The Poet for Hire Has News and Events
I'll be updating this site with news concerning my work and readings, as well as including features for Stone Soup Poetry. For slightly more updated news, more personal material, and occasionally more quirky things, you can visit my blog.
Tell-Tale Chapbooks Announces My Upcoming Poetry Collection
In 2005 I started my tenure at the historic weekly reading series Stone Soup Poetry, co-hosting and promoting at first before becoming the full time host.
Ten years later, I began a series called Stone Soup Croutons, poems I would write based on what was read on the open mic and who was featured each week.
The Collapsed Bookshelf is a selection of Stone Soup Croutons pieces written from June 2015 to August 2016. This book collects reworked poems, many of which are no longer available online.
I am grateful to Mignon Ariel King and Tell-Tale Chapbooks for giving this work a brand new presentation. I am also grateful to Edward S. Gault for providing photography for the cover.
Order my book now off of Amazon. Thank you for your support.
Ten years later, I began a series called Stone Soup Croutons, poems I would write based on what was read on the open mic and who was featured each week.
The Collapsed Bookshelf is a selection of Stone Soup Croutons pieces written from June 2015 to August 2016. This book collects reworked poems, many of which are no longer available online.
I am grateful to Mignon Ariel King and Tell-Tale Chapbooks for giving this work a brand new presentation. I am also grateful to Edward S. Gault for providing photography for the cover.
Order my book now off of Amazon. Thank you for your support.
August 12: Stone Soup Poetry: Melissa Castillo Planas Returns to Stone Soup Poetry
Melissa Castillo Planas first featured in 2018 to kick off our new chapter at Brew on the Grid. It remains a highlight of my time as host, and I've been dying to get her back to our podium. On July 22, we have her back again on our virtual stage. Please come by and share in my excitement of having this poet, author and scholar back.
Join me on July 22 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 897 0255 1768
Password: stonesoup
Join me on July 22 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 897 0255 1768
Password: stonesoup
New Mug for Sale at Oddball Magazine with My Work on It!
Hi there. Do you know people? I do, and if you've ever known people like those I've known, this mug with this haiku of mine might be for you. Jason Wright and Oddball Magazine have come up with this latest bit of Oddball merchandise. My infamous "World Haiku" is now on a mug available for purchase courtesy of the magazine. Please purchase and help support Oddball as it continues to grow.
This is Stone Soup Stagecoach
Stone Soup Stagecoach is the new brand name/imprint for anytime Stone Soup Poetry has an event, a workshop, or a special guest appearance outside of our regular weekly gathering. As a Mass Poetry Representative of Suffolk County, I am hoping to extend Stone Soup from its current Cambridge home to Boston proper (where Stone Soup got it's start), as well as wherever else we are invited. I hope to make an announcement soon regarding our first Stagecoach "outing." If you are someone who would like to be part of a stagecoach gathering in any form, a regular presence at Stone Soup will definitely help you stick out as a prospect (that doesn't mean you show up every week, don't worry, I'm fair, but it helps if you are there to help advertise your work to me and to people interested in having us). Of course, contacting me at chadpoetforhire@yahoo.com will also help. More news coming soon.
