Poetry of Everyday Life Marathon

We will be repeating our 12 hour poetry marathon on April 18, 2008 from 9 am to 9pm EST.

Browse this site to see what happened in 2007. If you're interested in taking part in the 2008 marathon, e-mail us at readings@cookedandeaten.com. Go to this year's event page for details on how to get involved.

For more info on last year's event go to www.cookedandeaten.com/archives/events/20070413.html.

The poems I read were fresh...hatched on holiday. Mostly about the environment and creatures around me. I will post them. I was nervous reading as my audience was largely also my content. The poems were well-received and I felt proud all day. It is good to create and share the work: I learned again.

Rene Castro-Pozo translates for Pepe

Winona Baker BC 1:15 PM EST 11:15 AM in Nanaimo

I had advertised my reading would be under an old growth tree in Bowen Park; but for weeks we had rain. Brian Sugiyama, Recreation Programmer in Bowen Park said we could have a room if need be. TG we got the nice conference room. But as he said, " OK to promote this, but if it's nice weather you may wish to go under a tree as advertised."

It was a brutally windy day for a paddle, but a poetry promise is a promise, so we found an iceless spot by the shore, and pushed off. Despite the waves and a restless pup, the video cam tripod did its thing, and you can witness the last rhyme of the series ("To Take One Life") on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKlCJ07UZ0Q.

thanks esther for organizing the poetry marathon. i know my audience of wind and water was very appreciative. and much gratitude to brad who can simultaneously film and paddle.

and here's the first rhyme - a snow poem as we bid adieu to winter.

PRAISE

Always to begin
To end
With poetry
When all else
Clutters the tongue
Flicks darts against
The heart
What else to give
To the wind
But poetry

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John Lawford's Keystone Cafe.

John Lawford reads his poetry to Bernie and patrons at the Keystone Cafe at Highway 7 and Browns Line outside of Peterborough.

Jenny's sketch of Catherine Owen

Andrew Nurse (on sofa, centre, in buttoned shirt) watches friend, Sean Connolly, start of their shared 15 minutes at Black Honey Cafe, 11:15 pm, Peterborough.