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So, things have happened since my last post and always do. But, for Me a number of very interesting things happened that I was privileged to take part in.

I went to a poetry reading featuring two young woman Poets. One of which I'd met briefly before and another I'd heard at a different venue earlier. It was interesting and very special. I'm not certain how those two Poets would relate themselves to entirety of contemporary female poets, but, as individuals, I found Them to be revealing.

I also attended a Poet night (that was coincidentally accompanied by a live folk duo) at Under the Umbrella. A small but stately establishment toward the edge of Denver. A number of Poets read and shared spoken word. A Poet named Ed played a new flute. Afterward there was a sharing of emails and adding to mailing-lists by individuals involved in publications. In all, the night really seemed to cement a sense of cooperative community in some ways. While presenting convincing hints of the subtleties of these individuals.

I hope to hear and see more of the same Poets and new ones.
Here's a link to something that was shared : http://thepoetryvictimsvol5.blogspot.com/

variety

Denver has many people (over 500,000 according to a 2006 US government census).
I'm not surprised at the diversity I encounter at poetry readings. I am surprised a bit by the lack sometimes -though it isn't always a total negative.

I'm going to a Poetry Meet-up tonight and I'm quite interested to see what it will be like.

I've enjoyed the readings, for the most. It's interesting to experience individuals from different generations, backgrounds, interests participating together. I'm not completely certain what to think of the total (in a community sense) or the each of the Poets, but who knows...

I knew before I began reading that some of my work wasn't verbal material. There is intentional multiplicity in some of it that seems eliminated or lost in reading out loud and sometimes the actual writing is nonsensical in that it is combinations or words or sounds that when looked at each possibility may be identified, but to pronounce it is ... difficult and possibly confusing. Some of the writing has been enjoyable to read though and the idea of immediate feedback is very pleasing.

It's also providing a social aspect that I haven't really enjoyed in writing, before now. I'm meeting other writers and there is an exchange of ideas and conversations and a sense of 'writing is something' in varying degrees.

now, if I can find a companion...

:)

:)

I got the job and my first day is scheduled for next Tuesday (orientation) and I went to the poetry reading and I'm going to another tonight. :)

Also, I'm beginning to receive poems for the collection I am working on of poems by Poets who read regularly at the Mercury Cafe.

I hope You have a great night.

delay...

The Manager I was supposed to interview with wasn't there. I was able to interview with an Assistant Manager and We confirmed that I do have experience in all of the positions that They are hiring for, confirmed that I could be on time and have reliable transportation and again, that They are, in fact, hiring.

I ate a great tasting thing. Ciabatta bread with hummus spread and spinach leaves and mushrooms. They placed a dill pickle spear on the side. :)

We scheduled for Me to return tomorrow.

In a typical situation it wouldn't be a great inconvenience, but my situation is finely tuned. If I'm leaving, I'll be leaving the state and I'll need to purchase a ticket to leave. The lease is out on the 29th, but with almost any ticket the more in advance I can purchase it ...

Tomorrow I'll be going to a Poetry Reading in Denver (the one in Colorado of the United States of America). I'm not certain if I'll read, but I think it's open to anyone ... It's at 1601 17th St... Common Grounds.

hello

Well, I'm not certain if I am actually introducing myself to a community or not, but hopes exist, so here goes: I'm Edward and I'm a writer.

Now, I suppose I could tell You that I am currently in Golden, CO, home to Coors brewery, Colorado School of Mines and a number of other things that You simply can not find elsewhere.
I'm here, in Golden, to participate as a volunteer in a greenhouse gas study with the U.S. Geological Survey. I began in May and it has been an opportunity that I'm not really certain how to begin describing. I'm scheduled through the end of this month (July), but if I get the job I'm interviewing for tomorrow, I plan to stay around/in Golden.

This is the first area I've participated in poetry readings. It's really quite an experience. I've enjoyed it very much.

So, I've been writing for a while. I've had the pleasure and privilege of studying at the University level and independently. I hope to return again somewhere, sometime to study in the future also. If You read, specifically my work, I encourage You to comment in some way (email or IM) to send some amount of feedback.

I hope You have a great night.
Edward