Poetry as a Way Out

Featuring:

at the Ojai Art Center

NOON - Greetings! The Program

Sounding the conch - John Kertisz
Sign up for open mic at 1

12:15 - 12:45 SENIOR REPORT

Senior writers from Little House perform selections
Nathaniel Wolper, MC

12:45 - 1 TEEN POET AWARDS

Teens selected from area schools read their poems
Judy Nelson, MC

1 - 2 OPEN MIC

Sign up at noon; anything goes; 3 min. limit
Dave Ray, MC

2 - 2:30 LA POESIA HISPANA / HISPANIC POETRY

Original poetry in Spanish and English

2:30 - 3 RAZOR BABES

Performance poets collaborate on babies, breasts, terrror and t-shirts
Mary Sagala Verieur, MC

3:30 - 4:30 SANTA BARBARA POETS

Poets Laureate David Starkey, Barry Spacks, Perie Longo
with friends Peg Quinn, Paul Fericano
Carol DeCanio, MC

4:30 - 5:30 WORKSHOP: THE GHAZAL

Learn the structure of this ecstatic verse form favored by Hafiz, Rumi, and the mystic Persian poets
Gaby LeMay, Workshop Leader

Read the group poem

4:30 - 5:30 THE WORD AS SONG

Voices and Visions - Ellen Johnson and friends
Songs from The Seraphim Rising - Attasalina and Matthew Sewell
Spoken Word / Talking Drum - April Hendrix and Greg Weiser
Lanny Kaufer, MC

DOORS CLOSE at 5:30 and re-open at 7 for the 8pm performance

5:30 - 6:30 OPEN MIC

at Ojai Coffee Roasting Co.
(down the street at Montgomery St. and Ojai Ave.)
Want more? Have a cuppa at the Roasters, read your work and listen to other poets. Enjoy. (WiFi available.)

POETRY AS A WAY OUT

$10 general admission, general seating
Doors open at 7, performance begins at 8

Wine and beer for sale in the courtyard
Books for sale by the poets

Special Guest Jim Lenfestey
Director of the Ojai Poetry Festival, 2003-2007

Music by Chris Sorenson

Marsha de la O.
Jackson Wheeler

10 minute intermission

Frank T. Rios
Wanda Coleman

Tree Bernstein, MC