BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Prague Literary Calendar - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Prague Literary Calendar X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Prague Literary Calendar REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Prague BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260326T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260326T223000 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260319T082136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T125347Z UID:10441-1774553400-1774564200@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Brave New Voices Open Mic Poetry DESCRIPTION:Brave New Voices \n📍Cafe Neustadt ‱ Karlovo nĂĄm. 23/1đŸ—“ïž26.03.2026 ‱ 7:30 PM \nWe meet once a month for an evening of poetry and open mic. Each time there’s a theme\, featured poets reading on it\, then there is a short group activity\, and at the end an open mic where anyone can share their poems on the stage. \n👉 Theme for March: Let the Cat out of the Bag \nCome listen\, share\, or just hang out. Sign up on the spot if you’d like to read. Everyone is welcome — no pressure\, no experience needed. Grab a drink\, join in\, and be part of the night. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/brave-new-voices-open-mic-poetry-2/ LOCATION:Cafe Neustadt\, Karlovo nĂĄm. 23/1\, 120 00 NovĂ© Město\, Cafe Neustadt\, Karlovo nĂĄm. 23/1\, 120 00 NovĂ© Město CATEGORIES:Performance,Poetry,Workshop,Writing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260327T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260327T223000 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260323T165601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T131454Z UID:10729-1774639800-1774650600@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Shabaaz Mystik Live – A Night of Hip-Hop\, Soul\, Rumba & Jazz DESCRIPTION:Originating from the Congo\, Shabaaz Mystik is a visionary artist\, poet\, and musician whose unique sound blends Hip-Hop\, Soul\, Rumba\, and Jazz. His music is an emotional journey where poetry\, melody\, and groove come together in a contemporary and unforgettable experience. \nAfter his previous appearances\, Shabaaz Mystik is back in Prague to share his latest creations live! \nHis latest album\, “Graine\,” is more than just music—it’s a sonic ritual. Each track is a seed planted in the hearts and minds of listeners\, exploring themes of rebirth\, memory\, transmission\, and healing. Through “Graine\,” Shabaaz Mystik fuses African musical traditions with modern sounds\, inviting the audience to slow down\, listen deeply\, and let what is planted within grow. \nEvery performance is designed to touch the soul\, inspire reflection\, and ignite movement. Come and experience the magic of Shabaaz Mystik live.https://www.youtube.com/@shabaazmystikhttps://www.instagram.com/shabaazmystik/ \nProgram: 20h30 – Poetical Intro with Marko and Zoe (accordeon)20h50 – Shabaaz Mystik22h30 – DJ Midou – Organic & Ethno Deep House Music \nEntry/ VstupMusic from 20.3ohCash is best for entry fee. Cards are fine to use on the bar.Doors open from 19.30Entry till 19.40pm cheap value ticket for all 100kcAfter that timeStudents & members & regulars 150kčSuccessful Adults 250kč.Hotovost je nejlepĆĄĂ­ na vstupnĂ­ poplatek. Karty se dobƙe pouĆŸĂ­vajĂ­ na baru.Dveƙe otevƙeny od 19.30Vstupdo 19.40h levnĂĄ vstupenka vĆĄem 100kčPo tĂ© doběStudenti a členovĂ© 150 KčÚspěơnĂ­ dospělĂ­ 250kc URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/shabaaz-mystik-live-a-night-of-hip-hop-soul-rumba-jazz/ LOCATION:ĆŸiĆŸkovĆĄiĆĄka\, ĆŸiĆŸkovĆĄiĆĄka CATEGORIES:Music,Performance,Poetry ORGANIZER;CN="Poetry by All and for All":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260328T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260328T203000 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260323T174354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T131454Z UID:10731-1774719000-1774729800@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:SOUL A SANZA - Conte poĂ©tique et musical DESCRIPTION:SOUL A SANZA est un conte poĂ©tique et musical\, issu de l’adapation du Recueil de PoĂšmes ‘SOUL A SANZA’.Ce conte met en scĂšne un voyage initiatique Ă  travers la poĂ©sie\, la puissance des mots et le chant.Les rythmes de l ‘instrument de musique SANZA\, nous accompagnent tout au long de la narration du conte. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/soul-a-sanza-conte-poetique-et-musical/ LOCATION:Boudoir u sta rĂĄn\, Boudoir u sta rĂĄn CATEGORIES:Music,Performance,Poetry END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260328T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260328T230000 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260327T094606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T131453Z UID:11182-1774728000-1774738800@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Anatol Svahilec - Slam Poetry Night v Bistro Moje MĂ­sto 2026 DESCRIPTION:Legenda českĂ©ho slamu se vracĂ­! 28. bƙezna ovlĂĄdne Bistro Moje MĂ­sto se svou nezaměnitelnou show. Čekej kulometnou slovnĂ­ zĂĄsobu\, humor\, co tne do ĆŸivĂ©ho\, a energii\, kterĂĄ tě nenechĂĄ v klidu. đŸ”„ \nCo tě vlastně čekĂĄ? Slam poetry nenĂ­ nudnĂĄ recitace u tabule. Je to autorskĂĄ poezie v pohybu. Je to show\, rytmus a drama\, kde bĂĄsnĂ­k–performer bojuje o tvoji pozornost pƙímo tady a teď. A Anatol? Ten je v tomhle oboru naprostĂœ krĂĄl. 👑 \n📅 Kdy: 28. bƙezna | 20:00 📍 Kde: Bistro Moje MĂ­sto đŸŽŸïž Vstupenky v prodeji: https://www.fairplay.events/cs/anatol-svahilec-slam-poetry-night-v-bistro-moje-misto-27af URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/anatol-svahilec-slam-poetry-night-v-bistro-moje-misto-2026/ LOCATION:28. Pluku 119/33\, 10000 Prague\, Czech Republic\, 28. Pluku 119/33\, 10000 Prague\, Czech Republic CATEGORIES:Performance,Poetry END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260408T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260408T220000 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260320T172509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T131453Z UID:10488-1775674800-1775685600@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Inner Spaces Prague vol. 12 - art gathering đŸ’« DESCRIPTION:Inner Spaces is a safe space for artists to share. It is a monthly gathering where four artists of all kinds (poetry\, visual arts\, music\, fashion\, dance\, 
) present both their work and the process behind it. An honest dialogue between the artists and the audience then emerges. It is a place to share\, feel encouraged\, and get inspired. It’s a way to quickly and deeply step outside your usual bubble. And\, of course\, a place to connect with other creative and curious souls. \nThe project originates in Lisbon and was brought to Prague in April 2025. Since then\, it has hosted 11 magical evenings with different artists in different spaces and\, most importantly\, created a space for both established and emerging artists to share.Join us this evening – get inspired and become part of the Inner Spaces community. đŸ’« \n📍 Kampus HybernskĂĄ – C.0 Čítarna⏳ Doors open 18:45\, Start 19:00🌿 Free entry\, donations welcome \n🔼 See you there?#innerspacesprague #creativecommunity #pragueevents #artgathering #poetryprague #hyb4 #kampushybernska \nPart of @inner_spaces_lisbon by Iva Divic URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/inner-spaces-prague-vol-12-art-gathering-%f0%9f%92%ab/ LOCATION:Kampus HybernskĂĄ\, Kampus HybernskĂĄ CATEGORIES:Make Connections,Music,Performance,Poetry,Storytelling END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260408T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260408T223000 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260330T074055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T143138Z UID:11243-1775676600-1775687400@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Poetry Talks Prague - A poem for redundancy DESCRIPTION:The theme for our next meeting is Redundancy. \nWe will meet and discuss the poems below together: \nEmail: contact@pragueliterarycalendar.com\nFacebook: Post to this event page. \nSubmissions will be shared on the Prague Literary Calendar for our group to read and discuss. \nAbout Poetry Talks Prague\nPoetry Talks Prague brings people from all backgrounds together. We use poetry to find tools for the hardships of life. The discussion guides us to different directions; you do not need to be proficient in poetry\, just be curious and open. We welcome all people who respect others\, if you have any questions\, you can write to contact@pragueliterarycalendar.com \nAll feedback is welcome! \n\n\n\nGrief Lessons By Emily Skaja\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNo one stole your money.\nNo one stole your whole heart\nthen climbed into a stolen plane\nand stole away into the night\nto disappear entirely\, stealing\ndarkness itself\, then dawn.\nWhat name would you even call\ninto the shadows between\nhere and gone\, yours and no one’s\,\nwhat color could you give it\,\nthis shade of something\nslightly less than life?\nBetter to leave it whole.\nPure death—like an unmined diamond.