Poetry in Free Motion at the Artsgarden

I will be reading my poetry on Monday, April 13, 2015, as part of National Poetry Month readings at the Indianapolis Artsgarden.

These readings are hosted by Poetry in Free Motion, in partnership with Brick Street Poetry, Inc., and will be held every Monday from noon to 1pm in the Indianapolis Artsgarden.





Scheduled Readings:

April 6: Joyce Brinkman and John Sherman
April 13: Barry Harris and Elizabeth Krajeck
April 20: Jayne Marek, Lylanne Musselman and Mary Sexson
April 27: Mary Place Godsey, Saundrajo Holiday and Shari Wagner

Tipton Poetry Journal editor interview posted on Duotrope.

My Editor's Interview for Tipton Poetry Journal was posted on Duotrope's Digest today.

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View of downtown Indianapolis from James Whitcomb Riley's tomb in Crown Hill Cemetery (the highest point in the city)

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James Whitcomb Riley's tomb in Crown Point Cemetery in Indianapolis

Edward Byrne's blog earlier this week mentioned Tipton Poetry Journal (oh, and also Reader's Digest).
http://edwardbyrnepoet.blogspot.com/2009/08/readers-digest-and-tipton-poetry.html

Tipton Poetry Journal (Summer 2009)

Issue #14 (Summer 2009) of the Tipton Poetry Journal has been published and is available now in both print and online versions.

Contributors for the Summer 2009 issue include:

William Aarnes, CL Bledsoe, Zoë Bogart, Michael Brockley, Edward Byrne, Antonia Clark, Joan Colby, Curtis Cronn, Holly Day, Flor Aguilera García, Louis Gallo, Tina Hammerton, Ronnie Hess, Allan Johnston, Laurie Junkins, Karen Kelsay, Ginger Ko, Norbert Krapf, Janet Krauss, Jack Kristiansen, Sarah Layden, Sandee Lyles, Bonnie Maurer, Tracy Mishkin, Kristine Ong Muslim, Anne Britting Oleson, Richard Pflum, Doug Ramspeck, Greg Schwartz, William Sea, David Shumate, Noel Sloboda, Janice D. Soderling, Keli Stafford, Garland Strother, James Tipton, Tom Þorgautr, Georgia Wallace, Calvin White, Martin Willits Jr., Susan Yount, and Fredrick Zydeck.

My poem "life and death on the plasma" has been published in the Summer 2009 issue of Boston Literary Magazine.

http://bostonliterarymagazine.com/

Issue #11 of the Tipton Poetry Journal has been published and is available now in both print and online versions.



Contributors for the Fall issue include: Greta Aart, Stephen Anderson,,Becky Armoto, Shannon E. Brewer, Melanie Browne, Karen Bryant, Liz Dolan,,Olga Dugan, Cherryl E. Garner, Lenora Goldman, Joseph Heithaus, Chris,Hoff, Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe, Jennifer Juneau, Jenny Kalahar, William,Keener, Michael Keshigian, Ry Kincaid, Robert S. King, Steve Klepetar, Ben,Martin, Marsha Mentzer, Norman Minnick, Giorgio Mobili, Sally Molini,Pamela Porter, Connie Post, Doug Ramspeck, Talia Reed, David C. Reynolds,,Amy Jo Schoonover, Carolee Sherwood, JL Smither, Kristin Stoner, Kelyn,Stump, James Tipton, Mike Walker, Amy Watkins and Kit Williamson.

Poetry on Brick Street - December 4th - Mary Sexson

Poetry on Brick Street
Thursday, December 4th, 2008: 6:30 pm

Poetry on Brick Street will present Mary Sexson as the featured poet and speaker at its December event at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, December 4th , at Plum’s Upper Room Cafe; 112 South Main Street in Zionsville.

Featured Poet: Mary Sexson


Mary Sexson lives and teaches in Indianapolis. Her first collection of poems, 103 in the Light: Selected Poems 1996-2000 , was chosen as an Honorable Mention finalist in poetry, for Best Books of Indiana 2005, by the Indiana Center for the Book. Her poems have been published in Flying Island, Arts Kaleidoscope's Art and Poems, Borders Insight Magazine, and Grasslands Review. Mary also received 2nd place poetry prize in the 2008 Fountain Square Masterpiece in a Day contest.

An Open “mic” for poets will follow the featured speaker.

Tipton Poetry Journal - Summer 2008

Issue #10 of the Tipton Poetry Journal has been published and is available now in both print and online versions.



Contributors for the Summer issue include: Elizabeth Barbato, Ellen,Bihler, CL Bledsoe, Richard Alan Bunch, Nancy Burke, Mary Butler, Roxanne,Cazan, Jeff Calhoun, Terry Cunningham, Kristina Marie Darling, Brent Fisk,,Flor Aguilera García, Tim Hurley, James Keane, Stephen Lefebure, Doris,Lynch, Angie Macri, Donna M. Marbach, Bonnie Maurer, Wynne McClure, Rohana,McCormack, Kevin McKelvey, Michael P. McMannus, Amanda McQuade, Martha,Meltzer, Cheryl Soden Moreland, Miranda Morley, James Murdock, Tonya,Northenor, Mary O’Dell, James Owens, Joe Paddock, J.R. Pearson, Richard,Pflum, Christine Potter, Doug Ramspeck, Tony Richard Rodriguez, Norma,Sadler, Dennis Saleh, Noel Sloboda, James Tipton, Mark Vogel, James R.,Whitley and Fredrick Zydek.

