Open mic for poets, musicians, etc. 9 p.m. to whenever. One beverage minimum
requested. Arrive early (8 to 8:30) to sign up because the list just keeps
getting longer. Fmi call 813-983-0837. Repeats every Wednesday

Thursday, December 3 – Equino Dorado's Café, 2202 E. 7th Avenue, Ybor City.
Free. 8 p.m. Open mic hosted by Lizz Straight. Fmi call 813-873-2520. (Repeats
every Thursday).

Sunday, December 6 – (Tampa) The Good Luck Café, 1910 Seventh Avenue in Ybor
City. $5. Doors open 8:30. Show begins at 9:30 p.m. Lyrical Aspirations hosted
by J.B. Fmi call (813) 380-0414. Repeats every Sunday.

Monday, December 7 – The Social, 1909 N. 15th Street, Ybor City. ANTISOCIAL @
THE SOCIAL is the new Open Mic/Dance Party Night in Ybor City. Hosted by Jeremy
Gloff, Peter Botti and DJ Mane (Leah Q), ANTISOCIAL is encouraging locals,
bands, acoustic acts, poets, performance artists and comedians to showcase their
talents. (Repeats every Monday.)

Monday, December 7 – Blue Shark, 1502 E. 7th Avenue, Ybor City, Tampa. Open Mic.
Fmi call 813-248-3499

Tuesday, Dec. 8 –Good Luck Cafe, 1910 7th Ave, Ybor City. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Showtime 9 pm. $5 before 10pm/$7 after 10pm. Black On Black Rhyme Tampa has
moved to The Good Luck Club in Ybor City. Your host is L.I.F.E. FMI contact
wordpowerpublicatio ns@gmail. com or call 813-810-3582. (repeats every Tuesday).

Thursday, December 24 - (Tampa) The Tampa Writers Alliance Poetry Group meets on
the 4th Thursday of every month, (excluding December and important holidays,) at
the Barnes and Noble Booksellers (North,) just south of Stall Road on North Dale
Mabry in Tampa. 7 pm. We sit around the table in the back and enjoy each other's
poetry. Sometimes a dozen of us, sometimes twice that. It's not a big, noisy
thing, although sometime folks bring songs and an occasional guitar or bongo
drums. Most stuff goes, unless it is totally gross. It's a membership thing, but
anyone's invited a couple of times to check us out. TWA is a splendid support
organization for writers and poets and playwrights. Come by, bring copies if you
can so we can read along. Think up nice things to say. – Holiday alert – the
TWAPG will be off in December

Friday, December 25 – (Tampa) International Bazaar, 2010 E. Busch Blvd (new
location - Blue and Yellow building, 2 blocks W of 22nd Ave). Free. Doors open
7:30, show starts at 8 p.m. Heard `em Say Teen Poetry Night hosted by Wally B
Clark. Sponsored by the Hillsborough County Arts Council and The International
Bazaar. Fmi call Wally B at (813) 833-4186. Repeats last Friday of each month.
(Check with Wally B about changes in Dec. schedule)

Announcements

Hernando County Fl: Mystic Muse New open mic Pagan Poetry group is forming. For
further info please contact Lori at mysticmuse333@ yahoo.com

See you where the words are,

Stazja

Hello Poets,

If you know of a poetry event that isn't listed or corrections need to be made,
send details to stazja@....  If I got anything wrong, set me straight.
Here's the list (be sure to check with venues to confirm schedules).

Bradenton

Poets and Writers Group has moved from The Village Bookshop to the VOA Community
Room, just off Tamiami Trail at 68th Avenue. The group continues to meet on
Thursdays.

Brandon

Friday, November 11  - (Brandon) Barnes and Noble Brandon, 122 Brandon Town
Center Drive, Brandon. 7:30 p.m.  Brandon Poets and Artists Guild Meeting, with
open mic poetry reading, all welcome. (Second Friday of each month). Fmi call
B&N at 813-661-9883

Clearwater

Friday, November 11 – Peter Gillham's Cafe, 533 Cleveland Street, downtown
Clearwater. 7 p.m. Poetry by Candlelight is back, now at Peter Gillham's Café,
where you can enjoy delicious comestibles and organic coffee sweetened with
poetry. Open mic reading, everyone is welcome. Alan Graham will be your host.
Fmi contact alan@....

