The Themed Poetry Series arose out of the common and popular open mic events in and around Toledo. Tara Lyn Armstrong (Mackinder) began the series with the erotic literature event "Lewd" on February 11, 2011 and continued through the year with "Good Grief" May 20, "Indivisible" July 1, "Opus" August 19, and she finished the year with "Taken" November 11, all of which were sponsored by the always supportive and greatly appreciated Glass City Cafe. The success of "Lewd" prompted a second annual erotic event, "Crave," on February 10, 2012 which took place at Olive Street Studios thanks to the efforts of several artists whose studios are located within. The continued support for themed poetry and literature readings sparked a new series for the year: Tertian Fridays. On the third Friday for seven months of the year, a new theme was presented and promoted by selected readers throughout the Toledo area beginning with fables/fairy tales/legends/folklore/fantasy/mythology and followed by horror/mystery/science fiction, drama/poetry/short story/historical, humor/inspiration/essay/speech, biography/autobiography, nature/travel, and winding up the series was science/religion.
Readers for the 2011 Themed Poetry Series included: Cindy Bosley, Cherie Bullock, Ryan Bunch, Jane Butler, ChynaBlaq (Danni Stinson), Matthew Crouse, Matthew Desmond, Ash Eichner, Courtney Fillion, Anthony Frame, Alfred Frank, Caroline Gauger, Michael Grover, Michael Hackney, Aaron Hensley, Lancy Hulsey, Evan Jakes, Erin Keaton, Michael Kocinski, Leonard Kress, Douglas Lutman, Jonie McIntyre, Dan Muszynski, Gregory Peters, Huntor Prey, Silas Tsang, Kayla Williams, and Tara Lyn Armstrong.
Readers for the 2012 Themed Poetry Series included: Charity Anderson, Heather Beaverson, Cindy Bosley, Cherie Bullock, Craig Combs, Steve Crouse, Matthew Desmond, Carl Dietrich, Dennis Doblinger, Ash Eichner, Courtney Fillion, Alfred Frank, Rebecca Golden, Michael Grover, Michael Hackney, Aaron Hensley, Arnold Koester, Leonard Kress, Douglas Lutman, Jonie McIntyre, Josh Mooney, Gregory Peters, Lisa Simon Ramsey, Shannon Smith, Silas Tsang, Kayla Williams, and Tara Lyn Armstrong (Mackinder).
This page will be updated as more Themed Poetry Series events unfold beginning with the third annual erotic literature reading, "Stroke," on February 15, 2013, location to be determined.
Thank you for your support, Toledo!