Austin Poetry Slam

Mike Henry bid adieu to the slam he hosted for 15 years

"...that decade (and the half-decade before it) running the Austin Poetry Slam. No, that was Henry, the slam master,..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Poetry Slam Benefit

The Scoot Inn, Saturday, May 31, 2008

"...If you haven’t bought a cheap piece of East Austin, you’d better get on it. Recession or not, there’s..."

May 30, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

Revisiting Poetry in Motion

Poetry With Wheels needs help to keep spinning

"...Not quite a year ago, we wrote about Poetry With Wheels, the partnership between Capital Metro and the..."

May 1, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

April Is National Poetry Month

And there are plenty of ways to celebrate

"...It must be a sign: "National Poetry Month" fits in a haiku...."

April 1, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Five Recommended Arts Events in Austin This Weekend

In which your local cultural FOMO is subdued via this handy listicle

"...out and about and experiencing some of what goodness Austin’s got to offer, artwise:..."

April 6, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Poetry in Motion

A new partnership will bring poetry to the Cap Metro fleet

"...Transportation often finds itself at the heart of poetry; something about the metaphors of motion keeps the two..."

June 15, 2012 News Feature by Monica Riese

Austin International Poetry Festival

"...Seven years. In entertainment terms, especially in Austin, anything reaching that milestone should move into the institution..."

April 16, 1999 Books Feature

Poetry in Motion

Capital Metro partners with local society to feature poems in buses

"...Transportation often finds itself at the heart of poetry; something about the metaphors of motion keeps the two..."

June 6, 2012 News Post by Monica Riese

2008 Austin International Poetry Festival Preview

"...Not sure yet how to celebrate National Poetry Month? Why not sample the many and varied options..."

April 4, 2008 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Austin Free Poetry Festival

"...If you could put the Austin International Poetry Festival in a diorama, you might have..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Books Feature

Raul's in Overdrive: "AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!"

In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”

"...Chapter 6, Part 2 of a serialized history of Austin punk by veteran writer and punk musician Tim Stegall...."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2017

Flatbed Press founders Katherine Brimberry and Mark L. Smith, choreographer Kate Warren and theatre / spoken word artist Zell Miller III join the ranks of cultural heroes

"...but consistently over many years – who have made Austin a capital of creativity. It's precisely those individuals that..."

June 2, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The National Poetry Slam

Aug. 9-12 in Austin

"...This city last hosted the National Poetry Slam in 1998, to great acclaim. Since then, the..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Arts Feature

Carrie Fountain's Third Collection of Poetry Illuminates the Day-to-Day

The Austin author lives The Life

"...pieces that make up Carrie Fountain's third collection of poetry, the whole process starts anew: eyes welling up, looking..."

May 7, 2021 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

A Drinker's Guide to Literary Austin

Local authors dish on their favorite bars for reading and writing

"...This Saturday, October 27 is the annual Lit Crawl Austin, a literary pub crawl co-hosted by Texas Book Festival..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Playback: Austin Music Awards (On Everything)

Austin Music Industry Awards down, here come the 2016/17 AMAs and a slew of SXSW buzz acts

"...Blaze Foley's been added to the 2016/17 Austin Music Awards lineup!..."

March 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

First Night Austin

First Night Austin gets ready to ring out the old year in a big way, with a cultural extravaganza on a scale the city has never before seen

"...This year, Austin, get ready to ring out the old year in..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin @ Large: Over and Out

Thoughts on the first day of the rest of Austin's life

"...the surprise, but what I wrote begins, "In 2005 Austin finally grew into her big-city clothes." It goes on..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Hozier Takes Austin Music Hall to Church

Irish balladeer calls to the wretched and joyful

"...of shrieks signaled Hozier’s arrival onstage at a sold-out Austin Music Hall on Tuesday night. The welcome provided a..."

April 22, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Kleon Keynoting SXSWi 2014

Local author to give Interactive Conference opening remarks

"...South by Southwest announced today that Austin-based "writer who draws" Austin Kleon would deliver the opening..."

Aug. 26, 2013 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...to offer free HIV testing.   – James Scott Austin RV Expo..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: News of the Queer Austin World

Updates and new creative opportunities in Austin’s queer scene

"...Did y'all know that Package Austin moved? All those jockstraps, edible undies, dildos, etc. have..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Column by James Scott

Still Austin Whiskey Co. Is Throwing a Free Country Fair on Saturday

Austin distillery celebrates one year and 1,000 barrels

"...It’s been a year since Still, the first Austin whiskey distillery to obtain a liquor license since Prohibition,..."

Sept. 18, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Dynasty: On Being Black and Queer in Austin

The Mahogany Project's newest show dives into QPOC lived experience

"...Austin has a thriving LGBTQ+ community, but that doesn't mean..."

Aug. 1, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Iman Shah

Austin Asian American Film Festival Headliners Announced

Two docs and a family drama populate the festival’s main attractions

"...The Austin Asian American Film Festival announced its headliners last week...."

Oct. 3, 2016 Screens Post by Spencer Beghtol

'Eggshells' Is an Austin Time Capsule

Tobe Hooper presents 'Eggshells' on Tuesday night with Louis Black

"...Dateline: Austin, Texas, 1968 (back before this town would become a..."

July 7, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Theatre Refuses to Fade in 1995 And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

The past 12 months saw some of Austin's

"...wanted everyone else in theatre to go, too. But Austin theatre is nothing if not persistent. Like the character..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Arts Feature

Austin Writer ire’ne lara silva Plans Her Year as Texas State Poet Laureate

Looking at the legacy of the honor

"...Lovers of local poetry, meet (or revisit) your newest torchbearer: ire'ne lara silva,..."

July 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Genevieve Wood

2019 Austin International Poetry Festival Brings a World of Words to Town

"...you want to know how seriously this city takes poetry, all you have to do is wait until the..."

April 5, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin! International! Poetry! Festival!

Writ in thought, spoke in words.

"...Dozens and dozens if not hundreds of poets flocking..."

April 6, 2011 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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