Sunday, November 15 – Pangea Café and International Market, 34 N. Ft. Harrison
Ave, downtown Clearwater. 5:30 p.m. Arts Alive open mic is back and better than
ever!  Hosted by Steve Dockendorf, third Sunday of every month. Performance
artists of all disciplines are welcome to share your work. Get there early for
sign-up.  Fmi contact elyse@...

Indian Rocks Beach

Wednesday, November 24 – Indian Rocks Beach Library, 1507 Bay Palm Blvd., Indian
Rocks Beach.  6:30 p.m. Wednesday's Word Open Mic Poetry Reading. Wednesday's
Word warmly welcomes poets and all who take pleasure in spoken word.  Hosted by
Michael JE Whalen. First time readers welcome. 4th Wednesday of each month.  
Fmi contact mewhalen@...

Indian Shores

Saturday, November 7 -Indian Shores Coffee Company, 19221 Gulf Blvd, Indian
Shores. 7 to 10 p.m. Open mic for word and music.  Every Saturday. Fmi contact
GBBlue11@... or call (727) 593-1707.

Largo

Monday, Nov. 9  -  Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Dr., Largo, FL.  6:30
p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Poets Live! Open mic poetry. Hosted by Wayne S. Williams.
November theme – What inspires you. November Poet Bio: Joseph Brodsky. FMI
contact Wayne S. Williams at cylum@.... (Repeats second Monday of
each month.)

New Port Richey

Friday, November 13 and Friday, November 27 - Progress Energy Art Gallery, 6231
Grand Blvd, New Port Richey.  6 to 8 p.m. Progress Energy Art Gallery hosts
poetry readings 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month. Open to all styles. If you
are a poet and want your work heard, stop in and share. If you are shy, why not
just come listen and enjoy. Refreshment will be served. fmi contact Frances
Durler @ 727-848-8500

Palm Harbor

Thursday, November 5 and Thursday, November 19 - Tiffany's Restaurant, 35000 US
Hwy 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL - Fountains Plaza, west side of 19, just north of
Alderman Road. 6:15 - 8:30. Kindred Spirits Poets' Forum hosted by Christine
Curti and Susan Barry. Writing exercises first hour, followed by open mic poetry
reading. fmi call Christine @ 727-942-3623 or Susan @ 727-403-0514. First and
third Thursdays of each month

St. Pete

Wednesday, November 4 - (St. Pete) The Tavern at Bayboro, 121 Seventh Ave South,
St. Pete. 8 p.m. Open mic for musicians, poets, jugglers and clowns.  Hosted by
Ken Robinson and Richard Flamm.  Repeats every Wednesday

Wednesday, November 4 - (St. Pete) The Lobby, 217 Central Avenue, St. Pete.
10:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Poetry Resurrection! Hosted by David D and DJ Metrognome
host the Bay Area's most ridiculously talented.  Fmi contact
speaklobby@.... Poetry Resurrection! repeats every Wednesday.

Thursday, November 12  – Dave's Aqua Lounge, 10820 Gandy Blvd, St. Pete. 9 p.m.
Natty Moss heads up a gathering of poets reminiscent of `60's-style coffee
house.  Snap snap.  Fmi call 727-576-1091. (Repeats every other Thursday).

Sunday, November 8 - The Kizmet Old School Cafe, 1101 1st Ave N., St. Pete
33705. 9 p.m. $5. Black on Black Rhyme St. Petersburg. Hosted by L.I.F.E. Every
Sunday.  fmi call 813-810-3582 or log on at www.LIFEIZPOETRY.com

Monday, November 30 - (St. Pete) The Studio@620, 620 First Avenue South, St.
Pete. Doors open at 7:30. $5. Say What? Open Mic last Monday of each month.

Tampa

Wednesday, November 4 – Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, 4819 E. Busch Blvd, Tampa.
Open mic for poets, musicians, etc. 9 p.m. to whenever. One beverage minimum
requested.   Arrive early (8 to 8:30) to sign up because the list just keeps
getting longer. Fmi call 813-983-0837. Repeats every Wednesday

Thursday, November 5 – University of Tampa Vaughn Center, 9th Floor, 401 W.
Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL. 8 p.m. Writers at the University Tampa U reading series
presents Poet Rhett Iseman Trull. Trull's manuscript for The Real Warnings was
winner of the Anhinga Press Poetry Prize in 2008. Her poems have appeared in The
American Poetry Review, Best New Poets 2008 and Prairie Schooner. Her awards
include prizes from the Academy of American Poets and the Dorothy Sargent
Rosenberg Foundation. She and her husband publish Cave Wall in Greensboro, N.C.

