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Our own Steve Delia is featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer today, in an article about the upcoming Philadelphia Writers Conference. Click here for the article.

Yay Steve!!

In case you missed the Mad Poets’ appearance on LIVE at the Kelly Writers House (either at the Writers House on March 31st or on WXPN on April 14th), click here to listen to the full program, featuring Eileen D’Angelo, Steve Delia, Missy Grotz, Dan Maguire, and Autumn Konopka (yours truly). Go now — What are you waiting for?!

From Eileen D’Angelo

THURSDAY, MARCH 27^TH  at 7:00 p.m.

MAD POETS OPEN STAGE AT TAYLOR’S AT THE OLDE MILL (200 W. Marshall St., Norristown, PA 19401; 610-272-2011)   -   Featuring YOU and a ton of other talented poets and musicians!  Hosted by Eileen D’Angelo.   This restaurant is a four story historic grist mill (circa 1880) This exciting new series will be held on 4th Thursdays through 2008, and offers an entertaining open forum for musicians poets, singer-songwriters– and anyone who enjoys listening to poetry and music is welcome.  Come early and have dinner (or you can also come, on time, at 7 pm, and order dinner during the event.)  The owners offered to make this event a mini-Mad Poets FUNDRAISER, by donating 10% of all dinners ordered that evening to Mad Poets.) See: http://www.taylorsoldemill.com/, you’ll find us on the events page, you can check out the menu, and you’ll get to see this stunning building. The readings will be on the 1^st Floor, (not the 4^th, as previously publicized.) And there is VALET PARKING– no need to drive around trying to find a spot.  

SATURDAY, MARCH 29th at 2:00 pm-

The THREE SISTERS CAFE READING SERIES, hosted by G. Emil Reutter, will present poets LOUIS McKEE and EILEEN D’ANGELO at Three Sisters Cafe, 7950 Oxford ave., (Corner of Loney & Barnes) in Philly, 19111. Phone: 215-725-6848.  An open mike follows.  Come out and join us !!!

MONDAY, MARCH 31^st at 7:00 pm-

“LIVE” AT WRITERS HOUSE presents MAD POETS DAN MAGUIRE, STEVE DELIA, AUTUMN KONOPKA, MISSY GROTZ and EILEEN D’ANGELO, and Musical Guest DEVIN GREENWOOD, at Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk on University of Pennsylvania Campus. This program will air on WXPN on April 14^th.  Free & open to the public.

          NATIONAL POETRY MONTH EVENTS!

*Something almost every day! Yikes !

FIRST !!   NOTE!  THE PHILADELPHIA WRITERS CONFERENCE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS APRIL 15TH. I’M ON THE PWC BOARD, IT’S A GREAT CONFERENCE THIS YEAR:  POETRY CLASSES TAUGHT BY KATE NORTHROP + BARB DANIELS; THERESE HALSCHEID ON JOURNALING, MICHAEL SMERCONISH IS OPENING SPEAKER, MARK BOWDEN (AUTHOR OF BLACK HAWK DOWN) IS BANQUET SPEAKER, LORRAINE RANALLI AND BONNIE NEUBAUER OFFER CREATIVITY SEMINARS.. SEE: WWW.PWCWRITERS.ORG AND CHECK OUT ALL THE SPEAKERS & WORKSHOP LEADERS !

    REMEMBER ! ANY WRITERS GROUP OF 7 OR MORE PEOPLE CAN SEND A MEMBER/WRITER ON A PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP !  INSTEAD OF PAYING $185 FOR THE THREE DAYS.. YOU PAY $100 .. FOR SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS, WRITE RAY PELHAM 1504 WARNER RD., MEADOWBROOK, PA, 19046-1913; SEND #10 STAMPED, SELF-ADDRESSED BUSINESS ENVELOPE FOR INFO.  ACT FAST! CONTEST DEADLINE IS ALSO APRIL 15TH, SO IF YOU ARE COMING TO THE CONFERENCE — YOU WANT TO GET REGISTERED, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER — AND GET YOUR ENTRIES IN !!!

