Raving Poets’ Newest Season Begins With a ‘Heart Beat’
After being on hiatus since December, the Raving Poets are back with their 2008 Spring Season, titled Heart Beat.
For those who may not know about the Raving Poets, here’s a run down of what goes on at these things:
- People drink a lot of alcohol.
- People read poems—some are good, some are not-so-good, almost all are interesting in one way or another.
- The band rocks out (jazzes out?).
There is, of course, a bit more order and structure than I’m letting on, but the point is that the Raving Poets Experience is unlike anything else. It’s part spoken word, part live improvisational music, and part bacchanalian release.
If you’ve never experienced the Raving Poets, I highly recommend you come and check it out. It runs every Wednesday at 8:00pm for the next 13 weeks down at Kasbar Lounge (10444 Whyte Avenue, downstairs from Yianni’s). If you want to get on the reader list, you’ll have to arrive early: sign-up is at 7:30pm and closes promptly at 8pm.
For more information about Heart Beat, check out the Raving Poets website.