Thursday, November 5 – Equino Dorado's Café, 2202 E. 7th Avenue, Ybor City.
Free. 8 p.m. Open mic hosted by Lizz Straight.  Fmi call 813-873-2520. (Repeats
every Thursday).

Sunday, November 8  – (Tampa) The Good Luck Café, 1910 Seventh Avenue in Ybor
City. $5. Doors open 8:30. Show begins at 9:30 p.m. Lyrical Aspirations hosted
by J.B.  Fmi call (813) 380-0414.  Repeats every Sunday.

Monday, November 9 – Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, 4819 E. Busch Blvd, Tampa. Open
mic for poets, musicians, etc. 9 p.m. to whenever. One beverage minimum
requested.   Arrive early (8 to 8:30) to sign up because the list just keeps
getting longer. Fmi call 813-983-0837. Repeats every Monday.

Monday, November 9 – The Social, 1909 N. 15th Street, Ybor City. ANTISOCIAL @
THE SOCIAL is the new Open Mic/Dance Party Night in Ybor City. Hosted by Jeremy
Gloff, Peter Botti and DJ Mane (Leah Q), ANTISOCIAL is encouraging locals,
bands, acoustic acts, poets, performance artists and comedians to showcase their
talents. (Repeats every Monday.)

Monday, November 9  – Blue Shark, 1502 E. 7th Avenue, Ybor City, Tampa. Open
Mic. Fmi call 813-248-3499

Tuesday, Nov 10 –Good Luck Cafe, 1910 7th Ave, Ybor City.  Doors open at 8 p.m.
Showtime 9 pm.  $5 before 10pm/$7 after 10pm.  Black On Black Rhyme Tampa has
moved to The Good Luck Club in Ybor City.  Your host is L.I.F.E.  FMI contact
wordpowerpublications@... or call 813-810-3582. (repeats every Tuesday).

Thursday, November 26 - (Tampa) The Tampa Writers Alliance Poetry Group meets on
the 4th Thursday of every month, (excluding December and important holidays,) at
the Barnes and Noble Booksellers (North,) just south of Stall Road on North Dale
Mabry in Tampa. 7 pm. We sit around the table in the back and enjoy each other's
poetry. Sometimes a dozen of us, sometimes twice that. It's not a big, noisy
thing, although sometime folks bring songs and an occasional guitar or bongo
drums. Most stuff goes, unless it is totally gross. It's a membership thing, but
anyone's invited a couple of times to check us out. TWA is a splendid support
organization for writers and poets and playwrights. Come by, bring copies if you
can so we can read along. Think up nice things to say. – Holiday alert – the
TWAPG will be off for Thanksgiving.

Friday,  November 27  – (Tampa) International Bazaar, 2010 E. Busch Blvd (new
location - Blue and Yellow building, 2 blocks W of 22nd Ave). Free. Doors open
7:30, show starts at 8 p.m.  Heard `em Say Teen Poetry Night  hosted by Wally B
Clark. Sponsored by the Hillsborough County Arts Council and The
International Bazaar.  Fmi call Wally B at (813) 833-4186. Repeats last Friday
of each month.

Announcements

Poets for Human Rights will celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights at the Poets for Human Rights Annual Awards event
scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12.  Winner of the 2009 Anita McAndrews Award
Poetry Contest, judged by Sheema Kalbasi, Persian human rights advocate and
award winning poet, will be announced. The winning poem will be presented by the
author or a guest reader. Poets from the Tampa Bay area who submitted poems to
the contest will be invited to read their poems.   Humanitarian awards will be
given to local human rights heroes.  Hosted by Larry Jaffe, co-founder of Poets
for Human Rights and Poet Laureate of Youth for Human Rights International. This
event is free and open to the public.  For more information contact
stazja@....

Hernando County Fl: Mystic Muse New open mic Pagan Poetry group is forming. For
further info please contact Lori at mysticmuse333@...

See you where the words are,

Stazja