'curiosity is the invitation'
We offer no mic, no list, no podium; roundtable organic discussion of poetry and life.
Bring your bag of poems, or just your breath:
listen, life is here.
'The light of a candle
Is transferred to another candle
Spring twilight.'
~Buson
There are six different meetings a month of
the Ground and Sky Poetry Series, and one publication:
Once Trees Bookclub
Once Trees Bookclub which meets on Zoom at 7:00pm the first Monday of each month.Please come and join the conversation, the emphasis is on relationship to the ideas more than the content of the book, read what you can, and join us if you'd like.
Roundtable
Roundtable, the first Wednesday of every month, Ground and Sky meets in a hybrid option with the 'no mic, no list, no podium' format. Organic discussion of life and poetry in Rochester at Before Your Quiet Eyes Bookstore and Zoom.
Workshop
Ground and Sky Workshop at 7:00pm, the third Wednesday of each month: three prompts (first half) and reciting (second half) what we have written with one another (optional). The Workshop is only on Zoom.
Roundtable: Amber Light Edition
Roundtable, Amber Light Edition, no mic no list no podium (i.e., poetry, music and stories, all art forms welcome) - third Friday at 7:00pm at Before Your Quiet Eyes in person and also on Zoom.
Poetry Open Mic: @Caffe Aroma
Ground and Sky Poetry Series event, Open Mic @Caffe Aroma, second and fourth Friday of each month, 8:00pm sign up event starts at 8:30pm, hosted by Joel Lesses and Joe Baiz Elm.
Journeys of Sacred Community:
A Collection Anthology of
Ground and Sky Poetry
Ken Kelbaugh, bookstore owner of Before Your Quiet Eyes and publisher of the Holograph Series agreed to publish a Collection Anthology of our community poetry. We have a total of 13 poets, six submissions apiece. Published April 2024.
