This month we welcome Hannah Larrabee as our featured reader.
Hannah Larrabee received an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of New Hampshire. Her poetry chapbook Virgo was published by Finishing Line Press in March of 2009, and was nominated for a Massachusetts Book Award and a Pen New England Literary Award. Her work has been published in Scarab Literary Magazine, Tidal Basin Review, Parnassus, Conceit Magazine, among others. She lives in Massachusetts, and has taught writing and literature at the New Hampshire Institute of Art and Northern Essex Community College.
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Where: Crackskull’s of course!
When: Thursday, 12/22 from 7-9pm
The feature for our December installment of poetry open mic is Eric Crapo. Eric has taught poetry, playwriting and erotica at Chester College of New England, where he is also director of the college’s Wadleigh Library and advisor of the Crayon Box, the campus’ gay-straight alliance. In addition to poetry & drama, Eric has been known to dabble in photography and speculative fiction. He is chief editor of Collective Fallout magazine, and his work has appeared in Sensations Magazine, Verse,BUTT, Origami Condom, Moonshot, and Organs of Vision and Speech (OVS).
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This month we have one of my favorite local artists up on our wall, Cori Caputo. Cori is an amazingly talented watercolorist, and I’m so excited to have her back. The series she is showing this month is called Maidens of Pharos and will be up until January. We also have a selection of her prints and greeting cards, which make great gifts!
You can also check her out here!
Examples of her work:
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Our Open Mic Poetry night fell on Thanksgiving this month, so we are hosting it the following evening, Friday, November 25th from 7:00-9:00. Hope to see you there!
Our featured reader this month is Ivy Page.
Ivy Page’s first book of poems, Any Other Branch will be published in 2012, and her second, Elemental, in 2014, both by Salmon Poetry of Ireland. She has poems published, or forthcoming in over three dozen journals, nationally. A graduate of the New England College MFA program, Page is the editor and founder of Organs of Vision and Speech Magazine, teaches writing at colleges throughout New Hampshire, and runs two reading series.
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That’s right, EVERY Monday from 6pm-7pm, you are invited to listen to the acoustic music of the very talented (and extremely sweet…no one ever says that) Barbara Gomes. Barbara is a local singer/songwriter and a Crackskull’s regular. Check out her music and bio on her website, www.barbaragomes.com, or just show up to become an instant fan.
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Have you been to the Newmarket Farmers Market yet? Until April, Carpenter’s Olde English Greenhouse at 220 South Main Street in Newmarket will be hosting the indoor market on the third Saturday of every month from 9:00am to 1:00pm. After April, the normal Newmarket Farmers Market schedule will resume, with it being held every Saturday at Carpenter’s Greenhouse from 9:00am-1:00pm. Local food, live music, friendly faces, what else could you ask for?
*SPECIAL THANKSGIVING FARMERS MARKET TO BE HELD THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19th, FROM 9:00 TO 1:00!*
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We are excited to be hosting Paul Amirault, this Friday, November 18th, from 7pm-9pm. Paul is a local musician, songwriter and composer with over 40 years experience and lives here in Newmarket. He is fluent on ten instruments and will be performing with his native flute and acoustic guitar. Come grab a hot chocolate or coffee and enjoy this FREE performance. For more information about Paul, check him out on his site!
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Open Mic Poetry is HERE!
Where: Crackskull’s Coffee & Books of course!
When: October 27th, 7:00-9:00
How: None of this would be possible without some motivation.Thanks to our host, Jenn Monroe for her talent and drive. Check her out at www.thepoetgirl.com!
This month’s featured reader is Daniel Singer. Daniel lives in Colorado where he edits φreHABIT Press and teaches writing, poetry, and compositional philosophy. His poems and reviews have most recently appeared or are forthcoming in Contemporary American Voices, Horse Less Review and Reconfigurations: A Journal of Poetics and Poetry. He is currently completing a Ph.D. at the University of Denver and serves on the board of directors at Switchback Books.
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It’s finally here after all these years…CHESS NIGHT! Wednesday, September 21st, from 7pm-9pm, we’ll be hosting Chess Night! It’s free, and boards will be available for use. So bring your friends and put on your game faces. Hosted by our friend, Keith Gilmore.
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For our inaugural Open Mic Poetry night on September 22nd, from 7pm-9pm, we have TWO featured readers, Victor D Infante and Lea C. Deschenes.
Victor D. Infante is the editor of the online literary journal, Radius: Poetry From the Center to the Edge, and the author of City of Insomnia, a poetry collection from Write Bloody Publishing. His poems and stories have been published in numerous periodicals, including Pearl, Chiron Review, The Nervous Breakdown, Spillway, Word Riot and Dark Horizons. He lives with his wife, the poet Lea Deschenes, and his pet ferret, Kismet, in a triple-decker apartment in Worcester, and has serious opinions about reality TV cooking competitions.
Lea C. Deschenes resides in Worcester, MA and holds an MFA in Poetry from New England College. Her poetry has appeared online, on stage and in print. A former member of four National Poetry Slam teams and a coach to two more, she also dusts off her BA in Theater to perform. She has received a Jacob Knight Award, been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes and represented Worcester in the 2005 Individual World Poetry Slam. She is the author of thirteen chapbooks. Her first full-length collection The Constant Velocity of Trains is available through Write Bloody Publishing.
Also, don’t forget to check out our very talented host, Jenn Monroe at thepoetgirl.com!
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