Enormous Room
Wow! What a great time we had reading last night at Kent State Stark campus. The Enormous Room turned out to be a library conference room. Nice turnout. GREAT audience.
We think of enormous as a spacial reference... the size of a room, or a vase, or a lake-front home. The enormity of this reading space lies in the receptivity, interest, and openness of the hearts and minds of young people who love poetry. They pulled life from someplace deep inside of each of us, and even when we were done they hungered for more.
The opportunity to answer questions about process and purpose--THAT I hadn't expected!
Bob Miltner was a tremendously gracious host. Steve Abbott, Jen Bosveld and I agreed: This is a place any person within several miles of this Kent State location should hurry to each month. It will be contagious. It will leave you covered in sparks. It will teach you what your words can do and leave you speechless and full of words at the same time.
We think of enormous as a spacial reference... the size of a room, or a vase, or a lake-front home. The enormity of this reading space lies in the receptivity, interest, and openness of the hearts and minds of young people who love poetry. They pulled life from someplace deep inside of each of us, and even when we were done they hungered for more.
The opportunity to answer questions about process and purpose--THAT I hadn't expected!
Bob Miltner was a tremendously gracious host. Steve Abbott, Jen Bosveld and I agreed: This is a place any person within several miles of this Kent State location should hurry to each month. It will be contagious. It will leave you covered in sparks. It will teach you what your words can do and leave you speechless and full of words at the same time.
Labels: poetry, poetry readings, writing
posted by Rose | 5:49 PM
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eetones #6?Rose, Nora Holt here. Did you get my letter about the Poetry Slam for our Writers' Ink Summer Conference? Can you do it or can you give me emails of one or two people who maybe can do it. Scott Woods, Ed Mabrey are the only two I know besides you. Is $300 enough for each of you tha can do this event? You'll do an hour or poetry workshop in the morning and the poetry slam in the afternoon. please send me some rules for poetry slams if you can, like how many poems does each entrant read in the slam? please email me at noraholt1@aol.com. thanks, nora holt Writers' Ink
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