New York, NY (1888PressRelease)
January 06, 2011 - On Thursday night, Jan. 13, in the strikingly elegant downstairs Gallery Bar of (Le) Poisson Rouge, over 20 of best performance poets in the New York City area - including Def Poetry Jam stars Oveous Maximus, Vanessa Hidary, Gemineye, Steve Colman, Patricia Smith, Tahani Salah, and Willie Perdomo- hit the stage for a four-hour all-star spoken word poetry extravaganza.
The date marks the one-year anniversary of Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word, the hottest new weekly spoken word poetry series in New York City.
Founded by longtime journalist and former Village Voice sports journalist Mike Geffner, The Inspired Word debuted in Manhattan on Jan. 15, 2010. In its first year, happening every Thursday night, the series featured the most amazing array of poetic talent, such as Suheir Hammad, Lemon Andersen, Rachel McKibbens, and Bassey Ikpi.
For more info on The Inspired Word, please check http://inspiredwordnyc.blogspot.com/
All-Star NYC Spoken Word Poetry Extravaganza
To buy tickets by PayPal, visit http://inspiredwordanniversary.eventbrite.com/
When: Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011
Where: (Le) Poisson Rouge (downstairs Gallery Bar)
158 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and Sullivan)
Manhattan, New York City
Phone: (212) 505-3474
Doors Open: 6:00pm
Cover Charge: $15
Must be 21 years of age or older. Please make sure to bring ID.
SCHEDULED PERFORMERS
Patricia Smith
Willie Perdomo
Oveous Maximus
Steve Colman
Vanessa Hidary
Ngoma
B. Yung
Rico Frederick
Gemineye
Brian Dysktra
Simply Rob Vassilarakis
Nathan P.
Sean Patrick Conlon
Osagyefo
Ocean Vuong
Erica Miriam Fabri with Robin Andre
Jane LeCroy
Thomas Fucaloro
Jane Ormerod
Tahani Salah
Jamaal St. John
Advocate of Wordz (Host/MC)
Eliel Lucero (DJ)
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