2023 Inaugural Spoken Awards – Nominees
Spoken words have power – to spread ideas, create new thoughts, spin up ideas, or even just amuse or entertain. They are the OG medium of communication, artistic expression and […]
Events:
Tyler-James Kelly
Long-time professional musician, guitarist, and songwriter with a profound love for guitar derivative music and song. Front man for The Silks.
January 23 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe Best Of Foo
This ensemble of seasoned musicians is dedicated to recreating the Foo Fighters experience.
January 24 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmBrian James Quintet
La Salle Academy Jazz Ensemble under the direction of music director Brian James Brouillard.
January 24 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmEastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
Director & conductor Toshiyuki Shimada takes you through “Masterpieces of Three Centuries:” Mozart, Beethoven, & Shaw.
January 25 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmRebel Rebel
A five-piece David Bowie tribute band from CT.
January 25 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmNeal Vitullo and the Vipers
Award-winning blues/rockabilly/R&B/surf/American roots rock ‘n roll.
January 31 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmClub D’elf
Synthesis of Moroccan traditional music and electronic, dubbed-out funk. Probably not suitable for elves.
January 31 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
July 4, 2004 (Sunday Afternoon): December poetry
Brando is dead–the eulogies are out today,the shadows and the light.And I’m out here mowing the lawn in the summer heat,the reel of the blades like a horse’s neigh,cicadas’ rattle,thinking […]
In Celebration of Wrinkles
like the creases in the pagesof your favorite novel,and the folds at the jointsand eyelids of a newborn child,and the cracks in the bark of your favorite tree,and the wrinkled bedsheetsof […]
Relent
When the asking is over And solitude is decided By you, others or the universe What remains is pure Fire Pursed lips on sweet wine Thoughts all your own “Come […]
Fueling The Fire
The same fire that keeps the wolves at bay alerts them to your presence The same fire that pushes away the darkness makes the shadows dance The same fire that […]
Perennials, Part VI
Black girl magic And the mystical magical negro They sound relateddon’t they? When you dig more deeply though, you realize that Black girls labeled magic are recognized for the way they marry Intellect, flexibility and accomplishment. The magical negro is viewed skeptically for […]
Nicolella, Gamache named youth poetry ambassador, deputy: Annual appointments resume in 2022 after pandemic hiatus
Lourdes Nicolella of the Moses Brown School has been selected as youth poetry ambassador and Adi Gamache of the Met School has been selected as deputy youth poetry ambassador for […]
Omarion Cometh
“I’m here!” Door banging, stomping sneakers, Loud shouts, Not the Inside Voice. Be Quiet T-shirt flung into a dark corner, Towel airborne, dirty shoes kicked — one here, one there […]
A Reflection on [Mental] Health: January Poetry
A fragile soul so young, A pleasure center numbed, How quick I was to hide inside my fears. The fear of age, rage, and misplaced trust, The fear of reopening […]
Poetry, #22 Silent Night…: From “The (chap) Book of the Dead”
They said I must be out of my mind wanting to celebrate Christmas this year, that survival was all we had to be thankful for; that the stories were lies, […]