bangkok poetry

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

"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

Friday, October 7, 2011

"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 .

Friday, September 30, 2011

"The Opposite of" Logo, September 29

Friday, September 9, 2011

"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 .

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+.