Open mic, poetry cartel, midtown scholar, Farewell to June.

June 27-- tonight's the night-- Poetry Thursdays' close-out open mic
for the end of June. Last week's gig was great. Spicy, Brown.
Hot. Why not croon one more verse before the 4th of July?
Everything's waiting for you. Midtown Scholar, 7 to 9pm.

On Walt Whitman's Birthday

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"I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey work of the stars,
And the pismire is equally perfect, and a grain of sand, and the egg
of the wren,
And the tree-toad is a chef-d'oeuvre for the highest,
And the running blackberry would adorn the parlors of heaven,
And the narrowest hinge in my hand puts to scorn all machinery,
And the cow crunching with depress'd head surpasses any statue,
And a mouse is miracle enough to stagger sextillions of infidels."

an excerpt from Song of Myself

--Walt Whitman (May 31, 1819–March 26, 1892).

Whitman bicentennial events about. On June 13 at 8:03pm, Harrisburg poets plan to
"Walk Like Walt" through midtown. The staging area will be at Third & Verbeke, southside,
Poetry Cartel members will advise and counsel.

       

W.B. Keckler on Whitman: 

"Free verse personified. What can be said or confessed fast-forwarded a century or so. 
The ability to warp language so perfectly that 'I sing the body electric' sounds like 
perfectly fine English, and not even stilted.... visionary."

https://www.scribd.com/document/430217/Who-Were-the-Most-Innovative-Poets-in-History

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Poetry Thursdays-- Reading/open mic, May 16, at the Midtown Scholar

Poetry Thursdays-- there'll be a reading/open mic on May 16, featuring Norwegian poetry, in conjunction with our annual Syttende Mai celebration. Numerous poems and songs will be presented.

Like the work of Finn Strømsted, a renowned Norwegian poet and graphical artist who made his literary debut in 1956 with the poetry collection Angelicafløyten. Among his other collections are Bidevind, 1961, and, of course, Susquehanna Blues, a 1971 tome.

There will also be an open poetry reading on May 24. No theme.

Rick Kearns, for May 30, has pulled together a gathering of local poets laureate reading on matters of social injustice. Midtown Scholar, (717) 236-1680. Kearns is Harrisburg's current poet laureate.

All events take place at the Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel's Poetry Thursdays, an ongoing poetry performance series. Events are held at Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg. (717) 236-1680.

https://www.explorehbg.com/event/detail/an-evening-with-the-poets-laureate-of-pennsylvania/12240/

Syttende Mai and Norwegian Poetry

Syttende Mai (or the 17th of May) marks Norway’s declaration of independence and is a celebration of the 1814 signing of Norway’s constitution and independence from Sweden.

The Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel will
honor Syttende Mai with a reading of
Norwegian verse May 16, 2019 at
its weekly poetry reading series, Poetry
Thursdays, at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore.

(Syttende Mai, pronounced Soot-n-duh My.)

Modernism and Women in post-war Norwegian Poetry
https://nordicwomensliterature.net/2012/01/27/towards-a-new-language/
Marie Ragnhild Takvam
Astrid Tollefsen, Tove Lie
Jorunn Aanderaa, Liv Holtskog
Magli Elster, Kate Næss
Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen
Marit Tusvik

"Mother's good advice" 

And not put 
peas in the nose 
while I'm gone! 
said our mother and went 

We never had that 
thought of before, then 
We did 

"Mother's good advice" by Marit Tusvik: Between sun and moon. The Norwegian Sami Collection 1984. Tusvik has written ten books for children, most of them with their own illustrations.

Open mic/ poetry reading May 2 at the Midtown Scholar

Poetry Thursdays: It's May, Boola, boola! 

There will be an open mic/ poetry reading May 2 at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore hosted by the Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel. 

Open mic next week (May 9).

And, on May 16, 

the verse of Sweden 

and Norway will be honored.

"...it is only by selection, by elimination, and by emphasis that we get at the real meaning of things." --Georgia O'Keeffe.

Poetry Thursdays, long-running weekly series, 7 to 9 pm, every week, takes place at Midtown Scholar Bookstore, located at 1302 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102. For more information call 717.236.1680, or www.midtownscholar.com.

Open Mic, 25 April Poetry Thursdays at Midtown Scholar

Upcoming Hoopla! Poetry Thursdays.

Spring, Summer special events

 
There will be a poetry reading/open mic on April 25, and on May 16, there'll be a reading of Swedish and Norwegian poetry in conjunction with the annual Syttende Mai celebration in Spring Grove, MN.    

Rick Kearns (May 30) will be featuring local laureates  at Harrisburg's Midtown Scholar Bookstore .

Poetry Thursdays, legendary reading series happens every Thursday evening, 7--9pm at the Scholar. There's always an open mic, no hassles, no sign-up sheet. 
Most nights consist of two hours of performing mania. 

When there is a featured event there is still an abbreviated (forty-five minute) open reading. Seating is limited.
Come early, read fast and hard (there's actually no problem with quiet, contemplative verse, I'm just trying to make this sound exciting). And fun! 
High-decibel or gentle poetry, it's all good. Bless our stage with your presence, your voice. Yeah! Share your song with others.

Everything's waiting for you.

Poetry-Readings
Midtown Scholar Bookstore,
Every Thursday, hosted by the Almost Uptown
Poetry Cartel, Listen, share. Declaim. 
1302 N. 3rd St. 17102. 7-- 9pm. (717) 236-1680

The May 30th event will focus on contemporary issues and showcase a large collection of regional poets laureate writing on subjects critical to understanding social justice as it relates to both the Great Lakes and MidAtlantic  region

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http://sgsyttendemai.com/

Syttende Mai (or the 17th of May) marks Norway’s declaration of independence and is a celebration of the 1814 signing of Norway’s constitution and independence from Sweden. This day is also called Constitution Day and National Day and is a great spring festival in Norway. 
Norway was at that time under Swedish rule (following the Convention of Moss in August 1814) and for some years the King of Sweden was reluctant to allow the celebrations. After 1864, the day became more established, and the first children's promenade was launched in Christiana. 
Spring Grove, Minnesota has been recognizing founding fathers and honoring our Norwegian-American heritage since 1973 with an annual city celebration. 

April 18, open mic poetry at Midtown Scholar Bookstore

Tonight, April 17,

an epic open mic poetry event
at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore,

hosted by the Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel, 7--9pm.

Poetry Thursdays, the legendary spoken word performance series
continuing a journey which began long and long ago...

René and Georgette Magritte with their dog after the war,

Tonight, maybe you, sharing your prose or verse.

Your softest murmur more profound than a provocation of angry tiled honeybees.

Hey-- everything’s waiting for you,
Midtown Scholar Bookstore: 1302 North Third Street.  717.236.1680

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TAKE TWO.

1. Incidentally, there is a turnpike stop just outside Mezhdurechensk Exit 253 and a roadside town on the isthmus between the Conodoguinet and Manatee rivers that boasts a very hip fish market, Tombolo's. It's just behind Howard Johnson's, where sinuous women, wearing KÜHL® Sun Dagger hats, gaily hawk dried perch, grayling, bream, and burbot.

2. Adjacent to the condiment section, there's a dynamic statue of Cece, the April Witch, carved out of pure anthracite. It 's a fun market that you really don't want to miss.
   Turnpike authorities insist there are no plans to close the border along the narrow isthmus connecting Lewisburg with the Selinsgrove lowlands. Cork, old chap. 
The sunsets both here and there are incredible. Unedited. Uncut. All Isthmus. All Isthmus.

--mge

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