Friday, April 22, 2016

Yuyutsu RD Sharma | May Featured poet | May 25

We are proud to present Yuyutsu RD Sharma as our featured poet for the month of May. 

Recipient of fellowships and grants from The Rockefeller Foundation, Ireland Literature Exchange, Trubar Foundation, Slovenia, The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature and The Foundation for the Production and Translation of Dutch Literature, Yuyutsu RD Sharma is a distinguished poet and translator.

He has published nine poetry collections including, "Nine New York Poems: A Prelude to A Blizzard in my Bones", (2014), "Milarepa’s Bones, 33 New Poems", (Nirala, New Delhi 2012), "Nepal Trilogy, Photographs and Poetry on Annapurna, Everest, Helambu & Langtang" (www.Nepal-Trilogy.de, Epsilonmedia, Karlsruhe, 2010), a 900-page book with renowned German photographer, Andreas Stimm, "Space Cake, Amsterdam, & Other Poems from Europe and America", (2009, Indian reprint 2014) and "Annapurna Poems, 2008", Reprint, 2012).

Yuyutsu also brought out a translation of Irish poet Cathal O’ Searcaigh poetry in Nepali in a bilingual collection entitled, "Kathmandu: Poems, Selected and New" (2006) and a translation of Hebrew poet Ronny Someck’s poetry in Nepali in a bilingual edition, "Baghdad, February 1991 & Other Poems". He has translated and edited several anthologies of contemporary Nepali poetry in English and launched a literary movement, "Kathya Kayakalpa" (Content Metamorphosis) in Nepali poetry.

Two books of his poetry, "Poemes de l’ Himalayas" (L’Harmattan, Paris) and "Poemas de Los
Himalayas" (Cosmopoeticia, Cordoba, Spain) just appeared in French and Spanish respectively.

Widely traveled author, he has read his works at several prestigious places including Poetry Café, London, Seamus Heaney Center for Poetry, Belfast, New York University, New York, The Kring, Amsterdam, P.E.N, Paris, Knox College, Illinois, Whittier College, California, Baruch College, New York, WB Yeats' Center, Sligo, Gustav Stressemann Institute, Bonn, Rubin Museum, New York, Irish Writers’ Centre, Dublin, Columbia University, New York, The Guardian Newsroom, London, Trois Rivieres Poetry Festival, Quebec, Arnofini, Bristol, Borders, London, Slovenian Book Days, Ljubljana, Royal Society of Dramatic Arts, London, Gunter Grass House, Bremen, GTZ, Kathmandu, Nehru Center, London, March Hare, Newfoundland, Canada, Gannon University, Erie, Frankfurt Book Fair, Frankfurt, Indian International Center, New Delhi, and Villa Serbelloni, Italy.

He has held workshop in creative writing and translation at Queen's University, Belfast, University of Ottawa and South Asian Institute, Heidelberg University, Germany, University of California, Davis, Sacramento State University, California and New York University, New York.

His works have appeared in Poetry Review, Chanrdrabhaga, Sodobnost, Amsterdam.Weekly, Indian Literature, Irish Pages, Delo, Modern Poetry in Translation, Exiled Ink,Little Magazine, The Telegraph, Indian Express and Asiaweek.

The Library of Congress has nominated his book of Nepali translations entitled Roaring Recitals; Five Nepali Poets as Best Book of the Year 2001 from Asia under the Program, A World of Books International Perspectives.

Yuyutsu’s own work has been translated into German, French, Italian, Slovenian, Hebrew, Spanish and Dutch. He just published his nonfiction, Annapurnas & Stains of Blood: Life, Travel and Writing a Page of Snow, (Nirala, 2010). He edits Pratik, A Magazine of Contemporary Writing and contributes literary columns to Nepal’s leading daily, The Himalayan Times.

He was at the Poetry Parnassus Festival organized to celebrate London Olympics 2012 where he represented Nepal and India. Yuyutsu will be the Visiting Poet at Columbia University, New York in the spring of 2016.

Half the year, he travels and reads all over the world to read from his works and conducts creative writing workshop at various universities in North America and Europe but goes trekking in the Himalayas when back home.

