90′s Poetry
Apr 18th, 2007 by Administrator
This is the place where I’ll consolidate all the links to 1990′s poetry and performance videos. The page is organized earliest to later.
1987
Vorgefuhl (video) Jim Peltron reads the poem by Rainer Maria Rilke.
1992
Mike De Capite reads his writing. 7/3/1992 (video)
Frank Green reads his writing. 7/3/1992 (video)
James Welch reads his poetry. 7/10/1992 (video)
Amy Sparks reads her poetry. 7/10/1992 (video)
Andrew Klimek reads poetry and plays guitar 7/10/1992. (video)
Roy Bigler reads from a REASONABLISM approved book. 7/11/1992. (video)
Valerie Marek reads her poetry. 7/11/1992 (video)
7/11/1992 (video). Kristen Ban Tepper reads her poetry while Luigi Bob Drake accompanies on an instrument that he constructed out of a common aluminum gutter. Sometimes he solos and sometime she reads solo.
James Welch Tribute to Poets. 7/11/1992 (video)
8/14/1992 Dan Andrew and Robert play experimetal music. (video)
Jessica Grim, August 1992 featured Thorn series reader. (video) The first part of her reading is missing.
Valerie Marek reads a poem, August, 1992. (video)
Andrew Klimek reads a letter from Ezra Mark. 8/15/1992 (video)
Charlotte Pressler reads her poetry. (video) 8/15/1992
Amy Sparks reads her poetry 11/20/92. (video)
Norma and Norma. 11/20/92 Part1. (video) Doug Gillard and Andrew Klimek.
Norma and Norma. 11/20/92 Part 2. (video) Doug Gillard and Andrew Klimek.
Mike DeCapite reads two poems 11/20/92 (video).
Frank Green reads his 1982 story “Thin Air”. 12/5/92 (video)
Denise Dee reads from her book “Sowkins” at the Literary Cafe. 12/5/92 (video)
Paul Resnick and Anrew Klimek perform experimental electronic music. 12/5/92 (video)
Terry Durst reads from a novel that he was working on titled “Sense of Loss”. 12/5/92 (video)
Amy Sparks reads at the Literary Cafe, 12/18/92 (video)
Mike DeCapite reads at the Literary Cafe, 12/18/92 (video)
Terry Durst and Robert Ritchie read short poems. 12/18/1992 (video)
Mike Decapite reads at Wildflower in Cleveland. 1993? (video) I’m not sure if this reading was in winter of 1993 or December of 1992. I do know that Mike reads from his novel Through the Windshield at Wildflower which was located in Lemko Hall in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood. Video by Max Hudson.
1993
Robert Ritchie at Wildflower, Spring 1993.(video)
Lola Rodriguez reads her poetry. 11-20-1993. (video)
Lola Rodriguez and Visions drum ensemble. 11/20/93 (Video)
Kristen Ban Tepper & Luigi Bob Drake perform at Wildflower. 11/20/93.
Steven Smith and Marty Sokolitch read poetry 11-20-1993. (video)
Amy Sparks reads at Wildflower, December, 1993. (video)
Joan Deveny performs as Joan of Art 12/11/1993 (video).
Ted Henry & Bruce Webber were accompanied by musician Fred Owens at this reading that took place at Wildflower in Lemko Hall in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood. 12/11/93 (video).
Black Women’s Voices, 12/11/1993 (video). Black Women’s Voices was Mary Weems, Joan Southgate and Ol Eureme. The trio performed at Wildflower at Lemko Hall in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood on December 11th, 1993.
1994
1995
Poetry Slam Reject (video)
Cleveland Perfomance Art Festival 1995. Montage from one night at the festival held at the Colonial Arcade, Downtown.
1996
People waiting for the reading to begin at the Literary Cafe. People take off their coats and settle in. The first day of Winter 1996.
Andrew Klimek, poetry and song. Part 1. 12/21/96. Andrew was the first on stage that epic evening (12/21/96) preceding the Poet Amy Sparks and Mike DeCapite Reading from his then unfinished story “Sitting Pretty”.
Andrew Klimek, poetry and song. Part 2. 12/21/96.
Amy Sparks reads 2 poems from Serious Red. Amy was the second on stage that epic evening (12/21/96) following a musical set by Andrew Klimek and preceding Mike DeCapite Reading from his then unfinished story “Sitting Pretty”. The first four minutes of this video is of the audience milling around in the bar and Amy thanking various people. 4:52 – Amy begins to read the first of two poems. 6:17 – Amy reads the poem “Morph”. Serious Red was Published 1996 by the Poetry Center at Cleveland State University.
Amy Sparks reads her story “Hematite. Amy was the second on stage that epic evening (12/21/96) following a musical set by Andrew Klimek and preceding Mike DeCapite Reading from his then unfinished story “Sitting Pretty”.
Michael DeCapite reads from “Sitting Pretty”. Part 1. At the time of this recording (12/21/96) “Sitting Pretty” was a work in progress.
Michael DeCapite reads from “Sitting Pretty”. Part 2. At the time of this recording (12/21/96) “Sitting Pretty” was a work in progress.
Michael De Capite reads at the Literary Cafe 12/21/96. (video) This is just the last 5 minutes of the reading that can be seen in it’s entirety in the two files above.
Poetry Slam at the Literary Cafe. 4/15/99.
Michael Salinger MC’s. There’s very little of the poetry but a lot of the in between stuff. Poets that appear in this video, in order are. Monica Lee Copland, Terry Provost, Larry M. (who had the distinction of getting a zero), Kevin S., D. Preo?, and the winner Kevin Wildwood. Recorded at the Literary Cafe in Cleveland’s Tremont Neighborhood.
[...] It’s titled Poetry at the Literary Cafe in the 1990’s. This will be where I’ll organize all the links to 1990’s poetry videos as I digitize my tape library. [...]
[...] There’s been allot of activity behind the scenes here. I’ve added three more videos to the Poetry video in the 90’s section. Next up I’ll be putting up video from a November 1992 reading. [...]
[...] Also on the bill under the Thorn umbrella that evening was Mike DeCapite, Norma Norma (Doug Gillard & Andrew Klimek) and Theatre of Sorts (Jessica Grim). The other performances from that night will be on Google video soon. A list of all the videos from this era that are online is on my Poetry video at the Literary Cafe in the 1990’s page. This is in conjunction with my transfering all my video to disk project. [...]
[...] I also added a new old video to the poetry at the Literary Cafe in the 90’s portion of this site. It’s Mike DeCapite reading from his novel “Through the Windshield” in the basement of Wildflower. I’m not sure if the video shot by Max Hudson was from the winter of 1993 or December 1992. Whatever, it’s now online, all 1′11″ of it. [...]
[...] I added the video below of Terry Durst and Robert Ritchie reading short poems here at the Literary Cafe 12/18/92 to the Poetry video in 90’s portion of this site. Terry’s is very short and Robert reads ooey Gooey and I Saw A Bird. [...]