Ground and Sky Poetry Series | Education Training

'curiosity is the invitation'

We offer no mic, no list, no podium; roundtable organic discussion of poetry and life.

Bring your bag of poems, or just your breath:

listen, life is here.

'The light of a candle
Is transferred to another candle

Spring twilight.'

~Buson

There are six different meetings a month of

the Ground and Sky Poetry Series, and one publication:

Once Trees Bookclub

Once Trees Bookclub which meets at Inspiration Point Bookstore on Elmwood Avenue and on Zoom at 7:00pm the first Monday of each month.Please come and join the conversation, the emphasis is on relationship to the ideas more than the content of the book, read what you can, and join us if you'd like.

Roundtable

Roundtable, the first Wednesday of every month, Ground and Sky meets in a hybrid option with the 'no mic, no list, no podium' format. Organic discussion of life and poetry.

We alternate every other month between Buffalo (Jan, March, May, July, Sept, Nov) and Rochester (Feb, April, June, Aug, Oct, Dec) for the in-person location.

Workshop

Ground and Sky Workshop at 7:00pm, the third Wednesday of each month: three prompts (first half) and reciting (second half) what we have written with one another (optional). The Workshop is only on Zoom.

Roundtable: Amber Light Edition

Roundtable, Amber Light Edition, no mic no list no podium (i.e., poetry, music and stories, all art forms welcome) - third Friday at 7:00pm at Before Your Quiet Eyes in person and also on Zoom.

Open Mic: @Caffe Aroma

Ground and Sky Poetry Series event, Open Mic @Caffe Aroma, second and fourth Friday of each month, 8:00pm sign up event starts at 8:30pm, hosted by Joel Lesses and Josh Maroney.

Journeys of Sacred Community:

A Collection Anthology of

Ground and Sky Poetry

Ken Kelbaugh, bookstore owner of Before Your Quiet Eyes and publisher of the Holograph Series agreed to publish a Collection Anthology of our community poetry. We have a total of 13 poets, six submissions apiece. Published April 2024.