TUESDAY, APRIL 1^ST at 7 PM  -

JOIN US FOR Another STEEL CITY COFFEEHOUSE MAD POET *OPEN MIKE* NIGHT*!   This series has moved from Sundays and are held FIRST TUESDAY NIGHTS at 7 pm, hosted by Eileen D’Angelo.  Located at 203 Bridge St. in Phoenixville, PA  19460; Store # 610-933-4043. You might want to come early & sign up, or email me in advance, at madpoets@comcast.net  (or if you are emailing on the day of the reading, zing a note to my work to reserve your spot:  eileendangelo@comcast.net, since I go straight from work to the readings.

Wednesday, APRIL 2^ND at 7 pm. 

HARVEST BOOK CRITIQUE CIRCLES !  Don’t miss the next MaD CiRcLe on  APRIL 2^ND .  Moderated by Amy Laub.  Bring 10 copies of a poem in progress for roundtable feedback, suggestions, discussion and critique *  Where else can you go to listen to people debate commas and line breaks ?!  It’s more fun than you can stand on a Wednesday night.  Harvest Book is directly across from Trader Joe’s on State St. in Media  (9 E. State St., 19063)

Tuesday, APRIL 8^TH at 7 pm

GRYPHON CAFÉ OPEN MIKE NIGHT - Richard Moyer hosts these cozy readings upstairs at the Gryphon Cafe, located at 105 W. Lancaster Ave., (2nd Fl) in Wayne, PA 19087); Cafe # is 610-688-1988. If you’ve never been there, it’s right on Rt. 30, next to the Anthony Wayne Theatre in the heart of Wayne.  The upstairs at the Gryphon is set up like a living room, and Richard offers a series of intimate gatherings of poets in an informal, comfortable atmosphere, poets who share original work, as well as their favorite poets’ and poems, as well.  A perfect setting for those who are just beginning to share their work, as well as those who are long time mad poets!

FRIDAY, APRIL 11^TH , 7 PM

THE LAST WORD BOOKSHOP

220 S. 40th Street      215-386-7750
(40th & Walnut Streets, U of Penn campus)
The Last Word Bookshop presents Dressing The Muse,

A Poetry Reading With:  Autumn McClintock + Leslie Valdez + Lisa Grunberger + Joyce Meyers + Rafi Lev + Anisa Rahim + Janet Spangler + Alison Hicks + Catherine Bancroft + Hanoch Guy
+ Steven Kleinman + Minna Duchovnay + Sekai Afua Zankel + Christy Schneider.

Hosted by LEONARD GONTAREK.

A Mad Poets Society & Peace/Works Event.

SATURDAY, APRIL 12^TH  at 7 pm

OTHERWISE – POETRY AT CHURCHILL - Mad Poets continue in 2008 at this venue, hosted by Glenn McLaughlin, at Churchill Artisan Baker & Chocolatier, 137 E. high St., Pottstown, PA 19464; 484-941-5100 – Come out to hear poetry by THERÉSE HALSCHEID and BOB WATTS ! An open mike follows.  Bring your poems ! 

SUNDAY, APRIL 13^TH AT 1:00 PM

YOUNG POETS AWARDS READING !

This is one of the most important events Mad Poets hosts all year. The student winners of the Young Poets Contest will come and read their award winning poems at the REDWOOD PLAYHOUSE, 6^th Street in Upland.  (Directions are on the website). It’s heartwarming and amazing to hear these young poets. This is one of the most important events Mad Poets hosts all year.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16^TH AT 6 PM – 8 PM

at the THOMAS DONATUCCI LIBRARY (formerly Passayunk Library)  DIANE GUARNIERI will host poets JC TODD and DANIEL ABDAL-HAYY MOORE, in celebration of POETRY MONTH.  Diane will host this series throughout the spring.. culminating in a special reading in June of her CENTER CITY POETS! Stay tuned!

Thomas Donatucci Library, 1935 Shunk St., Philly, 19145; Library # 215-685-1755.

