Get Born is an outlet for the various creative endeavors of young local poets in the city of St.Louis.There are readings held regularly at various locations in St.Louis and occassionally around the country,there are recordings of readings,there is art,there is danger,there is youth,and above all there is a pure genuine love for literary endeavors.For the latest updated news please check out www.getbornbeat.blogspot.com and for frequently updated video footage go to www.youtube.com/getbornxvolume1 .
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Thursday, October 2nd at 9 p.m. ?? (it'll definitely end by Midnight) Minneapolis clan STNNNG: www. stnnng. com/ www. myspace. com/stnnng The Conformists www. myspace. com/theconformists Airport Elementary School www. myspace. com/airportelementaryschool Dhat www. myspace. com/dhatband Not necessarily in that order No cover charge, but bring some cash so the boys can eat and drink and feel all American and what not…somebody will pass a hat. The bartender likes money and beer-drinkin' cats, too, so yeah…I have to work with these people, so I'll probably be down there to translate. This is a special engagement. Don't get used to it. You ain't Chris Dee and you never will be.
It's all at the Schlafly Tap Room www. schlafly. com 21st and Locust in downtown Saint Fucking Louis down by where they filmed Escape from New York.
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Day of the Dead Beats, the annual St. Louis celebration of Beat poetry, happens again at the Way Out Club on Saturday, November 1st, 2008 from 8 p.m. to Midnight. Since 1997, the year both Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs passed into the afterlife, St. Louis poets, actors and personalities have gathered on the Day of the Dead or Dia de Los Muertos to read poetry of the Beat Generation in remembrance of those who are gone, but not forgotten. This year's event will once again feature selections from Burroughs and poems and pieces from other Beats such as Diane Di Prima, Ann Waldman, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Herbert Huncke, Kenneth Patchen, Bob Kaufmann, Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, Gregory Corso, Michael McClure, Kenneth Rexroth, Philip Lamantia and Jack Micheline.
The line-up is stacked with some of St. Louis' better known writers, both young and more-established. Joining in on the fun for only the second time will be a few of the Get Born readings poets, including Brock Walker, Joe Wetteroth, Erin Wiles and Ken Brown and writer, editor, record-producer and movie director, Chris King. Other returning luminaries will be: Michael Castro, Philip Gounis, K. Curtis Lyle, Ann Haubrich, Greg Hazleton and the event organizer since 2004—Brett Underwood. Here is a list of those that will be reading: Kenneth Brown—William S. Burroughs Michael Franklin---Reading Gregory Corso's "Bomb". Greg Hazleton ----Lawrence Ferlinghetti Ann Haubrich does Jack Kerouac. Brock Walker reading Gary Snyder K. Curtis Lyle reads Bob Kaufmann Bob Wilcox…reads Allen Ginsberg. Bob Putnam== Herbert Huncke. Phil Gounis reaing Jack Micheline Chris King---Kenneth Rexroth Agnes Wilcox---Diane DiPrima Brett Underwood---Charles Bukowski Erin Wiles---Anne Waldman Joe Wetteroth--=Kenneth Patchen Michael Castro reading from Philip Lamantia World Famous Tractor Pull starring Riley of the Dirty 30s will play at Midnight www. myspace. com/jriley
Meet artist Tony Renner at a reception at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center (3301 Lemp Avenue, 314-771-1096, ) at 3 p.m. Sept. 7. Music will be provided by Epicycle (Mark Sarich, on cello). The exhibit of paintings will be on display at the LNAC until Oct. 13. Samples of the work can be seen at http://tonyrenner. blogspot. com
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just a teaser for the prose piece by bob reuter on my profile.... "I guess I must love summer nights more than anything, even when they make me lonely, hell for all I know, I love them BECAUSE they make me lonely...."
Hey poets. If any of you are interested in participating in a casual, outdoor reading on July 5th at 4pm, I would love to have some more getborn folks involved. It'll be at the World Cafe, hopefully on the patio if the weather allows. (World Cafe is near La Tropacana, west of Kingshighway and north of Chippewa at Mardel and Tholozan.)
If you're interested in participating e-mail me at poor.metaphor@gmail.com.
Thursdays 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. CST (Today's show ran until 12 noon.)
06-12-08
first hour:
Muggsy Spanier * * Tin Roof Blues * * Muggsy Spanier * * Everest
Andy Kirk & His Clouds of Joy * * Floyd's Guitar Blues * * Instrumentally Speaking 1936 - 1942 * * MCA
Luis Russell & His Orchestra * * Doctor Blues * * Do You Like Jazz 22 * * CBS
Bob Crosby * * Dogtown Blues * * Sugar Foot Stomp * * Bandstand
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra * * Body & Soul * * Live Sessions 1944 - 1945 * * Musidisc
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra * * Are Your Ready? * * Shorty's Got To Go * * Jukebox Lil
Fletcher Henderson * * Knock, Knock, Who's There * * The End of An Era * * Contact
Chick Webb and His Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald * * Undecided * * The Music Goes Round and Round (The Golden Age of Tin Pan Alley: 1930 - 1939) * * New World
James Scott performed by Guido Neilson * * Heart's Longing * * The Complete Works: 1903 - 1922 * * Basta
The Rhythm Boys with Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra * * Mississippi Mud* * Yes Sir, That's My Baby (The Golden Age of Tin Pan Alley: 1920 - 1929) * * New World
Its a short hour, but I've got some heavy hitters stacked up for the hour I'll be hosting Literature for the Halibut on KDHX. www. kdhx. org
I'm going to spin two St. Louis biggies: Michael Castro and Eugene Redmond and the middle set will be a nod to the upcoming Father's Day which might sound kind of sweet, considering my Dad died last summer, but I think it will be pretty heavy...and it will be, I guarantee, the only set you will ever hear putting Saul Williams, Sylvia Plath and Ogden Nash toghether.
Here's some information about the Michael Castro CDs which I will feature heavily:
Michael says: I am happy to let you know of the two CD's of my work with two great musicians, J.D.
Parran and the late Joe Catalano, just released by Freedonia Music and described below. They can be purchased at www. freedoniamusic. org.
J.D.
Parran & I will introduce Kokopilau in a performance at The Stone in New York City, Saturday evening July 12th.
Thanks for your friendship & support.
Michael Castro
Freedonia Music releases five new CDs The St.
Louis-based label Freedonia Music, which specializes in free jazz and improvisation, has just added five new CD titles to its catalog.
Among the new releases are:
* Kokopilau, from poet Michael Castro and multi-reedman J.D.
Parran, described as "a ceremony of the ancient future celebrating a 30 year collaboration...Retelling mythic tales of life, death & rebirth with voice, tenor sax, indigenous hand crafted instruments and postmodern techniques.
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* Endless Root, a 1996 live performance recording of performance poetry with music, from Michael Castro and multi-instrumentalist Joe Catalano.
Features some of Castro's best performance poems in experimental composer Catalano's innovative settings.
The label, which is headed by saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist Jay Zelenka, also has a revamped Web site with a new l
Hey all youse.... 17 1/2 (Athens lit mag) is soliciting submissions for the next issue. Deadline is May 10th. Ya I know doesn't give you a lot of time, but I'm sure you have something laying around. If you are interested in submitting send me a private message and I will send you my e-mail address. Word Docs with very little formatting preferable. Thanks!
so happy to be a future feature next month. here's something you will be hearing:
Amanti Mantua
Yon light is not day-light, I know it, I: It is some meteor that the sun exhales, To be to thee this night a torch-bearer, And light thee on thy way to Mantua: Therefore stay yet; thou need'st not to be gon
