Readings Around Town

  THE POETRY CARD

JUNE 2012

 
June 1 – First Friday Poetry Reading: “The Fabulous “ Billie Duncan, poet, songwriter
INPRINT, 1520 West Main, 8:30 PM, free
 
June 2 – PUBLIC POETRY: Carolyn Tourney Florek, Ken Jones,
Teresa Juarez, Rebecca Wadlinger
Julia Ideson Building, 500 McKinney, 77002, 2 PM, free
 
June 7 – Lauren Berry and Glen Shaheen
Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, 77005, 7 PM, free
 
June 10—National Black Book Festival, Spoken Word Poetry Slam,
Doubletree Hotel, 400 Dallas St., Downtown, 4 PM, free with festival ticket ($50 advanced registration required)
 
June 13- Read/Write Club at Antena Books/Libros Antena, Part I, Reading and writing through one by Jen Hofer, Palm Press,
Project Row Houses, 2515 Holman St, 77004,   6PM, free
 
June 14 – Jen Hofer & Javier Huerta Reading  
Kaboom Books, 3116 Houston Ave. @ Bayland, 7:30 PM, free
 
June 20 -3rdWednesday of every month “Great Poets’ Monthly Birthday Party and Open Mic.”
Reading selections by great poets born in June + open mic.
Heights Library, 1302 Heights Blvd. 77008, 6:30 PM, free
 
June 20- Read/Write Club Reading and writing through sexoPUROsexoVELOZ and Septiembre: A Bilingual Edition of Books 2 and 3 of Dolores Dorantes by Dolores Dorantes, translated by Jen Hofer, Kenning Editions / Counterpath Press,
Project Row Houses, 2515 Holman St, 77004, 6PM , free
 
June 21 –ThoughtCrime Poetry Showcase  – Special Event
The Word Around Town Tour 1st ever Poet Draft
Khon’s Wine Bar – 2808 Milam St. 77006, 9:00 PM, free
 
June 23 - Collectively organized Evening Lit/Poetry/Spoken Word event by Antena Books/Libros Antena, Kentififrican Museum of Culture at – Focus on African American and Latino authors with themes of migration, diaspora and mutations of cultural identity.
Project Row Houses, 2515 Holman St., 77004, 7 PM,  free
 
June 28- Poison Pen reading Series: TBA
Poison Girl, 1641 Westheimer, 77008, 8:30PM, free
 
July 6First Friday Poetry Reading: Metafour
INPRINT, 1520 West Main, 8:30 PM, free
 
July 7PUBLIC POETRY: Thay Alafitta, Stephen Gros, Johnathan Moody, Oscar C. Peña
McGovern-Stella Link Library, 7405 Stella Link, Houston, 77025
 
                       Ongoing: OPEN MIC LOCATIONS
 
Mondays: Secret Word Café, 2016 Dowling St 77003 8 PM, free
Wednesdays: Weekly Read /Write Club led by John Pleucker
Project Row Houses 6pm in 2515 Holman St
Fridays: Te House of Tea, 1927 Fairview, 77019, 9 PM, free
Saturdays: Notsuoh, 314 Main St, 77002, 9 PM, free
Sundays: Bohemeo, 708 Telephone Rd., Suite E, 77023, 8 PM, free
 
 

MAY 2012

Ongoing: Weekly Read /Write Club led by John Pleucker 
Project Row Houses Wednesday nights at 6pm in 2515 Holman St
 
May 4 – First Friday Poetry Reading: Evangelina Vigil Piñon + open mic
INPRINT, 1520 West Main, 8:30 PM, free
 
May 4-6- Poetry at Round Top: Poetry Festival at Round Top Institute
248 Jaster Road, 
Round Top, TX 78954, $125 for 3 days
 
May 5 – PUBLIC POETRY: Eric Ekstrand, Jasmine Mendez, John Pluecker, Robin Reagler; special guest Arielle Masson
Jungman Neighborhood Library, 5830 Westheimer, 77057, 2PM, free
 
