Austin Poetry Society Museletter
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Saturday Critique Group
The Critique Group will meet February 8, 1:30-3:30pm at
Northwest Hills United Methodist Church (NW Hills UMC)
, 7050 Village Center Dr, Austin (
Enter through the office door where awning is. Come to Room 101 – first room off the reception desk after you come in the door.)
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Bring 10 copies of a poem to share. Text “@apsmo” to the number 81010 to get reminder notifications.
All meetings are on a Saturday at 1:30-3:30pm
- March 28 - NW Hills UMC
- April 11 - NW Hills UMC
- May 23 - NW Hills UMC
- June 6 - North Village Library
- July 25 - Old Quarry Library
- August 29 - North Village Library
- September 12 - NW Hills UMC
- October 3 - North Village Library
- November 14 - Millwood Library
- December 5 - North Village Library
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APS Open Mic Night
The February Open Mic will be 5-6:40pm
(change) at the NeWorlDeli,
4101 Guadalupe St, Austin. NeWorlDeli is now booking music for the last slot, so APS has been bumped to the earlier slot.
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January/February Monthly Contest Cancelled
Unfortunately, the APS January/February Monthly Contest has been cancelled. According to our bylaws, contests must have a minimum of five entries to be judged, and this round did not meet that requirement. Poems submitted will be returned to the poets, and no winners will be announced this round. Please submit to our next contest in March! Any current APS member can enter, and winners receive cash prizes as well as publication for first place. Details can be found at http://www.austinpoetrysociety.org/monthly-contests/. The Annual Contests are also open, with entries due April 1st. Lots of opportunities for success! Don’t miss your chance.
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APS Monthly Meetings
All Monthly Meetings are at 1:30-3:30pm in an Austin Public Library Branch, See you there.
- February 15 - Twin Oaks, Rm. #1
- March 21 - Carver, Rm. #1
- April 18 - Cepeda, Rm. #1
- May 16 - Cepeda, Rm. #1
- September 19 - Carver, Rm. #1
- October 17 - Terrazas, Rm. #1
- November 21 - Hampton at Oak Hill
- December 19 - Old Quarry Branch
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Poetry Contests and Calls for Submissions
Visions International
has started looking for poems for the 2020 issues. We hope to see work from our friends in Austin. Our Website is:
www.visionsi.com
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Austin International Poetry Festival anthology (di-vêrsé-city) submissions are now open. They close on February 28, 2020. Guidelines
here.
Black Lawrence 2020 Hudson Prize
is now open for submissions! Each year Black Lawrence Press Hudson Prize is awarded for an unpublished collection of poems or short stories. The prize is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The winner of this contest will receive book publication, a $1,000 cash award, and ten copies of the book. Prizes are awarded on publication. The deadline is March 31.
Submit your manuscript here.
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Alabama State Poetry Society Annual John and Miriam Morris Memorial Chapbook competition. Deadline: 5/31/2020.
E-mail the editor
for details.
Member Publication News
Gordon Magil
l had one of his poems selected for the Poems on Panes contest that put poems printed on vinyl on 11 shop windows in downtown Tallahassee, FL.
Monday January 6, Austin poets participated with host Greg Ciotti in two KOOP programs. Participants included
Kaye Abikhaled
,
Ken Jones
,
Edith Tapia
,
Peter Sebert,
Teresa Y. Roberson
, and
Spirit Thom
. Gilka Cespedes was also with us. She has a long association with putting Austin poets on Community Radio KOOP.
Two Anthologies were promoted-TOMORROW'S POETS TODAY (young poets) and PASSED POETS(for Austin poets passed).
LaVern Spencer McCarthy
has a new book published called
Porch Swing Rhyme
.
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Hosts, please e-mail featured poets and schedule changes, including the first week of next month, to
musecarta@gmail.com
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Sunday, February 2nd, 1-3pm, Malvern Books,
613 West 29th Street, Austin.
The Lion & The Pirate Open Mic.
In association with Art Spark Texas (formerly VSA Texas) and the Pen2Paper Creative Writing Contest (a project of the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), we’re delighted to present an inclusive open mic for writers, performers, and acoustic musicians.