\nKeep the light of the fire\naway from it—clean\, untempered\nby the tedious heat of language—\nsafe from your magpie\, morbid way\nof turning and turning\nyour pain in your hands\nuntil you’ve crushed it to dust.\nAnd anyway\, who are you to say\nI lost the world? No one. To admit\nthat you held the world at all?\n\n\n\n\nMock Orange By Louise GlĂŒck\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt is not the moon\, I tell you.\nIt is these flowers\nlighting the yard.\n\nI hate them.\nI hate them as I hate sex\,\nthe man’s mouth\nsealing my mouth\, the man’s\nparalyzing body—\n\nand the cry that always escapes\,\nthe low\, humiliating\npremise of union—\n\nIn my mind tonight\nI hear the question and pursuing answer\nfused in one sound\nthat mounts and mounts and then\nis split into the old selves\,\nthe tired antagonisms. Do you see?\nWe were made fools of.\nAnd the scent of mock orange\ndrifts through the window.\n\nHow can I rest?\nHow can I be content\nwhen there is still\nthat odor in the world?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCascando by Samuel Beckett\n1 \n\nwhy not merely the despaired of\noccasion of\nwordshedis it not better abort than be barrenthe hours after you are gone are so leaden\nthey will always start dragging too soon\nthe grapples clawing blindly the bed of want\nbringing up the bones the old loves\nsockets filled once with eyes like yours\nall always is it better too soon than never\nthe black want splashing their faces\nsaying again nine days never floated the loved\nnor nine months\nnor nine lives \n2 \nsaying again\nif you do not teach me I shall not learn\nsaying again there is a last\neven of last times\nlast times of begging\nlast times of loving\nof knowing not knowing pretending\na last even of last times of saying\nif you do not love me I shall not be loved\nif I do not love you I shall not love \nthe churn of stale words in the heart again\nlove love love thud of the old plunger\npestling the unalterable\nwhey of words \nterrified again\nof not loving\nof loving and not you\nof being loved and not by you\nof knowing not knowing pretending\npretending \nI and all the others that will love you\nif they love you \n3 \nunless they love you \n\n\n\n\nMarina Tsvetaeva\nYou walk\, somewhat like myself
\nYou walk\, somewhat like myself\,\nHunched\, and not looking up.\nI used to lower my eyes as well!\nStop here\, passerby\, stop!Having gathered your flowers in a\nBouquet\, read the stone by the gate —\nIt will say I was named Marina\,\nAnd I lived to the following date.It’s a grave\, but don’t treat it as such\,\nMy spirit won’t rise to haunt you
\nI\, myself\, loved laughing too much\nWhenever I wasn’t supposed to!My hair was once curled and twisted\nAnd blood used to rush to my face.\nHey\, passerby\, I also existed!\nHey\, passerby\, slow your pace!Stop here and pluck a wild stem\nAnd after that — pick this berry:\nNo berries are sweeter than\nThe ones from a cemetery.Only don’t stand there sighing\,\nAnd please do not hang your head.\nBut rather think of me lightly\nAnd afterward\, likewise\, forget.How the sun shines down upon you!\nIts rays set the dust aglow.\nAnd don’t let my voice disturb you\nAnd vex you from down below. \n\n\nto lean back into it by Charles Bukowski\n  \n\n\nlike in a chair the color of the sun\nas you listen to lazy piano music\nand the aircraft overhead are not\nat war.\nwhere the last drink is as good as\nthe first\nand you realize that the promises\nyou made yourself were\nkept.\nthat’s plenty.\nthat last: about the promises:\nwhat’s not so good is that the few\nfriends you had are\ndead and they seem\nirreplacable.\nas for women\, you didn’t know enough\nearly enough\nand you knew enough\ntoo late.\nand if more self-analysis is allowed: it’s\nnice that you turned out well-\nhoned\,\nthat you arrived late\nand remained generally\ncapable.\noutside of that\, not much to say\nexcept you can leave without\nregret.\nuntil then\, a bit more amusement\,\na bit more endurance\,\nleaning back\ninto it.\nlike the dog who got across\nthe busy street:\nnot all of it was good\nluck.