52nd City

Real Poets on the Radio, Right Now!

If you aren't near a radio, you can stream Literature for the Halibut online to hear Joe Esser (author of The Book of Punch Lines, hailing from the Pine Barrens where the Jersey Devil once trotted along on cloven feets) and our own Kent Shaw, curator and mad genius behind the stellar Underwood Poetry Series.

Aaron Belz, also a mad genius and series curator, has invited both of these poets to take to the Club Room stage a week from today at 8pm. That's at the Tap Room on 2100 Locust. I can speak for Josey, knowing him pretty well, and say that he has spent many years knuckling under in order to master the very unfashionable art of poetric form (iambs, syllabics and diptychs) and his poetry is better for it. Kent's work I don't know, but only a clever poet would have the insight to book the poets he booked. Joining these two fellows is Patrick Herron, organizer of the Carrboro Poetry Fest & author of (love this title) The American Godwar Complex.

Rather than mooning on & trying to explain the poetic nature of these three, I suggest tuning in to listen to two of 'em to get a taste of what's coming next week. For those who have never been to the Readings @ The Tap Room Series: even if you think you don't like poetry, you will like this. I predict that you will become addicted to the series. And if I am wrong, I will buy you a beer.