Raving Poets - Wed, Apr 22 2009

Raving Poets (4/22/2009)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Social

Event Location:

Kasbar Lounge, 10444 Whyte Avenue

Date(s) & Time:

Wed, Apr 22 2009 6:45 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Wed, Apr 22 2009 2:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

2-3 hours

Difficulty Rating:

D1: Easy

Event Coordinator(s):

Ryan
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Member Cost:

Voluntary Donation Only (See Below)

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 18 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

7 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

The Raving Poets are a group of musicians that stage an open-mic poetry reading series. Or, in their humble opinion, they are, "Canada’s premier purveyors of spoken word awesomeness." Their spring poetry series continues every Wednesday night from April 1st to May 27th. Sixteen poets take the stage each night and read one poem each to a maximum of five minutes. The Raving Poets Band provide improv music behind the poets.

As a pre-event for the Edmonton Poetry Festival, the April 22nd performance begins early and features a special performance by C.R. Avery.

The philosophy of the Raving Poets is probably best encapsulated by the groups own words: "The Raving Poets’ philosophy is not something that can be written. It is akin to a “feeling” and only hangs semi-translucent in the air on a Wednesday night when the band is ripping and the poet at the microphone is leaning back into the music and the two streams are in a gorgeous confluence.

Our philosophy floats in the underbelly of a word, or inside the fractured riff from a broken piano or at the tip of an impossibly sustained guitar note, or it rides along the surface of a hurtin’ poem spoken by an inebriated poet who could care less who hears her heart or if you happen to approve of what you find there...."

Recommended Items to Bring:
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$$ for drinks and appetizers

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

The Kasbar Lounge is located below Yianni's Taverna, at 10444 Whyte Avenue (next to Julio's Barrio).

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Suggested donation amount for this event is: $2.00/Person.

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