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Sumer is Icumen in
One of the oldest rounds in English is "Sumer is Icumen in." See the manuscript here. It's so warm today here in Oakland, and the birds are singing so loudly in our back yard, that it feels like summer's on it's way. I have two readings scheduled for this summer, and I hope those of you in the SF Bay Area will save the dates.
The first is at the Berkeley Poetry Festival on Saturday, June 5, in front of the old Cody's bookstore at Telegraph and Haste. I'll be reading at 2:30 PM; the festival lasts from 12:30 to 6. I'll post more details soon.
The second is at Works in Progress (WIP), a women-only reading hosted by Linda Zeiser, on July 10, where I'm honored to be featured with Giovanna Capone. WIP will move to a new location in Piedmont that evening; details to follow.
You can find three poems of mine online now in Apparatus Magazine, edited by Adam W. Hart. Those of you who are poets and writers, be sure to let me know about your readings and publications, too! Enjoy the warmer weather.
The first is at the Berkeley Poetry Festival on Saturday, June 5, in front of the old Cody's bookstore at Telegraph and Haste. I'll be reading at 2:30 PM; the festival lasts from 12:30 to 6. I'll post more details soon.
The second is at Works in Progress (WIP), a women-only reading hosted by Linda Zeiser, on July 10, where I'm honored to be featured with Giovanna Capone. WIP will move to a new location in Piedmont that evening; details to follow.
You can find three poems of mine online now in Apparatus Magazine, edited by Adam W. Hart. Those of you who are poets and writers, be sure to let me know about your readings and publications, too! Enjoy the warmer weather.
Jazz, Giovanna and me....
Happy Pride, y'all! We marched in a Bisexual contingent in the San Francisco Pride parade today. So good to see old friends and make some new ones there. It was even fun lying on the sidewalk for two hours waiting for our contingent to move -- I got to look up a lot of skirts, some worn by women.
Speaking of women, if you're not all put off by the objectification (which in my case is strictly equal opportunity), I hope the women among you will consider coming to my July 10 reading in Piedmont/Oakland, CA, USA:
"Works in Progress Reading and Concert
(An Open Mic for Women)
Saturday, July 10, 2010, 6:30pm - 10 pm
Fireside Room, Plymouth United Church of Christ
424 Monte Vista (corner of Oakland Ave), Piedmont/Oakland.
The driveway on Monte Vista goes to the Fireside Room, parking lot & wheelchair access.
SIXTH ANNIVERSARY PARTY !!!
Poetry, music, champagne and cake for everyone!
Featuring Jan Steckel. Jan’s incredible poetry will leave you thrilled, stunned and grateful. Her Mixing Tracks (Gertrude Press, 2009) won the Gertrude Press fiction chapbook award for LGBT writers. The Underwater Hospital (Zeitgeist Press, 2006) won in the lesbian and bisexual poetry categories for an international Rainbow Award. www.jansteckel.com.
And Giovanna Capone. An Italian American poet and fiction writer, Giovanna’s work has appeared in numerous publications, including Unsettling America: An Anthology of Contemporary Multicultural Poetry, ed. by M. & J. Gillan. Her work has been taught in Poetry for the People, a grassroots-oriented workshop at UC Berkeley. Currently, she is at work on a manuscript of her original poetry.
Introducing Cheri Anderson, a contemporary jazz vocal stylist who infuses lyrics that are rooted in Love, music that is "Jazzin' the Spirit.” With songs about love, love of God, love of ourselves, and love of one another, Cheri sings with the smoothness of Nancy Wilson and the huskiness of Phyllis Hymen in a range that reaches five octaves.
$7-$10 Admission includes a free raffle ticket for a chance to win one
of six $25 certificates for fine dining at a local restaurant.
6:30 - 7:30 Pot Luck -- BRING YOUR FAVORITE FOOD TO SHARE!!
7:30 - 10:00 fireside Performance
Hosted by Feminist Author & Poet Linda Zeiser, Produced by Linda Zeiser & Carolyn Stull. For information, contact Linda at (510) 701-1022 or ZeiserpoetMC@aol.com.
Works In Progress is a creative space for women's art: Poets, Musicians, Comediennes, and Performance Artists. All are encouraged to share their works, completed or evolving. WIP is scent-free and wheelchair accessible."
Speaking of women, if you're not all put off by the objectification (which in my case is strictly equal opportunity), I hope the women among you will consider coming to my July 10 reading in Piedmont/Oakland, CA, USA:
"Works in Progress Reading and Concert
(An Open Mic for Women)
Saturday, July 10, 2010, 6:30pm - 10 pm
Fireside Room, Plymouth United Church of Christ
424 Monte Vista (corner of Oakland Ave), Piedmont/Oakland.
The driveway on Monte Vista goes to the Fireside Room, parking lot & wheelchair access.