From Eileen D’Angelo

A LOTTA NEWS ABOUT UPCOMING MAD EVENTS, BEGINNING WITH:

        THIS THURSDAY, February 21 – 7:00 pm – Mad Poets Presents FOUR FEMININE VOICES:  Kelly Fineman, Minna Duchovnay, Prabhu Prabhu, and Kathryn Morgeneier at the Delaware County Institute of Science, 11 Veterans Square, Media, PA 19083); Hosted by Eileen D’Angelo.  What a way to kick off the new year at the Institute- four talented women poets!   Open mike follows. Let us hear your poems !   Light refreshments served. (Next month, at this venue: March 20th, 7 pm: Don’t miss RACHEL BUNTING + SUSAN DEBORAH KING!  More later.)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28th at 7:00 p.m. -

MAD POETS OPEN STAGE AT TAYLOR’S AT THE OLDE MILL (200 W. Marshall St., Norristown, PA 19401; 610-272-2011)   -   Featuring YOU and a ton of other talented poets and musicians!  Hosted by Joseph Dorazio.  Each month, Mad Poets will present a special musical guest, to kick off the open mike.  This restaurant is a four story historic grist mill (circa 1880) This exciting new series will be held on 4th Thursdays through 2008, and offers an entertaining open forum for musicians poets, singer-songwriters– and anyone who enjoys listening to poetry and music is welcome.  Come early and have dinner (or you can also come, on time, at 7 pm, and order dinner during the event.)  The owners offered to make this event a mini-Mad Poets FUNDRAISER, by donating 10% of all dinners ordered that evening to Mad Poets.) See: http://www.taylorsoldemill.com/, you’ll find us on the events page, you can check out the menu, and you’ll get to see this stunning building. Note:  all future events at this venue will be on the 4th floor, and it is NOT handicapped accessible.  This first event will take place on the first floor.  And there is VALET PARKING– no need to drive around trying to find a spot.  

TUESDAY, MARCH 4TH AT 7 PM  - JOIN US FOR A

STEEL CITY COFFEEHOUSE MAD POET *OPEN MIKE* NIGHT*!   This series has moved from Sundays and are held FIRST TUESDAY NIGHTS at 7 pm, hosted by Eileen D’Angelo.  Located at 203 Bridge St. in Phoenixville, PA  19460; Store # 610-933-4043.  The first  one in February was a BALL, three musicians and a ton of poets- a screaming good time-  GREAT words and cool music, and a fun get together.  We were there ’til almost 10 pm on Feb. 5th, but these events will normally run from 7 – 9 pm. You might want to come early & sign up, or email me in advance, at madpoets@comcast.net  (or at work to reserve your spot:  eileendangelo@comcast.net, if you are emailing me on the day of the reading, March 4th), so I can put you on the list- it was a long list last time, and some people couldn’t stay ’til the end – so there was some shifting to accommodate the masses!)

Wednesday, March 5th at 7 pm. 

HARVEST BOOK CRITIQUE CIRCLES !  Don’t miss the next MaD CiRcLe on  March 5th at 7 pm.  Moderated by Amy Laub.  Bring 10 copies of a poem in progress for roundtable feedback, suggestions, discussion and critique.   The “usual suspects” who attend this critique circle / workshop are amazingly talented, serious, hardworking poets (say that 10 times real fast!)  Like Missy Grotz says:  these are the kind of people who believe:  YOU WRITE OR YOU DIE !!  All joking aside, I had the opportunity to pop in there last month and it is a great workshop!  Where else can you go to listen to people debate commas and line breaks ?!  It’s more fun than you can stand on a Wednesday night.  Harvest Book is directly across from Trader Joe’s on State St. in Media  (9 E. State St., 19063)

SATURDAY, MARCH 8th at 7 pm

OTHERWISE – POETRY AT CHURCHILL - Mad Poets continue in 2008 at this venue, hosted by Glenn McLaughlin, at Churchill ArtisanBaker & Chocolatier, 137 E. high St., Pottstown, PA 19464; 484-941-5100 – Come out SATURDAY, MARCH 8th at 7 pm,  to hear poetry by FRANK WOLFE, JOSEPH DORAZIO and DOUG ARNOLD! An open mike follows.  Bring your poems ! 

