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AS OF 2006, The Oak Cliff Circle of Poets has become a part of a larger citywide poetry Open Mic promotion/production group founded by some of the same poets, along with others, whose goal it is to create a strong entertaining open mic poetry scene throughout Dallas/ Fort Worth Texas. Please see the below link for calandar information on events in Oak Cliff, and all over DFW!

DFWOPENMICS.COM

At the Oak Cliff Circle of Poets, we encourage all of our members, both regular and occasional to bring their creative ideas to our weekly reading. We have 2 or 3 open slots each month and give all of our members a chance to host the reading. Various OCCP members host on a rotating basis and we encourage each one to try to do something unique (theme nights, free flow open mic's, structured open mic's, poetry plays, workshops, special guests, anything really. Best of all would be something completly new) and to promote their evening and bring some folks out. Each first Saturday will continue to be hosted by Paul Sexton, and each 3rd will be Metta' Jon Maslow (unless other wise noted) The calander below will track who has committed to the other weeks ( and hopefully what they have planned), and will be filled in as soon as anyone speaks up and volunteers.

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all of the below info is subject to possible change, it is written in HTML, not stone.

Maslow & Sexton

2003














January 4th:

Paul Sexton







January 11th:

Special group host night!





January 18th:

Metta Jon







January 25th:







February 1st:

Paul Sexton







February 8th:







February 15th:

Metta Jon Maslow

featuring the poet of the month!







February 22nd:







March 1st:

Paul Sexton







March 8th:

Special Guest host Michael







March 15th:

Metta Jon Maslow hosts

Poet of the Month!







March 22nd:

group workshop night







March 29th:







April 5th:

Paul Sexton







April 6th:

Special Event!!

Paul Sexton hosts

a special one hour slot

from 3pm-4pm on Sunday

as a part of the Annual Deep Ellum Poetry Festival!









April 12th:







April 19th:

Metta Jon Maslow

host Poet of the Month









April 26th:

The Oak Cliff Poets own Mr Natural

host an enlightening night of open mic poetry

highlighting poems of peace, love and nature.









May 3rd:

Paul Sexton









May 10th:

Special OCCP member guest host

Janie McDermott!!

Janie promises a special night

with some sort of theme or concept to be announced!









May 17th:

Metta Jon Maslow

hosts poet of the month











May 24th:

Special Musical feature!! Una Mantra!

Open mic poetry will be from 8-9pm

followed immediatly by a live musical performance!









May 31st:

Mother natures son invites you

to join him and the OCCP

for "Poems of Peace and Love"









June 7th:

Paul Sexton











June 14th:

Gordon Hilgers hosts

BAD POETRY NIGHT!!!!

so dig out your own old bad poems,

ones you wouldn't normally share,

or bring some books with BAD POETRY,

or better yet, print some off of the internet!!

becasue it BAD POETRY night!!









June 21st:

Metta Jon Maslow











June 28th:

The Sensational Gayla Bell!











July 5th:

Paul Sexton











July 12th:

The Sensational Gayla Bell!!









July 19th-POET-OF-THE-MONTH NITE, hosted by METTA JON MASLOW:featuring the works of WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS,
followed by OPEN MIC POETRY.











July 26th:OAK CLIFF CIRCLE OF POETS'
BIRTHDAY BASH! Come celebrate with us!
Haiku poetry about the OCCP or Suenos Sabrosos or the members or Dallas open Mic poetry in general, birthday cake, and more!












August 2nd:

Paul Sexton











August 9th:











August 16th:

Metta Jon Maslow











August 23rd:











August 30th:
The Sensational
Gayle Bell!









September 6th:

Paul Sexton











September 13th:











September 20th:

Join Metta Jon











September 27th The Sensational Gayle Bell!







October 4th:

Paul Sexton











October 11th: The Sensational Gayle Bell!!






October 18th:

Metta Jon











October 25th:











November 1st:

Paul Sexton











November 8th:











November 15th:

Metta Jon











November 22nd:











November 29th:















December 6th:

Paul Sexton











December 13th:











December 20th:

Metta Jon











December 27th:



























2002


January 5th - Paul

January 12th- Paul

January 19th- Metta

January 26th-Opalina

February 2nd- Paul Sexton

February 9th- group host

February 16th- Metta Jon THIRD SATURDAY: "POET OF THE MONTH" NIGHT--ON FEBRUARY 16th,WE WILL BE READING FROM THE WRITINGS OF ROBERT PENN WARREN AND OUR OWN POETRY (THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE INFLUENCED BY HIM).

