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Sunday August 31, 2014 - Afternoon of Poetry

8/13/2014

Becky Meyer Pourchot

PLANT-A-POEM WORKSHOP - Power of Poetry

On Sunday August 31 poets of all skill levels are invited to Plant-A-Poem with the Ancient City Poets at The Gallery Café of St. Augustine (1974 US-1 S, in the old Staples Plaza). Flagler Beach author Becky Meyer Pourchot will lead this workshop. The focus will be on using the magic of poetry to create good prose. Please come prepared to write. Resister at the door at 1:45 pm. There is a small $10 charge to cover the cost of endless coffee and sweet treats. The hour long workshop begins at 2:00 pm. Then, travel a short way up US-1 for “Saint Augustine Speaks”, a community open microphone gathering held at City Coffee Company (1280 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd, near the Village Inn).

SAINT AUGUSTINE SPEAKS - Five Year Celebration

Directly after the workshop, poets and poetry lovers will gather at City Coffee Company (1280 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd, near Village Inn). Hosted by Ancient City Poets, “Saint Augustine Speaks” is a community open microphone gathering. All are welcome to read a poem on any topic or just grab a seat and soak in the spoken word scene. The readings are held on the last Sunday of each month. Haiku Enthusiast Michael Henry Lee will turn on the microphone at 3:00 pm and invite all who are willing to step up and share a poem or two. At 4:00 pm local writers who are featured in FM 10 Summer 2014 will present their work. An author meet and greet and book signing will be held directly after.

AUGUST SPOTIFY.COM PLAYLIST
Songs and sounds that celebrate the month of August and St. Augustine, Florida; the amazing city that the Ancient City Poets have called home since August of 2009. Celebrate five years of poetry readings and writing workshop with words by Love, Iron and Wine, Jack Johnson, Vic Chesnutt and Patty Larkin. Original playlist created by Chris Bodor.

AUGUST / AUGUSTINE PLAYLIST

Thank you for your support of poetry and the spoken word scene.

Chris Bodor
Ancient City Poets / Poet Plant Press

Sunday June 29, 2014 - Afternoon of Poetry

6/8/2014

The theme for June is "Talk on the Child Side"

PLANT-A-POEM WORKSHOP - Poems About Childhood Memories

On Sunday June 29th poets of all skill levels are invited to Plant-A-Poem with the Ancient City Poets at The Gallery Café of St. Augustine (1974 US-1 S, in the old Staples Plaza). Please resister at the door at 1:45 pm. There is a small $10 charge to cover the cost of endless coffee and sweet treats. The hour long workshop begins at 2:00 pm. Bring a pen and paper and a poem idea on the subject of childhood memories.

SAINT AUGUSTINE SPEAKS - Talk on the Child Side

Directly after the workshop, poets and poetry lovers will gather at City Coffee Company (1280 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd, near Village Inn). Robert Waldner, who has recently had work published in FM 9, will kick off the June 29th reading at 3:00 pm. All ages and all skill levels are encourage to share a poem about childhood memories or share a poem that you remember from your youth. If you would rather just listen, that is fine too. These poetry free readings are held “renga style” with no emcee or sign-up sheet. The event concludes when all presenters have had an opportunity to share.

JUNE SPOTIFY.COM PLAYLIST
Songs and sounds that relate to the topic of childhood memories. Lets wonder around together in the neighborhood of childhood with words from Mountain Goats, Cat Stevens, Flaming Lips and Sweet Honey in the Rocks. Original playlist created by Chris Bodor:

CHILDHOOD PLAYLISTS

Thank you for your support of poetry and the spoken word scene.

Chris Bodor
Ancient City Poets / Poet Plant Press

JUMP ON THE TWITTER BAND WAGON

5/9/2014

#ANCIENTCITYPOETS

Chris Bodor and the Ancient City Poets encourage you to jump on the Twitter.com bandwagon. Can you write a poem in 140 characters? How about a "Hashtag Haiku"? Give it a try and add the hashtag AncientCityPoets. The group will read the poems at their monthly poetry readings on the last Sunday of every month in Saint Augustine, Florida - The Nation's Oldest City. Of course you can also read your own poem tweet.

Afternoon of Poetry - Sun March 30, 2014

3/14/2014

The St. Augustine poetry scene

Plant-A-Poem Writing Workshop - Women Who Inspire

The Ancient City Poets will present their March Plant-A-Poem workshop at the Gallery Café of St. Augustine (1974 US-1 South, in the Staples Plaza) on March 30th. Arrive with a poem seed and learn how to cultivate it into a presentable poem in an hour. Bring a rough poem or idea about an inspiring woman. A small fee of $10 pays for bottomless coffee and sweet treats. Registration is at 1:45 and the one hour session run from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.

