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Wake Up and Smell the Poetry
| Weekly Schedule | First Airing | Second Airing | Third Airing | Fourth Airing |
| Wake Up and Smell the Poetry | Friday. 5:00 PM | Thursday, 4:30 AM | Thursday, 12:00 PM | Monday, 7:00 PM |
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This program is offered jointly by myself a host/ producer and by HCAM Station Manager Jim Cozzens. Admission is free but there is a passing of the hat for the features. There are very talented poets and musicians on board for this coming season. You can sign up for reserved seating and open mic below. Limited open mic slots are available on a first come first serve basis. (More info) - Cheryl Perreault |
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Where else can you wake up and experience compelling performances of original songs and poetry in an intimate setting on a Saturday morning?
WAKE UP & SMELL THE POETRY Saturday, November 16th Guest Features include poet Patrick Donnelly and singer-songwriter Simpli Whitney. An open mic for poetry, songs, literary readings and spoken word will follow the first hour of feature performance. The public is welcome to join as audience. Free Admission. Free coffee donated by Starbucks. Advance reservations for seats and the open mic recommended. Sincerely,     |
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 Simpli WhitneyBorn to two Baptist preachers in Springfield Mass and raised in Framingham Mass, Whitney Marshall burst on the Boston music scene in 2013 after appearing on Apollo Live and receiving accolades from Gladys Knight and Michael Bivens. Quickly she became a performer like no other, carving out different elements of genres from r&b to classic rock and creating a hard- hitting interactive experience for audiences all over the Commonwealth. |
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 Patrick DonnellyPatrick Donnelly is the author of four books of poetry, most recently Little-Known Operas from Four Way Books in 2019. About Donnelly’s most recent book, Mary Ruefle wrote: “The poems in Little-Known Operas delight me with their wit, pathos, expertly executed confusion, and their sincere and exuberant wondering.” Donnelly is director of the Poetry Seminar at The Frost Place, Robert Frost’s old homestead in Franconia, NH, now a center for poetry and the arts. Donnelly was 2015 – 2017 poet laureate of Northampton, Massachusetts. His other awards include the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature, and a 2018 Amy Clampitt Residency Award. More at www.patrickdonnellypoetry.com |
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More Information on our program: Features Information: Open Mic Information: This season, given our time- limited open mic program, first priority will be given to those who did not perform the previous month. Names of those who performed the previous month will be added to a wait list and notified of available spots by Wednesday before the event. The program is filmed before a live audience and later edited into weekly TV programs People come from near and far sharing poetry, spoken word and songs, some for the first time and some who are seasoned writers/performers. Regardless of experience, those who have performed at the open mic in the last three seasons have traditionally offered their best for this friendly and professional setting. This has resulted in a showcasing of a very special blend of impressive talents within each month's program so that most performances are included in either the monthly "Wake up..." series or the "All Open Mic" program. If you are interested in reserving an open mic spot or simply in reserving a seat to watch as audience, please sign up above. |
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This series is for the merging of minds and souls of poets, musicians and other performing artists... as well as those simply coming to listen. We provide a forum for a variety of talented writers and performing artists to share their words and get people awakened and excited about the diversity of voices, perspectives and insights expressed through the art form of poetry, song and spoken word.