May 6: Writers in the Schools (WITS): Young Writers
Discovery Green, main stage, Houston, 3:00 pm, free
 
May 7:  Coffee Oasis, 1st Monday –  Thay Alaffita 
4650 NASA Parkway, Seabrook, TX 77586, 7:30 P.M
 
May 9- Brazos BookStore: An Evening of Poetry with Sam Amadon & Joseph Campana
2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, 77005, 7PM, free
 
May 10 - Lit Fuse Reading Series: Nancy K. Pearson, Kimberly Magill, and Brandon Lamson
Kaboom Books, 3116 Houston Ave. @ Bayland, 7:30 PM, free
 
May 10- Walt Whitman’s Birthday: Bruce Noll  presents Whitman
Lone Star College- Montgomery,  Library, 3PM, free Map/Directions
 
May 10- Walt Whitman: Annual Gathering of Poets—Dave Parsons and twenty others
The Corner Pub, Conroe, TX,  7PM, free
 
 May 17 – Thought Crimes: Kevin Prufer, John Gorman, ZM Weiss 
Khon’s Wine Bar,  2808 Milam St, Houston, TX, 9pm to 11:30pm
 
May 22: Coleman Barks and Friends: The Mystical Power of Rumi’s Poetry
Asia Society Texas Center New Headquarters, 1370 Southmore 
Houston, 77004, 7:30, $35
 
May 22, 4th Tuesday Series
Webster Barnes & Noble, 1029 W. Bay Area Blvd. at I-45 7:30 PM, free
 
May 25: Poison Pen Reading Series
 Poison Girl, 1641 Westheimer, 8:30 PM, donation
 
Ongoing: OPEN MIC LOCATIONS
 
Mondays: Secret Word Café, 2016 Dowling St 77003 8 PM, free
Wednesdays: Weekly Read /Write Club led by John Pleucker
Project Row Houses  6pm in 2515 Holman St
Fridays: Te House of Tea, 1927 Fairview, 77019, 9 PM, free
Saturdays: Notsuoh, 314 Main St, 77002, 9 PM, free
Sundays: Bohemeo, 708 Telephone Rd., Suite E, 77023, 8 PM, free
 

APRIL 2012

April 5- Mutabilis Press Poetry Event: Poetry Readings by Authors
Brazos Bookstore 2421 Bissonnet 
Houston, TX 77005 7pm, free
 
April 6 – First Friday Poetry Reading: Donald Mace Williams
INPRINT, 1520 West Main, 8:30 PM, free
 
April 7 – PUBLIC POETRYMike Alexander, Janet Lowery,
Jerymiah Payne/The Fluent One, Claire Kageyama-Ramakrishnan
Central Library-Julia Ideson Bldg., 500 McKinny, 77002, 2PM, free
 
April 9 – Rice University/UH Reading Series: Ghassam Zagtan
The Menil Collection, 1515 Sul Ross, 7PM, free
 
April  12 - Lit Fuse Reading Series: Lacy Johnson and Whitney Mower
Kaboom Books, 3116 Houston Ave. @ Bayland, 7:30 PM, free
 
April 10 – Poetry Reading: Patrick Ryan Frank 
Brazos Bookstore 2421 Bissonnet 
Houston, TX 77005 7pm, free
 
April 11 – MFAH Poetry Salon: Joseph Campana, Natural Selections
MFAH, Beck Building, Mezzanine, 5601 Main, 6:30-7:30 pm, free
 
April 13: Gulf Coast Reading Series: Zack Bean, Ian Stansel, Rebecca Wadlinger, Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet, 77005, 7 PM, free
 
April 15: The Flamenco Poets Society and Casa Ramirez FolkArt Gallery: Celebrating Latin American Women Poets, Readings by Diana X. Muñiz and Julietta Parra Ducote: Casa Ramirez FolkArt Gallery 241 W. 19th Street, Houston, Texas 77008, 3pm.
 