Tipton Poetry Journal - Spring 2008

Issue #9 of the Tipton Poetry Journal has been published and is available now in both print and online versions.



Contributors for the Spring issue include: William Aarnes, Joop Bersee,,Richard Alan Bunch, Dan Carpenter, Brooklyn Copeland, Mariana Dan,,Rosemarie Dombrowski, E. Laura Golberg, Gary Hanna, Mary Hawley, Mary,Crockett Hill, Tom Holmes, Paul Hostovsky, Allan Johnston, Jack,Kristiansen, Jean Lehrman, Bonnie Maurer, Rohana McCormack, Corey Mesler,,Marlene Million, Tracy Mishkin, Jessica Morrow, Kristine Ong Muslim, Tonya,Northenor, James Owens, Simon Perchik, Allan Peterson, Richard Pflum,,Stephen R. Roberts, Dennis Saleh, Elizabeth Schultz, Clint Smith, Janice,D. Soderling, Adam J. Sorkin, Jeanine Stevens, Michael E. Strosahl, Rohith,Sundararaman, James Tipton, Jean Tucker, Karen Wolf and Gail Haruko,Yamauchi.

Poetry Reading - National Art Museum of Sport - 5:00 pm Wednesday, April 30

A reading of original poems inspired by the artwork in the National Art Museum of Sport is being planned for 5:00 pm Wednesday, April 30, at the museum, University Place Conference Center, IUPUI, 850 W. Michigan St. The poems and artworks are on display. Featured poets include Joyce Brinkman, Ruthelen Griffith Burns, Phoenix Cole, Barry Harris, Joseph Heithaus, JL Kato, James Murdock, and Michael Strosahl.

Regular museum hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. 317-274-3627 or www.namos.iupui.edu.

My poem, Growing the Legend, is currently on display next to a portrait of Larry Bird, which inspired the poem.

article in the Indianapolis Star about the Tipton Poetry Journal

There is an article in today's Zionsville edition of the Indianapolis Star about the Tipton Poetry Journal:

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080221/LOCAL/802210399/1146/LOCAL0202

Tipton Poetry Journal - Winter 2008

Issue #8 of the Tipton Poetry Journal has been published and is available
now in both print and online versions.

Contributors include: Melissa Amen, Tim Applegate, Scott Brewer, Patricia Brooks, Richard Alan Bunch, Eric Burke, Maryann Corbett, Katherine Cottle, Mary Crow, Gary Dop, John Fitzpatrick, C.S. Fuqua, Arun Gaur, John Groppe, Linda Lee Harper, Marc Harshman, Mary Crockett Hill, Graham Hillard, Paul Hostovsky, Doug Johnson, Sean Lause, Sarah Layden, Paul Many, Lori A. May, Amanda Nowakowski, Sherry O'Keefe, J.R. Pearson, Rhonda Pettit, Kenneth Pobo, Donna Pucciani, Nanette Rayman Riversa, Dennis Saleh, Andrew Scott, Elizabeth Simson, Askold Skalsky, Jeanine Stevens, Katie Stine, Vicki Stock, Dorothy Summers, Kim Cope Tait, Penelope Taylor, Denise Thompson-Slaughter, James Tipton, Parker Towle, Michael Tritto, J.A. Tyler and Daniel Wilcox.

Saint Ann's Review

The Winter 2008 issue of Saint Ann's Review has been published. My poem, You can't imagine what you can't imagine, is included.

In Your Dreams

My poem, In Your Dreams has been accepted by the Arabesques Review. The poem will appear in the next issue, due out in mid-October.

You can't imagine what you can't imagine

My poem, You can't imagine what you can't imagine has been accepted by Saint Ann's Literary Review.

Tipton Poetry Journal - Fall 2007

Issue #7 of the Tipton Poetry Journal has been published and is available
now in both print and online versions.

Contributors include: Toks Adetuyi, Gil Arzola, Greg Baysans, Shaindel
Beers, Leah Browning, W.K. Buckley, Richard Alan Bunch, Wanda D. Campbell, Patrick Carrington, Joan Colby, Jennifer Pruden Colligan, Mary Crow, Terry Cunningham, Barbara Daniels, Liz Dolan, C.S. Fuqua, Michaela A. Gabriel, Liz Gallagher, Amy Genova, Shanna Germain, Paul Hostovsky, J.L. Kato, James Keane, David W. Landrum, Jean Lehrman, Alex Mattingly,Janet McCann, J M McDermott, M. Lynne Metz, Jim Miles, Scott Moncrieff, Mimi Moriarty, Lylanne Musselman, Ashok Niyogi, Robert Parham, Roger Pfingston, Stephen R. Roberts, Sarah Sarai, Steven Shields, Dorothy Summers, Gina M. Tabasso, Meredith Trede, Kathleen Vibbert and Ann Walters.


Barry Harris, Editor
Tipton Poetry Journal
P.O. Box 804
Zionsville, IN 46077

http://tiptonpoetryjournal.com

Jake, the Barber

My poem, Jake, the Barber, is in the October 2007 issue of Flutter Poetry Journal.