Welcome to POETRY +, a monthly reading series hosted by Art on Madison for emerging and established writers in Cleveland and the surrounding regions. POETRY + aims to shine the spotlight on a single writer, 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, and can determine the duration of their reading. POETRY + is open to all forms of poetry, short and flash fiction, and performative happenings.
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.
May 15, 2018: MITCH JAMES
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Mitch James lives in Northeast Ohio by way of Pennsylvania by way of Illinois. He has three degrees, one terminal, in various fields of English studies and is an Assistant Professor of Composition and Literature at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, OH. Mitch has had fiction, poetry, and scholarship on creative writing published in a handful of venues, most of which can be found at his website below. Mitch’s creative work is both traditional and experimental, think Darren Arnofsky weds Cormac McCarthy while stepping out with Raymond Carver and having a tryst with Hemingway, all of it witnessed by William Faulkner through a small parting in a curtain; think of trying to remember a life lived just like that but having to do so through a memory that only knows for certain the bottle is empty but wasn’t last you checked, all while listening to Philip Glass and Max Richter, knowing that if death had a sound, they are it. It pains Mitch to craft writing from a world as wounded as this one. That much is clear. See for yourself at mitchjamesauthor.com.
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All forms of poetry, along with short and flash fiction are eligible for submission.
For more information or for instructions on how to submit your work, please visit our Submissions page.