April 20: Academy of American Poets & Brazos Bookstore Poetry Prize Reading: Karyna McGlynn, Russel Swensen, Aja Gabel,
Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet, 77005, 7 PM, free
 
April 21: ARTlines: ekphrastic poetry competition winners plus 2012, 2011, 2009 Texas Poets Laureate
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Auditorium, 3 PM; free to members or with general museum admission
 
April 23: Inprint Brown Reading Series: W.S. Merwin,
Hubbard Stage, Alley Theatre, 615 Texas St., 77002, 7pm, $5
 
April 24, 4th Tuesday Series ~Dustin David Pickering  
Webster Barnes & Noble, 1029 W. Bay Area Blvd. at I-45 7:30 PM
 
April 26: FabriFaction: A Fotofest Event – ekphrastic poetry
1113 Vine Street, Suite 101, 6PM-10:30, free
 
May 4 – First Friday Poetry Reading: Evangelina Vigil Piñon
INPRINT, 1520 West Main, 8:30 PM, free
 
April 7 – PUBLIC POETRYEric Ekstrand, Jasminne Mendez,
John Pluecker, Robin Reagler
Jungman Neighborhood Library, 5830 Westheimer Road, 77057 2PM, free
 
 
Ongoing: OPEN MIC LOCATIONS
 
Mondays: Secret Word Café, 2016 Dowling St 77003 8 PM, free
Fridays: Te House of Tea, 1927 Fairview, 77019, 9 PM, free
Saturdays: Notsuoh, 314 Main St, 77002, 9 PM, free
Sundays: Bohemeo, 708 Telephone Rd., Suite E, 77023, 8 PM, free

MARCH 2012

 

March 3 – First Friday Poetry Reading: Andre de Korvin
INPRINT, 1520 West Main, 8:30 PM, free
 
March 4 – PUBLIC POETRY: Hayan Charara, Ryler Dustin,
Marcell Murphy, Susan Wood
Park Place Regional Library, 8145 Park Place, 77017, 2 PM, free
 
March 4 – Karyotakis: Poetry As Musical Inspiration: Alex Kalamarides, Katerina Kontogeorgaki and Dimitrios Varvarezos.
Conference Room, 3015 Richmond, 
77048, 6 PM, free
 
March 7 – Words & Art
Rice Art Gallery, Rice University, 7 PM, free
 
March 7, Metafour Poetry Slam: – youth (ages 13-19)
Secret Word Café, 2016 Dowling St., 77003 8 PM, free
 
March 8 – Lit Fuse Reading Series: Nicole Zaza, Harbeer Sandhu
Kaboom Books, 3116 Houston Ave. @ Bayland, 7:30 PM, free
 
March 8 – Rice University/University of Houston Visiting Writers Series: James Richardson
Jung Center, 5200 Montrose, 77006, 8 PM, free
 
March 9: Gulf Coast Reading Series: Kay Cosgrove, Corey Noll, Ashley Wurzbacher
Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet, 77005, 7 PM, free
 
March 22: Rick Bass
Lone Star College – Montgomery Library, 7:30 PM, free
 
March 27 –Poison Pen Reading Series: Jason Koo
Taije Silverman, Ed Porter
Poison Girl, 1641 Westheimer, 8:30 PM, donation
 
April 6 – First Friday Poetry Reading: Donald Mace

INPRINT, 1520 West Main, 8:30 PM, free
 
 April 7 – PUBLIC POETRY –Mike Alexander, Janet Lowery,
Jerymiah Payne/The Fluent One, Claire Kageyama-Ramakrishnan
Central Library-Julia Ideson Bldg., 500 McKinny, 77002, 2PM, free

 

Ongoing: OPEN MIC LOCATIONS

Mondays: Secret Word Café, 2016 Dowling St 77003 8 PM, free
Fridays: Te House of Tea, 1927 Fairview, 77019, 9 PM, free
 Saturdays: Notsuoh, 314 Main St, 77002, 9 PM, free
Sundays: Bohemeo, 708 Telephone Rd., Suite E, 77023, 8 PM, free
 
