Spoken Word Salon At Zoey's In Ventura
How many English composition classes serve espresso under atmospheric lighting? As far as I know, only one - and they meet the third Thursday of the month at Zoey's cafe on Main Street in Ventura. Sometimes student-centered open mics get a bad rap for laborious rough-draft poetry and undergraduate antics. Not this place. Tonight featured two top-notch local poets and a brief line up of quality open mic readers.
Gwendolyn Alley hosts the series and teaches the class, and thanks to her broad interests and teacherly charm, she gives the evening a casual, positive feel while promoting everything from slam to language poetry to narrative free verse. Literally, there's something for everyone here. If you want to hear some local talent (emphasis on the talent) or read some of your own work as well, be sure to check out Zoey's on the third Thursday of every month starting at 7:30 PM.
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I am sad to report that this reading series has been canceled indefinitely until further notice. Some more details of the circumstances are here:
http://www.robertpeake.com/archives/250-Poetry-Sidelined-in-Ventura.html
Comment #1 Posted by: Robert | November 23, 2006 10:46 PM