Sunday November 30th, 2014 - Poetic Gratitude

SAINT AUGUSTINE SPEAKS OF GRATITUDE

The Ancient City Poets will host a community open mic reading on Sunday November 30 from 3:00 to 4:30 at City Coffee Company (1280 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd, near The Village Inn). Saint Augustine Speaks is a series that offers poets of all skill levels an opportunity to share their poems with a loving and supportive audience. All are encouraged to share poems that speak to the theme of gratitude, Thanksgiving and November. These open mic readings are held "renga style" with no emcee or sign-up sheet and ends when everyone has has an opportunity to share. Free (donations accepted). 

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NOVEMBER SPOTIFY.COM PLAYLIST
There is an over flowing cornucopia of memorable lyrics and song titles that speak of November and this season of gratitude and giving thanks. Do we all have a version of "Alice's Restaurant" in us? Get out your notebooks and pens and write it out like Arlo Guthrie did. Side-by-side with all this sweet cranberry sentiment, it is also worth noting that family dysfunction can be a catalyst for cathartic verses. Thanksgiving table gatherings gone wrong can result in a meal of cold turkey, humble pie and the "stuffing" of feelings and resentments ... and a really good poem. Regardless if you have an attitude of gratitude or not, please dig these sounds by Drive-By Truckers, Poi Dog Pondering, Gram Parker and Thanksgiving ans others. Original playlist created by Chris Bodor.

POETIC GRATITUDE 2014 PLAYLIST

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

Chris Bodor
Ancient City Poets / Poet Plant Press

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