SAVE THE DATE:  ARTlines, Saturday, April 21, 2012, 3 PM
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Auditorium
 
 

FEBRUARY 2012

 

Feb 1- Secret Word Café- Monthly poetry slam and spoken word night for Houston youth (ages 13-19),
2016 Dowling St (Third Ward), 77003 8PM, free
 
 Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 –Notsuoh Open Mic
314 Main St, 77002, 9PM, free
Feb 1, Taft Street Coffee- Open Mic
2115 Taft 77006, 9pm, free
 
Feb 3- First Friday Poetry Reading: Texas Poet Laureate, Dave Parsons
INPRINT, 1520 West Main, 8:30 pm, free
 
Feb 4- PUBLIC POETRY Alan Ainsworth, Joe Campana, Sarah Cortez, Jeannie Gambill, Van Jeannie Gambill, Van G. Garret
Park Place Regional Library, 8145 Park Place, 77017, 2pm, free
 
Feb 6, 13, 20, 27-  Te House of Tea  0pen mic,
1927 Fairview, 77019, 9PM, free
 
Feb 9 – Rice University/UH Visiting Writers Series:  Mark Halliday, J. Allyn Rosser
4 PM Discussion @ Grad Student Library; 8 PM @ Jung Center
Feb. 9- Bohemeos Art House- Chris Wise, DeelColonize, Joe B
708 Telephone, 77023, 8pm, free
 
Feb 10: Gulf Coast Reading Series: Sam Amadon, Liz Countryman, Thea Lim
Brazos Book Store, 2421 Bissonnet, 7PM, free
 
Feb 12- The Jet Lounge: Kidd Dramatic, Da poetic Prophet33 , Tbaila, Shano aka Mostwanted, poetry and music
1515 Pease St Houston, TX 77002, 6Pm, free
 
Feb 15, 22, 29, March 7, 14- Houston Seminar: “American Poetry: Theory and Practice” with Tony Hoagland
Location: Private houses, , 6:30 p.m.
 
Feb 16 – Kurt Heinzelman reading from The Names They Found There Lone Star College-Montgomery Library, 3200 College Park Drive, 7:00 PM
 
 FEB 17 & 18 , The Clen Vance Show – Spoken Word, Music, Jokes  – 4812 Alameda, 77004, 8PM
 
Feb 18 – Words & Art workshop
Rice University, Rice Gallery, 1 PM, free
 
Feb 23 –Poison Pen Reading Series
Poison Girl, 1641 Westheimer, 8:30 PM, donation
Feb 25 – Mutabilis Press: readings from Improbable Worlds
Brazos Book Store, 2421 Bissonnet,  2-4 PM, free
Feb 27 – Inprint Reading Series: Rae Armantrout & Christian Wiman
Neuhaus Stage, Alley Theatre, 77002
March 3- First Friday Poetry Reading: Andre de Korvin
INPRINT House, 1520 West Main, 8:30, free
March 4- Public Poetry: Hayan Charara, Ryler Dustin, Marcell Murphy, Susan Wood
Park Place Regional Library, 8145 Park Place, 77017, 2pm, free
March 4- Karyotakis: Poetry As Musical Inspiration: Alex Kalamarides, Katerina Kontogeorgaki and Dimitrios Varvarezos.
Conference Room, 3015 Richmond 
77048, 6PM free

JANUARY 2012

January 3 - Houston Poetry Slam: Next to Last Chance Slam
Dean’s Bar. 316 Main Street, 9 PM, free
 
January 6- First Friday Poetry Reading: D.E.E.P & open mic
INPRINT, 1520 West Main, 8:30 pm, free
 
January 7- PUBLIC POETRY: Outspoken Bean, Rademas Ortiz,
Loueva Smith, Randall Watson
Park Place Regional Library, 8145 Park Place, 2 PM, free
 