\n\n  URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/poetry-talks-prague-a-poem-for-redundancy/ LOCATION:Ć ternberkova 1253/11\, 170 00 Praha\, Česko\, Ć ternberkova 1253/11\, 170 00 Praha\, Česko CATEGORIES:Book Club,Discussion,Poetry ORGANIZER;CN="Lydia Titterington":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260410T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260410T223000 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260407T122319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T122758Z UID:11699-1775849400-1775860200@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Literary Lavatory | L'Objet trouvĂ© DESCRIPTION:We are back baby with the most therapeutic reading in Prague! \nExpect a cozy reading where you can read or share something or you can just sit and appreaciate and critique other people’s texts. \nLook forward to writers’ circle\, group therapy vibes. \nAny language\, any genital\, any genre is welcome! \nSee you on Friday\, April 10\, at 7:30pm!At Jo Blin’s new cafĂ©\, the lovely L’Objet trouvĂ©\, in HoleĆĄovice\, Ć ternberkova 11. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/literary-lavatory-lobjet-trouve/ LOCATION:L’Objet trouvĂ©\, L'Objet trouvĂ© CATEGORIES:Author Talks,Poetry,Public Speaking,Storytelling,Writing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260421T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260421T223000 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260330T143804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T131431Z UID:11252-1776799800-1776810600@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Multilingual Poetry Open Stage + OneHome Projection DESCRIPTION:”Guilt and anger and fear are part of the problem. If you want to save the world\, save it because you love it!” —Gary Snyder \nJoin us for a special evening of poetry celebrating our beautiful Earth! As usual\, please bring your texts\, your friends\, your love
 If possible\, please bring texts about the Earth. \nduring the evening\, you can expect to see multiple projections form the Earth from space\, some commented\, and some that will just be a background for your poems
 \nThis project is supported by the Organisation OneHome:”OneHome is a nonprofit initiative with a bold mission: to help every human fall in love with the Earth. Using unique NASA images taken from one and a half million kilometers away by the DSCOVR satellite\, OneHome offers everyone the chance to experience the Overview Effect — that life-changing perspective astronauts describe when they see our planet from space.” \n”You will discover how real images of our planet in motion — whole\, fragile\, and breathtaking — can awaken awe\, responsibility\, and love. Not as a map divided by nations\, but as one luminous home shared by us all. To deepen this experience\, OneHome collaborates with musicians and inspiring voices from around the world\, bringing art and science together in service of the Earth.” URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/multilingual-poetry-open-stage-onehome-projection/ LOCATION:Kafe nĆŻĆŸky papĂ­r\, Kafe nĆŻĆŸky papĂ­r CATEGORIES:Performance,Poetry,Public Speaking ORGANIZER;CN="Poetry by All and for All":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260422T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260422T223000 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260330T080641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T155242Z UID:11247-1776886200-1776897000@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Poetry Talks Prague: Photosynthesis DESCRIPTION:Select a poem that deals with the topic of PHOTOSYNTHESIS. You may use any interpretation of the word.\nThe poem must be a published work.\nYou must not be the author.\nThe poem should be no longer than one side of A4. \nEmail: contact@pragueliterarycalendar.com\nFacebook: Post to this event page.\nSubmissions will be shared on the Prague Literary Calendar for our group to read and discuss. \nAbout Poetry Talks Prague\nPoetry Talks Prague brings people from all backgrounds together. We use poetry to find tools for the hardships of life. The discussion guides us to different directions; you do not need to be proficient in poetry\, just be curious and open. We welcome all people who respect others\, if you have any questions\, you can write to contact@pragueliterarycalendar.com \nAll feedback is welcome! URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/poetry-talks-prague-theme-tbd/ LOCATION:Ouky Douky Coffee\, Ouky Douky Coffee CATEGORIES:Book Club,Discussion,Poetry ORGANIZER;CN="Lydia Titterington":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260429T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260429T223000 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260413T103303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T104606Z UID:11848-1777491000-1777501800@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:SLAM V LESE | Praha\, CafĂ© V lese | Tyč\, Malda\, Met\, Kvieta K. ad. DESCRIPTION:👉 Poezie jako skvělĂĄ show!