UPDATE: Because of the inclement weather, John Sherman's reading has been postponed to Oct.
News release from Brick Street Poetry:
Poetry on Brick Street will present John Sherman as the featured poet and speaker at 6:30 pm Thursday February 3rd , 2011 in the cellar room at G. Simone’s Café (112C South Main Street in downtown Zionsville, Indiana).
John Sherman is the author of nine books. His articles, poems, and photographs have appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, and anthologies. He has served as a magazine editor, feature writer, and humor columnist. Large-format posters of his poetry and photos have recently been exhibited in Eagle Creek Coffee Company in Zionsville and at the Indianapolis Artsgarden.
He wrote the libretto for the opera, “Biafra,” based, in part, on his experiences working on an International Committee of the Red Cross food/medical team during the Nigerian Civil War (and described in his book,
War Stories: A Memoir of Nigeria and Biafra), as a result of receiving a Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis.
John has received three Individual Artist Grants from the Indiana Arts Commission; the New Mexico Governor’s Award of Honor for Historic Preservation for his book,
Santa Fe: A Pictorial History; and a Finalist position in the Walt Whitman Award competition of the Academy of American Poets for the manuscript of
Marjorie Main: Rural Documentary Poetry. His poem, “A Bowl of Possible Peas,” has been selected to be permanently installed along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail.
He obtained a B.A. in English and Journalism from Indiana University and did graduate work in African Studies (with a concentration in African Literature) at the University of Ghana.
He is a member of the Authors Guild, ASCAP, and PEN American Center and a former member of the Bloomington Free Verse Poets.
He founded Sherman & Co. Public Relations in Indianapolis in 1991.
More information on his books and the opera, including a video of the 20-minute performance of “Biafra” in the Artsgarden (a portion of Act Two), scored and conducted by Nathaniel Blume, is available at www.mesaverdepress.com.
An open mic for poets will follow the featured speaker.
Future Readings:
Mar 3rd, 2011 - Reservoir Dogwoods (Bloomington, Columbus & Indianapolis)
Apr 7th, 2011 - Elizabeth Weber (Indianapolis)
May 5th, 2011 – Kelsea Habaecker (Indianapolis)
Jun 2nd, 2011 – Phoenix Cole (Indianapolis)
Nov 3rd, 2011 - Elise Paschen (Chicago)
Poetry on Brick Street is sponsored by Brick Street Poetry Inc. — a tax-exempt non-profit organization under IRS Code 501(c)(3). Brick Street Poetry Inc. also publishes the Tipton Poetry Journal and hosts other poetry-related events.
Think about it. It was either 30 $5 bills or 15,000 pennies. Brick Street Poetry Inc. thought the winner of the Lincoln poetry contest would prefer the bills.