More: www.yuyutsu.de,

Following Yuyutsu will be the open mic.


When: Wednesday, May 25
5:45-7:45pm

Where: Brooklyn Public Library - Park Slope Branch
431 6th Ave (at 9th St)
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

January Featured poet: Marion Palm | 1/28/2016



We are excited to welcome back Marion Palm, a long time participant in Ken Siegelman's Brooklyn Poetry Outreach.

Marion is a Brooklyn native born to Swedish immigrants. She was raised in a Swedish speaking home and integrates Swedish culture and language into her writing. She is best known as the founding director of Poets Under Glass, and has been a fixture on the NYC readings circuit since 1982. She was the first featured reader for Brooklyn Poetry Outreach at Barnes & Noble Booksellers.

Marion studied poetry writing formally at The Loft in Minneapolis, and at the Iowa Writers Conference before auditing Alan Ginsberg’s MFA classes at Brooklyn College. She has appeared on radio and television, on stage, in print and was most recently interviewed as a community advocate for the “New York Times”.

Marion has authored six poetry chapbooks, five non-fiction books, edited industry magazines and newsletters, and received a proclamation for “contributing to the cultural vitality of Brooklyn” from a former borough president. Marion’s book,
"Sunrise on Sunset Park", an inside out look at the Finnish Co-ops, has met surprising success with the real estate agent market and her book "An Introduction to Poetry Writing", (exhibited at Cooper Hewitt, Bank Street and Parsons Colleges) -- a primer for giving poetry writing workshops with the primary purpose of improving communication between people -- was published by Thrivent Financial with a grant matched by St. Jacobi Lutheran Church. “The Lutheran”, a national magazine, will have a story in its February issue about Kairos Café, where she read for National Poetry Month last April. Marion’s most recent performances were on December 26 at Cornelia Street Café, and January 5 at Tom Kane's Bookmark Bards in Bay Ridge. She is presently a member of the Metro NY Synod Archive Committee, which oversees the Sutter Memorial Collection at Wagner College and is the poet in residence for St. Jacobi, a tri-lingual Lutheran church in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Following Marion will be the open mic, so please put a poem in your pocket and come read with us, or just relax and enjoy some wonderful poetry!

And while you are at Barnes & Noble, please buy books (and let your cashier know you came for Brooklyn Poetry Outreach)!

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Sunday, November 15, 2015

Joe Allen Junior "Joetry" Featured poet for November (11/19 one week earlier!)

Don't forget, due to Thanksgiving we will be meeting one week earlier than usual this month, Thursday, November 19th!!!

Joe Louis Allen Jr., a poet who reveals the truth about life through his experiences and uncensored eyes. Just reaching a milestone of 17 years alive, after being declared clinically dead for 14 minutes on 10/24/98, Joe continues to show progression in his life by adding credentials not thought of back then. Following his first book "Progression", Joe has become a certified recovery coach, a certified CPR/First Aid trainer, as well as being a credentialed alcohol and substance abuse counselor. Joe uses his degree from the streets, combined with common sense, to exhibit a style of poetry that races to the heart and the mind.

Joe is following his life's work with his soon to be published second book, "Still Breathing".

Joe is a charter member of Ken Siegelman's Brooklyn Poetry Outreach, and a riveting poet of the people. Please come down and bring a poem or two to share with us after Joe's reading.

And while you are here, please support our event by buying books, and don't forget to let your cashier know you came to Barnes & Noble for Ken Siegelman's Brooklyn Poetry Outreach's event!

