Oklahoma Poetry

+EVERY WEDNESDAY (EXCEPT JUNE 2nd): THE WAYWARD POETS convene under a variety of emcees at GALILEO on the Paseo. Open mic starts around 9, with sign-up at 8. Featured June 9 cf. last update / June 16 = Big Poppa E/ June 23rd cf. last update (3009 Paseo / OKC). Open mic.
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+EVERY SATURDAY: JONATHAN BRYANT and friends hit the streets of downtown OKC - Myriad Gardens / on Sheridan near Hudson. c. 11. Come and listen, read, watch the passing parade.
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+EVERY SATURDAY at c. 7:30: DELI ON THE LABYRINTH (3214 N. Classen / OKC) Emceed by JANICE FRANCIS SMITH** (AKA COFFEE) et al. Open mic with occasional featured poets. As of July, this reading will be in transition and will change time and/or location. Check with www.metropoet.com for news as it breaks.

**If you missed Janice's reading this past Sunday at Full Circle, you missed the opportunity to hear the audible and visible growth of a poet who keeps reinventing herself. I've been listening to and watching Janice from her first tentative steps. Now, she is not just walking, but striding, arms swinging into excellence. Keep your eyes and ears alert for her next feature.
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Thursday: June 10th: THE RED DIRT POETS will attempt to meet (they have been running into scheduling problems with their venue - The Interurban (on Reno / south of I-40 / east of Mustang Rd.) from 7 to 10. Before you go, you might check with organizer Sierra Seawright (seawrights@aol.com). Open mic.
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Sunday: June 13th: 2 P.M. JONATHAN BRYANT features at the NORMAN TRAIN DEPOT (200 South Jones / Norman) Hosted by CARL SENNHENN.
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Saturday / Sunday: June 12-13: First Annual Guthrie Art and Wine Festival / Oklahoma Avenue / Guthrie, OK / Sponsored by the Oklahoma Avenue Association.
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+Thursday / June 17th: 8 PM: (THE OKLAHOMA SLAM TEAM previews at BENEDICT STREET MARKETPLACE (613 N. Pottenger / Shawnee). Emceed by BILL THOMS and JIM SPURR. Followed by open mic. (Open mic the third Thursday of each month.)

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+Sunday / June 27th: 2 PM: SARAH WEBB features at FULL CIRCLE BOOKSTORE and CAFE (Ground floor / 50 Penn Place / OKC). Emceed by JR / JONATHAN BRYANT / CAROL DAVIS KOSS. Open mic. (July 25th = DARIN RAY SMITH / August 29th = DOROTHY ALEXANDER.)
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Sunday / June 27th: 3 PM: Quarterly SUGAR CREEK POETRY SLAM in Gracemont, OK. Contact CAROL WHITNEY or KATINKA at HEAVEN INTERNATIONAL for directions and more information. (cocotomov@yahoo.com / kmarx@netride.net / 580-515-4761)
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