"The Small, Dark Movie of Your Life" @ Opposite

Ode to a Sapsucker / Jerry Fagerberg @ "The Small, Dark Movie of Your Life"

"Jesus Died for Somebody's Sins, but Not Mine" Logo, November 11

"The small, dark movie of your life" Bangkok Poetry @ Opposite -- December 15th

The theme for our next event is "The small, dark movie of your life."

The happening will begin at 8PM @ Opposite.

Each performer is asked to contribute a video (of her/his own creation, or something found/borrowed from YouTube or Vimeo) that can be projected and accompany the reading/performance. Unexpected juxtapositions, surprising play between word, sound, and image is encouraged.

Performers slated:

Wesley Hsu

James Coon

John Gartland and Nicholas Duggan
Nick Gulig
Rob Capriles

Kathy MacLeod
Jerry Fagerberg
KJ Miner
Cameron Conaway
Tipsuda Chaichana

"Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine": November 10th @ Opposite

The next Bangkok Poetry event is November 10th, 8:00PM, at WTF.

The night's theme is "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine," with thanks to Patti Smith. But, in homage to the floodwaters, we're adding "The Flood" as an honorary theme, just to be on the safe side....

Performers will include:

Mrigaa Sethi
Tipsuda Chaichana
Maung Day
Emma Rosenberg
John Gartland
Alan Marshall
KJ Miner
Theron Kennedy
Kathy Macleod
Lauren Willson
David Devereaux

If you're interested in performing, please contact us ASAP because there are only two spots left: bangkokpoetry@gmail.com .

"The Opposite of" Logo, September 29

"The Opposite of..." : Next Bangkok Poetry, September 29

The next Bangkok Poetry Night is Thursday, September 29 at 8:00 P.M.

For this event, we'll be moving across the soi to Opposite, an event space created by the founders of WTF Cafe and Gallery. For more information about Opposite, including directions, visit the website.

The theme for this special Bangkok Poetry happening is "The Opposite of...", inspired by our hosts, and the great Jens Lekman.

Performers will include:

Mrigaa Sethi

Kathy MacLeod

Richard Hermes

John Gartland

Saranit Vongkiatkajorn

Wesley Hsu

Kelly Jones

Ivory Simone

Cameron Conaway

Bevan Powrie

Tipsuda Chaichana

KJ Miner

Theron Kennedy

The slate is full. If you'd like to read at November's event, please contact us: bangkokpoetry@gmail.com .

Tipsuda Chaichana reads "Science" at "Science/Fictions"

"Science/Fictions" Logo, August 18

"Science/Fictions" : Next Bangkok Poetry, August 18

The next Bangkok Poetry Night is Thursday, August 18 at WTF Cafe and Gallery at 8:00 P.M.

The theme is "Science/Fictions."

Performers include:

Dan Schar
Tipsuda Chaichana
Anastasia Sasewich
KJ Miner
Joe Shakarchi + Lulu Chen
Ivory Simone

Kathy MacLeod
Mrigaa Sethi
David Devereaux
Claudia Liu
Jarrett Wrisely
James Coon

Please arrive early so you can be sure to get a seat/standing room -- the room fills up quickly.

"Taxi Music" : Bangkok Poetry Night / June 30th

The next Bangkok Poetry Night is Thursday, June 30th @ 8:00 PM -- as always at the great WTF Cafe & Gallery.

The theme is "Taxi music."

Performers:

Tipsuda Chaichana

Will Handrich

Terry Hawkins

Richard Hermes

Wesley Hsu
Kelly Jones

Theron Kennedy

Kathy MacLeod
KJ Miner
Mrigaa Sethi
Saranit Vongkiatkajorn
Boaz Zippor

The roster is full! If you'd like to perform at the next Chin Music happening (late August) please email me soon: chinmusicpoetry@gmail.com.