Sunday, February 2, 3:30-5:30pm, Recycled Reads,
5335 Burnet Rd, Austin.
poetic License
- open mic hosted by Janet Kuypers.
Sunday, February 2, 7-10pm, Kick Butt Café
,
613 W 29th St, Austin
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Spoken & Heard
. Open Mic hosted by Element315, Lost In Thought, Ernie B, and Hot Tamale.
Tuesday, February 4, 7-8:30pm, My Favorite Books, Tallahassee, FL. Open Mic Poetry and Storytelling Night
hosted by Linda Marie Cossa. Feature: Sherika Duncan
author
and poet
Tuesday, February 4, 7-9pm, Scuba Gear Open Mic,
Cenote Windsor Park,
6214 Cameron Rd.
Tuesday, February 4, 7-10pm, The Hideaway Kitchen & Bar,
4323 S. I-35, Austin
.
Music and poetry jam
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Wednesday, February 5, 1-3pm, Half Price Books
,
5555 N. Lamar, Austin.
Community Poetry
, hosted by Thom Woodruff.
Wednesday, February, 1-3pm, Full English Cafe
, 2000 Southern Oaks, Austin.
Corroboree
/
Harriet's Writing Group
.
Wednesday, February 5, 2-3:30pm, Poetry for Wellness,
St. Luke, West Lynn and 14th, No experience needed. Rich discussions and discoveries of the poems we each carry. For information contact Martha Ward, koockward@gmail.com.
Wednesday, February 5, 5:30-8pm, Dozen Street
,
1808 E 12th St, Austin.
Open Mic at Dozen Street.
Hosted by Haydon Hoodoo and Scooter Holiday.
Wednesday, February 5, 8-10pm, Santa Cruz Theate
r
1805 East 7th, Austin
. Open Mic hosted Stacie Shea Williams.
Saturday, February 8, 12:30-2:30pm
,
Poetry Aloud
at
Grace Heritage Center
,
817 S Main St, Georgetown
, hosted by Mike and Joyce Gullickson. Themes: Valentine's, Love Poems.
Note change of venue!
Sunday, February 9, 3:30-5:30pm, Recycled Reads,
5335 Burnet Rd, Austin.
poetic License
- open mic hosted by Janet Kuypers.
Sunday, February 9, 7-10pm, Kick Butt Café
,
613 W 29th St, Austin
.
Spoken & Heard
. Open Mic hosted by Element315, Lost In Thought, Ernie B, and Hot Tamale.
Monday, February 10th, 7-9pm, Malvern Books,
613 West 29th Street, Austin.
Austin Community College Literary Coffeehouse: Reading & Open Mic.
Everyone is welcome to attend the Austin Community College Creative Writing Department’s Literary Coffeehouse, hosted by Charlotte Gullick. An open mic follows this month’s featured reader, Jeremy Garrett.
Tuesday, February 11, 7-9pm, Scuba Gear Open Mic,
Cenote Windsor Park,
6214 Cameron Rd.
Tuesday, February 11, 7-10pm, The Hideaway Kitchen & Bar,
4323 S. I-35, Austin
.
Music and poetry jam
.
Wednesday, February 12, 1-3pm, Full English Cafe
, 2000 Southern Oaks, Austin.
Corroboree/Harriet's Writing Group
.
Wednesday, February 12, 5:30-8pm, Dozen Street
,
1808 E 12th St, Austin.
Open Mic at Dozen Street.
Hosted by Haydon Hoodoo and Scooter Holiday.
Wednesday, February 12, 8-10pm, Santa Cruz Theate
r
1805 East 7th, Austin
. Open Mic hosted Stacie Shea Williams.
Thursday, February 13, 6:30-8pm, Belton Library
,
301 E. 1st Ave. Belton
.
Temple Live Poets
hosted by Donna Bowling.
Thursday, February 13, 7-9pm, Arboretum Barnes & Noble bookstore (upstairs). Austin Cavalcade of Poets
meets at family friendly venue (no vulgarity, no obscene content, no streaking, etc). Hosted by Benjamin Pehr. Open mic follows.