January 10- Houston Poetry Slam: Slam Team’s Last Chance Slam
Dean’s Bar. 316 Main Street, 9 PM, free
 
January 14, 21, 28  All ages – workshop with Outspoken Bean 
4220 Alameda, 6:00 PM, $3 kids, $5 adult; Open mic 7:30 PM
 
January 15- Poetry & Prose Reading Series & open mic
Boheme, 307 Fairview @ Taft, 77006, 11 AM-1PM, free
 
January 20 – Gulf Coast Reading Series: David Lombardie,
Olga Mexina, Allie Rowbotton
Brazos Book Store, 2421 Bissonnet, 7 PM, free
 
January 23- INPRINT Reading Series: Margaret Atwood
Wortham Center – Cullen Theater
501 Texas Avenue, 7 PM, tickets $5
 
January 26- Poison Pen Reading Series
Poison Girl, patio, 1641 Westheimer, 8:30 PM, free
 
February 3 First Friday Poetry Reading:
Texas Poet Laureate, David Parsons
INPRINT, 1520 West Main, 8:30 pm, free

 

DECEMBER 2011

December 1 – 8th Annual Emily Dickinson Birthday Celebration (Brenda Wineapple)
Lone Star College-Montgomery Library, 3 PM  & The Corner Pub, Conroe, 7 PM free
 
Dec 1 Poison Pen
Poison Girl, 1641 Westheimer, 77006
 
Dec 2- Mutabilis Anthology: Improbably Worlds Release Party
The Jung Center, 5200 Montrose – 6 PM, free
 
Dec 2  – Lupe Mendez
FIRST FRIDAYS, INPRINT, 1520 West Main, 8:30 pm free
 
Dec 3Public Poetry: John Gorman, Carol Munn,
Evangelina Vigil-Piñón, Kevin Prufer
Discovery Green Park, downtown, 2 PM
 
Dec 3, 10, 17, & 24 – Write Club, workshop hosted by Marcell Murphy
Secret Word Café, 2061 Dowling, every Saturday, 11 am
 
Dec 4 — Perfect Pairings; A Poetry & Prose Reading Series & Open Mic
Boheme, 307 Fairview, near Taft, 11: 30 AM
 
Dec. 5, 12, 19, and 25 – Open Mic
Te House of Tea,   1927 Fairview Street, 77019 9:00 PM, free
 
Dec. 8 – Lit Fuse: Kirby Johnson and Hank Hancock
Kaboom Books, 3116 Houston Ave., 77009, 7:30 PM free
 
Dec 10 – Gulf Coast Poets, featuring Texas Poet Laureate Dave Parsons
Mario’s Flying Pizza, 1304 Bayport Blvd, Webster, 1 pm, $15
 
Dec 13 — Lit Fuse: Christa Forster and Hank Hancock
Kaboom Books, 3116 Houston Ave., 77009, 7:30 PM free
 
 
Dec 14 & 28 – 2012 Houston Slam Team Open Slam
Notsuoh, 314 Main Street, 8 pm
 
Dec 29 Poison Pen Reading Series
Poison Girl, 1641 Westheimer, 77006 8:30, free
 
January 6, 2012 – Deborah “D.E.E.P.” Wiggins
FIRST FRIDAYS, INPRINT, 1520 West Main, 8pm free
 
January 7, Public Poetry  Outspoken Bean, Rademas Ortiz,
Loueva Smith, Randall Watson
Park Place Regional Library , 8145 Park Place, 77017

 

NOVEMBER 2011

Nov.  1, 8, 15, & 22 – College Poetry Night
Secret Word Café, 2061 Dowling, every Tuesday, 7 pm, $5
 
Nov. 4 – FIRST FRIDAYS: Carol Louise Munn & open mike
INPRINT, 1520 West Main, 8pm, free
 
Nov. 5PUBLIC POETRY Sam Amadon, Robin Davidson,
Elisa A. Garza, Dave Parsons
HPL Express Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney, 2 pm, free
 