SIXTH ANNIVERSARY PARTY !!!
Poetry, music, champagne and cake for everyone!
Featuring Jan Steckel. Jan’s incredible poetry will leave you thrilled, stunned and grateful. Her Mixing Tracks (Gertrude Press, 2009) won the Gertrude Press fiction chapbook award for LGBT writers. The Underwater Hospital (Zeitgeist Press, 2006) won in the lesbian and bisexual poetry categories for an international Rainbow Award. www.jansteckel.com.
And Giovanna Capone. An Italian American poet and fiction writer, Giovanna’s work has appeared in numerous publications, including Unsettling America: An Anthology of Contemporary Multicultural Poetry, ed. by M. & J. Gillan. Her work has been taught in Poetry for the People, a grassroots-oriented workshop at UC Berkeley. Currently, she is at work on a manuscript of her original poetry.
Introducing Cheri Anderson, a contemporary jazz vocal stylist who infuses lyrics that are rooted in Love, music that is "Jazzin' the Spirit.” With songs about love, love of God, love of ourselves, and love of one another, Cheri sings with the smoothness of Nancy Wilson and the huskiness of Phyllis Hymen in a range that reaches five octaves.
$7-$10 Admission includes a free raffle ticket for a chance to win one
of six $25 certificates for fine dining at a local restaurant.
6:30 - 7:30 Pot Luck -- BRING YOUR FAVORITE FOOD TO SHARE!!
7:30 - 10:00 fireside Performance
Hosted by Feminist Author & Poet Linda Zeiser, Produced by Linda Zeiser & Carolyn Stull. For information, contact Linda at (510) 701-1022 or ZeiserpoetMC@aol.com.
Works In Progress is a creative space for women's art: Poets, Musicians, Comediennes, and Performance Artists. All are encouraged to share their works, completed or evolving. WIP is scent-free and wheelchair accessible."
I'm Reading March 12, 2011
Dear Friends,
Save the date, if you live in the SF Bay Area! I'll be among several featured readers at Works in Progress, an open mic for women. Good food, live music. NB: there's an admission fee. If you want to read, best to call Linda, the organizer (below), WELL before the reading, as the open mic list often fills up even before the show. Hope to see some of you women there! Though this is a lesbian-run reading, all women are welcome.
Warmly,
Jan
WORKS IN PROGRESS, An Open Mic for Women
Fireside Room, Plymouth United Church of Christ, 424 Monte Vista, Oakland
Saturday, March 12, 6:30-10:30 pm
Kimberly J. Miller is an accomplished vocalist who has performed across the United States, in England and on Russian Radio. She has opened for Chaka Khan, Chris Williamson, members of The Association and Three Dog Night. Her soulful, powerful performances have won her critical acclaim for a number of stage roles and well as for her concert “Salute to the Women of the Blues I & II” which were commissioned by and performed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.
Kimberly will be accompanied by the illustrious Karen Mullally and Shari Kline!
Other incredible lesbian performers who will knock you out include:
Celeste McCarty, Karen Thompson, Tyler Stanley, Patty Overland, Bev Jo and Jan Steckel..
$7-$10 Admission includes a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of six $25 certificates for fine dining at a local restaurant!
6:30 – 7:30 Pot Luck - BRING YOUR FAVORITE FOOD TO SHARE!!
7:30 - 10:30 Performance, Fireside Room
Hosted by Feminist Author & Poet Linda Zeiser, Produced by Linda Zeiser & Carolyn Stull. For information, contact Linda at (510) 701-1022, ZeiserpoetMC@aol.com.
Works In Progress is a creative space for women's art: Poets, Musicians, Comediennes, and Performance Artists. All are encouraged to share their works, completed or evolving. WIP is scent free and wheelchair accessible.
Save the date, if you live in the SF Bay Area! I'll be among several featured readers at Works in Progress, an open mic for women. Good food, live music. NB: there's an admission fee. If you want to read, best to call Linda, the organizer (below), WELL before the reading, as the open mic list often fills up even before the show. Hope to see some of you women there! Though this is a lesbian-run reading, all women are welcome.
