Poetry and Music
Thursday, Sept 5, 2013
7 to 9 p.m.
The Thensted Center, 268 Church Street, Grand Coteau 70541
CONTACT: Patrice Melnick, (337) 254-9695 or festivalwords@gmail.com
On Thursday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. the Thensted Center in Grand Coteau hosts an evening of poetry with J. Bruce Fuller and music by Paul Gonsoulin.
J. Bruce Fuller is a Louisiana native. His chapbooks include Notes to a Husband (Imaginary Friend Press 2013), Lancelot (Lazy Mouse Press 2013), and 28 Blackbirds at the End of the World (Bandersnatch Books 2010). He is the co-editor of Vision/Verse 2009-2013: An Anthology of Poetry (Yellow Flag Press 2013). His poems have appeared at Crab Orchard Review, Harpur Palate, Pembroke Magazine, Yankee Pot Roast, The Louisiana Review, burntdistrict, The Lilliput Review, and The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, among others. He has twice been nominated for Best of the Net. He is a Ph.D. Assistant in Poetry at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
Paul Gonsoulin, born and raised in Lake Charles Louisiana has been playing guitar and singing with rock-n-roll bands in and around the gulf coast for 12 years. Most notably, Paul played with "The Flamethrowers" touring the gulf coast for five years. Drawing from Hank to Hendrix, Cab Calloway to Bruce Springsteen, Wreckless Eric to Stevie Nicks, while also offering his own take with his original tunes, Paul is an act you want to see."
During the open mic everyone is invited to participate with prose, poetry or music. This free, community event is suitable for all ages. The reading is sponsored by The Festival of Words Cultural Arts Collective in partnership with the Thensted Center. Guests are invited to bring food and drink to share. For more information call Patrice (337) 254-9695 or festivalwords@gmail.com. The Thensted Center is located at 268 Church Street in Grand Coteau.