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MEETING INFO

when: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025

where: the Blue Chair Cafe, Sewanee, TN, USA

theme: LIFTOFF

prompt for performers: How do we free ourselves from everyday constraints? Please bring instructions. 

yes, please:

* Keep your turn under five minutes.

* Perform your own work or someone else’s.

* Feel free to ignore or mock the theme.

* Remember that we welcome a wide range of creative expression; we’re not just about poetry. 

* Let me know if you plan to attend.

— Brooks Egerton

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

another enthusiastic recommendation for the coming week.

Reserve your free tickets to The Oresteia here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-oresteia-tickets-1670077549909?aff=oddtdtcreator 

Hope to see you at the show!

 

ABOUT SEWANEE SPOKEN WORD

Sewanee Spoken Word is a gathering to celebrate expression on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at the Blue Chair Cafe, in Sewanee, Tennessee, USA

please:

* Keep your turn under five minutes.

* Perform your own work or someone else’s.

* Feel free to ignore or mock the theme.

* Remember that we welcome a wide range of creative expression; we’re not just about poetry. 

* Let me know if you plan to attend.

 

           — Brooks Egerton 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Our next gathering isn’t until Oct. 14 — 

so I’m recommending this event in the meantime: 

when: 4:30 p.m. Monday, October 6, 2025

where: McGriff Alumni House

what: Robert Wood Lynn reads from his collection Mothman Apologia, which made a New York Times list of best poetry of 2022.