Warmly,
Jan
WORKS IN PROGRESS, An Open Mic for Women
Fireside Room, Plymouth United Church of Christ, 424 Monte Vista, Oakland
Saturday, March 12, 6:30-10:30 pm
Kimberly J. Miller is an accomplished vocalist who has performed across the United States, in England and on Russian Radio. She has opened for Chaka Khan, Chris Williamson, members of The Association and Three Dog Night. Her soulful, powerful performances have won her critical acclaim for a number of stage roles and well as for her concert “Salute to the Women of the Blues I & II” which were commissioned by and performed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.
Kimberly will be accompanied by the illustrious Karen Mullally and Shari Kline!
Other incredible lesbian performers who will knock you out include:
Celeste McCarty, Karen Thompson, Tyler Stanley, Patty Overland, Bev Jo and Jan Steckel..
$7-$10 Admission includes a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of six $25 certificates for fine dining at a local restaurant!
6:30 – 7:30 Pot Luck - BRING YOUR FAVORITE FOOD TO SHARE!!
7:30 - 10:30 Performance, Fireside Room
Hosted by Feminist Author & Poet Linda Zeiser, Produced by Linda Zeiser & Carolyn Stull. For information, contact Linda at (510) 701-1022, ZeiserpoetMC@aol.com.
Works In Progress is a creative space for women's art: Poets, Musicians, Comediennes, and Performance Artists. All are encouraged to share their works, completed or evolving. WIP is scent free and wheelchair accessible.
Gather Ye *The Horizontal Poet* While Ye May!
Welcome to May! For this week only, through May 11, I'm offering free shipping for *The Horizontal Poet.* I'm trying to raise money to pay for my trip to New York in June to attend the Lambda Literary Awards ceremony, where *The Horizontal Poet* is a finalist. From now through May 11, you can order signed copies of the book for $14, with free shipping, by sending a check to me at Jan Steckel/PO Box 18797, Oakland, CA 94619. You can also order by PayPal at Jmsteckel at aol dot com.
Here's what Out in Print (reviews of queer authors) had to say about the book:
http://blog.outinprint.net/2012/04/23...
Thanks to AskGayWrites for featuring the book on their blog here: http://blog.outinprint.net/2012/04/23...
I'll be one of several readers at Works in Progress, an all-women's open mic, on May 12. Here's the skinny on that evening:
CHECK OUT THE NEXT WORKS IN PROGRESS,
An Open Mic for Women :
at the Fireside Room, Plymouth United Church of Christ ,
424 Monte Vista, Oakland, CA, USA
Saturday, May 12, 6:30-10:30 pm
Featuring: Irina Rivkin – Original old-world OutMusic Awardee layers poetic lyrics, rich textured harmonies and vocal beats, all created on-stage through live-looping. Her compelling, powerful songs blend jazzy folk & rhythmic world music with an all-original sound. www.irinarivkin.com.
and Sharlana Bacchus playing her recorder and sharing her poetry with us.
Plus Eight other artists to thrill and delight you!!
Come enjoy the magic!!
$7 - $10 Admission includes a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of five $25 certificates to a local restaurant.
6:30 – 7:30 Pot Luck --– Bring your favorite dish to share.
7:30 - 10:30 Performance, Fireside Room
Hosted by Feminist Author & Poet Linda Zeiser, Produced by Linda Zeiser & Carolyn Stull Zeiser. For information, contact Linda at (510) 701-1022, ZeiserpoetMC@aol.com.
Works In Progress is a creative space for women's art: Poets, Musicians, Comediennes, and Performance Artists. All are encouraged to share their works, completed or evolving. WIP is scent free and wheelchair accessible.
Here's what Out in Print (reviews of queer authors) had to say about the book:
http://blog.outinprint.net/2012/04/23...
Thanks to AskGayWrites for featuring the book on their blog here: http://blog.outinprint.net/2012/04/23...
I'll be one of several readers at Works in Progress, an all-women's open mic, on May 12. Here's the skinny on that evening:
CHECK OUT THE NEXT WORKS IN PROGRESS,
An Open Mic for Women :
at the Fireside Room, Plymouth United Church of Christ ,
424 Monte Vista, Oakland, CA, USA
Saturday, May 12, 6:30-10:30 pm
Featuring: Irina Rivkin – Original old-world OutMusic Awardee layers poetic lyrics, rich textured harmonies and vocal beats, all created on-stage through live-looping. Her compelling, powerful songs blend jazzy folk & rhythmic world music with an all-original sound. www.irinarivkin.com.
and Sharlana Bacchus playing her recorder and sharing her poetry with us.
Plus Eight other artists to thrill and delight you!!
Come enjoy the magic!!
$7 - $10 Admission includes a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of five $25 certificates to a local restaurant.