When: Thursday, November 19th
6:30-8:30 pm

Where: Barnes & Noble Park Slope
267 7th Ave (at 6th St)
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

October event | Cathy Gigante-Brown and Darryl Alladice Bounce Off | 10/29/2015








Please join us in welcoming Cathy Gigante-Brown and Darryl Alladice in a bounce-off, alternately reading from their works, bouncing poems back and forth. We are looking forward to an exciting, spontaneous, fun event.
After Cathy and Darryl we will have the open mic, so bring some poems of your own!
If you want to help support Ken Siegelman's Brooklyn Poetry Outreach, please buy books and other merchandise at Barnes & Noble the night of the event, and let your cashier know you are visiting Barnes & Noble for Ken Siegelman's Brooklyn Poetry Outreach and buying books!
Put a poem in your pocket, and come down and read with us or just come to listen.
Hope to see you there,
Anthony Vigorito
When: Thursday, October 28, 2015
6:30-8:30 pm
Where: Barnes & Noble Park Slope
267 7th Ave (at 6th St)
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

September featured Poet: Ricardo Hernandez



Please come down and help us launch our 13th season at Barnes & Noble.  Prior to the feature we will pay tribute to Ken & Pearl Siegelman. 

Our featured poet for September is one of Brooklyn's unique voices, Ricardo Hernandez.

Ricardo is from the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn. With influences from early hip hop culture, Ricardo is inspired by the written form of graffiti and the spoken word of rap. Ricardo grew up painting walls under the street lights of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. Hanging out on the corner kicking freestyle rhymes with friends, Ricardo found himself expressing the world around him through the arts. Today the spray can is no longer in hand, but he hasn't put down the pen and pad. When Ricardo graduated High School he enlisted in the United Sates Air Force and served as a Project Manager with the 71st Fighter Squadron. Ricardo was the very successful host of "Poet's Settlement" at Breukelen Colony. He's also a regular at many open mic venues such as "Tom Kane's Boulevard Bards" held at Boulevard Books & Cafe, "Ken Seigleman's Brooklyn Poetry Outreach" at the Park Slope Barnes & Nobles, "Brooklyn Poets" at 61 Local and "The Bay Ridge Poets Society" at the Owl's Head Wine bar.

Following Ricardo's reading, we will have the open mic.

Put a poem in your pocket, and come down and read with us or just come to listen.

Hope to see you there,

Anthony Vigorito

When: Thursday, September 24
6:30-8:30 pm

Where: Barnes & Noble Park Slope
267 7th Ave (at 6th St)
Brooklyn, NY 11215



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Friday, June 19, 2015

June Featured poet Clarence Bess 6/25




Closing out our 2014-2015 season is the wonderful poet Clarence Bess.


Clarence began writing as a means of escape, his writing blossomed beautifully into vivid, visceral, and compelling poetry. Clarence refers to his style as "open air" poetry. He cites that we all breath, it comes as natural as anything we must do to survive. As air, his poems are light, yet complex in their makeup. Clarence aims to bridge the gap between poetry for poets, and poetry for the everyman. 

Clarence has authored "Actuality Askew", "N Vers 1 Quarrels with Myself", "N Vers 2 Sincerely Chris", and "N Vers 3 Songs my Father Forgot to Tell Me". Please join us for a night of riveting poetry. Read with us, or just come down and enjoy.

Following Clarence's reading will be the open mic, so put a poem in your pocket and come down and join us!

Hope to see you there,

Anthony

When: Thursday, June 25th
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Where: Barnes & Noble Park Slope
267 7th Ave (corner of 6th St)
Brooklyn, NY 11215
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Monday, May 25, 2015

May Featured poet Evie Ivy 5/28/15

Please join us in welcoming Evie Ivy as our May featured poet.

Evie Ivy, dancer/instructor in the NYC poetry circuit. She hosts the Green Pavilion Poetry Event
on the last Wed. of the month. She has 3 chapbooks out and a book, "The First Woman Who Danced"
which includes most of her poems based on her experiences as a dancer. Her work appears
in several websites including Levure litteraire, Versewrights, Brooklyn Borough President's website-
"Poetic Brooklynites," Newspaper Tree El Paso, among others. Her book "Living in 12-Tone . . .
and other poetic forms" will be out soon.

As usual, following Evie will be the open mic.


So put a poem in your pocket and come read with us.

Hope to see you there,

Anthony
When: Thursday, May 28, 20156:30-8:30 pm
Where: Barnes & Noble Park Slope267 7th Ave (corner of 6th St)Brooklyn, NY 11215
Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/LpKKL

Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1456528034641046/