Republic Worldwide Presents WAY OF THE WORD
There is a misconception that poetry, as a conceptual art form, speaks only to a select audience. In truth poetry has kept up a great pace with popular culture and has continually been reinterpreted through each successive generation broadening its breadth and definition. It is in the spirit of language arts that REPUBLIC presents the first installment of its recurring “Way of the Word” program at Bar On A.
“Way of the Word” opens Wednesday, November 11, 2009 to a unique evening of art, poetry, performance and music by emerging artists in the New York poetry world. Artists and poets include: Artists: Edward Hopely, Brian VanRemmen and more, slam poets: Khephran Riddick and Aldrin Valdez and traditional poets: Davey Vacek, Katie Przybylski, Marissa Forbes, Peter Ford, and three founding members of a Brooklyn based poetry group called The Corresponding Society—Lonely Christopher, Robert Snyderman, and Jason Tallon.
Doors open at 7pm with a visual and interactive gallery hour for the artists, poets, and guests before the poetry readings begin at 8pm. Drink specials are provided by Bar On A from 7 to 9pm. Bar On A is located at 170 Avenue A, between 10th and 11th Streets.
A short event anthology, featuring poets from the show and around the nation will be available for purchase online and at the door for $15. Portions of the proceeds will be donated to *Reading Excellence and Discovery* (READ.), a foundation that promotes literacy by pairing qualified high school tutors with elementary students who demonstrate below grade level reading skills.
For more information about “*Way of the Word*,” READ or REPUBLIC please contact republicbrooklyn@gmail.com