Tuesday, March 11th, at 7 pm

GRYPHON CAFE- Mad Poets also continue at this venue, with Richard Moyer at the helm, and the kickoff reading is Tuesday, March 11th, at 7 pm.  Richard hosts these cozy readings upstairs at the Gryphon Cafe, located at 105 W. Lancaster Ave., (2nd Fl) in Wayne, PA 19087); Cafe # is 610-688-1988. If you’ve never been there, it’s right on Rt. 30, next to the Anthony Wayne Theatre in the heart of Wayne.  The upstairs at the Gryphon is set up like a living room, and Richard offers a series of intimate gatherings of poets in an informal, comfortable atmosphere, poets who share original work, as well as their favorite poets’ and poems, as well.  A perfect setting for those who are just beginning to share their work, as well as those who are long time mad poets!

THURS., MARCH 6th – 7 pm

A-MUSE POETRY SERIES continues in Bucks County through 2008 at the Doylestown Library, 150 S. Pine St., in Doyletown (18901; 215-348-9081), coordinated and hosted by Bill Wunder and Joanne Leva.  Plan to be there on Thursday, March 6th, 7 pm, for a group reading and discussion of two poems:  one by Stanley Kunitz, and one by Galway Kinnell.   

THURS., MARCH 13 – MILK BOY ACOUSTIC CAFE located at 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 19010 (in the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, which is in the old Bryn Mawr Theatre on Rt. 30);   This series is now held on 2nd THURSDAYS at 7 pm through 2008, hosted by Autumn Konopka.  Join us at Milk Boy on MARCH 13th – for LEONARD GONTAREK + ROBERT BENSE, plus an open mike will follow.  (This is another venue that packs ‘em in, best to get there early to sign up for the open mike.)

SATURDAY, MARCH 29th at 2:00 pm-

Fox Chase Reading Series at The THREE SISTERS CAFE  hosted by G. Emil Reutter, will present poets LOUIS McKEE and EILEEN D’ANGELO at Three Sisters Cafe, 7950 Oxford ave., (Corner of Loney & Barnes) in Philly, 19111. Phone: 215-725-6848.  An open mike follows. 

    (Yeah- I know it’s borderline tacky for me to read in my own mad poets’ line-up, but how could I refuse the chance to read with renowned Philadelphia Poet Louis McKee–  and who can say “no” to George Reutter ?!?)

ALSO !!  LOTS OF POETRY MONTH / APRIL EVENTS AND NEWS TO COME …

    **INCLUDING  THE YOUNG POETS AWARDS EVENT, Sunday, April 13, 2008, 1:00 PM, at the REDWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE, 6th St. in Upland.  36 Student winners of the Young Poets Competition, sponsored by Mad Poets and the Delco Library System, will read their winning poems.  This is one of most inspiring events we run each year ! Don’t miss these talented students. If you need directions, I got ‘em.  Special thanks to our dedicated 2008 Judges, listed in order of the grade level they judged, 1st through 12th grade:  Janet Burgents *  Emiliano Martin * Richard Bank * Linda Fischer * Autumn Konopka * Courtney Bambrick * Joseph Dorazio * Diane Sahms-Guarnieri * Ed Krizek * Arlene Bernstein * Margaret A. Robinson * Ray Greenblatt.

ANOTHER UPCOMING APRIL EVENT !!

FRIDAY, APRIL 11th at 7 pm - LEONARD GONTAREK coordinated and is hosting THE LAST WORD BOOKSHOP SERIES again this coming year, and the first reading of 2008 will feature a line-up of the talented poets in his workshop.  Don’t miss:  “Dressing the Muse”, featuring * Autumn McClintock * Leslie Valdez * Lisa Grunberger * Joyce Meyers * Anisa Rahim * Janet Spangler * Alison Hicks ( Rafi Lev * Catherine Bancroft * Steven Kleinman * Hanock Guy * Minna Duchovnay * Sekai Afua Zankel * Christy Schneider.  

AND YET ANOTHER UPCOMING APRIL EVENT !!

