Writers Guild Spoken Word Series
Featuring poets Westley Penland and Tyler Frederick, music by Jason Hathaway
Sponsored in part by the Indiana Arts Commission, Bloomington Arts Commission, and the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association
WESTLEY PENLAND was a burp-the-alphabet kid and despite his deviated septum was quite good at it. He first discovered writing as an escape from reality, after years of being scolded for being left-handed. Now, he uses it as a cheap form of public therapy, but that’s health care, Baby. His work can be found in his debut chapbook “Confirmation of Life” published by Alien Bhudda Press, “Trans*Citizens Project” by {New} Word Press, and in the anthologies “October Stories”, “Rebirth”, and “Stormwash: Environmental Poems, vol 2.” He enjoys antiquing, cooking, traveling, and spending time with his two pups.
TYLER FREDERICK is a spoken word poet from Bloomington, IN who regularly performs at poetry slams and various open mics around the state. He was recently appointed as treasurer for the Writer’s Guild at Bloomington. His work has been published in “What is in John’s Basement,” “October Stories,” and “Rebirth.”
JASON HATHAWAY is an eager preservationist of American roots music, often performing his own versions of old public domain blues, folk, and country songs recorded some 50 years before he was even born. Carried on the wings of Hathaway’s deep, resonant voice and soothing guitar, these songs take the listener on a trip back in time, dredging up memories of Grandma and Grandpa’s big old Philco radio or rifling through their collection of 78 rpm records. No matter the age or musical taste of audience members, this guy always manages to have a little something for everybody to keep a smile on their faces and have their legs twitching to the beat.
open mic to follow
BEER & WINE available for purchase
Friday FEB 14 6pm Backspace Gallery, inside Bonne Fête
112 West 6th Street, on the square in Bloomington IN