Diana, Patrick, and myself went out to fine Ferndale to listen to one of our very own Poetry Group members give a career retrospective of his poetic work. John Smolinski was asked to join the Poetic Travelers after an open mic at the Scarab Club in Detroit. The art was intriguing- i saw some great lithographs and even a book created out of only lithographs (which was pretty cool since this is a medium my wife works in). Things got started with an open mic and the Westland Poetry Group showed up strong with Patrick and myself giving the Ferndale art crowd a taste of just what it is we do out here. Then the main readers got started, with John starting off and a great, social Detroit poet, Nathaniel Scott bringing his musical eye to the stage.
John's work ranged from the list poem to the descriptive meal poem (we all got hungry hearing him talk about pork chops) to the ethereal and abstract work of his patouns and other form poems. It was funny that all the formality of those works actually gave John a chance to explore more expansive and less concrete themes- and was a perfect follow-up to the rich description he offered in his earlier poems. This man has lived and experienced so much- everyone who was there got a little sense of that.
If anybody ever gets a chance to see/hear Nathaniel Scott, you must make your way out. The man builds a great ear for rhythm with a great eye for detail to make some of the most engaging poems you've heard. Reading them is one thang- hearing them (and Nathaniel's uncompromisin, no nonsense attitude) are worth the venture out.
See you all next month (11/4 at 7 p.m.).
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