Live & Outside at The 2021 Norwalk Art Festival
The Poets, Writers & Storytellers Stage will be LIVE & OUTSIDE at The 2021 Norwalk Art Festival at Mathews Park – Norwalk, Connecticut June 25th & June 26th.
It will be a poetry extravaganza!!!
Stay Tuned! More details to come soon!!!
Coming Soon…
“POETS SHOULD NOT WRITE ABOUT POLITICS”
Winner of the 2020 Sinclair Poetry Prize
Many Thanks to today’s great weather for Media Spoken Word Sunday’s features Caitlin Jans and Shanna T. Melton for sharing their excellent poetry at today’s event!
A big shout out to all the open mic’ers who read so well and the audience members who attended! All of you were wonderful!
TODAY AT 4:00 PM
great weather for Media’s Spoken Word Sunday’s – Presents: Caitlin Jans & Shanna T. Melton
great weather for Media is bringing you another great poetry event with 2 amazing features:
Caitlin Jans: Poet, Author, Founder of Authors Publish Magazine – Toronto, Canada
-and-
Shanna T. Melton: Poet, Author, Painter – Bridgeport, Connecticut
When:
Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 – 4pm-5:30pm EDT
Where: ONLINE ZOOM
** To watch directly on zoom and to read on open mic, you must register for this event via Eventbrite
YOU MUST PREREGISTER FOR ZOOM ADMITTANCE: click link to register via
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/caitlin-jans-and-shanna-t-melton-plus-poetry-open-mic-registration-148939775879
The features will also be live-streamed to the great weather for MEDIA facebook page
Plus open mic. (3 minutes) – The host will be taking open mic signups during the event.
Hosted by Jerry T. Johnson
21+
POET BIOs
Caitlin Jans (Thomson)
Caitlin Thomson has an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies and literary journals including The Adroit Journal, The Penn Review, Barrow Street, Cosmonaut Avenue, The Boiler, and Till the Tides. She’s the author of three chapbooks and the founder of Authors Publish Magazine. You can learn more about her writing at http://www.caitlinthomson.com.
Shanna T. Melton
A recipient of the Connecticut Office of the Arts Hero Award (2018), Shanna Melton is a poet, painter, educator, and the author of Unraveling My Thoughts. Her contributions to Connecticut’s vibrant poetry scene include arts ambassadorships for the Mary & Eliza Freeman Center for History and Community, the Housatonic Museum of Art, and the founding of the open mic institution that is Lyrical Voices, a local showcase for contemporary poets and visual artists from across the region. Work from her current exhibition “Her Dragons Fly” is on view and online at the http://www.PoeticSoulArts.net. You can find and support her work at http://poeticsoularts.net.
YOU MUST PREREGISTER FOR ZOOM ADMITTANCE: click link to register via
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/caitlin-jans-and-shanna-t-melton-plus-poetry-open-mic-registration-148939775879
leftover Salmon Steak, chopped up.
chopped Onions, dried Dill,
a dash of Celery Salt (substitute
for Celery), a little Mayonnaise,
dashes of pepper, lemon juice
and Voilà, Salmon Salad
ONE!!!
IN JUST ONE DAY!
great weather for Media’s Spoken Word Sunday’s – Presents: Caitlin Jans & Shanna T. Melton
great weather for Media is bringing you another great poetry event with 2 amazing features:
Caitlin Jans: Poet, Author, Founder of Authors Publish Magazine – Toronto, Canada
-and-
Shanna T. Melton: Poet, Author, Painter – Bridgeport, Connecticut
When:
Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 – 4pm-5:30pm EDT
Where: ONLINE ZOOM
** To watch directly on zoom and to read on open mic, you must register for this event via Eventbrite
YOU MUST PREREGISTER FOR ZOOM ADMITTANCE: click link to register via
Eventbrite:
The features will also be live-streamed to the great weather for MEDIA facebook page
Plus open mic. (3 minutes) – The host will be taking open mic signups during the event.
