this is markk: he doesn't know when to shut up. he started the deep cleveland poetry hour to raise some hell one friday night a month.

the deep cleveland
poetry hour

an evening of live poetry, spoken word, recitations, incantations, & general sublime idiocy with occasional featured poets, plus open mic & more!

borders bookstore

17200 royalton rd.
strongsville, ohio 44136
phone: 440.846.1144
starts at 8:30 p.m.

coming dates:

May 9

featuring Michael Salinger

June 13

featuring Ray McNiece

official sponsor

this monthly event is hosted, more often than not, by the purple-bathrobed mystic of the cuyahoga, the great joshua gage. on occasion, markk crawls out of his subterraean alternative universe and gets in front of the mic.

this is josh gage. note that he is not wearing a purple bathrobe.

featured readers have included george bilgere, geoffrey cook, larry smith, ray mcniece, nuala archer, steve smith, curt harler, loren weiss, martin perlich, jack mcguane, mary turzillo, geoffrey landis, and many of the poets listed below.

deep cleveland poetry hour regulars include:

(check out photos below courtesy of joshua gage)

joshua gage, co-host

is a pepper pike resident & poet. you can buy 'break the slow kill,' his 7-track poetry cd or his chapbook "deep cleveland lenten blues" for $5.00 each incl.
shipping and handling. e-mail pottygok@yahoo.com or write:

Seven Beers and a Hedgehog Press
2568 SOM Center Rd.
Pepper Pike, OH 44124

terry provost
lakewood resident, master of social commentary & revolutionary poetics, scourge of corporate arrogance, champion of the defenseless & tongue-tied, terry provost reading live is like a hurricane dressed in black leather & thick boots destroying yr living room with humor & sarcasm (& apologies to yr landlord.)
SynecdochePro@aol.com

jim stanley
parma resident j.e. stanley mixes the earnest with the subtle, the incredible with the sublime. his work travels with a small suitcase, opens up & invites you to stay awhile.
jestanley@cox.net

dan smith
cleveland poet & author of the epic poem "i am down with you crooked river," dan smith,
offers up an array of broken diamond city style street poems.
djkrimbaud@yahoo.com

joanne cornelius
cleveland poet, but also wild child of the parma streets, dedicated disciple of d.a. levy,
the keeper of the flame at cleveland state university's rare book collection & more.
jude2424@hotmail.com

miles budimir
poet, writer and philosopher, his work rolls up the cleveland streets like a cheese blintz & devours it whole.
budimir@hotmail.com

christoper franke
poet laureate of the known universe, the king of poetic hand-outs, the known ghost of every poetry reading in cleveland.

matthew estvanic
kent state university graduate, teacher, deliverer of postulated reminiscence,
lost poet of the spencer cornfields, beat mongrel & wastrel musician
matthew_estvanic@hotmail.com

jeff kosiba
parma native and confessionalist poet Jeff Kosbia is an author of two books of poetry entitled: 'a sanctuary of sorrow,' and 'the voltage of illusion.' jeff's poem 'the autumn leaves,' won him a spot as a finalist in the sinclair community college student literary competition.
Moonspelloctober31@hotmail.com

laraine
laraine is a resident of parma and a student at tri-c. the style of her poems ranges from melancholy to comical. she has been writing poetry since the age of eight and has kept a journal of poems since she was eleven.

vladimir swirynsky
cleveland resident, author of 8 books of poetry, including his new book "the secret life of a deranged poet." he has also read live from new york to key west & can be heard on the
"live from the beachland ballroom" compilation cd. for information on
how to buy his books, e-mail
Vladpoet@aol.com.

kathy ireland walker smith
cleveland poet and author of "tokyo is burning," also the editor of The City,
a metropolitan literary e-zine devoted to cleveland poets and urban themes,
as well as beautiful surrealist wordplay.

jennifer napier
north royalton resident has read live at the beachland ballroom & the molly gallery;
author of the chapbook 'between the lines of any given day.' for more details,
e-mail frenchslam5@hotmail.com

not to mention eric anderson, curt harler, roger miller, jere hinton, charlene coates and so many others. thanks to you all.

borders is located
just west of I-71
on royalton road (route 82),
across from SouthPark Mall

deepcleveland@hotmail.com for more details