GO CAT GO Jazz Poetry Reading, Sun. 12/4 at the Greenich Village Bistro

Long Island poet, George Wallace and Manhattan poet, Peter Chelnik are back with GO CAT GO Jazz Poetry Reading at Greenwich Village Bistro, Sunday, December 4 at 3:45 p.m.

Also, Bob Feldman on tenor sax, Laurence Goldman on acoustic bass, and Brian Groder on the trumpet, plus it'll be wide open for poets to jam with the music.



Admission is FREE!

OPEN-MIC!

Greenwich Village Bristro at 3:45 p.m.

Go Cat Go Jazz Poetry
Greenwich Village Bistro

Father Demo Square

13 Carmine St between Bleecker and 6th Avenue
212-206-9777
greenwichvillagebistro.com



A, C, E, F, D to West 4th Street



Bios:



George Wallace (born March 22, 1949 in Hempstead, New York) is an American poet and poetry organizer.

Working from a base of operations in downtown New York City's poetry scene, from his family roots in Brooklyn and Long Island, and from his experiences living and working in Northern California, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon and the United Kingdom, Wallace has created a grassroots network of venues for poetry.

His own poetry, in particular his performance oriented work, is imagination-based in its creation, emerging from a process of wordplay, surrealist deconstruction and bricolage into a final form that is typically characterized by accessible narrative and forceful rhythmic impetus. It is built on a foundation of a musical talent that emerged at the age of four, when he began reading and performing music, and shaped by his extensive readings in the literature of European Surrealism, the Whitman/Sandburg vortex, and the Beats. His work also bears the mark of 1960s concerns, particularly the social witness and aesthetic consciousness of that time.

His organizational efforts on behalf of poetry are based on professional training and disposition to community service developed through graduate studies with Guy Stuart and others at UNC-Chapel Hill in the mid '70s.


Peter Chelnik

Peter Chelnik's books include Railroad Heart, East Coast Line, Manhattan Wilderness, Eternity Road and Wildflower Serenade. He has had seven plays produced Off-Off-Broadway. These dramatic works include Street Rag, Prairie Fire, Parking Lot, Moving Target, Scarsdale Station and Tremont Vortex. Peter has also written Trick Bag, a novel of the 1960's. And yes, he does believe "the word will set you free." His latest book is STRAWBERRY HARMONY New Poems (Little Sky Press, March 2010).

GO CAT GO Jazz Poetry Reading, Sun. 6/14 at the Ding Dong Lounge

Peter Chelnik brings his Go Cat Go Jazz Poetry uptown to the Ding Dong Lounge on Sunday, August 14 at 5:45 p.m.

Joining him are Bob Feldman on tenor saxophone, Laurence Goldman on acoustic bass, and Dave Miller on drums, plus it'll be wide open for poets to jam with the music.


Admission is FREE!

OPEN-MIC!

Wednesday, August 14 at 5:45 p.m.

Go Cat Go Jazz Poetry
Ding Dong Lounge
929 Columbus Avenue between 105th and 106th Streets
New York, NY 10025

http://www.dingdonglounge.com/index.html

Hosted by Peter Chenik




A, C, B to 103rd Street


BIO:

Peter Chelnik

Peter Chelnik's books include Railroad Heart, East Coast Line, Manhattan Wilderness, Eternity Road and Wildflower Serenade. He has had seven plays produced Off-Off-Broadway. These dramatic works include Street Rag, Prairie Fire, Parking Lot, Moving Target, Scarsdale Station and Tremont Vortex. Peter has also written Trick Bag, a novel of the 1960's. And yes, he does believe "the word will set you free." His latest book is STRAWBERRY HARMONY New Poems (Little Sky Press, March 2010).

Ronnie Norpel
 

Ronnie Norpel is a performance poet, actor, photographer and jock with a deep passion for the Phillies, where she spent seven seasons as a ballgirl and fan accommodation manager. In New York, “Ronnie G” was the muse and collaborator of Warhol Factory superstar Gerard Malanga, whose photo of Ronnie, “Marble of Light,” was included for the exhibition and catalogue, Artists of the Warhol Circle Then & Now. She studied acting in Hollywood and worked at the Zero One Gallery. Today, Ronnie reads monthly in NYC with the Upper Left Side Writers and Poets. Other readings include the Lower East Side Festival, the SynonymUS collective at Nuyorican Poets Café, and the Wild Angels at St. John the Divine.

 

The UNDERGROUND HOWL Goes Uptown

Peter Chelnik brings his Underground Howl uptown to the Ding Dong Lounge on Wednesday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Joining him are Bob Feldman on sax and  Laurence Goldman on bass trumpet, plus it'll be wide open for poets to jam with the music.


Admission is FREE!

OPEN-MIC!

