Marie Starr

All right! This is really coming along ... we have our full line up for the first annual Canandaigua Poetry Festival, which begins at noon with Acoustic Soul and features the talents of Matt Shackelford, Rigel Klingman, Anthony Church, Merle Heath, Dwayne Wilder, Sherry, Ethic, Justice Peace, Libby Varno, David White, Nick Hogan & Brendan Giusti, Wanda Schubmehl, Colleen Powderly, Maureen Owens, Kitty Jospe, Pat Schwartz, Nanette Hiller, Kaeri Carroll, Bob Carroll, Mj Iuppa, Marie Starr, BEDEA, Ed Downey, CHEA, Josh Knapp, Gregory Paul, & Shawnee Boyeee ... so much talent and vitality packed into one day - you don't want to miss this!

Poetry runs from Noon - 6:30, followed by Music from 6:30 - 9pm.
Held at The Commons on Main Street Canandaigua, this will be an outdoor festival with food & craft vendors and words, words, words!

Please feel free to contact me for information: serendipity3.marie@gmail.com.
Marie Starr

This week at Blue Dahlia: Mike Rae

Don't miss Mike Rae's blend of improvisational music and poetry.

In his self-styled traditional format of the Not So Literary Sandwich, Mike is beyond mere words.

Join us Wednesday, May 31 for a truly unique experience!

Blue Dahlia Coffee House
92 South Main Street
Canandaigua

@ 7:30 - 10 pm - check out www.mariestarr.blogpsot.com for more information.

This Week at Blue Dahlia - April 12

This week at Blue Dahlia - Joe St. Martin, whose chapbook Man Woman Child - published this year by Serendipity Press will be avaibable.

The reading starts at (or around) 7:30 and he will read for about a half hour followed by an Open Mic so bring something to share - a thirst for some coffee and a good ear. Hope to see you there!

Blue Dahlia Coffee, Tea, & Gifts

92 South Main Street

Canandaigua, NY

Daily Headlines from the NY Times

Hello writers! I get these headlines daily and thought perhaps they would interest you. There are three full-length articles from each of the main sections of the Times. Follow instructions to sign up to get these too, if interested.

I also wanted to draw your attention to the contest advertised on the front page. If you know of a college or graduate school student who might be interested in applying to travel with Nick Kristof in Africa for the summer, please let them know about this. Deadline is 20 April, so time is of the essence, (as we all know already anyway)....

Great session yesterday! Thanks to all who so willingly participated in the writing exercise.

Cheers,

Cindy

http://www.nytimes.com/todaysheadlines

March Features for Blue Dahlia

Features for the Blue Dahlia

Here are the March Features for the Blue Dahlia

March 1:: Bob Carroll
March 8: Kaeri Carroll
March 15: The Years
March 22: No Open Mic
March 29: Djed & Melvin Snead

Quotes

Here are some quotes I came across while reading about writing
in the library after the meeting today.

I dwell in possibility.

Emily Dickinson

I try to leave out the parts that people skip.

Elmore Leonard

Life is all memory except for the one present moment
that goes by so quickly you can hardly catch it going.

Tennessee Williams

Our masks, always in peril of smearing or cracking, in need of
continuous checks in the mirror or silverware, keep us in thrall
to ourselves, concerned with our surfaces.

Carolyn Kizer

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing
of words as they tangle with human emotions.

James A. Michener

Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far into the future,
you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.

Rainer Maria Rilke

The difference between the right word and the nearly right word
is the same as that between lightning and the lightning bug.

Mark Twain

To write is to write is to write is to write is to
write is to write is to write is to write.

Gertrude Stein

You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.

Dr. Suess

World Poetry Days

There will be a three day event held at St. John Fisher College, March 20,21, & 22. I believe Kathleen Wakefield will be reading Monday Night and there will be Open Mics. At this point they plan to hold one every night of the event. Many local poets, writers, publishers, & musicians/spoken word artists are going to attend. Many have signed up for fifteen minute time slots and many more will be coming to participate in the Open Mics.

I will know more specific information as the time draws nearer, but for now I just wanted to let you know of the dates. All of the poets/singers appearing this month at Blue Dahlia Open Mic will be at World Poetry Days in March. The man featuring the last Wednesday of the month, Norm Davis, is the founder and editor of Haz Mat Literary Magazine (the lit magazine I passed around at the last meeting). He is an amazing individual and one of my mentors. I would definitely recommend coming to see him. He is also the host of the Wide Open Mic, held at 7pm on the last Monday of every month at Writers & Books and the co-host of the Pure Kona Open Mic held at 7:30pm every Thursday at Daily Perks.

Here are the February Features for Pure Kona

Thursdays 7:30 - 10 pm at Daily Perks Coffee House
389 Gregory Street http://www.dailyperkscoffeehouse.com

Poet: Jonathan McFadden, February 2
Poet: Dwain Wilder, February 9
Poet: Marie Starr, February 16
Poet: Ted Katsampes, February 23

February Features