Luke Warm Water will be the featured poet at the Vermillion Literary Project's poetry reading and slam on Thursday, April 1st, 7 p.m., at the Coffee Shop Gallery, 24 W. Main Street, downtown Vermillion. Slam poets, bring two or three poems; slam prizes will be awarded!
Luke Warm Water will also do a talk on Friday, April 2nd, from 12 noon to 1 p.m., at the Native American Cultural Center at 409 E. Clark Street. His talk will focus on Native American presence in contemporary poetry. Everyone is welcome to attend this event.
ABOUT OUR POET: Luke Warm Water, an Oglala Lakota poet, calls Rapid City, SD home. Author of "John Wayne Shot Me” and winner of several poetry slams, Luke has performed across the United States and in England and Germany and has been published in various poetry anthologies and journals. Luke's poetry is the dark humor and stark reality of the urban-Indian experience and beyond.
Luke Warm Water's visit is sponsored by the American Indian Studies Program—Institute of American Indian Studies, and the Vermillion Literary Project.
posted by Michelle Rogge Gannon at 7:28 AM
VLP POETRY READING FEATURING LUKE WARM WATER, FOLLOWED BY A POETRY SLAM!! 7 p.m. Thursday, April 1 (no fooling), Coffee Shop Gallery, 24. W. Main Street, downtown Vermillion. The VLP monthly poetry reading, usually held on the last Thursday of each month, will be held on Thursday, April 1st instead. Luke Warm Water will be the featured reader; immediately afterwards will be the poetry slam, a competition for poets. Slam poets, bring at least two or three poems. Everyone is welcome, and this event is free.
Rapid City poet Luke Warm Water is an Oglala Lakota. Author of "John Wayne Shot Me" and winner of several poetry slams, Luke has performed across the United States and in England and Germany and has been published in various poetry anthologies and journals. Luke's poetry is the dark humor and stark reality of the urban-Indian experience and beyond. This event is sponsored by the American Indian Studies Program--Institute of American Indian Studies and the Vermillion Literary Project.
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VLP MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA—A FUNDRAISER. Featuring local bands BIHN and Poison Stream and musician/poet Craig Arnold. 2-5 p.m. Sunday, April 18, Coffee Shop Gallery, 24 W. Main Street, downtown Vermillion. Each ticket includes a free drink courtesy of the Coffee Shop Gallery. Purchase tickets in advance for $5 each from the USD English Department, Dakota 212 (by mail: Vermillion Literary Project, Dakota Hall 226, Vermillion, SD 57069-2390), or for $6 at the door the day of the event. This fundraiser will help the VLP to pay for its annual literary magazine.
About the performers. . . . BIHN is a band of talented high school musicians from Vermillion, who play mostly original songs with an "alternative rock" sound. Poison Stream is an eclectic rock band of professors (yes, teachers can rock!), including USD English professors Skip Willman, Dennis Sjolie, and John Dudley; UNL English professor Tom Gannon; and Northeast College (Norfolk, NE) biology professor Jim Batt. Musician and poet Craig Arnold, a visiting professor in the USD English Department, will also perform. This is a unique opportunity to hear all of these musicians at once and show your support for the VLP.
P.S. Local photographer
Ron Johns has also generously donated one of his professional photographs for a raffle; you can purchase a raffle ticket for $2 each or three for $5. Contact the USD English Dept. at the address listed above. The drawing for the raffle will take place on April 18th.
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VLP RECEPTION AND AUTHORS' READING. Witness the unveiling of the 2004 VLP magazine! Hear authors published in the magazine! 7 p.m. Thursday, April 29, Coffee Shop Gallery, 24. W. Main Street, downtown Vermillion. Copies of the 2004 magazine will be available for purchase at $10 each or three for $25.
posted by Michelle Rogge Gannon at 4:39 PM
The English Department will host a Colloquium featuring Nancy Armstrong on Friday, March 19, 2004. The Colloquium presentation is scheduled for 4:00 pm in the Al Neuharth Media Conference Room.
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