Cameron Conaway reads "The Tale of the Tape" and "To the Last Deer Dead During the Antler Lock" @ "How to Get Struck by Lightning"

"How to Get Struck by Lightning" Logo, May 19

Bangkok Poets @ First Bangkok Literary Festival / Sunday, May 22nd @ 7:15 PM

A few of the poets from Bangkok Poetry have been invited to participate in WordPlay, the First Bangkok Literary Festival.

The poetry reading is the final event of the Festival, a day-long series of readings and workshops held at the Nielson Hays Library. For further details, including a schedule of readings and talks by Ken Hom, David Thompson, John Burdett, Stephen Leather, Chris Baker, Pasuk Phongpaichit, Nic Dunlop, and others, see the WordPlay schedule here.

There will be an "open mic" at 7:15 PM, followed by the seven scheduled poets including: Saranit Vongkiatkajorn, Ivory Simone, Mrigaa Sethi, Theron Kennedy, KJ Miner, Cameron Conaway, and Colin Cheney.

Raised in Chiang Mai, and having avoided the capital most all his life, Saranit Vongkiatkajorn has now lived in Bangkok for a whole year. Originally from the Arizona deserts of the United States, Ivory Simone has recently published a fiction novel, Havasu Means Blue Water, and a poetry chapbook, The Rainy Season. Mrigaa Sethi received her MFA in poetry at New York University and currently lives in Bangkok, where she writes for BK Magazine. Theron Kennedy writes philosophical and Neo-Romanticist poetry, with a hip hop feel to it. KJ Miner is an American poet who recently found his marbles in a bag full of mojo. Cameron Conaway is the author of two forthcoming books of poetry: (1) Until You Make the Shore (Salmon Poetry, Jan 2012) and (2) Bonemeal (Finishing Line Press, Spring 2012). Colin Cheney is a Bangkok-based American poet, whose collection Here Be Monsters, was selected for the 2010 National Poetry Series and published by University of Georgia Press.

Bangkok Poetry Night, May 19th

The next Bangkok Poetry Night is Thursday, May 19th @ 8:00 PM.

The night's theme is "How to get struck by lightning."

Performers will include:

George Anthony
Khin Aung Aye
Cameron Conaway
Briton Coombs
Maung Day
Fifty Pence
Steve Hands
Kathy MacLeod
Lionel Scherer
Ivory Simone
Mithran Somasundrum
Saranit Vongkiatkajorn
Chris Wise
Boaz Zippor

The line-up for this May 19th event is set; if you'd like to be placed on the "reserves" list, please email me: bangkokpoetry@gmail.com . If one of the scheduled performers doesn't show, I'll take someone off the reserves list to perform.

See you then!

"Lies I Believe," Logo, 31 March

An evening of "Lies I Believe" -- Bangkok Poetry, 31 March

Courtesy of Cerissa Nyen

Bangkok Poetry Reading: March 31st

Thanks to everyone--poets & performers & audience--who came out to Bangkok Poetry for an evening of "Lies I believe."

A fantastic collection of poems, stories, comics, and music by:

Martin P. Collins
Cameron Conaway
Katina Gray
Terry Lee Hawkins
Wesley Hsu
Theron Kennedy
Kathy MacLeod
Cerissa Nyen
CE Putnam
Mrigaa Sethi
Ivory Simone
Mithran Somasundrum
Rich Thurman
Prayer Trairatvorakul
Saranit Vongkiatkajorn

+ We are Chopard, a four-piece acoustic band.

"Speakeasy" Logo, February 17

Bangkok Poetry Reading: February 17th

On February 17th, we had our first Bangkok Poetry Night of 2011. The night's theme was "speakeasy," and performers included:

Zakariya Amataya
Tipsuda Chaichana
Colin Cheney
Fifty Pence
Kathy MacLeod
KJ Miner
Geoffrey Ogilvie
Kittiphol Sarakanonda
Mrigaa Sethi
Mithran Somasundrum
Saranit Vongkiatkajorn


Thanks to all the performers and to everyone who came out!