livewords welcomes David Day, Bill Howell and Rod Weatherbie on Thursday February 25 at the Black Swan, 154 Danforth Avenue, just east of Broadview (map). Readings commence at 8 p.m.
+ The Open Mic Sonnet Smackdown – yes damn it – a sonnet fight-to-the death, well not death surely. No a contest for cash and bragging rights.
Choose your weapon:
On the same night we will be graced by Adam Getty, Sonja Greckol, and Blair Trewartha, we are having a form-based Open Mic Contest:
A Cento [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5771] , Sonnet [http://www.sonnets.org/basicforms.htm] or Sestina [http://www.public.asu.edu/~aarios/formsofverse/reports2000/page9.html]
Poems must be in the one of these forms.
2 $20 prizes for each runner up for best poem of each form.
1 Overall prize of $50 (for best poem in their form and best overall poem)
livewords @ Sage West, 924 College Street – Click here for map/view.