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This poetry series is for the merging of minds and souls
of poets, musicians and other performing artists as well as
those simply coming to listen. We provide a forum for
a variety of talented, accessible and connecting poets to
share their words and to get people excited about the
diversity of voices, perspectives and insights expressed
through the medium of poetry.
This program is offered jointly by myself as
host/ producer and by HCAM Station Manager Jim Cozzens.
Admission is free but there is a passing of the hat for the
features. There are very talented poets and musicians on
board for this coming season. You can sign up for reserved
seating and open mic below. Open mic slots are limited and
available on a first come first serve basis. (More
info)
- Cheryl Perreault
No,
they don't gather in some hip little cafe
crowded with creatures of the night. But all the
passion and prose of a fervent literary event
can be found at the free Wake up and smell the
poetry sessions held on Saturday morning
each month at the HCAM-TV Studio in Hopkinton. --The
Boston Globe, October, 2009
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FEATURING Women Poets of Light and Dark and Singer-Songwriter duo Lori Diamond and Fred Abatelli |
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On Saturday morning , February 20th at 10:30 am guest features will include three women poets who write about the dark and light side of life. These poets will share samples of their writing that focus on topics such as the rude truth about Facebook, a loved one's onset of Alzheimer's Disease and looking down upon a rat contemplating mortality... when stuck in the bottom of a trash barrel. Following these features of literary light and dark, singer-songwriter duo Lori Diamond and Fred Abatelli will smoke things up by performing a set of their original blues/jazz/folk fusion of original songs.
An open mic will follow for poetry, songs and spoken word. Hope to see you there!
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Dianne Bilyak is an author and humorist who writes creative non-fiction stories that weave together the dark, poignant and hilarious moments of life. Her poems, interviews, and stories have been published in a number of books and journals. She was copy-editor on the book Such Sweet Thunder, Views on Black American Music. A co-founder of ALL Gallery (ALL) in New Haven she also served as Literary Programming Director there in 2003. She has been a manuscript reader for the Yale Series of Younger Poets and Alice James Books and is currently the poetry editor of Peregrine literary magazine. Currently, Dianne is also completing a book project based on her interviews with poets such as Li-Young Lee, Coleman Barks, Carolyn Forché, Jane
Hirshfield, Charles Simic, Kazim Ali, Fanny Howe, Joy
Harjo, and Nikky Finney.
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Kate Connors has worked as an editor, writing coach, SAT Prep instructor and college instructor. As poet, non-fiction writer and free lance newspaper columnist, Kate's poetry is inspired by the sounds and images in poems by Mary Oliver, Wendell Berry, Denise Levertov and Jane Kenyon . Kate's writing is also inspired by being an avid reader of novels -- and willingly abandons reality to inhabit the worlds created by writers from Virginia Woolf to sue Miller, Anne Tyler, Jane Smiley and
A.S. Byatt.
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Leah Martell grew up in Sofia, the capitol and the largest city in Bulgaria . She emigrated to the United States several years before the Iron Curtain fell. After moving to the USm Leah thought -- "new country, new freedom of choice, I will be a writer". She studied English Writing at Penn State where she learned English mostly. Leah adds "My plan didn't come true. I am earning a living as a bio-statistician (a mouthful and a conversation stopper)". However Leah continues to write poetry and has been a feature reader when not at her day-job ...crunching numbers for science.
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Lori Diamond and Fred Abatelli have played in bands of many genres including Acoustic, Rock, Jazz, Folk, Blues and Motown. Lori teamed up with Fred in 2007, after meeting on
Myspace. Together, they offer a culmination of influences such as Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, John Coltrane and Eric
Clapton. The wonderful result of this duo is a heartfelt, Adult Contemporary style, infused with Jazz, Pop, Folk and Blues. With Fred's help, Lori wrote and released Mystery, which made its debut to a standing ovation at Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham, Mass in 2009. Currently, Lori and Fred are enjoying a full performance schedule and plan to collaborate on a new CD in the coming year.
beautiful, lush piano, her crystal clear voice, and lots of beautiful songs about love, family and life’s beauties and mysteries. "
---Heather Miller, Lyrical Versus Radio Hour
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Upcoming
programs:
Coming in 2010: stay tuned for
Lawrence Johnson, Alex Charalambides, Francine
D'Allessandro, Rodger Martin and Peter LaGoy
and singer-songwriters Mark Stepakoff, Oen Kennedy, storyteller/percussionist: Tara
Greenblatt, Kim Jennings, Tom Smith and Mally Smith
and more!
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Information on our program:
This venue welcomes participating artists from near
and far as well as the general public who are
interested in seeing this unique, monthly event
honoring the art of poetry, song and spoken word.
Admission is free and all are welcome. Most shows of the 2008-2009
season are available for viewing here.
Features Information:
Guest features for this
program are selected based on their talent as both a
writer and in their ability to deliver poetry,
stories and songs as well as thematic content,
diversity of style, audience appeal and
genuine interest and ability to connect with the audience
(both in studio and on air). We receive many
inquiries regarding eligibility of feature spots and
although most features are selected based on advance
program topics and themes, interested applicants
are welcome to email feature press kit and inquiries
to poetry@hcam.tv
or to HCAM Studios, 77 Main Street, Hopkinton Ma 01748.
(directions)
Open Mic Information:
HCAM Studios offers a supportive and professional setting
for open mic where contributing writers and artists
can share their words of poetry, song or story while
being filmed before a live audience. There is a
limited sign-up and a limit of four minutes per open
mic contribution. Please bring material suitable for
sharing on public television and sign a release form
if you would like to be considered for inclusion on
the televised program. Participants are
encouraged to sign up in advance at poetry@hcam.tv
as open mic spots can be limited with
attending audience ranging from 20-50 each month.
People come from near and far sharing poetry, spoken word and
songs, some for the first time and some who are
seasoned writers/performers. Regardless of
experience, those who have performed at the open
mic in the last three seasons have traditionally
offered their best for this friendly and professional
setting. This has resulted in a showcasing of a
very special blend of impressive talents within each
month's program so that most performances are included
in either the monthly "Wake up..."
series or the "All Open Mic" program.
If you are interested in reserving an open mic spot
or simply in reserving a seat to watch as audience,
please sign up above.
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