bangkok poetry: March 2012

Sunday, March 25, 2012

"We two form a multitude" @ Bangkok Poetry / April 26

The theme for the April 26 Bangkok Poetry happening at Opposite is "We two form a multitude." The event is the first night of the three day What the Festival: the 2nd Anniversary celebration of WTF Bar & Gallery.

For this event, performers are asked to perform with a collaborator. Filmmaker & poet. Storyteller & musician. Poet & poet. Graphic novelist & musician. Etc.

Scheduled performers include:

Ali Wiener and Tanny Chiengtong
Dhami Boo
Scooter Mastain
Boaz Zippor
Tipsuda Chaichana and Peera Panarut
KJ Miner

Intermission

Ian Burden, Kenneth Duell and DJ Never Ready
Emma Rosenberg and Kim Philley
Richard Hermes
Maung Day
Kelsy Carol Seetso and Tumi
Colin Cheney and Kathy MacLeod

* Please join us afterwards for the unveiling of Kathy MacLeod's new WTF mural in the alley.

Arrive to Opposite early (7:15-7:30) to get a seat.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Poetry Mahanakorn @ WordPlay : A Bangkok Poetry Happening

Please join us for a special Bangkok Poetry happening: Poetry Mahanakorn @ WordPlay.

The culminating event of the second annual Bangkok Literary Festival at the Nielson Hayes Library, Poetry Mahanakorn will feature performances by poets, writers, and graphic novelists from the popular Bangkok Poetry series at Opposite/WTF Cafe and Gallery.

WordPlay is a day-long festival of workshops and readings by writers like David Young, Kriengsak Charoenwongsak, Joe Cummings, Philip Cornwel-Smith, and others. See here for complete event details.

Eight poets, writers, and graphic novelists will perform in English, Thai, and Burmese on the theme, "Poetry Mahanakorn." There will also be a few open-mic slots for festival attendees: sign-up available onsite on the day of the festival.

Performers include:

Zakariya Amataya, Thai poet
Tipsuda Chaichana, Thai poet
Colin Cheney, American poet
Maung Day, Burmese poet
Nicholas Gulig, Thai-American poet
Anothai Kaewkaen, Thai-American translator and poet
Kathy MacLeod, Thai-American graphic novelist and cartoonist
Jarrett Wrisley, American writer/chef

RSVP on Facebook.

Refreshments will be available on-site. Arrive early to get a seat.

About Bangkok Poetry

Bangkok Poetry is a reading series devoted to the lyrical, the risky, the unexpected. Happenings are (roughly) every six weeks.

The next happening is scheduled for Wednesday, 2 September 2015.

Performers include poets, storytellers, fiction writers, filmmakers, & multimedia performance artists. If you're interested in performing (original work, under 7 minutes) please contact: bangkokpoetry [at] gmail [dot] com.

After a hiatus of a few years, Bangkok Poetry found a new home at WTF Cafe and Gallery. For 7 years the series was hosted by Wesley Hsu at the About Cafe and the Goethe Institute. Bangkok Poetry is hosted by Colin Cheney.

FAQs

I'm interested in performing, but I don't write poems--is there space for me at Bangkok Poetry?

Yes. Our favorite happenings are those where we have a true multimedia experience of performance and art. An ideal evening might feature a Thai graphic novelettist, an English rapper, an American novelist, a Burmese poet, a Thai DJ, and an Irish filmmaker. As long as you feel like your work "sings" in some compelling, exciting way, it has a place at Bangkok Poetry.

I'd like to perform, but I'm not sure I have something on the theme. Can I still perform?

Yes. The theme is there as an artistic challenge and an opportunity to create something new. Sometimes we reserve a few spaces for performers who will engage the theme, there are always a few spots available for performances that choose to, well, creatively ignore the theme.

But if you've been working on a short film for some time and want to share it with an audience, or you've been working on a short story or a poem or a rap or a new song, we would be thrilled to have you as part of our evening.

About WTF Cafe and Gallery

Opposite is an event space located in a renovated mid-20th century-style shophouse building, minutes from BTS Thong Lo. Created by 2 founders of WTF Cafe and Gallery, Somrak Sila & Christopher Wise.

WTF: a refuge of a bar with cool drinks, great tapas and interesting art. It aims to be a creative social club, with a multi-tasking concept; Food-Drink-Art-Friendship. We aim to host the most imaginative local and international art talent, while cultivating the good-times experience of bistro-bar culture in Bangkok. The most important virtue of dining/drinking is connection: friends, neighbors and lovers sharing time together. WTF will make connections between people, food, art, drinks and ideas. Tuesday-Sunday 6pm-midnight+.