{"id":134,"date":"2013-04-03T13:40:10","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T20:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bicycle-comics.com\/blog\/?p=134"},"modified":"2013-04-04T09:46:20","modified_gmt":"2013-04-04T16:46:20","slug":"artie-moffa-reading-on-the-east-coast-this-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bicycle-comics.com\/blog\/artie-moffa-reading-on-the-east-coast-this-april","title":{"rendered":"Artie Moffa Reading on the East Coast this April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bicycle-comics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/artie_headshot.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-135\" alt=\"Artie Moffa Headshot\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bicycle-comics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/artie_headshot-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bicycle-comics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/artie_headshot-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.bicycle-comics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/artie_headshot.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Artie Moffa, editor of Bicycle Comics, is heading east this April for a few shows. Not a tour, not really, just a few shows. Artie has deep roots in the poetry scene in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and he&#8217;s excited to return after two years in California. He&#8217;d love to see you!<\/p>\n<p>Artie&#8217;s Schedule:<\/p>\n<p>1. Newburyport High School Poetry Soup: Held at <a title=\"Jabberwocky Bookshop\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jabberwockybookshop.com\/\">Jabberwocky Bookshop<\/a> in Newburyport, MA. I&#8217;ll be reading a 20-25 minute feature set after hearing student work from this long-running poetry reading organized by Debbie Szabo of Newburyport High School. This is one of the best high-school reading series in the country, held in a delightfully quirky bookstore of the type that seems to hang on best in picturesque New England towns. <strong>Wednesday, April 3, 2013. 7PM-9PM. Free. 50 Water Street, Newburyport, MA 01950 Tel: 978-465-9359<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2. The Dirty Gerund Poetry Show at <a title=\"Ralph's Rock Diner\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ralphsrockdiner.com\/home.php\">Ralph&#8217;s Rock Diner<\/a>, Worcester, MA. I&#8217;ll be doing two feature sets for the Dirty Gerund show; it&#8217;ll be my first time at this long-running spoken word show.<strong> Monday, April 8, 2013. 8pm (ish) 128 Grove Street, Worcester, MA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3. Lecture at <a title=\"Amherst College\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amherst.edu\/\">Amherst College<\/a>: &#8220;How to be a Professional Poet and why it Might Even be a Good Idea.&#8221; Hosted by the Amherst College Career Center. This is the stuff I wish someone had taught me when I was a student. <strong>Tuesday, April 9, 2013. 7PM-8PM. Free and open to all members of the community. College Hall, intersection of Rte. 9 and South Pleasant Street, Amherst MA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4. <a title=\"Boston Cantab\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonpoetryslam.com\/archives\/3472\">The Boston Poetry Slam at the Cantab Lounge.<\/a> I&#8217;ll be offering a workshop on iambic pentameter from 6pm-7PM, then headlining for what Jack McCarthy called &#8220;the greatest open mic in the English language.&#8221; The Cantab Lounge made me who I am today, and I am beside-myself honored that they&#8217;d have me read for them during National Poetry Month, of all things. <strong>Wednesday, April 10, 2013. 6PM-7PM workshop. 8PM-Midnight show. $5 for workshop includes admission to show; show alone is $3. 738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artie Moffa, editor of Bicycle Comics, is heading east this April for a few shows. Not a tour, not really, just a few shows. 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