The 2016 Lorine Niedecker Wisconsin Poetry Festival is scheduled for Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15. It kicks off this night with an open mike for attendees. Public is welcome to come listen. Click poetry festival link to get the complete schedule of events, location, and list of presenters.
LOST LAKES is a collaboration between Corey Mathew Hart and Paul Mitch. The two met during a songwriting competition held by a local radio station. It wasn't until they returned for a duets portion of the follow year's competition that Corey saw Paul play bass and singing harmonies. The first time Corey and Paul played together, […]
SLAID CLEAVES spins stories with a novelist’s eye and a poet’s heart. Childhood friend Rod Picott, who has co-written with Slaid on several indelible blue-collar vignettes over the years (“Broke Down,” “Sinner’s Prayer,” “Bring It On,” “Black T-‐shirt”) says, “Slaid is my favorite co-writer. He’s a smart writer with a gift for wringing the most out of a […]
ANNA TIVEL and JEFFREY MARTIN - you can't go wrong with this double hitter ANNA TIVEL has spent some quality hours in a dodge caravan repeating lyrical lines over and over until the words fall in time with the windshield wipers, or until the gas light comes on. Anna gained a number of fans by playing […]
Round robin song circle led by TRICIA ALEXANDER– (performer, poet, healer, "with a voice, music and lyrics that resonate the heart") done informally, not from the stage, no microphones. This is a lovely gathering of singers, songwriters, musicians and music appreciators! Traditional Round Robin protocol applies – everyone is part of the circle and has […]