Thursday, February 13, 7:15-9pm, BookWoman,
5501 N. Lamar, Austin
. Book Woman poetry reading featuring Sequoia Maner with host Cindy Huyser. Round-robin Open Mic follows.
Saturday, February 15, 3:30-5:30pm, Recycled Reads,
5335 Burnet Rd, Austin. Open Mic hosted by Louise Gail Richardson.
Sunday, February 16, 7-10pm, Kick Butt Café
,
5775 W. Airport, Austin
.
Spoken & Heard
. Open Mic hosted by Element315, Lost In Thought, Ernie B, and Hot Tamale.
Tuesday, February 18, 6:30-8:30pm, Big Bend Poets & Writers
at
Barnes & Noble Books, Tallahassee, FL. Open Mic
hosted by Gordon Magill and Linda Marie Cossa.
Tuesday, February 18, 7-9pm, Scuba Gear Open Mic,
Cenote Windsor Park,
6214 Cameron Rd.
Tuesday, February 18, 7-10pm, The Hideaway Kitchen & Bar,
4323 S. I-35, Austin
.
Music and poetry jam
.
Wednesday, February 19, 1-3pm, Full English Cafe
, 2000 Southern Oaks, Austin.
Corroboree/Harriet's Writing Group.
Wednesday, February 19, 2-3:30pm, Poetry for Wellness,
St. Luke, West Lynn and 14th, No experience needed. Rich discussions and discoveries of the poems we each carry. For information contact Martha Ward, koockward@gmail.com.
Wednesday, February 19, 5:30-8pm, Dozen Street
,
1808 E 12th St, Austin.
Open Mic at Dozen Street.
Hosted by Haydon Hoodoo and Scooter Holiday.
Wednesday, February 19th, 7-8pm, Malvern Books,
613 West 29th Street, Austin, TX 78705
. ACC Creative Writing Department’s Balcones Prize Winners
. Join us for something rather special: Austin Community College’s Creative Writing Department will be introducing us to the two winners of their 2018 Balcones Prize. Shena McAuliffe will read from
The Good Echo
(2018 Balcones Fiction Prize) and Margaree Little will read from her collection
Rest
(2018 Balcones Poetry Prize).
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Wednesday, February 19, 8-10pm, Santa Cruz Theater
1805 East 7th, Austin. Open Mic hosted Stacie Shea Williams.
Thursday, February 20, noon,
Lamar Senior Activity Center,
2874 Shoal Crest, Austin. Spirit Thom and Magic Jack read poetry at the opening of the Texas Association of Retired Americans (TARA) monthly meeting.
Thursday, February 20, 7-9pm, Thirsty Thursday, Pioneer Bank, 100 Creek Rd., Dripping Springs. Features: poems from
Through Layered Limestone anthology. Open mic (theme "Best News Yet!") follows. For more information or directions, call 512-858-2024. Use Factor Technology door on west side.
Note: change in venue.
Poetry at Round Top 2020 registration will open online on
February 17, 2020, at 9am. This year's featured readers include Mark Doty, Jenny Xie, Alicia Ostriker, Allison Joseph, ire'ne lara silva, Edward Vidaurre, and Mary Szybist. Additional workshops will be offered by Naomi Shihab Nye and Sasha West, and the music program will be by Dr. Adrian Ruiz. April 24-26. More information is available at our Facebook site or website:
poetryatroundtop.org.
Saturday, February 22, 12:30-2:30pm
,
Poetry Aloud
at
Grace Heritage Center
,
817 S Main St, Georgetown
, hosted by Mike and Joyce Gullickson. Theme: Celebration, House Arrest.
Note change of venue!
Saturday, February 22nd, 1-2pm, Malvern Books,
613 West 29th Street, Austin.
Malvern’s Line/Break Poetry Book Club.
We’d like to invite you to join Malvern’s Line/Break Poetry Book Club! Hosted by Malvernian Claire Bowman, this is a reading group for those of you interested in exploring works from our expansive poetry section. This month’s selection is
Advantages of Being Evergreen
by Oliver Baez Bendorf.
Saturday, February 22nd, 7-8pm, Malvern Books,
613 West 29th Street, Austin, TX 78705.
Kallisto Gaia Press presents
The Ocotillo Review Volume 4.1
.
