It’s not just me! Other people at our Poetry and Acoustic Music Open Mike on Jan. 27 agreed that we are getting better and better. The poets have become much better at reading their poetry. There was a wide range of types from moving memorials to fallen comrades to a humorous piece about a dog to poems about a trip in a dory and the struggles of being 12. The music was also wonderful and varied: a couple of pieces on accordion, two pieces in tribute to Dan Fogelberg and Garth Brooks and a couple of songs written by the performer. Thanks to our participants:
Bill Lambert, Brad Smith and Chuck Durang were our musicians.
Bob Maskell, J. Richard Lebel, Joanne Bixby, Ken Patton, Leslie Joanne Hill, Mary Gregory, Richard Menoche and Robert Toto were our poets.
The Sun Chronicle had a nice spread of pictures. You can see them online in their photo gallery for Jan. 28, 2008.
Another article that appeared was about Irene Davey who just turned 100. Irene graced our poetry open mikes several times in our early years. She once offered a poetry prize for the best poem by a youth.
They also had an article about a poetry slam at the Attleboro Art Museum, that sounded fascinating. Watch for it next time they hold another one.