Wednesday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Tract 187 Culture Clatch Underground Howl
Ding Dong Lounge
929 Columbus Avenue between 105th and 106th Streets
New York, NY 10025

http://www.dingdonglounge.com/index.html

Hosted by Ronnie Norpel




A, C, B to 103rd Street


BIO:

Peter Chelnik

Peter Chelnik's books include Railroad Heart, East Coast Line, Manhattan Wilderness, Eternity Road and Wildflower Serenade. He has had seven plays produced Off-Off-Broadway. These dramatic works include Street Rag, Prairie Fire, Parking Lot, Moving Target, Scarsdale Station and Tremont Vortex. Peter has also written Trick Bag, a novel of the 1960's. And yes, he does believe "the word will set you free." His latest book is STRAWBERRY HARMONY New Poems (Little Sky Press, March 2010).

GO CAT GO Jazz Poetry Reading Underground Howl Sat., 6/12 at the Greenwich Village Bistro

Long Island poet, George Wallace and Manhattan poet, Peter Chelnik are back with GO CAT GO Poetry Reading Underground Howl at Greenwich Village Bistro, Sunday, June 12, 4:00-6:00 p.m.





Also, Bob Feldman on sax, Laurence Goldman on bass, and Brian Groder on the trumpet, plus it'll be wide open for poets to jam with the music.



Admission is FREE!


Sunday, June 12, 4:00-6:00 p.m.


GO CAT GO Poetry Reading Underground Howl
Greenwich Village Bistro
Father Demo Square

13 Carmine St between Bleecker and 6th venue
212-206-9777
greenwichvillagebistro.com



A, C, E, F, D to West 4th Street



Bios:

George Wallace (born March 22, 1949 in Hempstead, New York) is an American poet and poetry organizer.

Working from a base of operations in downtown New York City's poetry scene, from his family roots in Brooklyn and Long Island, and from his experiences living and working in Northern California, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon and the United Kingdom, Wallace has created a grassroots network of venues for poetry.

His own poetry, in particular his performance oriented work, is imagination-based in its creation, emerging from a process of wordplay, surrealist deconstruction and bricolage into a final form that is typically characterized by accessible narrative and forceful rhythmic impetus. It is built on a foundation of a musical talent that emerged at the age of four, when he began reading and performing music, and shaped by his extensive readings in the literature of European Surrealism, the Whitman/Sandburg vortex, and the Beats. His work also bears the mark of 1960s concerns, particularly the social witness and aesthetic consciousness of that time.

His organizational efforts on behalf of poetry are based on professional training and disposition to community service developed through graduate studies with Guy Stuart and others at UNC-Chapel Hill in the mid '70s.


Peter Chelnik

Peter Chelnik's books include Railroad Heart, East Coast Line, Manhattan Wilderness, Eternity Road and Wildflower Serenade. He has had seven plays produced Off-Off-Broadway. These dramatic works include Street Rag, Prairie Fire, Parking Lot, Moving Target, Scarsdale Station and Tremont Vortex. Peter has also written Trick Bag, a novel of the 1960's. And yes, he does believe "the word will set you free." His latest book is STRAWBERRY HARMONY New Poems (Little Sky Press, March 2010).

30th Anniversary Issue of Lips Reading

Lips Magazine will hold a Publication Celebration Reading for the 30th Anniversary Issue of Lips, Number 34/35, on Thursday, May 26, 2011 
at 7:00 p.m.

Readers to include:

Stanley Barkan, Svea Barrett, Norma Bernstock, Patricia Carragon, Peter    Chelnik, Gail Fishman Gerwin, Grace Henderson, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Martin    Golan, Jim Gwyn, Joan Cusack Handler, Diana Lagomarsino, Laine Sutton    Johnson, Adele Kenny,  Sheila Massoni, Barbara MInch, Bob    Rosenbloom, Arthrur  Sharon, John J. Trause, and surprise guests    from this issue and past issues of Lips.

Hosted by Laura Boss

7 p.m.    Free Admission

Open-Mic ( time permitting)
 
Contact: Laura Boss, Editor @  201-662-1303
or Library: 973-744-0500

30th Anniversary Issue of Lips Reading
Montclair Public Library (Auditorium)
50 South Fullerton Ave.
Montclair, NJ
Library: 973-744-0500

http://www.hopstop.com/

www.montclairlibrary.org

Jazz Quarterly Poetry Solstice Reading Thing - Sunday, March 13, 4:00-5:45 pm

Long Island poet, George Wallace and Manhattan poet, Peter Chelnik are kicking off a brand spanking new GO CAT GO Jazz Quarterly Poetry Solstice Reading thing at Greenwich Village Bistro, Sunday, March 13, 4:00-5:45 p.m.

The plan is to have Bob Feldman on sax, possibly a bass playing dude, George will read something as well as Peter, plus it'll be wide open for poets to jam with the music.



Sunday, March 13, 4:00-5:45 pm.


GO CAT GO Jazz Quarterly Poetry Solstice Reading Thing
Greenwich Village Bistro
Father Demo Square

13 Carmine St between Bleecker and 6th venue
212-206-9777
greenwichvillagebistro.com



A, C, E, F, D to West 4th Street



Bios:

George Wallace (born March 22, 1949 in Hempstead, New York) is an American poet and poetry organizer.

