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 V.19 No.15 | April 15 - 21, 2010 
Photo of local poet Danny Solis
Photo of local poet Danny Solis

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How to get your poetry fix in Albuquerque

Here’s a sampling of what Burque offers the verse-addicted. For special events, see our Arts Calendar. Did we miss out on something? Get in on the discussion at alibi.com and let everyone know.

Regular Readings


516 WORDS
A quarterly reading and performance that ties into 516 ARTS' concurrent exhibit.
The Treehouse
The usually monthly reading presents an hour-long open mic as a run up to a featured poet.
516 ARTS, 516 Central SW
516arts.org

Acequia Booksellers
Billing itseslf as the expert in "fine books and ephemera," Acequia hosts a reading series that has featured such poets as V.B. Price and Arthur Sze.
4019 Fourth Street NW
acequiabooksellers.com

Church of Beethoven
Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Classical music and poetry from some of Albuquerque's brightest.
The Kosmos, 1715 Fifth Street NW
churchofbeethoven.org

Duende Poetry Series
The reading at Anasazi Fields Winery in Placitas brings poets and winos together four times a year in an unmatched setting.
anasazifieldswinery.com

Poetry and Acoustic Instrument Open Mic Night
Black Market Goods keeps expanding opportunities for dangerous self-expression with this occasional series.
112 Morningside NE
blackmarketgoods.net

Poetry and Beer
A gathering on the first Wednesday of every month for those who love slam poetry and beer, which is about half of Albuquerque.
Blackbird Buvette, 509 Central NW
Need more slam? Get information on regular and special events at abqslams.org.

Wordstream Reading Series
This “mostly” quarterly series presents some of the biggest names in New Mexican poetry.
Harwood Art Center, 1114 Seventh Street NW
harwoodartcenter.org


Presses


Blue Mesa Review
An annual literary journal put out by UNM’s creative writing department.
unm.edu/~bluemesa

La Alameda Press
Self-described "micro-press" that's published works by such local poets as Lisa Gill and Gary "Mex" Glazner.
laalamedapress.com

UNM Press
Since 1929, the press has featured works on Southwestern culture and history. Poets include Paula Gunn Allen, Luci Tapahonso, V.B. Price and Levi Romero.
unmpress.com

West End Press
Focuses on publishing many first books, especially from women and marginalized communities. Recent releases include books by Sasha Pimentel Chacón (see page 19 for a review) and the late Maisha Baton.
westendpress.org


Online

Every week on dukecityfix.com, TheDitchRider posts “The Sunday Poem” by a different local poet. The comments are often at least as interesting as the work.

Public Comments (10)
  • Here's another poetry venue  [ Wed Apr 14 2010 9:57 PM ]

    once or twice a season, Wordspace, @ Outpost Performance Space, presents spoken word and poetry. Last year during Poetry Month Larry Goodell had his own night and it was amazing. This year, next week on the 23rd, Wordspace presents:

    Fri Apr 23rd @ 7:30pm Wordspace: Lisa Gill w/ The Michael Vlatkovich Trio

    @ Outpost Performance Space 210 Yale SE in Albuquerque

    Presented in partnership with New Mexico Literary Arts and La Alameda Press

    Gill will be performing from her new book Dark Enough (La Alameda Press)— offering small lyrics of astronomical observation and inquiry. Joining her will be Outpost regulars trombonist/composer Michael Vlatkovich, Mark Weber on hubkaphone, and Dave Wayne, percussion.

    $10/$5 Members & Students -available in advance, by phone or in person, at the Outpost Performance Space 505-268-0044. For more info [link]

  • Thanks, Treestreet!  [ Thu Apr 15 2010 10:06 AM ]

    The show at Outpost next week will be great.

  • West End Press authors  [ Thu Apr 15 2010 3:06 PM ]

    Paula Gunn Allen and Luci Tapahonso are West End Press authors. Their books show up on the UNM Press website because West End Press is distributed by UNM Press. (Levi Romero has published with both West End and UNMP.) While UNMP has some magnificent authors in their Mary Burritt Christiansen poetry series (VB Price, Jennifer Bartlett and Anne Valley-Fox, for example), the two authors mentioned are not among them.

  • This link is handy!  [ Thu Apr 15 2010 3:10 PM ]

    I get emails from a fair number of touring poets who want to know where or how to set up an Albuquerque reading, and this list is a great start to point them towards...

  • National Poetry Month Coffeehouse @ Bookworks  [ Thu Apr 15 2010 3:43 PM ]

    Just saw this on the Bookworks calendar:

    Sun, 04/25/2010 - 3:00pm

    Bookworks will be hosting a poetry reading featuring several local poets, lots of coffee, and a moderated discussion focusing on the current state of poetry - developments and challenges facing the genre.

    Patricipants will include V.B. Price, Rebecca Aronson, Anne Valley-Fox, and Myria Mandell. Please call Bookworks with questions.

    Location:

    Bookworks

    4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW#Flying Star Pla

    Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107-3157

  • You know what I heard about poets?  [ Thu Apr 15 2010 5:58 PM ]

    They're all negative.

    Zing!


    Last edited [4/15/10 6:01 PM]
  • May is National Stupid Pun Month  [ Fri Apr 16 2010 10:37 AM ]

    You're early.

    zing!

  • Stupid?  [ Fri Apr 16 2010 2:33 PM ]

    You reek of jealousy & french fries, McCheese.

  • Madmammajamma,​ you forgot  [ Tue Apr 20 2010 11:49 AM ]

    desperation. The McCheese aroma trifecta.

  • also for the verse addicted  [ Wed Apr 28 2010 1:29 AM ]

    Outside Albuquerque proper but in the area and online, thus collapsing distance: the annual Poets & Writers Picnic in Mountainair has a year 'round poetry blog (or plog for short) of the same name. [link]

 
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