MICA Gallery will host the 21st annual “Burning Desires: An Afternoon of Love in Performance and Art”
Since 1993, first Otherwise Gallery and now the Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art has hosted a performance event close to Valentine’s Day in celebration of the many aspects of love—comic, profound, erotic and more. It is a perfect event for lovers young and old!
Our opening line-up includes the following poets:
& from the MSU Slam Team:
Andrea Batten
Courtney Gibbons
Jay Hull
Christian Osornio
Elizabeth Schondelmayer
Hannah Schulte
Kathryn Thorwall
Those wishing to get into the act are invited to participate in an open mic. The first 10 participants to sign up are invited to read one poem (3-5 minutes max). Spoken word and slam poetry is welcome!
Join the Facebook event here. Donation: $5
Join us at MICA Gallery for an afternoon of poetry that celebrates love and romance – a perfect prelude to Valentines Day. Poets from around the state will delight the audience with a mix of traditional and slam poetry. This will be followed by an open mic! Doors open at 1pm.
You’re invited to the February meeting of the poetry club where the members will write, discuss poetry and end with an open mic!
Participants in the Open Mike are invited to read a poem involving some aspect of peace, which can include any of the following:
- a moment of peace
- a dream of peace
- the longing/struggle for peace
- the experience of peace
- obstacles to peace
- peace as it manifests in our lives
- ways that we create peace in our lives
- peace in the midst of conflict
- the ingredients needed for peace
We will have a basket of peace poems at the door, plus delicious refreshments.
The Open Mike will be followed by a brief meeting to discuss upcoming programming at the Lansing Poetry Club.
Lansing Poetry Club is the longest running poetry club in the Lansing area. This group of writers, poets and poetry lovers meet on the third Sunday of every month at MICA Gallery to write and discuss poetry.