Nov 5, 12, 19, & 26 – Write Club, workshop hosted by Marcell Murphy
Secret Word Café, 2061 Dowling, every Saturday, 11 am
 
Nov 6, 14, 20, & 28 – Poetry Lounge Houston
BamBou (Rice Village) 6 pm
 
Nov 7, 15, & 21 – Writer’s Block
Spade, 511 Main, 7 pm, 21+
 
Nov.  9, 23 – 2012 Houston Slam Team Open Slam
Notsuoh, 314 Main Street, 8 pm
 
Nov.  12 – Gulf Coast Poets, featuring Erica Lehrer
Barnes & Noble, 1029 W. Bay Area Blvd. @ IH-45, Webster, 10:30 am
 
Nov. 15  ARTlines early entry deadline. Details:  www.2PublicPoetry.net
 
Nov. 19 Words & Art deadline for response to Salon of Beauty at Rice Gallery, Rice University. Submit to: mswemple@gmail.com
 
Nov 19 – The Bayou City Grand Slam – $1,000 1st prize – 2nd $500 and 3rd – $250.00  MECA 1900 Kane St. 8pm-11pm $10.00 Pre-sale / $15.00 At door
 
Nov. 19 – Dr. Richard Rankin Russell talks on Poetry & Peace
University of St. Thomas, Cullen Hall, 7:30 pm
 
Nov. 23 – Up Against You: The Sordid Path of Debra Mathes
Avant Garden, 411 Westheimer, 8 pm, $10
 
Nov. 30 Words & Art, reading (see Nov. 19)
Rice Gallery, Rice University, 7 PM, refreshments, free
 
Dec. 2  – FIRST FRIDAYS Lupe Mendez & open mike
INPRINT, 1520 West Main, 8pm free
 
December 3 – Public Poetry  John Gorman, Carol Munn,
Evangelina Vigil-Piñón, Kevin Prufer 
HPL Express, Discovery Green, Downtown , 2:00 PM, free
 
OngoingThe Poets’ Corner: Podcasts of 60 radio readings
Audio Archive link at: www.TapingForTheBlind.org,  free

OCTOBER 2011

October 1 – Public Poetry Rich Levy, Martha Serpas, Eva Skrande, Deborah DEEP Williams Mouton
HPL Express,  Discovery Green, Downtown , 2:00 PM, free
 
October 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 – Write Club, workshop Marcell Murphy
Secret Word Café, 2061 Dowling, every Saturday, 11 am
 
October 1–Houston Poetry Fest Poetry “Out of Bounds” Reading
Bay Area B&N I-45 / 1029 W Bay Area Blvd, Webster, 1 pm
 
October 1- Writers’ ReVision, Gnomadic Prose and  Poetry Open Mic Night
Fioza Café, 9002 Chimney Rock, 7:30 pm
 
October 1-Flamenco Poets Societry Cafe Cantante: LORCA: Cante Jondo
Sirrum Studio, 5570 Weslayan & Bissonnet, 8 pm, $20
 
October 6 – Texas Poet Laureate Dave Parsons
Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet, 7 pm
 
October 6 – Erica Leher Dancing with Ataxia. book launch
 
McMurtry Gallery, 3508 Lake St. Houston, TX 77098, 6PM
 
October 7 – Gulf Coast Reading Series – Sophie Klahr
Brazos Bookstore: 2421 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77005, 7PM
 http://www.gulfcoastmag.org/index.php?n=6
 
October 7,8,& 9 – HOUSTON POETRY FEST at UH-Downtown
Willow Street Pump Station, UHD, 811 North San Jacinto
www.houstonpoetryfest.org
 
October 8 – 2011 Fall Festival & Poetry Slam
St. Joseph House, 3307 Austin St, 3-7 pm
 
October 11 –Lit Fuse  Meggie Monahan and Katherine Megear
Kaboom Books, 3116 Houston Ave.
 
