MUSIC OF THE SPOKEN WORD – Poetry Reading, June 27
Directions to the church are here. The first offering of the 2010 Bean Blossom Music Series is something a little bit different – the music of the spoken word. You’re invited to enjoy the poetry of Patricia C. Coleman of Bloomington, Deborah Hutchison of Brown County, Matthew Jackson of Columbus and Stephen Stouder of Brown County at a poetry reading at Saint David’s Episcopal Church in Bean Blossom on Sunday, June 27 at 7 pm. Everyone is welcome, and there is no charge for the program. There will be a free-will offering, for those who’d like to support the Bean Blossom Music Series
Patricia C. Coleman is a member of 5 Women Poets and the Bloomington Storytellers Guild. Her poems have appeared in a few literary journals and books including Sketchbook, Matrix Mag. Linen Weave of Bloomington Poets, Poets against War, Voices of Wartime and the Green Dove Peace Poetry Gallery. She is Editor of “Beautiful Biscuits,” a collection of local biscuit recipes, revised and updated to include biscuit poems and musings to be released in 2010.
Deborah Hutchison lives with her husband, dog, cat and assorted mice in a log cabin in the woods of Brown County. When she was a child, she believed everything was alive. Nothing yet has convinced her otherwise.
Matthew Jackson’s poetry has evoked comments ranging from “philosophically tenderizing” to “an emphatic knuckle sandwich.” Drawing on his inspirations, Matthew blends spoken word with Indiana home-grown imagery. He is positive that poetry is an inspiring vehicle bringing communities and even planets closer together. Matthew, a tea drinker and vegetarian who sometimes craves steak, has published his first collection of poetry Minding My Chaos.
Stephen Stouder, a physician and poet, grew up in Gosport, near the mouth of Bean Blossom Creek. Seventy years later, he lives on the south fork of Bean Blossom Creek. He began writing poems as a teenager and resumed in the 70s. He is still at it, practicing medicine, writing poems and completing a novel. His work has been published in Genesis, Canine Practice, and The Baptist Blast of Goleta, CA. He has given readings at various bars, including the Alley Cat in Broad Ripple, the English Department in Santa Barbara, Zwanzig’s in Columbus and several academic venues.
