Welcome to POETRY +, a monthly reading series hosted by Art on Madison for emerging and established writers in Cleveland and the surrounding regions. Each month, POETRY + aims to shine the spotlight on two great writers (ideally one from out of town and one local), providing them with the platform and time necessary to present a body of their work and to connect with their audience. Each presenter is given the freedom to decide which materials and anecdotes they will share. POETRY + is open to all forms of poetry, short and flash fiction, and performative happenings. POETRY + typically occurs on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, and is currently curated by 2019-2021 Ohio Beat Poet Laureate John Burroughs.
Doors open at 7:00 pm, and the reading begins at 7:30 pm. POETRY + is free and open to the public.
Doors open at 7:00 pm, and the reading begins at 7:30 pm. POETRY + is free and open to the public.
September 10, 2019: Jeanette Powers and Dianne Borsenik
Jeanette Powers is a working-class queer anarchist and artist based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are primary architect of Stubborn Mule Press and Logistics Guru at FountainVerse: KC Small Press Poetry Fest. Powers has been published widely and often by online and print magazines but also has a dark side as a visual artist and their work has graced the cover of numerous literary magazines. They have seven full length books of poetry, and a forthcoming 4-way split with some tremendous women and their first novel, Victimless Crime, releases soon from Outlandish Press. Powers can most often be found in a river, swimming in a reverie. Find more at jeanettepowers.com.
Dianne Borsenik is active in the northern Ohio poetry scene and regional reading circuit. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including Chiron Review, Main Street Rag, Resurrection River Poems (Wick Poetry Center, 2019) and A Rustling and Waking Within (Ohio Poetry Association, 2017); recent books include Raga for What Comes Next (Stubborn Mule Press, 2019), and Age of Aquarius (Crisis Chronicles Press, 2017). Earlier this year, she featured in “We’re No Angels” at Speak of the Devil in Lorain, Ohio and “2 Chefs & a Beat: Poetic Justice Edition” at the Porco Lounge and Tiki Room in Cleveland, Ohio. Lit Youngstown printed her poem “Disco” on their tee shirts, which makes her feel like a rock star. Borsenik is editor/publisher at NightBallet Press, and lives in Elyria, Ohio. Find her on Facebook and at dianneborsenik.com.