October 12 – 2012 Houston Slam Team Open Slam
Notsuoh, 314 Main Street, 8 pm
 
October 13 – Patricia Smith
A-436, UHD Academic Building, One Main, 5:30 pm, free
 
October 19 – 2012 Houston Slam Team Open Slam
Daquirita’s Bar & Lounge, 20801 Gulf Freeway, Webster, (21+) 8 pm
 
October 20 – Houston Poetry Poetry Night (hosted by Scef)
Mojo Risin’ Coffee House, 1600 Shepherd, 8 pm (21+)
 
October 24 — Poetry & Prose: Environmental Writers of Galveston Bay
UH, Honors College Commons, Level 2, M.D. Anderson Library, 4800 Calhoun, 5:30 pm, free
 
October 26 – 2012 Houston Slam Team Open Slam
Notsuoh, 314 Main Street, 8 pm
 
October 31 – Dead Poets Night 2011
Coffee Oasis, 4650 NASA Rd. 1  Seabrook, TX
 
November 4 – FIRST FRIDAYS  Carol Louise Munn
INPRINT House, 1520 West Main, 8pm, free
 
November 5 – Public Poetry  Sam Amadon, Robin Davidson,
Elisa A. Garza, Dave Parsons  
HPL Express, Discovery Green, Downtown , 2:00 PM, free
 

 SEPTEMBER 2011

September 2, Gulf Coast Reading Series: J.S.A. Lowe, David Tomas Martinez, Analicia SoteloBrazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnett, 77005, 7 PM, free 
 
September 2 - Sybil Estes + open mike
FIRST FRIDAYS, Inprint House, 1520 West Main, 8:30 pm, free 
 
 
September 3 – Public Poetry Hayan Charara, Ryler Dustin, Marcell Murphy, Susan Wood
Kendall Library, 609 N. Eldridge, Houston 77079, 2:00 PM, free 
 
Sepember 3, 10, 17, 24 Write Club (hosted by Marcell Murphy)
Secret Word Cafe, 2016 Dowling, 11 AM
 
September 3 – Last Night’s Drip, poetry & prose open mic
FIOZA, 9002 Chimney Rock, 7:30 pm
 
September 5 Verbosity: Houston Slam Team Tryouts (first monday)
Dean’s Bar, 312 Main Street (21+) 8 pm
 
September 6 – Ken Jones + live jazz
Secret Word Cafe, 2016 Dowling, 77003, 8:30-11PM, $10 cover 
 
September  7 – Poetry Flow (hosted by Black Snow)
Daquirita’s Bar & Lounge, 20801 Gulf Freeway, Webster, (21+) 8 pm
 
September 10 – Texas Poetry Calender Book Signing
Blue Willow Book Shop, 14532 Memorial, 4 pm
 
September 15 Paul Mariani will read from his six books of poetry
Library, Lone Star College – Montgomery, 6 PM,  free  http://www.lonestar.edu/18121.htm
                   
September. 16, Paul Mariani discusses his biographies of poets, centering on Hart Crane, and his collaboration with James Franco on the script for the film, The Broken Tower  with film clips shown.
Recital Hall (building H) Lone Star College, Montgomery, 6 PM, free, http://www.lonestar.edu/18121.htm
 
September 20, 27 – “Everyone’s a Poet: How Our Intrinsic Biology and Psychology Summon Us to Poetry JUNG CENTER, 5200 Montrose, 5:45 pm, $20
 
September  24 – 100,000 Poets for Change:
Secret Word Cafe, 2016 Dowling, 11 AM, $10 donation
 
October 1  Public Poetry  Rich Levy, Martha Serpas, Eva Skrande, Deborah DEEP Wiggins
HPL Express, Discovery Green, downtown Houston, 2PM, free
 
October 1 -Flamenco Poets Societry Cafe Cantante: LORCA: Cante Jondo
Sirrum Studio, 5570 Weslayan & Bissonnet, 8 pm, $20
 
October 7,8,9, 2011 – HOUSTON POETRY FEST at UH-Downtown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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