Directly after, bring your newly cultivated poem up US-1 to City Coffee (located at 1280 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd, near Village Inn) and share it with a open and support audience of poets and poetry lovers. “St. Augustine Speaks” is an open mic gathering that happens on the last Sunday of every month from 3 to 4:30 pm. The event is free and it is open to all. Come as you are. Not only will the reading observe Women’s History Month (March), it will also kick-off National Poetry Month (April). The March 30th reading starts at 3:00 pm and is held “renga style” with no emcee or sign-up sheet. The reading ends when everyone has had an opportunity to share.

In closing, here is a Spotify.com link to a playlist of sounds and sounds on the March theme of spring time. Enjoy.

Chris Bodor
Ancient City Poets / Poet Plant Press

Inspired by Spring

AFTERNOON OF POETRY - SUN FEB 23, 2014

2/16/2014

PLANT-A-POEM HAIKU WORKSHOP

The Ancient City Poets will present a workshop on Sunday February 23 at the Gallery Cafe of St. Augustine (in the Staples Plaza). Please register at 1:45 p.m. The workshop begins at 2:00 p.m. Ancient City Poet Michael Henry Lee will join Jacksonville poets Paula Moore and Antoinette Libro will lead the hour long event. A small fee of $10 at the door is request to participate, which provides for a printed syllabus, bottomless coffee and sweet treats. You will learn haiku history and technique, how to cultivate a haiku seed and help it grow with feedback from other workshop participants. For more info find the group on Facebook, www.bodor.org , or call (904) 501.0043

FLORIDA SPEAKS BOOK SIGNING AND COMMUNITY OPEN MIC

A book celebration will be held for Florida Speaks at 3:00 pm at City Coffee (located at 1280 N. Ponce de Leon Boulevard, near the Village Inn). The anthology features three dozen writers musing on the subject of the Sunshine State. Featuring a foreword by Glenda Bailey-Mershon and photos by nature photographer LeeAnn Kendall, this Poet Plant Press print book looks at Florida from all angles. Local contributors will be on hand to read their work and sign copies. Confirmed readers include: Michael Henry Lee, Wayne Mason, Ray Nielson, Dotty Loop, Kimmy Van Kooten, Glenda Bailey-Mershon, Tovah Janovsky, and Terence Conway. Any poet who is not in the book is welcome to share their Florida poems during the first 45 minutes. Book signing and author "Meet & Greet" to follow. Funding for Florida Speaks was made possible with the support of the St. johns Cultural Council, serving St Johns County, and the State of the Arts License Plate Program. This is a free event open to all poets and poetry lovers.

In closing, here is a Spotify playlist of song and sounds that relate to "February" and this long winter season. Winter IS here. Maybe a song or a lyric will inspire you to write a poem about winter. Stay warm. Febuary Air

Keep Writing!

Chris Bodor
Ancient City Poets / Poet Plant Press

Plant-A-Poem Workshop with Lee Paterson - November 24, 2013

11/16/2013

Lee Patterson (center) will lead in November

SUNDAY AFTERNOON WRITER'S WORKSHOP
The Ancient City Poets will present a workshop on Sunday November 24 at the Gallery Cafe of St. Augustine, Florida (in the Staples Plaza). Please register at 1:30 p.m. The workshop begins at 1:45 p.m. Lee Patterson will be this month’s workshop leader. Lee will have three poems and an essay in Florida Speaks, scheduled for release on St. Augustine’s Poet Plant Press, in the January. A small fee of $10 at the door is request to participate, which provides for bottomless coffee and sweat treats to ignite the write and feed the need to create. You will learn how to cultivate a poem seed and help it grow with feedback from other workshop participants.

"I encourage you, if you're a regular poem-writer, to bring a draft of something you've already prepared to workshop if you'd like," says Patterson. "If you've got a poem that's developed, but unfinished, print out a few copies and bring it on in. At last month's workshop we had time to critique two poems from each writer, so hopefully we can do that again."

With that said, the following itinerary might very well be altered to accommodate writers who have poems that they wish to cultivate. It is also possible that we might break off into two groups: those without a poem and those with words that have already been written.