đŸŽ€ Slam poetry exhibice s hvězdami českĂ© scĂ©ny včetně Tyče\, Maldy nebo KrĂĄly a geniem loci klubu CafĂ© V lese. \n✅ TYČ – SlamovĂœ objev roku 2024\, vicemistryně ČR 2025\, vĂ­tězka Femislamu 2025 a mistryně duo slamu 2025. \n✅ MALDA – Finalista MČR ve Slam Poetry 2022 a mistr ČR 2023. Vystudoval angličtinu pro pƙeklad a tlumočenĂ­ a nynĂ­ se věnuje studiu filmu na Univerzitě PalackĂ©ho. Do jeho textĆŻ se propisujĂ­ jeho největĆĄĂ­ vĂĄĆĄně: tanec\, herectvĂ­ a zpěv. \n✅ KRÁLA – Vicemistryně ČR 2023 a dvojnĂĄsobnĂĄ mistryně Femislamu (2023\, 2024). Studentka kulturnĂ­ antropologie z ÚsteckĂ©ho kraje\, kterĂœ nezapƙe. TesĂĄna z materiĂĄlu emancipovanĂœch kurtizĂĄn a umělcĆŻ. \n✅ METODĚJ CONSTANTINE – Mistr ČR ve slam poetry za rok 2013\, nejen slamovĂœ improvizačnĂ­ matador. Copywriter\, divadelnĂ­k\, polovina uměleckĂ©ho dua Saysomething.cz. \n✅ KVIETA K. – divokĂĄ karta večera\, vĂ­tězka workshopu Tima Postovita \nđŸŽ« PƘEDPRODEJ Goout: studenti\, ZTP: 200.-plnocennĂ© 250.-NA MÍSTĚ: studenti: 300.-plnocennĂ©: 350.- \nAkce je spolufinancovĂĄna HlavnĂ­m městem Praha v rĂĄmci projektu Slam poetry Praha 2026 URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/slam-v-lese-praha-cafe-v-lese-tyc-malda-met-kvieta-k-ad/ LOCATION:CafĂ© V lese\, CafĂ© V lese CATEGORIES:Learn Czech,Performance,Poetry ORGANIZER;CN="Slam poetry CZ":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260506T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260506T223000 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260423T154702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T093341Z UID:12726-1778095800-1778106600@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Poetry Talks Prague - Good Enough DESCRIPTION:We will read and discuss the poems at the bottom. \nEmail: contact@pragueliterarycalendar.com\nFacebook: Post to this event page.\nSubmissions will be shared on the Prague Literary Calendar for our group to read and discuss. \nI’ve put this event to happen at a cafe\, I simply just book a table a day or so before the event. If you do want to come please write in anyway you can to Lydia Titterington\, so that I can make sure we have enough room for you. If there are too many people I will need to change the location. \nAbout Poetry Talks Prague\nPoetry Talks Prague brings people from all backgrounds together. We use poetry to find tools for the hardships of life. The discussion guides us to different directions; you do not need to be proficient in poetry\, just be curious and open. We welcome all people who respect others\, if you have any questions\, you can write to contact@pragueliterarycalendar.com \n___________________________ \n\n\n\nPersonal Poem By Frank O’Hara \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNow when I walk around at lunchtime\nI have only two charms in my pocket\nan old Roman coin Mike Kanemitsu gave me\nand a bolt-head that broke off a packing case\nwhen I was in Madrid the others never\nbrought me too much luck though they did\nhelp keep me in New York against coercion\nbut now I’m happy for a time and interested\n\nI walk through the luminous humidity\npassing the House of Seagram with its wet\nand its loungers and the construction to\nthe left that closed the sidewalk if\nI ever get to be a construction worker\nI’d like to have a silver hat please\nand get to Moriarty’s where I wait for\nLeRoi and hear who wants to be a mover and\nshaker the last five years my batting average\nis .016 that’s that\, and LeRoi comes in\nand tells me Miles Davis was clubbed 12\ntimes last night outside birdland by a cop\na lady asks us for a nickel for a terrible\ndisease but we don’t give her one we\ndon’t like terrible diseases\, then\n\nwe go eat some fish and some ale it’s\ncool but crowded we don’t like Lionel Trilling\nwe decide\, we like Don Allen we don’t like\nHenry James so much we like Herman Melville\nwe don’t want to be in the poets’ walk in\nSan Francisco even we just want to be rich\nand walk on girders in our silver hats\nI wonder if one person out of the 8\,000\,000 is\nthinking of me as I shake hands with LeRoi\nand buy a strap for my wristwatch and go\nback to work happy at the thought possibly so\n__________________________________ \n\n\n\nOn a Walk By Heather Christle\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMy child is upset that they cannot jump over their shadow.\nThey want me to help them. They want me to teach them\nhow it’s done. The best I can do is an invitation\n\nto jump over each other’s shadows instead. This satisfies them\nfor a moment and then the moment is gone. In sunlight\nmy shadow loves to give me a little dose of sorrow\,\n\nthe beams having traveled so far only for the lump of me\nto get between them and the ground. They came so close.