Skeletons in Your Closet?
Hey, face it, we’ve all got ‘em. And as writers, it’s our job to dig them out—not in morbid gushy confessionals but instead with honesty, literary garbo. So come out of the closet—and bring your skeletons with
you. Show me yours and I’ll show you mine.
Host: Miami Writers Association
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: [...]
Video: Luna Star Cafe Hosts ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Summer!’
Its the first day of Autumn. Or possibly not. Its kinda hard to tell here in Miami. Of course not having a proper Fall & Winter is why lots of of us live in the Southern part of the Sunshine state.
Come celebrate seasonal ambiguoity with the Miami Writer’s Association; we-& you if you like- will [...]
The Phoenix Rises Poetry Event
Join the MIAMI WRITERS ASSOCIATION Friday, Sept. 11, 7:30-9:30 PM to celebrate this “Day of Remembrance” in the company of friends and wordsmiths at The Bookstore in the Grove
Whatever your preferred genre—poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, drama—join us, plan to read for 5-7 min. from original work or your favorite writer.
Tell us where in our country, [...]
July 30: Open Mic at the Wallflower Gallery, downtown MIA
Get off the beach and come to the Wallflower Gallery, a secret jewel hidden underneath the “Culture Void” (a term coined by K. Lee Sohn) of MIA.
Time: 7:00PM Thursday, July 30th
Location: The Wallflower Gallery, 10 N.E. 3rd Street Downtown Miami
Melanie’s preparation…
I’ve been going through my old notebooks and I found some poetry I [...]
July 3: “Let Freedom Ring” Open Mic at Bookstore in the Grove
“Let Freedom Ring” – an open mic for readers is scheduled for Friday, July 3 at The Bookstore in the Grove. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. -
hosted by the Miami Writers Association and the International Institute for Human Understanding.
Let’s get a good crowd for the night and celebrate writing. With July 4 banging the next [...]
Boobs, Pants and Politics at The Standard Hotel
I do my lame little piece so that whoever goes after me has no choice to sound like a rock star comedian…and sure enough, big cojones Mike gets up and puts us in stitches over a few stories he tells about the size of his pants at the “cusp age of 34,” which means he talks frequently about refinancing mortgages while reminiscing the much funnier days of his 19th year as a camp counselor selling massage oils to 11-year-old boys.
Comedy & Spoken Word at The Standard Hotel
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WE WANT YOUR STORY!
Lip Service has gotten so big and so good. Audiences are spilling into the street because people are telling their hilarious, juicy, raunchy, TRUE stories.
WE WANT YOUR STORY!
All stories must be true and fewer than 1,300 words. Send your story to submissions@lipservicestories.com. Go to lipservicestories.com for submission tips and guidelines. You can also hear past [...]
Word Dancing at It’s A Grind Cafe
SAN FRANCISCO – On the corner of Polk Street and Washington Avenue, It’s a Grind Cafe hosts a monthly word and music series every second Monday.
I happened to find out about it while waiting for the 19 MUNI going northbound on Larkin Street. A bald black guy was telling another chic that he would be [...]
Feb. 13: A Taste of Love Poetry at Bookstore in the Grove
Bring a poem to read or just enjoy 2 for 1 wine specials to the Bookstore in the Grove on the corner of Grand Avenue and Virginia Street in Coconut Grove.
7:30-9:30p.m.
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Dear My Ami,
Hi, how are you? It’s been about a month since I left and I’m already missing you. It’s cool here – I mean, [...]
The News on Monday, Jan. 5: South Beach Comedy Festival Try-Outs
Check out Marga Gomez at the Colony Theatre Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 @ 7:30pm
Will there be another comedy depression? We don’t think so…but it happened back in the 1940s!
by Chakra Girl
The 4th Annual South Beach Comedy Festival teamed up with the IMPROV Comedy Club to find the funniest talent in South Florida at the Festival’s [...]
The News on Monday, Nov. 10: Write Out Loud @ Miami Book Fair
Tonight I am hosting Write Out Loud along with my writing comadre, Pluton, and El Presidente of the Miami Writers Association, Ruben Soto.
I am wondering if I should dress like a devil. Or an angel. Or both? Because I killed Kemila Velan on Friday. She was a devil on earth and became an angel in [...]
Open Mic Night at UVA69 at 6900 Biscayne Boulevard!
Open Mic Night at UVA69 at 6900 Biscayne Boulevard!
Join us for an evening of jazz and writing! UVA 69 is part Barcelonan bistro, part urban wine bar, nestled within a Mediterranean-style building from the 1920s in Miami’s Upper Eastside side, MIMO historical district, fuses the energy of Biscayne Boulevard and the serenity of nearby waters.
Nov. 10, 2008: Write Out Loud
The Miami Writers Association is doing it again this year. We’ve got our own tent, all we need is you to come and read your poetry, sing your song, or make us laugh with the latest chapter of your novel.
Alejandra Fernandez reads erotica-meets-spirituality…
Kiro, Kemila, Claudia, Marcos and Alejandra.
Claudia Forestieri reads about her friendly neighbors in [...]
Guitar Lessons
Rock – Blues – Classical – Bossanova – Flamenco
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“Write Out Loud” Miami Book Fair International Nov. 7, 2007
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Alejandra Fernandez reads erotica-meets-spirituality…
Kiro, Kemila, Claudia, Marcos and Alejandra.
Claudia Forestieri reads about her friendly neighbors in the West Design District.
Jessee Jackson performs in the “Write Out Loud” tent.
Gysela, queen of the Bi-Universe, and Pluton, princess of the Underworld, introduce writers at “Write [...]
