Month: October 2013

FALL EVENTS

/ Clare L. Martin / 1 Comment

Clare reading.

Upcoming Events, Readings and Book-Signings*

Voices Seasonal Reading Series:
Gina Ferrara, Matthew Hardin Hofferek and Carol Rice
(event hosted by Clare)
November 13th @ 7 pm
Carpe Diem Gelato-Espresso Bar, 812 Jefferson Street, Lafayette, LA

Poetry Reading by Marc Vincenz, Jonathan Penton and Clare L. Martin
Thursday, November 14th @ 7pm
Boudreaux and Thibodeaux’s Baton Rouge, LA

Poetry Reading by Clare L. Martin
November 21st @ 7 pm
Café Mosaic, 202 S. 2nd Street, Eunice, Louisiana

Poetry Readings by Clare L. Martin and Jonathan Penton 
The Blood Jet Poetry Series
November  27th@ 8 pm
BJ’s in the Bywater, 4301 Burgundy, New Orleans, LA

Poetry Reading by Clare L. Martin
December 5th @ 7 pm
Joie de Vivre Café 107 N. Main St., Breaux Bridge, Louisiana

More dates TBA

*Additional dates are being arranged now. To book Clare for a poetry reading or book-signing, please email martin.clarel@gmail.com or call (337) 962-5886

Le Mot/The Word

/ Clare L. Martin

Published on Oct 1, 2013
On September 14th, 2013, during the Third Annual Elemore Morgan, Jr. Fall Fest Art Walk, LE MOT / THE WORD was presented at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in downtown Lafayette, Louisiana. LE MOT / THE WORD was a multi-lingual poetry event featuring performances by Darrell Bourque, Brenda Cary, David Cheramie, J. Bruce Fuller, Michael J. LeBlanc, Clare L. Martin, Patrice Melnick, and Gerd Wuestemann and MC’d by Jonathan Penton. It celebrated the Acadiana Center for the Arts, The Festival of Words, Embrasser Journal, and the Steampunk and Makers’ Faire, and had the organizational assistance of Elizabeth Burk, Gwendolyn Richard, Rosalyn Spencer, and Emily Thibodeaux.

 

Credit to Unlikely Stories for the recording.

Happy Birthday, Eating the Heart First!

/ Clare L. Martin

As of midnight, Eating the Heart First is one year old. What a year this has been. So many new, thrilling experiences and great and grand life changes. I have met many new friends at readings and events, and have deepened existing friendships with those around me who have celebrated this achievement I dreamed of for years, perhaps since childhood, of being the author of a book. I worked hard for this and the reward has been the pleasure of knowing that my words affect people, that I have moved people with this demanding and mysterious craft of poetry. I have many people to thank for the love and support shown to me, so many that I cannot list them all without running off of the computer screen. I am saying your names out loud as I type and each name has a piece of my heart.

Love, Clare