ON  APRIL 16TH, 7 PM  – A KICKOFF READING FOR A NEW MAD POETS SERIES AT  THE THOMAS F. DONATUCCI, SR. BRANCH LIBRARY, (formerly the Passyunk Library), 1935 Shunk St., South Phila., 19145. Library # is 215-685-1755; hosted by Diane Sahms-Guarnieri, featuring JC TODD AND DANIEL ABDAL-HAYY MOORE on APRIL 16TH, 7 PM !!  Plus an open mike ! Mark your calendars now !!

MORE MAD POETS BALL NEWS!  THE PARTY IS SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH, 7 – 11 PM.  There’s still time to let us know that you want to come out and play with us and celebrate TWENTY YEARS OF BEING MAD !  The event will now be held at CAROLINE’S RESTAURANT, (not Heritage Ballrooms) at 925 Providence Road in Secane, (Del. Co), PA 19018.   $35.00 per person.  (It’s a small price to pay to hang out with your buddies and party for the night - and toast Mad Poets’ two decades of keeping poetry alive !   

    It’s a BUFFET DINNER – Including:  Hand carved Roast Beef, Chicken Scallopine, Tortellino Alfredo, Vegetable Stir Fry, Red Bliss Potatoes, Tossed House Salad, Fruit Salad, Ice Cream and cake.  Hot rolls, beverages, coffee and hot tea are included. (There is a cash bar).   We’re working on booking a D.J. to spin some tunes for us that night!   Directions and info about the restaurant are on the website at http://www.carolinesrestaurant.com    

    ZING ME A NOTE IF YOU WANT TO COME !  I’VE BOOKED THE ROOM,  AND THERE’S STILL SPACE FOR MORE - SO FAR-  40 OF YOU HAVE TOLD ME YOU WILL BE THERE!  And it’s going to be a blast.  (Send checks payable to Mad Poets Society, to P.O. Box 1248, Media, PA 19063-8248.

IF YOU HAVE NEWS YOU WANT INCLUDED IN  THE UPCOMING MAD POETS NEWSLETTER (YES! I am working on getting one out- now that we’ve got so many events lined up for 2008 !) ZING IT TO ME NOW, with “NEWSLETTER NEWS!” IN THE SUBJECT LINE.  Book releases, upcoming readings, etc.  Please include all info (if it’s a book release: how much? Mailing address? How is check payable?;  If it’s a poetry reading, please include the venue address). ALSO !! If you run a reading series or are coordinating special events – and you want to spread the word — Get me that info now, too.  If you don’t have your line-up for the entire year, just give me what you have, name of event or series, the dates/days of week, and location.  Lots of stuff going on out there – and I want to include all of it.)

IF YOU WANT TO JOIN MAD POETS SOCIETY — NOW IS THE TIME to pay your dues to society !!  Kindly send $20 payable to Mad Poets Society, P.O. Box 1248, Media, PA 19063-8248; Stay tuned to the website for our ARTS ANGELS donation information … but for now, if you are interested in being a bonafide MAD POETS, zing us your dues !!      Help keep our many events, readings, programs,workshops, bonfires, critique circles —  and the literary magazine up and running!    IN RESPONSE TO THE MANY INQUIRIES:  YES !!  Mad Poets Society is running the annual Poetry Competition.  Deadline is June 20, 2008.     The website is in the process of being updated (God Bless Autumn Konopka), and with all these changes and events – we’re working our poor web queen to the bone ! Stay tuned for changes.      OTHER NOTABLE DATES: 

From Eileen D’Angelo

Hello, All!   JUST A HEADS UP … The MAD POETS REVIEW Book Release Party that was scheduled for THIS SATURDAY. October 27th HAS BEEN POSTPONED !!!!   The new date is SAT. DECEMBER 1st .  11:00 a.m. at the Delaware County Institute of Science, 11 Veterans Square in Media.  I absolutely hated having to do this – but it was inevitable, due to the wild schedule of Mad Poets since September 1st.  The new issue is shaping up to be amazing, and features work by RENEE ASHLEY, BARB CROOKER, DAVID KOZINSKI, MARIA FAMA, ANNA EVANS, RACHEL BUNTING, COURTNEY BAMBRICK, PAUL MARTIN, HARRY HUMES, LOUIS McKEE, CA CONRAD, FRANK SHERLOCK,  and others. Special thanks to Amy Laub for doing a large portion of the typing, and to Missy Grotz and Dave Worrell, for their dedicated assistance.  See you on December 1st !