1:30 pm: Registration
1:45 to 1:50 pm: Introduction
1:50 to 2:00 pm: Brainstorming Session
2:00 to 2:15 pm: Draft Poem
2:15 to 2:35 pm: Group Critique
2:35 to 2:45 pm: Re-write

HERE IS THE FACEBOOK EVENT LISTING FOR MORE INFO:
https://www.facebook.com/events/232128983617047/

Plant-A-Poem Workshop with Robert Waldner - October 27, 2013

10/16/2013

The Ancient City Poets will hold a Sunday Afternoon Poetry Workshop on October 27 at the Gallery Cafe of St. Augustine, Florida (located at 1974 US-1 South, in the Staples Plaza). This month's workshop will be hosted by Palm Coast poet Robert Waldner. Robert is a spoken word performer who has two poems in the Fall 2013 issue of FM Quarterly. A small fee of $10 is requested to participate; which provides for bottomless coffee and sweat treats to ignite the write and feed the need to create! Arrive with no poem and leave with a newly created poem. Plant-A-Poem and watch it grow in an hour with the Ancient City Poets and Robert Waldner.

LINK FOR FACEBOOK EVENT LISTING:
https://www.facebook.com/events/478243015606405/

WORKSHOP FOR CHANGE - SUNDAY SEP 29, 2013

9/20/2013

100 Thousand Poets for Change Gathering

September 28, 2013 marks the third annual global event for 100 Thousand Poets for Change, a grassroots organization that brings communities together to call for environmental, social, and political change within the framework of peace and sustainability. “Peace and sustainability are major concerns worldwide, and the guiding principles for this global event,” says Michael Rothenberg, Co-Founder of 100 Thousand Poets for Change. “We are in a world where it isn’t just one issue that needs to be addressed. A common ground is built through this global compilation of local stories, which is how we create a true narrative for discourse to inform the future.”

A local observation has been planned for Sunday September 29th from 1:30 to 2:30 pm at The Gallery Café of St. Augustine (located at 1974 US-1 in the Staples Plaza). Workshop for Change, with Ancient City Poet Rich Cardone, is open to all ages and skill levels. Everyone attending should bring a poem on the subject of change and something to write with. The cost is $10 per person for the afternoon’s activities to pay for bottomless coffee and sweet treats.

To learn more about 100 Thousand Poets for Change and more than 550 events planned in 100 countries go to the organization’s website, www.100TPC.org

FACEBOOK EVENT LINK:
https://www.facebook.com/events/147500542126448/

National Poetry Month 2013

3/24/2013

On Sunday April 28, the Ancient City Poets will gather to celebrate National Poetry Month (April) at The Gallery Cafe of St. Augustine (located at 1974 US-1 South in the Staples Plaza) from 3 to 5 p.m.

In joyful anticipation of influential poet and folk singer Bob Dylan's concert stop in St. Augustine one week later on May 5th, all are invited and encouraged to read or perform or share the lyrics of their favorite Bob Dylan song. The event will be conducted in a "renga style" with no emcee. Poets will approach the podium one by one and share their words or the words of others. Poets do not have to follow the theme.

The Ancient City Poets monthly readings are free and open to poetry lovers of all ages. For more information, call The Gallery Cafe of St. Augustine, Florida at (904) 825-9944.

FACEBOOK EVENT LINK:

https://www.facebook.com/events/224704664342622/

HERE IS A Spotify PLAYLIST OF SOUNDS AND SONGS INSPIRED BY NATIONAL POETRY MONTH (April):
Poetry In Motion

January 2013 Poetry Reading

1/17/2013

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This Month's Theme - Poet Picasso

On Sunday January 27, the Ancient City Poets will hold a special reading called “Poets Praise Picasso” in anticipation of “Viva Picasso” the extraordinary exhibit that is coming to the Visitor Information Center in downtown St. Augustine in February. The event will be conducted “renga” style with no facilitator or master of ceremonies. Poets will come up to the podium one by one, introduce themselves and present their poem or observation. The poetry celebration will be held at The Gallery Café of St. Augustine (located at 1974 US1 South in the Staples Plaza) from 3 to 5 p.m. A sign-up sheet will be available 15 minutes before start time for all those who would like to read original poems or something from a
favorite poet relating to the art, life, or inspiration of Pablo Picasso.

The Ancient City Poets gather monthly on the last Sunday
of the month. Next month’s reading, scheduled for February 24th, will be titled “Woman Who Inspire” in anticipation of March which is National Woman’s History Month. The readings have attracted standing room crowds so please think about arriving early to listen to music inspired by the theme of the month, as well as to insure getting a good seat. Complimentary coffee and sweet treats are served and books by local authors are available for sale. The readings are free and open to poets and poetry lovers of all ages. For more information, call the Gallery Cafe at (904) 825-9944.