I had a great time at the “Friday On Saturday” reading at the Bell Arts Factory tonight. The open mic was one strong poem after another. I read about a dozen poems, mostly newer work including poems from my application to Pacific. I felt well received and appreciated the opportunity to read as a featured poet again (I have been on hiatus for over four years). People hung around long after the evening officially ended, enjoying the coffee and cookies.
The series will take a break in December and January, so I will looking forward to more great evenings of poetry starting up again in February. Thanks to Friday Lubina for another great event, and also to my sister Lisa Peake for putting up fliers in Ventura and Ojai to let people know about the reading. I met some new poets and poetry fans tonight, and appreciate the community support.
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No chance of a sound recording having been done?
Great to hear it went smoothly with a lot of good work read out. Your sis helping promote it, how cool is that
Hi Pearl,
I didn’t record the evening. But I opened with an old favorite, “Accosted In O’Brien’s Pub”, which you can hear here:
http://www.robertpeake.com/mp3/accosted.mp3
And ended with another old favorite, “Neruda’s Grammar School Crush”, which you can hear here:
http://www.robertpeake.com/mp3/neruda.mp3
My sister was awesome – fliering everywhere she could. So great to have family support. I know it isn’t always that common, and am truly grateful for it.
Cheers,
Robert
Sounds like a great reading. I’ll be back out in California in April for some readings. Maybe I’ll see you.
Collin
Hey Collin, would be fun to see you down here on our nation’s cruelest month. If you care to stick around a bit longer, the Ojai Poetry Festival happens in mid-May:
http://www.ovlff.com/poetryfestival/poetryfestival.htm
Robert – Thanks for visiting my blog and your comments. So exciting to hear from a local poet and cat fan. I’ve perused your blog and related links and will add you, the Ojai Post, and the Bell to my blogroll. As a newcomer to the Ventura County area (recently from SF Bay, like you) I appreciate the community poetry/art/welcome wagon. If you are interested, check the poetry index on my blog: http://fragileindustries.typepad.com/fragile_industries/poetry/index.html
Thanks again, Robert. You seem to have contributed greatly to the Ojai/Ventura ambiance.
Hey, thanks Lisa. Good to meet you.
I likewise received a great welcome from people like Phil Taggart and Gwendolyn Alley when I moved to this area (also not long ago). Poets gotta stick together.
I hope to see you around at some future event. Come up and say hi. I currently only know what the back of your head looks like.
Cheers,
Robert