Working from a base of operations in downtown New York City's poetry scene, from his family roots in Brooklyn and Long Island, and from his experiences living and working in Northern California, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon and the United Kingdom, Wallace has created a grassroots network of venues for poetry.

His own poetry, in particular his performance oriented work, is imagination-based in its creation, emerging from a process of wordplay, surrealist deconstruction and bricolage into a final form that is typically characterized by accessible narrative and forceful rhythmic impetus. It is built on a foundation of a musical talent that emerged at the age of four, when he began reading and performing music, and shaped by his extensive readings in the literature of European Surrealism, the Whitman/Sandburg vortex, and the Beats. His work also bears the mark of 1960s concerns, particularly the social witness and aesthetic consciousness of that time.

His organizational efforts on behalf of poetry are based on professional training and disposition to community service developed through graduate studies with Guy Stuart and others at UNC-Chapel Hill in the mid '70s.


Peter Chelnik

Peter Chelnik's books include Railroad Heart, East Coast Line, Manhattan Wilderness, Eternity Road and Wildflower Serenade. He has had seven plays produced Off-Off-Broadway. These dramatic works include Street Rag, Prairie Fire, Parking Lot, Moving Target, Scarsdale Station and Tremont Vortex. Peter has also written Trick Bag, a novel of the 1960's. And yes, he does believe "the word will set you free." His latest book is STRAWBERRY HARMONY New Poems (Little Sky Press, March 2010).

Next Prairie Fire Reading Sunday February 27

Next Prairie Fire Reading Sunday February 27

SUNDAY 2/27 - 5:30 p.m. (sign up 5 p.m.)

Peter Chelnik's "Prairie Fire Jazz Poetry"

~features~


Linda Leedy Schneider (poet)



&

George Wallace (poet)

&

Host PETER CHELNIK (poetry)

&

Bob Feldman (tenor sax)  & Lawrence Goldman (acoustic bass)

The Open Mic

@
AMERICAN THEATRE OF ACTORS
314 W. 54th St. (bet. 8th & 9th Aves.)
Hell's Kitchen, NYC 10019
Beckman Theater 2nd Floor
(212) 581-3044
www.appleboxdesign.com/ATA/ata.html


By Subway: C or E to West 50th Street
Walk north to West 54th Street, west to theatre


Admission: $5

BIOS



Linda Leedy Schneider

Linda Leedy Schneider is an award-winning internationally published poet and writer, individual poetry and writing mentor, psychotherapist in private practice, and college writing instructor. She facilitates writing groups at Gilda’s Club for people living with cancer. A writer since able to hold a pencil, Linda's volunteer work in orphanages in Albania motivated her to submit her poems and prose for publication. Her work has since been published in over 200 literary magazines including Rattle Magazine, The Spoon River Poetry Review, Pudding Magazine, Driftwood Review, Midwest Poetry Review, Miranda Literary Magazine, ONTHEBUS, and The Pedestal Magazine. Linda has written five collections of poetry including Through the Lattice: Poetry of a Psychotherapist, Argonne House Press, 2002, and Through My Window: Poetry of a Psychotherapist, Pudding House Publications, 2007. She has recently been featured poet at The Back Fence, NYC, Peter Chelnik's Prairie Fire Series, NYC and The Saturn Poetry Reading Series, NYC. Her poetry is included in the world poetry anthology, Not A Muse, Haven Press, 2009. Many of her writing students have been published as well. She is currently editing an anthology of her student's poetry. Linda believes that a regular writing ritual leads to discovery, authenticity, personal growth, and even Joy. She can be reached at loschneide@AOL.com.



George Wallace

George Wallace (born March 22, 1949 in Hempstead, New York) is an American poet and poetry organizer.

Working from a base of operations in downtown New York City's poetry scene, from his family roots in Brooklyn and Long Island, and from his experiences living and working in Northern California, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon and the United Kingdom, Wallace has created a grassroots network of venues for poetry.

His own poetry, in particular his performance oriented work, is imagination-based in its creation, emerging from a process of wordplay, surrealist deconstruction and bricolage into a final form that is typically characterized by accessible narrative and forceful rhythmic impetus. It is built on a foundation of a musical talent that emerged at the age of four, when he began reading and performing music, and shaped by his extensive readings in the literature of European Surrealism, the Whitman/Sandburg vortex, and the Beats. His work also bears the mark of 1960s concerns, particularly the social witness and aesthetic consciousness of that time.

His organizational efforts on behalf of poetry are based on professional training and disposition to community service developed through graduate studies with Guy Stuart and others at UNC-Chapel Hill in the mid '70s.

GO CAT GO Jazz Poetry on WWW.MNN.ORG

GO CAT GO Jazz Poetry on WWW.MNN.ORG

Hear Peter Chelnik on

MNN2 Lifestyle (34) 

Sunday, January 23 at 4 p.m. MNN Channel 34

Saturday, February 5 9:30 p.m MNN Channel 34

Monday, February 7 at 5:30 p.m. MNN Channel 34

Click on www.mnn.org