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WINNERS OF THE 2007 MAD POETS REVIEW COMPETITION !

KATE NORTHROP (Bio below) was our esteemed Judge for the 2007 Mad Poets Competition.  The winners will appear in Volume 21, scheduled to be released on December 1st.  In a field of 425 poems, Kate chose 12 to recognize.  Here are this year’s talented winners:

1ST PRIZE – KATE WILDING

2ND PRIZE – KIM GEK LIN SHORT

3RD PRIZE – BARBARA TORODE

4TH PRIZE – TAMMY PAOLINO

5TH PRIZE – MARGARET ROBINSON

6TH PRIZE – ASHRAF OSMAN

7TH PRIZE – RICHARD S. BANK

8TH PRIZE – KATE WILDING

9TH PRIZE – CAMILLE NORVAISAS

10TH PRIZE – DIANE GUARNIERI

11TH PRIZE – MARGARET ROBINSON

12TH PRIZE – HANOCH GUY

*If you sent an SASE for results, copies of the winners’ flyer is going out ASAP. (The MPR Winner’s List flyers got packed away after the mad poets festival –and are in one of the boxes in the garage! Hence the delay).

WED., OCTOBER 24TH – 7 PM, MAD POETS OPEN MIKE NIGHT AT THE GRYPHON CAFE - hosted by Richard Moyer in the upstairs room. Bring your poems, or your favorite poets’ work !  Musicians welcome.  Come for a cozy circle of sharing poetry or music ! Last chance for 2007 !

OCTOBER 28TH at 1 pm - Mad Poets at STEEL CITY COFFEEHOUSE – Featured poets LYNN BLUE + MARIA LIGOS, followed by an open. Hosted by Noah Cutler. Steel City is located at 203 Bridge St., Phoenixville, PA 19460.  Store # is 610-933-4043. Be there or be square!

OCTOBER 29TH 8 PM – Mad Poets Presents a special reading at ST. JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY featuring APRIL LINDNER, ANTHONY PALMA AND BROOKE PALMA !  Details on the room at St. Joe’s and full bio info to come.  MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW, and don’t miss these fine poets. 

THURS. NOVEMBER 1ST - 7 PM - MAD POETS AT MILK BOY COFFEE features COURTNEY BAMBRICK and BARBARA TORODE plus an open mike to follow, hosted by Autumn Konopka.  Milk Boy is at 824 W. Lancaster Ave., in the Bryn mawr Film Institute (the old theatre) in Bryn Mawr. (Not to be confused with Milk Boy’s other Ardmore location. This series will continue in 2008, but will move to second Thursdays).  (Note: Courtney Bambrick is working on running a series of Mad Poets Workshops in 2008, stay tuned ! And Barbara Torode is one of our 2007 Mad Poet Winners !!)

ALSO – ON NOVEMBER 1ST  at 7 pm !!!

ALL YOU BUCKS COUNTY POETS !!  A NEW MAD POETS SERIES IN BUCKS COUNTY AT DOYLESTOWN LIBRARY !!!

“A-MUSE POETRY SERIES“ will begin on November 1st at 7 pm, at the Doylestown Library Panel Discussion with Bucks County Poet Laureate, Marie Kane and Montco Poet Laureate David Simpson, including Q & A.  This new MPS Series is moderated/organized and coordinated by Mad Poets:  Joanne Leva, Bill Wunder and Camille Norvaisis !!! 

