Poetry and improv

WiK was able to showcase its talent at a Poetry and Improv event held Sunday, June 6 at the Gnome Irish Pub. On display were five of our best poets, including Frost scholar Mark Richardson, WiK Competition winner Mayumi Kawaharada, poet-photographer James Woodham, the poems of A.J. Dickinson, and a tribute reading of Edith Shiffert’s poetry by John Einarsen. Plus a bonus ‘Fireflies’ poem by Ken Rodgers at the end. The poetry was interspersed with improvised musical interludes by Preston Keido Houser on shakuhachi and Gary Tegler on saxophone. A superlative evening full of magical moments. You could say the poets hit the right note, while the musicians took it to a different level. (iphone pics by John D., poems by Preston Keido Houser)