The last poet of the regular season of Ring Ring Poetry is William Waltz, Editor in Chief of Conduit Magazine. His poem is set in Saint Paul’s Hidden Falls Regional Park, right along the Mississippi River. The poem is rife with … Continue reading Season 2 RING RING POEM 5, Hidden Falls Regional Park, MN; Nov 18-25
It is mid-October, I’m late again with my poem releases, but you should forgive me, if only long enough to phone Ring Ring Poetry and hear Ed Bok Lee’s poem, “The Schooner”. Ed’s poem is sad and funny and desperate … Continue reading Season 2 RING RING POEM 4, 2901 27th Ave South, Minneapolis, MN; Oct 13-19
I will invite you to listen to Heid Erdrich’s poem at (612) 223-POEM, as it’s this week’s debut poem. (You can still hear poems from Joe, Kathleen, me, and all of the 2013 poets in the Ring Ring Poetry Archives.) I’d … Continue reading Season 2 RING RING POEM 3, Franklin Avenue and 14th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN; Sept 26-Oct 2
Kathleen Jesme is the author of Albedo, Ahsahta Press, 2014. Meridian: Tupelo Press, Winner of the Snowbound Chapbook Prize, 2012. The Plum-Stone Game: Ahsahta Press, 2009. Motherhouse: Pleiades Press, 2005. Winner of the Lena-Miles Wever Todd Poetry Prize; finalist for the National Poetry Series; nominated for the Poets’ Prize. Fire Eater: University of Tampa Press, 2003. I met Kathleen when I sat on the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grants Panel for Poetry. I was the token spoken word poet, an underrepresented population on poetry and literature grants panels, for a number of reasons, and there was something about Kathleen’s demeanor and approach that made … Continue reading Season 2 RING RING POEM 2, Allen Way, Inver Grove Heights, MN; Sept 19-25
Joe Horton is an emcee for internationally recognized hip-hop band No Bird Sing and a professor of Lyrical Composition at McNally Smith College of Music. He has a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Hamline University. Horton is best known … Continue reading Season 2 RING RING POEM 1, Cedar Ave & Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN; Sept 12-18
Thoughtful Collaboration I wrote an article for the Loft Literary Center, in preparation for the 2014 Ring Ring Poetry season, centering around my beliefs around collaboration. Continue reading Thoughtful Collaboration
Martin Olav Sabo pedestrian bridge, Hiawatha Avenue and Midtown Greenway Thank you for calling Ring Ring Poetry. My name is Cole Sarar. This is the “last” poem of the scheduled Ring Ring Poetry series. Poems will continue to be available … Continue reading RING RING POEM SIXTEEN, Sabo Bridge, Minneapolis, MN; June 25-30
1314 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN Bao Phi is considered one of Twin Cities slam poetry’s “old guard”, and seems to have found a balance between his performance work and being an active part of the community. His Equilibrium series … Continue reading RING RING POEM FIFTEEN, Franklin Avenue Library, Minneapolis, MN; June 21-24
NE Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, (roughly) 21 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN I was introduced by Coffee House Press to poet Sarah Fox just this spring, and she introduced me to her collaborator, Fred Schmalz the day of the recording. Their … Continue reading RING RING POEM FOURTEEN, NE Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis, MN; June 17-20
788 Grand Ave, St. Paul, MN When I decided to involve other writers in the proposal for this project, Kyra Calvert’s voice was one of the ones, I had on a short list of people I’d really like to contribute, … Continue reading RING RING POEM THIRTEEN, Wild Onion Bar, Saint Paul, MN; June 14-16
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