Upcoming Poetry Events – February 2012

The poetry season is picking up in February, and here a bunch of the poetry events that will occur in the Rochester area in February. By the way Just Poets is now on Google +. If you are on Google +, why not add us to your circle. You can find us here: http://gplus.to/justpoets. (This list [...]

Upcoming Poetry Events – October 2011

Oh man, October is gonna be whack busy on the Rochester poetry scene. Be sure to pick your events carefully because there are a few days with two or three events at the same time. Oh, and don’t forget the Ocotber 30th birthday of the man who saved poetry, Ezra Pound. It will be his [...]

Upcoming Poetry Events – May 2011

It’s quiet month in May, but what can expect after the loud month April’s National Poetry Month. Below are the happenings for May. Don’t forget to read the May Poet Talk. It’s available as a PDF by clicking Poet Talk May 2011 PDF or visiting the Poet Talk page above. **** Friday, May 6 at [...]

Karla Linn Merrifield Book Reading (5-6)

Karla Linn Merrifield‘s will be reading from her recently released collection of poems, The Urn (Finishing Line Press), on Friday, May 6th at 7 p.m. at Greenwood Books, which is located at 123 East Avenue, Rochester. It’s First Friday in Rochester, so please drop in. This event is free. A recent “Best of the Net” nominee, [...]

Karla Linn Merrifield’s The Urn Book Launch (5-1)

The book launch for Karla Linn Merrifield‘s The Urn (Finishing Line Press) will be held Sunday, May 1, at 1 p.m. at the Lift Bridge Book Shop in Brockport. Come listen as she will also be reading new poems from the wilds of Florida to warm up your spring. This event is free. A recent “Best of [...]

April is the Coolest Month – Just Poets Favorite Poem for April 6

As part of National Poetry Month, Just Poets members will share their favorite poems along with a brief note about why the poem is their favorite poem. Today’s poem is selected by Karla Linn Merrifield. **** William Heyen Gods of Vanished Species At Kwik-Fill, I pump ferns and turtles into my tank. They’ll ride here in [...]

Karla Linn Merrifield Reading (4-6-11)

On Wednesday, April 6th at 1 p.m., Karla Linn Merrifield will read at the SUNY Brockport Scholars Day event. Each year, SUNY Brockport celebrates its scholars and creative artists at the day-long Scholars Day event. As an emerita and an alumna, Merrifield will read at Hartwell Hall, Room 218, for Cancer Takes a Holiday: Up the [...]

Upcoming Poetry Events – April 2011

For the month of April, the Just Poets blog will host the “Favorite Poem Project.” Each day during National Poetry Month, we will post a Just Poets member’s favorite poem along with the member’s comment about the poem. This poems are scheduled to appear each day at 9:00 a.m. **** Monday, April 4, 2011, at 7:30 [...]