February 23rd- Janelle Dubois, a special evening of fun, poetry, music, whatever! our hostess brings you open mic with some special guests.

March 2nd- Our own Beloved Opalina!

March 9th- Jim Dolan host THE HAIKU ROUND UP! WHERE HAIKU is the star of the night. Jim will expoun upon HAIKU, Jim will perform HAIKU, and Jim will invite you to HAIKU too! With specual guest Stan Richardson a master of a particular type of Japaneese Flute, that has accompanied HAIKU, for many years, So c'mon down pardners and yehaw in 5-7-5!

March 16th- Metta, featured poet night. William Stafford. 

March 23rd- Paul Sexton: switching out for a special Romance and Love poetry theme night on the exact date five years later that he met Thais, The love of his life and mother of his children at the Deep Ellum Poetry Festival. Bring your love and romance for this feel-good open mic!

March 30th-Lydia Miller in persona as Vinnie! 

April 6th-The sensational Gayle Bell!

April 13th-Janelle Dubois, a special evening of fun, poetry, music, whatever! our hostess brings you open mic with some special guests.

April 14th- Hosted by Paul Sexton- The OCCP will appear as a part of the Deep Ellum Poetry festival at 4:00- 5:00pm, be there!http://www.meifestivals.com/deepspr.html

April 20th- POET OF THE MONTH" NIGHT, hosted by METTA JON MASLOW. ON APRIL 20th, WE WILL BE READING FROM THE WRITINGS OF PABLO NERUDA, FOLLOWED BY OPEN MIC POETRY

April 27th- Jim Dolan hosts fiction night at Suenos Sabrosas.  bring two pieces of fiction, worth about 3-4 minutes reading time.  we will go in two rounds.  first round you will your work yourself, second round another reader of your choice will handle the reading.  with time left, we will do more.  but remember-its all fiction tonite! 

May 4th- Paul

May 11th-  Neal Ostman with
A night from Ireland. Hear the modern Irish poets Seamus Heaney, Michael Longly, Derek Mahon, and Eavan Boland reading some of their best poems
and jump in!

May 18th- Metta Jon

May 25th- Gayle Bell

June 1st- Paul

June 8th- Opalina ( Book Release!)

June 15th- Metta

June 22nd- Gayle Bell

June 29th-

July 6th- Paul

July 13th- FROM OPALINA: "Hey, I just realized I missed hosting this month. I'm sorry. Would it be ok if I hosted on July 13th? I would like to do a Chap Book Night, where everyone reads from their favorite, or their own chap books. Since there is no way in hell I have put together a book by now.." SO COME! OK?

July 20th-Metta -SATURDAY, JULY 20th: "THE POET OF THE MONTH CLUB", follOWED BY OPEN MIC P
OETRY
 
 
July 27th-Will Metta Jon host open mic??? Will the turn out be as lame as last week? come and find out. same time, same place!!!!
FOLLOWED BY OPEN MIC POETRY.

August 3rd- The Oak Cliff Circle will NOT MEET on this Saturday at Suenos Sabrosos. The shop is closing Early for Rosa's Birthday!! Happy birthday Rosa! If enough people want to meet somewhere nearby for coffee, dinner, or whatever and have a circle, we will do it, if so email Jon at mettajon@hotmail.com or Paul at sextonpoet@mindspring.com  and we will all mett up, other wise join us next week!

August 10th- Opalina hosts!! could this be the long awaited chapbook??? who knows, Jon may have a new Chapbook that night as well, lets wait and see!!

August 17th-   SATURDAY, AUGUST 17th: "THE POET OF THE MONTH CLUB", the work of the late Poet Laureate of England, TED HUGHES,
FOLLOWED BY OPEN MIC POETRY


August 24th-  Paul Sexton, lets do old stuff night agian! dig out your old chapbooks, your old spiral note books or folded bits of napkins from years gone by. It's old stuff night. Lets read poems we havn't read in a while of perhaps not at all!!

August 31st-

September 7th-Paul

September 14th

September 21st- Metta

September 28th-

October 5th- Paul

October 12th-

October 19th- Metta'
 
October 20th- special event!!! see special events page!
 
 
October 26- Patrica (?) for the special Annual Holloween costume ball!!! 

*All of the above is possibly subject to change based on whatever might come up, it is written in HTML, not stone.

To all of you occp'ers wanting to sign up for a night, email Paul at sextonpoet@earthlink.net