**** Word Beat ****
{{where the rhythm & rhyme of words intertwine}}
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes,
Word Beat
lives on in its home at the Med!
(Since 9/11/03!)
Your hosts Debra Grace Khattab & Jeremy Morris Siegel
welcome you to the biweekly poetry series Word Beat
{Please note that we are no longer weekly as of April 2006!}
every 1st & 3rd Thursday night 7 p.m., Free
Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. (near Dwight Way), Berkeley, CA 94704
[Two Featured Readers will be followed by an open mike]
{{Come on upstairs, there is a microphone available}}
Call either (510)526-5985 (for DGK & DG) or (510)549-1128 (the Med) for directions & Info. or email Debra Grace Khattab at
sciaf@yahoo.com
(Take either the 40 or 40L bus to Telegraph & Dwight Way, the Med is just down the block towards campus, or the 51 bus to Durant & Telegraph and walk a few blocks south to the Med)
Map for 2475 Telegraph Ave. (& Dwight Way)
AC Transit bus map for area
Many thanks to past Word Beat hosts David Gollub (host 2003-2006), Sydney Bell (host 2003-2004), Steve Arntson, Paul Belz, Barbara Minton & Chokwadi.
{Click on a poet's name if it is highlighted to see their poetry & other work, or read their bio, but be patient as I am still catching up on updating individual authors on the website}
April 2006 Calendar
4/06/06 No Word Beat due to scheduling conflict
John Rowe & Katie McAllaster Weaver
May 2006 Calendar
Mark Schwartz & M. K. Chavez
Robert Tricaro & Cherise Wyneken
(Click on the thumbnail to see the full size flier)
April/May 2006 flier
Previous Word Beat Calendars
2006 Calendar Dates & Features
- 3/30/06 Susan Birkeland (Phillip Deitch didn't make it)
- 3/23/06 Reading from Living In The Land Of The Dead Vol.2, a Faithful Fools Tenderloin Street Ministry anthology, featuring Ralph Dranow, Judy Wells, Randy Fingland, Julia Vinograd, Debra Grace Khattab & others (Chris Trian was unable to make it)
- 3/16/06 Jamey Genna & Jeffrey Grossman
- 3/09/06 Ronda Lawson & Cynthia Bryant (Ronda Lawson was ill & unable to make it)
- 3/02/06 Tim Donnelly & Maw Shein Win
- 2/23/06 Lenore Weiss & Diana Q.
- 2/16/06 The Poet Formerly Known As Mark States & Tom Odegaard
- 2/09/06 Michael Kelly & Carla Kandinsky (M. K. Chavez had to cancel due to minor surgery)
- 2/02/06 Monique de Magdalene (Jesse Redpond & Teka Lark were unable to make it)
- 1/26/06 Jesse Beagle 80th Birthday Celebration! The Word Beat and poetry community honor the 80th birthday of composer/writer Dorothy Jesse Beagle who has been a constant and revered addition to SF Bay Area poetry community for fifteen years - come hear tributes, friends, Jesse herself & cake! Come celebrate Jesse's work & life!
- 1/19/06 Alexandra Yurkovsky & Bruce Barnes
- 1/12/06 Nicole Henares & Brian Morrisey
- 1/05/06 Ann Cohen & Clive Matson featuring in an "Evening with Allen Cohen & friends"
2005 Calendar Dates & Features
2004 Calendar Dates & Features
2003 Calendar Dates & Features
(see Word Beat Fliers under Contents for previous fliers)
Contents:
- Word Beat Email {most recent} - includes Word Beat's Features (bio & poetry if available), the Word Beat calendar, alerts and an editorial when it is included.
- Open Mike Listing {Updated 2/23/06} - Word Beat's Open Mike listing covers Bay Area counties from Sonoma County in the North to San Jose in the South and readings going East (except the Sacramento area). To learn about readings in the Sacramento area, see the Sacramento Poetry Center's calendar at http://www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org/calendar.html or check out their home page with news and monthly issues of Poetry Now at http://www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org/
- Opportunities, Workshops, Workshop Teachers & Writing Groups {Updated 11/08/05} - This is where you can find out about grants being offered, writing teachers, classes & groups (both free & cost)
- Local Literary News & Community Announcements {Updated 11/08/05} - This is where you can find out about news from fellow writers and general announcements
- Submissions; Contests; & Job Listings {Updated 11/08/05} - This lists newer submissions info. (when I've extra time I update the longer submissions listing on the Word Beat website), current contests, and job listings with the original posting date to help people judge the relevancy of the listing
- Interesting Links {Updated 7/31/05} - both Literary, Community & Calendar
- Full Submissions Listings {Updated 5/27/04}
- Word Beat Featured Reader's Poetry, Prose & More {Updated 8/10/05} - by Name & Date read
- Word Beat Fliers {Updated 1/05/06}
- Old Word Beat Fliers & Featured Readers (pre-Summer 2003 from the first Word Beat reading series)
- Rules for submitting info. to this website
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Poetry Flash
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