Join us to listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro on Sunday, July 31. Doors open for mingling at 5:30 PM. Our feature will be Murfreesboro poet Mike James, whose new book PORTABLE LIGHT is recently out from Redhawk Publications.
ABOUT THE VENUE
We’ll be gathering at Gallagher Guitar’s cool venue, @GallagherUnplugged, 118 N. Walnut Street. Street parking is available and no fee or time limits apply on the weekend. Gallagher has a great line up of live music scheduled this summer – check them out at https://gallagherguitar.com/live-music/
ABOUT THE OPEN MIC
Open mic readers can share poetry or spoken word: 2 pieces or 4 minutes, whichever comes first. Reading a favorite poem by another writer is fine, too.
We ask that readers be prepared to keep their pieces “PG-13” depending on our venue and audience, which sometimes includes younger people.
CHALLENGE WORDS
If you like, write a piece to share that includes one, some, or all of the following words chosen by our audience last time:
invest | listen | thunder | blueberry | attitude | unplug | galoshes | terminate | cheetah | smile
MORE ABOUT OUR FEATURE
MIKE JAMES makes his home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He has published in hundreds of magazines, large and small, and has performed his poetry at universities and other venues throughout the country. He has been nominated for multiple Pushcarts, as well as for the Paterson Poetry Prize.
In April, Redhawk published Mike’s 20th collection, Portable Light: Poems 1991-2021. The new book had the largest pre-order sales of any poetry collection the press has published. Mike’s many other poetry collections include: Leftover Distances (Luchador), Parades (Alien Buddha), Jumping Drawbridges in Technicolor (Blue Horse), and Crows in the Jukebox (Bottom Dog.)
HEALTH PRECAUTIONS
We continue to monitor health data. If a local Covid surge significantly impacts metrics, we will encourage distancing and masking to help protect the vulnerable among us. Masks are always welcome.