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A Reason To Listen Poetry Collective

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About Me

We are a POETRY COLLECTIVE! Therese Keslin, Vanessa Pike, Nicola Hunt and Brad Wilson are a reason to listen from the North Coast. Creating change and inspiration through Spoken Word poetry. Check us out the 2nd Thursday of every month, hosting the Accident Slam! We feature Live Art by Jullia Finkelstien and Video Jockey ZIX.Our next projects: Hosting artists at the Accident Lab & In School Workshops!

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I'd like to meet:

Maya Angelou, Jessica Care Moore, Saul Williams, Mums, Beau Sia...Natalie Goldberg anyone interested in words.Poetry Slam - Nov.13, 2008 Accident Gallery, Eureka

My Blog

Mad River Anthology: Billy Tuggle with Hosts Mischeif Mic and Vanessa Pike

*Hey yall! Check out this link and listen to the show it turned out wonderfully.!*Mad River Anthology - 10pm Sunday April 26, 2009BILLY TUGGLEBilly Tuggle is a performance poet born out of Chicagos f...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:03:00 GMT

Reality. (by Vanessa Pike)

I cant imagine what burying someone you loved is like.Watching the earth cover what is lost.And the corn still grows.And the moon still shines as bright as I wished I always could.And the water keeps...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:39:00 GMT

A Reason to Listen on KHSU!

If you missed KHSU's mad river anthology you can check it out online. Brad, Phillip and I break it down on the slam scene and the effects of poetry in our community.:) www.madriveranthology.wordpress....
Posted by on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:27:00 GMT

for the guilt. (V)

I want you to be satisfied with your emptiness. Trained arms delicately shielding the garden around your heart. A barb wire fence that exists in your genetic makeup. Your eyes crush in on themselves ...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:31:00 GMT

future poetry events

Just some general information! On Sept 25th, is LIVE AND DIRECT! Its like an open mic but for emcees. However, Im sure that if you wanted to throw down a poem with some beats behind you that would be ...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:01:00 GMT

9/11 Poetry Show

Hey Friends/ Poets!We are having a political poetry show next Thursday in honor of 9/11.Tell any emcees, poets, novelists&anything is game!Accident Gallery, 210 Cst8pm$5.00Come listen or share your ne...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:11:00 GMT

Fund raising--Last Thank you’s!

Thank you to everyone who came to the show!We have fund raised a total of 2,580 dollars!We still need to raise $500.00!We have paid for our team registration, flyers, t-shirts,&  plane costs....
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:32:00 GMT

Finals update!

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our local poets and scene! We would not be what are doing without you guys...:)The following poets have made it to finals, four of them will be on the tea...
Posted by on Sun, 25 May 2008 14:02:00 GMT

Slam Rules & Set List for Semi-Finals!

General Slam Rules:1. Poems must be original and not exceed 3 minutes in length.  There is a ½  point deduction for every 10 seconds over 3 minutes beginning at 3:10. (Yes, there is a ten se...
Posted by on Mon, 12 May 2008 08:56:00 GMT

My Meditation

Last night I danced on the face of El Capitan, ballade over the edge, harnessed to the sensation of free floating beyond the boundaries of what has already been. I pressed my feet into the ancient gl...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:30:00 GMT