The Third Wednesday is Untitled!
September 18, 6 to 9 pm
@ Coffee & Cotton in Mill No. 5, Lowell, MA
Featuring poet, journalist, dancer, magic mogul…
Meg Smith
Also,
An in-person poetry workshop…
"How to Give a Poetry Reading with Impact"
Led by Meg Smith
This workshop will explore tips for giving a reading to make a lasting impact, become more comfortable sharing poetry with any audience, and how reading your work aloud can make your written work stronger.
You have a voice, and the world needs to hear your voice! Make it strong, proud and empower you and your audience!
Wednesday, September 18
5 to 6 pm
The Parlor on the 4th Floor of Mill No. 5 (near Coffee & Cotton)
Sign up or inquire at lowellpoetry@gmail.com
Plus our undeniable, undebatable, undecipherable
Untitled Open Mic!
All voices and styles welcome!
Untitled is hosted at Coffee and Cotton at Mill No. 5. Located in a historic downtown textile building, Mill No. 5 is a destination into what Lowell is; home to independent shops, The Luna Theatre, the Farm Market, and Coffee and Cotton. Coffee and Cotton is the heart of the building, serving up coffee, espresso, and lattes, wine, local craft beer, delicious, made to order, locally sourced options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is also a venue for live music, game nights, and community events, including our Untitled Open Mic.
/// About our Feature ///
Meg Smith is a writer, journalist, dancer and events producer living in Lowell, Mass. She will have copies of her poetry books available for sale, as well as some artwork and fantastical arts from Midnight Mews.
Her poetry and fiction have appeared in publications such as The Cafe Review, Muddy River Poetry Review, Poetry Bay, The Lowell Review, Raven Cage, The Horror Zine, Dark Moon Digest, and many more. She is a longstanding committee member of Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!, which holds an annual festival to honor Lowell native Jack Kerouac.
In producing events, she loves to bring together her passion for spoken word, music, visual art, and dance. This year, she is producing the first-ever Poe in Lowell festival, taking place Oct. 19-20, celebrating Poe's three visits to Lowell, in 1848 and 1849.
As a journalist she has won numerous awards, including this year, a first-place award for coverage of religion and a second-place award for coverage of history from the New England Newspaper and Press Association. She currently serves as content editor for Worcester Magazine, the award-winning alternative weekly serving the Worcester County area in Massachusetts.
As a Middle Eastern dancer with the stage name Morgana Mirage, she has danced in night clubs, festivals and special events throughout the region. Recently, she began channeling her love of creating fabric art, and drawing and painting, into her arts enterprise, Midnight Mews. She welcomes visits to [megsmithwriter.com.](http://megsmithwriter.com./)
Social media: Instagram @megsmithwriter, Facebook.com/megsmithwriter
Poe in Lowell
linktr.ee/poeinlowell
/// Format ///
Poetry Workshop 5 to 6 pm
Sign-Ups Open @ 6pm
Open Mic Starts @ 6:30 pm
Poetry Feature begins after the open reading.
All Done @ 9:00pm
/// Details ///
Free Admission
Food, Drink, and Merch for Sale
@ Coffee & Cotton
250 Jackson St. No. 401
Lowell, Mass. 01852
https://millno5.com/directions/
Also streaming online… Lowell Poetry is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Untitled Open featuring Meg Smith Time: Sep 18, 2024 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87208914114
Meeting ID: 872 0891 4114 Passcode: 521825
/// Zoom Guidelines /// (Online)
Some best practices suggest being somewhere with minimal background noise and good lighting, use headphones if possible, and close any applications not being used on your device to improve Zoom quality.
2.) It is best to have your display on “Speaker View” to see the host and performer. “Gallery View” will allow you to see all guests at once.
3.) Feel free to add a name and pronoun into your display so we can say hello and know who is joining us. Keep in mind that this event is streaming publicly so take any precautions about sharing your identity.
4.) Guests could also have “Video” on or off, as that is optional.5.) During performances/readings the host will “Mute” all other guests.
6.) Guests are encouraged to show love and gratitude visually on screen or in the chat window.
7.) Please be respectful on screen and in the chat window - and acknowledge the space you can take up in this digital communal platform.
8.) Host will allow guests to un-mute after performances if they choose and able to out loud affirmations or gratitudes.
9.) Any conflicts to the safer space / community guidelines the host may remove you from the Zoom call. If you feel like you have been accidentally or wrongfully removed, please reach out to the organizers.
/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///
We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.
Please reach out to here with questions regarding the open mic or slam.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the American Rescue Plan, as administered by the City of Lowell’s office of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.
