Category Archives: Houston

ORGANIZER: Billie Duncan CONTACT: spinword@aol.com   Houston’s 100 Thousand Poets for Change and 100 Thousand Musicians for Change will recognize the international day of celebration with a 100TPC & 100TMC blended performance and concert featuring readings by top Houston poets … Continue reading →

ORGANIZER: Weasel CONTACT: systmaticwzl@gmail.com   Saturday, September 26 at 6:00pm – 8:45pm in CDT Next Week · 91°F / 70°F Clear Te House of Tea 1927 Fairview St, Houston, Texas 77019 Join us for the 100 Thousand Poets of Change event on … Continue reading →

ORGANIZER: Billie Duncan CONTACT: spinword@aol.com    

Organizer: Rain Flowa Contact:  ladybinx@gmail.com

Organizer: Mia DeSilva Contact: thespiceproject@yahoo.com

ORGANIZER: Billie Duncan

CONTACT: spinword@aol.com

The kickoff for Houston’s events for the international 100 Thousand Poets for change is at University of Houston Downtown, Wednesday, September 24, at UHD Coffee House. The event will feature top-notch poets as well as music, dance and art, as the creative community comes together to express a desire for a kinder, cleaner and more just Earth for everyone.

Poets appearing are (in alphabetical order):

Merrilee Cunningham (featured reader)

Sara Cooper

Jane Creighton

Billie Duncan

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Mike Hilbig

Sharon Klander

Lupe Mendez

Lisa Morano

Amir Safi

It is free and open to the public.

There will be an after-party at notsuoH, 314 Main.

Organizer: Mia DeSilva Contact: thespiceproject@yahoo.com

ORGANIZER: Perla Ramirez CONTACT: perla.ramirez@aol.com

ORGANIZER: Billie Duncan

CONTACT: spinword@aol.com

The Kick-off event in Houston will be September 25, with a full slate of events from morning to night on September 28.

On September 28, events in Houston include:

Coffee Oasis (Seabrook), 11:30am
Music and Poetry
Hosted by University of Houston Clear Lake & Dustin Pickering

Houston Community College Central Campus, 1:30pm
The Johnnie Harris Writers Present A Poetry Reading in Support of 100,000 Poets for Change
Hosted by Sharon Klander

Bay Area Park (Webster), 2pm
An Outdoor Poetry Celebration with Voter Registration
Hosted by Dustin Pickering

University of St. Thomas, 5pm
Student-Faculty-Alumni Poetry Reading
Hosted by Janet Lowery

University of St. Thomas, 7pm
An Interfaith Exploration of Human Trafficking, Fair Trade, and Justice
The screening of Delicious Peace, a documentary film about Christian, Jewish, and Muslim coffee farmers of Uganda who fought against social and economic conflict by forming a cooperative to grow and sell Fair Trade coffee.
Hosted by Janet Lowery

Starving Artist Gallery, 7pm
A full evening of poetry featuring readers from Poets in the Loop and veterans of the 2013 Word Around Town Poetry Tour, followed by an open mic.

Organizer: Christal Brown Contact:  iamsoftlyspoken@gmail.com