Doylestown Library is at 150 S. Pine St., Doylestown, PA 18901, Phone: 215-348-9081. Emails for info, for Bill Wunder and Camille: billybaloney02@yahoo.com, Camille525@aol.com  (Joanne’s is a work email, so until I get her OK, I can’t release it).   So! For all you Bucks County poets without a Mad Poets “home” – you can’t get better than this !!  Special thanks to Bill, Joanne and Camille, for all their hard work !!!!! 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH AT 7 PM - MAD POETS PRESENTS:   EMILIANO MARTIN, KASIA NEWCOMER AND FERESHTEH SHOLEVAR at the HAVERFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY, in the Community Room downstairs. An Open Mike will follow. The library is at 1601 Darby Rd. Havertown, PA 19083; their number is 610-446-3082. Hosted by Eileen D’Angelo (unfortunately, Peter Krok who was scheduled to host this reading will not be able to join us).

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH  – 7:30 PM – MAD POETS PRESENTS LAWRENCE DUGAN + RICHARD MOYER AT THE DELCO INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, 11 Veterans Square, Media, PA 19063; Open reading follows!  Hosted by Eileen D’Angelo.  Bring your poems!

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH – ROBERT ZALLER WILL RUN A MAD POETS WORKSHOP at the Delco Institute of Science, 11 Veterans Square.  Workshop begins at 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 pm – Lunch is catered and brought to us at 1 pm – and Robert Zaller will read from his work at 2 pm.  There’s a $50 fee for the workshop.  The class is open for 8-12 participants.  SIGN UP NOW..   The Deadline is Saturday, November 3rd, for registrations; to allow Robert time to review two poems of each participant by email, prior to the workshop on Nov. 17th.  EMAIL MADPOETS@COMCAST.NET with ZALLER WORKSHOP in the subject line, and mail your check for $50 made payable to “Mad Poets Society”, to Mad Poets Society, P.O. Box 1248, Media, PA 19063-8248 – TIME IS RUNNING OUT !!!!    

Hey there kids –

The Mad Poets Review Book Party, originally scheduled for October 27th, has been POSTPONED until December 1st. The time and location will be the same — 11a @ the Delaware County Institute of Science in Media, Pa.

For more information or directions, check out the Institute of Science schedule or email madpoets{at}comcast{dot}net.

THURS., SEPTEMBER 6^TH, AT 7 PM

MAD POETS present A SMATTERING OF NEW VOICES, featuring ANNA MENDOZA, ADAM COBEN & ALLA VILNYANSKAYA (See bio notes below!) at MILK BOY COFFEE /ACOUSTIC CAFE, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., in the Bryn Mawr Film Institute (Bryn Mawr, PA 19010); Tel: 610-527-0690, hosted by AUTUMN KONOPKA! Check out our newest venue and find out what everyone is talking about! AND HANG AROUND AFTERWARDS! At 9 pm, there will be music at Milk Boy !! Our reading will run from 7-9 pm, then MUSIC. Stay tuned for other upcoming mad events, some mentioned below – For info, see www.madpoetssociety.com (Also, at the bottom – a little appeal from your “mad” editor.)

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Poet Dee Rimbaud has recently added a new feature to his website. He has links and photographs of over 800 poets and writers, past and present. It is worth a look and the link is

http://www.rimbaud.org.uk/links3.html

If you have a website you would like  Dee to consider adding you can contact him at

dee.rimbaud@googlemail.com

I’m SO happy to report that the Mad Poets Series at the Barnes & Noble in Bryn Mawr has found a new home at Milkboy Acoustic Cafe in Bryn Mawr.

Although we had a good deal of notice that B&N was closing its doors at the beginning of this month, we had a hard time finding a new venue that could take it on for the same day & time — so the series was still on the verge of homelessness.  Thankfully, Jaime & the other good folks at Milkboy have welcomed us with open arms.  We’ll be keeping the schedule & line up of readers — 1st Thursdays at 7pm.  In fact, in addition to our regular gig (which starts tonight!), they’ve also asked the Mad Poets to provide some poetry tomorrow night for Ardmore first Friday.  Yay for poetry-friendly venues!!!

Tonight we settle into our new home with poets John Timpane & Alison Hicks.  More about them after the jump…

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Well it’s that time again, kids:

Anything exciting happening this week? Did you just find out about an acceptance or a reading invitation? Do you have an upcoming appearance in person or in a journal? Did you just have a set of poems accepted for broadcast at Skin Radio? Let us know what’s going on!

Bring on the self-promotion!