Hosted by Jerry T. Johnson
21+
POET BIOs
Caitlin Jans (Thomson)
Caitlin Thomson has an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies and literary journals including The Adroit Journal, The Penn Review, Barrow Street, Cosmonaut Avenue, The Boiler, and Till the Tides. She’s the author of three chapbooks and the founder of Authors Publish Magazine. You can learn more about her writing at www.caitlinthomson.com.
Shanna T. Melton
A recipient of the Connecticut Office of the Arts Hero Award (2018), Shanna Melton is a poet, painter, educator, and the author of Unraveling My Thoughts. Her contributions to Connecticut’s vibrant poetry scene include arts ambassadorships for the Mary & Eliza Freeman Center for History and Community, the Housatonic Museum of Art, and the founding of the open mic institution that is Lyrical Voices, a local showcase for contemporary poets and visual artists from across the region. Work from her current exhibition “Her Dragons Fly” is on view and online at the www.PoeticSoulArts.net. You can find and support her work at http://poeticsoularts.net.
from time to time i
spice it up a little bit
food and poetry
TWO!!!
IN JUST TWO DAYS!
great weather for Media’s Spoken Word Sunday’s – Presents: Caitlin Jans & Shanna T. Melton
great weather for Media is bringing you another great poetry event with 2 amazing features:
Caitlin Jans: Poet, Author, Founder of Authors Publish Magazine – Toronto, Canada
-and-
Shanna T. Melton: Poet, Author, Painter – Bridgeport, Connecticut
When:
Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 – 4pm-5:30pm EDT
Where: ONLINE ZOOM
** To watch directly on zoom and to read on open mic, you must register for this event via Eventbrite
YOU MUST PREREGISTER FOR ZOOM ADMITTANCE: click link to register via
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/caitlin-jans-and-shanna-t-melton-plus-poetry-open-mic-registration-148939775879
The features will also be live-streamed to the great weather for MEDIA facebook page
Plus open mic. (3 minutes) – The host will be taking open mic signups during the event.
Hosted by Jerry T. Johnson
21+
POET BIOs
Caitlin Jans (Thomson)
Caitlin Thomson has an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies and literary journals including The Adroit Journal, The Penn Review, Barrow Street, Cosmonaut Avenue, The Boiler, and Till the Tides. She’s the author of three chapbooks and the founder of Authors Publish Magazine. You can learn more about her writing at http://www.caitlinthomson.com.
Shanna T. Melton
A recipient of the Connecticut Office of the Arts Hero Award (2018), Shanna Melton is a poet, painter, educator, and the author of Unraveling My Thoughts. Her contributions to Connecticut’s vibrant poetry scene include arts ambassadorships for the Mary & Eliza Freeman Center for History and Community, the Housatonic Museum of Art, and the founding of the open mic institution that is Lyrical Voices, a local showcase for contemporary poets and visual artists from across the region. Work from her current exhibition “Her Dragons Fly” is on view and online at the http://www.PoeticSoulArts.net. You can find and support her work at http://poeticsoularts.net.
YOU MUST PREREGISTER FOR ZOOM ADMITTANCE: click link to register via
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/caitlin-jans-and-shanna-t-melton-plus-poetry-open-mic-registration-148939775879
Spray Salmon Steaks with butter flavored cooking spray, Sprinkle Black Pepper,
Thyme , Oregano, Rosemary
on the salmon steaks.
Add a little butter, Cover seasoned
Salmon Steaks in aluminum foil.
Add a little slice of butter.
Throw it in the air fryer
400 degrees ten minutes
pair with some mix veggies,
And Enjoy!
Homemade Corned Beef, Potatoes,
Cabbage, Carrots, pressure cooked
—with my own made from scratch
spice packet —consisting of
Bay Leaves, Coriander, Peppercorn Mélange,Turmeric, Red Pepper Flakes,
Cumin. I used beef broth, but water
would have worked well also. This
one turned out so well, I could cut
the corned beef with a plastic butter
knife!
Jerry T. Johnson, Poet 