Poetry GSO Festival
"Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted."
-- PERCY SHELLEY, A Defence of Poetry, 1821
Poetry, Jazz & Java! -- October 1st
Following up on our highly successful coffeehouse events of April 2005, we are doing it again on Sunday, October 1, 2005. There is nothing better than poetry and jazz accompanied by a hot cup of java or tea. It all starts at 12 noon at Carolina Coffee & Tea , 400 State Street, featuring Poet Robert Watson and live jazz by Gregory Alan Young.
The schedule is as follows:
A little jazz by Gregory Alan Young.
12 noon
Poet Coppie Green
Poet Connie Ralston
Poet Jeff Miles
Jazz interlude by Gregory Alan Young.
Poet Leslie Parker
Poet John Blackard
Poet Robert Watson
A little jazz by Gregory Alan Young.
Coming - April is Poetry Month!
Big plans are underway for the entire month of April, 2006 for a community-wide celebration sponsored by the Greensboro Central Library. Project director for PoetryGso is Steve Sumerford, Central Library Assistant Director.
PoetryGso features a month-long variety of poetry readings, musical presentations, poetry slams, open mic and events at the branch libraries, all Greensboro colleges and universities. There will also be a county-wide competition for High School Poet Laureate.
Kickoff events include poetry, jazz and java at a local restaurant and feature readings by area poets and music by area musicians. WGOT poets will be among the readers. This is a free event. Kathy Wilson and Fran Ostasiewski are our WGOT representatives on the PoetryGSO subcommittee.
GSO Poetry Events
People will be sharing poetry all over town. Workshops, slams, readings, open mics, circles, educational series. You won't want to miss it.