6:30 – 7:30 Pot Luck --– Bring your favorite dish to share.
7:30 - 10:30 Performance, Fireside Room
Hosted by Feminist Author & Poet Linda Zeiser, Produced by Linda Zeiser & Carolyn Stull Zeiser. For information, contact Linda at (510) 701-1022, ZeiserpoetMC@aol.com.
Works In Progress is a creative space for women's art: Poets, Musicians, Comediennes, and Performance Artists. All are encouraged to share their works, completed or evolving. WIP is scent free and wheelchair accessible.
Works in Progress: An Open Mic for Women
Seven or eight years ago I started doing publicity for a Montclair women's open mic called Works in Progress, hosted by Linda Zeiser. Linda and her partner Carolyn Stull have encouraged so many San Francisco Bay Area women to realize their creativity and to get in touch with their inner diva. They helped me get my first full-length poetry book to Zeitgeist Press, The Horizontal Poet. The book, which went on to win a 2012 Lambda Literary Award, is dedicated to Linda and Carolyn.
On Saturday night, January 12, Works in Progress celebrates its 100th performance in Piedmont (Oakland, CA). I'll be the featured reader, performing new poems as well as old. Melanie DeMore, a celebrated singer-songwriter, will perform two sets of live music. The evening is FREE, Linda's and Carolyn's gift to our women's community, along with eight free fashion watches they'll be giving away as door prizes. See http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/8... for address and details. Please feel free to cross-post to other women's lists and SF Bay Area literary lists, making it clear that all women are welcome.
On Saturday night, January 12, Works in Progress celebrates its 100th performance in Piedmont (Oakland, CA). I'll be the featured reader, performing new poems as well as old. Melanie DeMore, a celebrated singer-songwriter, will perform two sets of live music. The evening is FREE, Linda's and Carolyn's gift to our women's community, along with eight free fashion watches they'll be giving away as door prizes. See http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/8... for address and details. Please feel free to cross-post to other women's lists and SF Bay Area literary lists, making it clear that all women are welcome.
My Poem's a Finalist in the Goodreads Contest!
What a nice way to wake up this morning! I checked into Goodreads to find that my poem "Are You Tough Enough to Haul Flowers?" is a finalist for this month's Goodreads Newsletter Poetry Contest. I really liked the other finalists' poems this time, too. I was delighted to find that my friend Joan Colby's poem "Anniversary Song" got an honorable mention.
Right now my poem just a vote or two behind the leader. If you're a member of the Poetry! group, or would like to become one, please go to
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
and vote for your favorite poem! You will have to join the Poetry! group to vote if you are not already a member.
In other news, I'm going to be interviewed by San Francisco's Melinda Adams, otherwise known as Lilycat, on FCC Free Radio this Sunday, February 3, from noon to 2 PM Pacific time. The Program is "Lilycat on Stuff." You can tune in to listen live at http://www.fccfreeradio.com at studio 1A. Please call in with questions! It would be so great to hear your voices.
I'll also be featured at Works in Progress Women's Open Mic on Sunday, February 9, in Oakland. All women are welcome! The reading was postponed from last month because of the host's illness. Linda Zeiser is feeling better now and will offer the reading (with 8 fashion watches given away as door prizes) FREE! There's a potluck from 6:30 to 7:30, with the reading starting at 7:30 PM. Live music from singer/songwriter Melanie DeMore. Fireside Room, Plymouth United Church of Christ, 424 Monte Vista, Oakland. More details at http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/8...
Right now my poem just a vote or two behind the leader. If you're a member of the Poetry! group, or would like to become one, please go to
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
and vote for your favorite poem! You will have to join the Poetry! group to vote if you are not already a member.
In other news, I'm going to be interviewed by San Francisco's Melinda Adams, otherwise known as Lilycat, on FCC Free Radio this Sunday, February 3, from noon to 2 PM Pacific time. The Program is "Lilycat on Stuff." You can tune in to listen live at http://www.fccfreeradio.com at studio 1A. Please call in with questions! It would be so great to hear your voices.
I'll also be featured at Works in Progress Women's Open Mic on Sunday, February 9, in Oakland. All women are welcome! The reading was postponed from last month because of the host's illness. Linda Zeiser is feeling better now and will offer the reading (with 8 fashion watches given away as door prizes) FREE! There's a potluck from 6:30 to 7:30, with the reading starting at 7:30 PM. Live music from singer/songwriter Melanie DeMore. Fireside Room, Plymouth United Church of Christ, 424 Monte Vista, Oakland. More details at http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/8...
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