March 24th, 2022 - 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Just come on in! It's March and all the ol' in/out should have you wanting poetry.
We have 3 features, each with something to say:
David Belmont
Pete Dolack
Lola Koundakjian (Լօլա Գունտաքճեան)
& of course, as always, the most vibrant open mic you could hope for.
Bios:
DAVID BELMONT is a mixed media artist and community organizer. He writes poetry, memoir and short fiction. World Gone Zoom: Notes from the American Epicenter, his debut poetry collection, was published by The Poetry Box in May 2021. Other writing has appeared in The Poeming Pigeon, Wildflower Muse and FishFood Magazine. David has been a professional musician for over 50 years, producing 26 albums of his own work. His CD WindWater Excursions spent 8 months on the New Age Voice Top 100 Airplay List and was in heavy rotation on the syndicated radio program Echoes. He is currently the co-music director of the Castillo Theatre on West 42nd Street. He lives on the Upper West Side with visual artist Kim Svoboda and their labradoodle Penelope.
PETE DOLACK is an activist, poet, writer and photographer who wishes he could keep all those balls in the air but, alas, keeps dropping some of them. When he is wearing his poet’s hat, he is the author of the chapbook And Now A Word From Our Sponsors, and writes about space, time, travel and the sad state of the world through satire. Pete’s poetry has been published in 35 publications, including Will Work For Peace anthology, Poetrybay, Blue Collar Review, Lummox, Appleseeds anthology and Tribes. When he is wearing a different hat, Pete writes the Systemic Disorder blog and is the author of the book It's Not Over: Learning From the Socialist Experiment.
LOLA KOUNDAKJIAN is a writer, editor and translator born in Beirut, Lebanon and living in New York City since 1979. After pursuing degrees in Fine Arts and History, Lola honed her skills as an editorial board member at the Ararat Literary Quarterly. She has four poetry collections in Armenian and English. She runs the Dead Armenian Poetry Society and the online Armenian Poetry Project. Since 2010, she read at five international poetry festivals. Her work appears in various journals and international anthologies. www.lolakoundakjian.com
Have a cocktail
Have a listen
Join in if you're so inclined
see you there
As always this is 21 and up, and now Vaccine proof is required, boosters preferred, and masks suggested. We want these events to be as safe as possible to everyone involved.
no cover, 2 drink minimum.
Note: this is NOT an accessible venue, it is up 1 flight of stairs
KGB bar
85 e 4th st
NYC
I hope to see you there, this month, and every month that follows.