Join us in celebrating the launch of the 2020 winter issue of Kallisto Gaia Press’ literary journal,
The Ocotillo Review
, which features over 100 pages of literary genius by award-winning writers from around the world and superb new pieces by writers from underserved communities. This event will also be celebrating the winner of the 2019 Julia Darling Memorial Poetry Prize.
Sunday, February 23, 7-10pm, Kick Butt Café
,
5775 W. Airport, Austin
.
Spoken & Heard
. Open Mic hosted by Element315, Lost In Thought, Ernie B, and Hot Tamale.
Tuesday, February 25, 7-10pm, The Hideaway Kitchen & Bar,
4323 S. I-35, Austin
.
Music and poetry jam
Tuesday, February 25, 7-9pm, Scuba Gear Open Mic,
Cenote Windsor Park,
6214 Cameron Rd.
Wednesday, February 26 , 1-3pm, Full English Cafe
, 2000 Southern Oaks, Austin.
Corroboree/Harriet's Writing Group
.
Wednesday, February 26, 5:30-8pm, Dozen Street
,
1808 E 12th St, Austin.
Open Mic at Dozen Street.
Hosted by Haydon Hoodoo and Scooter Holiday.
Wednesday, February 26, 8-10pm, Santa Cruz Theate
r
1805 East 7th, Austin
. Open Mic hosted Stacie Shea Williams.
Friday, February 28th, 7-9pm, Malvern Books
,
613 West 29th Street, Austin
.
I Scream Social Reading & Open Mic.
Get your cones ready for another round of Malvern Books’ FREE reading series, I SCREAM SOCIAL, hosted by Malvern’s own Annar Veröld and Schandra Madha. Featuring women and nonbinary writers from the Austin community (and beyond!), this month I Screamers are TBA.
Saturday, February 29th, 7-8pm, Malvern Books,
613 West 29th Street, Austin, TX 78705.
Julie Howd Chapbook Launch.
Join us in celebrating the launch of Julie Howd’s chapbook,
Threshold
(Host Publications). Host Publications is honored to award Julie Howd’s chapbook
Threshold
as the recipient of the Spring 2020 Host Publications Chapbook Prize.
Sunday, March 1, 3:30-5:30pm, Recycled Reads,
5335 Burnet Rd, Austin.
Poetic License - open mic hosted by Janet Kuypers.
Sunday, March 1st, 4-5pm, Malvern Books,
613 West 29th Street, Austin.
An Afternoon with Lisa Rosenberg & Adrienne Drobnies.
Jojn us for a reading with Lisa Rosenberg and Adrienne Drobnies. Lisa and Adrienne will be on a panel of scientist-poets at the upcoming AWP Conference in San Antonio.
Sunday, March 1, 7-10pm, Kick Butt Café
,
5775 W. Airport, Austin
.
Spoken & Heard
. Open Mic hosted by Element315, Lost In Thought, Ernie B, and Hot Tamale.
Tuesday, March 3rd 7-8pm, Malvern Books,
613 West 29th Street, Austin.
Gillian Conoley Book Launch.
Join us in celebrating the launch of acclaimed poet Gillian Conoley’s
A Little More Red Sun on the Human: New and Selected Poems
(Nightboat Books). With readings from Gillian, Julie Carr, and Micah Bateman.
Tuesday, March 3, 7-9pm, Scuba Gear Open Mic,
Cenote Windsor Park,
6214 Cameron Rd.
Wednesday, March 4, 1-3pm, Full English Cafe
, 2000 Southern Oaks, Austin.
Corroboree.
Wednesday, March 4, 1-3pm, Half Price Books
,
5555 N. Lamar, Austin.
Community Poetry
, hosted by Thom Woodruff.
Wednesday, March 4, 5:30-8pm, Dozen Street
,
1808 E 12th St, Austin.
Open Mic at Dozen Street.
Hosted by Haydon Hoodoo and Scooter Holiday.
Wednesday, March 4, 8-10pm,
Santa Cruz Theate
r
1805 East 7th, Austin
. Open Mic hosted Stacie Shea Williams.
April 24-26, Poetry at Round Top.
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