About reading with other poets and at concert venues, Todd says:
About reading with other poets and at concert venues, Todd says:
A group exhibition is always more interesting than a one-person show, and the same is true of poetry. Artists are in dialogue with one another—we all are—and it’s invigorating to be part of that, both for artists and audiences.
Stage
On
“Verse and Converse” at Nina’s Cafe, St. Paul
Todd Boss is the poet laureate of Nina’s Cafe, just upstairs from Garrison Keillor’s Common Good Books at Selby and Western in St. Paul. With support from the bookshop, he organizes “Verse and Converse,” a poetry reading series featuring poets reading round-robin style. Begun in May 2007, the series has brought more than 400 people to readings by more than 30 poets.
Upcoming dates are at left. To date, the series has featured:
Join the mailing list by contacting Todd with your e-mail address: toddbosspoet(at)mac(dot)com.
Ethna McKiernan, Carol Connolly, and Kevin FitzPatrick at Nina’s Cafe.
Jim Lenfestey
Katie Leo
Ann Linde
JoAnne Makela
Ethna McKiernan
Freya Manfred
Leslie Adrienne Miller
John Minczeski
Jim Moore
Riki Kolbl Nelson
Tim Nolan
Brett Ortler
Sheila Packa
G. E. Patterson
Wang Ping
William Reichard
Joshua Rivkin
Karen Sandberg
Thomas R. Smith
Richard Solly
Madelon Sprengnether
Joyce Sutphen
Marie Sheppard Williams
Katrina Vandenberg
Connie Wanek
Greg Watson
Karen Herseth Wee
Bryan Thao Worra
Anya Achtenberg
Emily August
Daniel Bachuber
Becca Barniskis
Emily Bright
Sharon Chmielarz
James Cihlar
Carol Connolly
Lightsey Darst
Kirsten Dierking
Mary Moore Easter
Andrea Een
Heid Erdrich
Kevin FitzPatrick
Terri Ford
Brett Foster
Dobby Gibson
Cindra Halm
Susan Thurston Hamerski
Phebe Hanson
Margaret Hasse
Diane Jarvenpa
Kathleen Jesme
Tish Jones
Deborah Keenan
Ted King
Patricia Kirkpatrick
John Krumberger
Ed Bok Lee
Bryant-Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, MN
Dec 9 (8pm) “The Works” presents a screening of Motionpoems
Key West Literary Seminar, Key West, FL
Jan 7-14 (workshop faculty)
318 Cafe & Wine Bar, Excelsior, MN
A special Valentine’s Day Love-In
with poet Terri Ford, and singer/songwriters Mother Banjo and Chad Elliott
Feb 14 (Showtimes at 6 and 8:15, with dinner. Call to reserve: 952-401-7902.)