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Pendemonium: A night of words. Community. Expression. Monthly readings at Queen B Café in Cottonwood, AZ. #poetry #poetrycommunity #pendemoniumpoetry

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October unlocks the spirits of wordsmiths past. Pendemonium presents Night of the Living Dead Poets 2, Thursday, October 29 at the Queen B Vinyl Café in Cottonwood. We’re bringing you two special guest poets: Prescott’s own Dan SeaMan and Michelle Salcido, a poet, educator and activist from Tolleson. Come dressed as your favorite dead poet and enter our costume contest! $5 cover. All ages show. Doors are at 6 pm; First poet takes the stage at 6:30. #poetry #halloween #dayofthedead #spokenword taken in Queen B Vinyl Cafe by @pendemoniumpoetry

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Big thanks to our special guest poet, Jesse Sensibar, for spending some time with us last night in Cottonwood. We’re still thinking about his set, especially a poem entitled “Otherwise Intact.”
If you weren’t there, you missed out on Jesse’s performance, a spontaneous group poem by Roxy, Chris’s new hat, and much more.

Make sure to join us for the October 29 Pendemonium, “Night of the Living Dead Poets 2” — costumes encouraged! #poetry #spokenword #cottonwoodaz taken in Queen B Vinyl Cafe by @pendemoniumpoetry

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24 days ago

To quote the late, great Tim Curry, “Don’t dream it, be it.” Let’s talk about a righteous future. Join us at Queen B Vinyl Café tomorrow night at 6:30 pm for Pendemonium: A Night of Words. Special guest poet Jesse Sensibar. See you then! #poetry #cottonwoodaz #spokenword #ozymandias taken in Queen B Vinyl Cafe by @pendemoniumpoetry

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25 days ago

Pendemonium is thrilled to bring Jesse Sensibar to Cottonwood for our Sept. 24th showcase. He is a warrior, a poet, and a storyteller who is not afraid to dance in public when the mood strikes him. He is a product of the mean streets of the greatest Midwestern industrial cities of a time now long gone; a place where the high court of street justice was between the curbs. He came west to the high desert in the late 1980s and quickly disappeared down the rabbit hole of Southwestern outlaw drug culture. He emerged from that hole in 2008; close to death and with a solid quarter century of hard drug abuse under his belt. He is both a seasoned veteran and a survivor of the War on Drugs. He has, needless to say, a great many regrets. Along the way he’s also worked legally as a mechanic, heavy equipment operator, strip club bouncer, repossession agent, tattoo shop owner, private investigator, tow truck driver, snow plow operator, wildland firefighter, and college English teacher.
These days, he’s retired from a great many things, but remains in love with language, family, citrus trees, the open road and the shrines, artifacts, and monuments to loss that litter it. He sees these things as reflections of his own damaged soul and scattered memory. He spends his time writing and promoting the art of both the written word and storytelling.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Jesse’s poetry at the Queen B Vinyl Café! Doors at 6 pm. $5 cover. Come early and get a bite and a coffee next door at the café! #poetry #poetsandwriters #pendemonium #cottonwoodaz taken in Queen B Vinyl Cafe by @pendemoniumpoetry

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The LOST VERSE: a salon where words are found. This Tuesday at @theeurekaroom_az in Old Town Cottonwood! Bring your best poem to read. Open mic sign ups start at 6 pm. Come to read or listen! #poetry #openmicpoetry #cottonwoodaz taken in The Eureka Room AZ by @pendemoniumpoetry

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2 months ago

Attention, poets and lovers of poetry: get yourself to @theeurekaroom_az in Old Town Cottonwood on Tuesday, September 1. We’ll be hosting an open pic poetry night. Bring your best poems or just sit and sip a lovely glass of AZ wine and listen. Signups for the open mic start at 6 pm. Be there! ✍️🍷📓 taken in The Eureka Room AZ by @pendemoniumpoetry

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2 months ago

Pendemonium is taking the month of August off. We will return September 24 to the Queen B Vinyl Café with special guest Jesse Sensibar! Enjoy the rest of your summer and keep on writing. We’ll see you in September! taken in Queen B Vinyl Cafe by @pendemoniumpoetry

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3 months ago

Scenes from Pendemonium’s July show. Thank you, Erik Bitsui and Cathy Tompkins, for sharing your unique artistry and point of view! Another great audience who was hanging on every word. Thank you for supporting local artists.
Pendemonium will return in September! Enjoy the rest of your summer and keep on writing.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram #spokenword #arizona taken in Queen B Vinyl Cafe by @pendemoniumpoetry

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PUNK POETRY is on the menu for tonight’s Pendemonium! Don’t miss this killer lineup featuring Erik Bitsui and Cathy Tompkins at 6:30 pm at the @queenbvinylcafe in Cottonwood. See you there, word nerds. #poetry #poets #arizona taken in Queen B Vinyl Cafe by @pendemoniumpoetry

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Pendemonium is bringing you TWO amazing guest poets on Thursday, July 23 at the Queen B Vinyl Café. Erik Bitsui and Cathy Hemby Tomkins, both from Flagstaff, will be our special guests! Erik Bitsui is a poet, DJ, headbanger, musician, and comedian. He is a Navajo from Blue Gap, Arizona and has an MFA from the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. Bitsui is the author of Gutter Punk: A Micro Memoir (rinky dink press), and Mosh Pit Etiquette Volume One: Secrets of a 21st Century Navajo Headbanger (Tolsun Books). He lives with his wife and two daughters in Flagstaff, where is is a DJ for a weekly heavy metal radio show on KSZN 101.5 FM.
Cathy Tompkins is a poet, blogger, and retired nonprofit administrator and clinical supervisor. She is a regular reader at the Poet Brews open mic in Flagstaff and a huge supporter and influencer of the arts. We’re honored to have her!
Plus readings from Roxy Runyan, Michelle Barry and Chris Cipollini.
$5 cover at the door. 6:30 pm. Get there early for a bite and a beverage next door at the café! ☕️
#poetry #spokenword #oldtowncottonwood #arizonapoetry taken in Queen B Vinyl Cafe by @pendemoniumpoetry

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Get ready, poetry people. Pendemonium is proud to bring you Erik (Hostiin) Bitsui as our special guest on Thursday, July 23 at the Queen B Vinyl Café. He is truly one of a kind.

Hostiin (Erik) Bitsui, a Navajo from Blue Gap, Arizona, has an MFA from the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. Bitsui is the author of Gutter Punk: A Micro Memoir (rinky dink press), and Mosh Pit Etiquette Volume One: Secrets of a 21st Century Navajo Headbanger (Tolsun Books). He lives with his wife and two daughters in Flafstaff, where he is a DJ for a weekly heavy metal radio show on KSZN 101.5 FM. We’re pumped for this show!

Plus readings from your Pendemonium favorites. $5 cover at the door. 6:30 pm. See you there 🤘 taken in Queen B Vinyl Cafe by @pendemoniumpoetry

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4 months ago

Another fun night of poetry in cottonwood last Thursday for @pendemoniumpoetry at @queenbvinylcafe.
In addition to local favorite Roxy Runyan, hosts Chris and Michelle invited an absolutely dynamite performer from back east and friend from Michelle's old slam days who brought down the house, @mr.mack88 promoting his new book. Go take a look on his page. Definitely one of my favorite poet performances I've seen on that stage so far!
I hope some of my pictures do it justice!

Hope to see you all again for the next Pendemonium on July 23rd! taken in Queen B Vinyl Cafe by @pendemoniumpoetry

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