\nIf I were the earth I would resent me too. My child\n\nhas gone into the next moment. I have to catch up. They say\nthey are riding a horse. They point and it drags them away.\n___________________________________________ \n\n\n\nLearning the Trees By Howard Nemerov \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBefore you can learn the trees\, you have to learn\nThe language of the trees. That’s done indoors\,\nOut of a book\, which now you think of it\nIs one of the transformations of a tree.\n\nThe words themselves are a delight to learn\,\nYou might be in a foreign land of terms\nLike samara\, capsule\, drupe\, legume and pome\,\nWhere bark is papery\, plated\, warty or smooth.\n\nBut best of all are the words that shape the leaves—\nOrbicular\, cordate\, cleft and reniform—\nAnd their venation—palmate and parallel—\nAnd tips—acute\, truncate\, auriculate.\n\nSufficiently provided\, you may now\nGo forth to the forests and the shady streets\nTo see how the chaos of experience\nAnswers to catalogue and category.\n\nConfusedly. The leaves of a single tree\nMay differ among themselves more than they do\nFrom other species\, so you have to find\,\nAll blandly says the book\, “an average leaf.”\n\nExample\, the catalpa in the book\nSprays out its leaves in whorls of three\nAround the stem; the one in front of you\nBut rarely does\, or somewhat\, or almost;\n\nMaybe it’s not catalpa? Dreadful doubt.\nIt may be weeks before you see an elm\nFanlike in form\, a spruce that pyramids\,\nA sweetgum spiring up in steeple shape.\n\nStill\, pedetemtim as Lucretius says\,\nLittle by little\, you do start to learn;\nAnd learn as well\, maybe\, what language does\nAnd how it does it\, cutting across the world\n\nNot always at the joints\, competing with\nExperience while cooperating with\nExperience\, and keeping an obstinate\nIntransigence\, uncanny\, of its own.\n\nThink finally about the secret will\nPretending obedience to Nature\, but\nInvidiously distinguishing everywhere\,\nDividing up the world to conquer it\,\n\nAnd think also how funny knowledge is:\nYou may succeed in learning many trees\nAnd calling off their names as you go by\,\nBut their comprehensive silence stays the same.\n______________________________________ \n\n\n\nI Am an Atheist Who Says His Prayers By Karl Shapiro \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI am an atheist who says his prayers.\n\nI am an anarchist\, and a full professor at that. I take the loyalty oath.\n\nI am a deviate. I fondle and contribute\, backscuttle and brown\, father of three.\n\nI stand high in the community. My name is in Who’s Who. People argue about my modesty.\n\nI drink my share and yours and never have enough. I free-load officially and unofficially.\n\nA physical coward\, I take on all intellectuals\, established poets\, popes\, rabbis\, chiefs of staff.\n\nI am a mystic. I will take an oath that I have seen the Virgin. Under the dry pandanus\, to the scratching of kangaroo rats\, I achieve psychic onanism. My tree of nerves electrocutes itself.\n\nI uphold the image of America and force my luck. I write my own ticket to oblivion.\n\nI am of the race wrecked by success. The audience brings me news of my death. I write out of boredom\, despise solemnity. The wrong reason is good enough for me.\n\nI am of the race of the prematurely desperate. In poverty of comfort I lay gunpowder plots. I lapse my insurance.\n\nI am the Babbitt metal of the future. I never read more than half of a book. But that half I read forever.\n\nI love the palimpsest\, statues without heads\, fertility dolls of the continent of Mu. I dream prehistory\, the invention of dye. The palms of the dancers’ hands are vermillion. Their heads oscillate like the cobra. High-caste woman smelling of earth and silk\, you can dry my feet with your hair.\n\nI take my place beside the Philistine and unfold my napkin. This afternoon I defend the Marines. I goggle at long cars.\n\nWithout compassion I attack the insane. Give them the horsewhip!\n\nThe homosexual lectures me brilliantly in the beer booth. I can feel my muscles soften. He smiles at my terror.\n\nPitchpots flicker in the lemon groves. I gaze down on the plains of Hollywood. My fine tan and my arrogance\, my gray hair and my sneakers\, O Israel!\n\nWherever I am I become. The power of entry is with me. In the doctor’s office a patient\, calm and humiliated. In the foreign movies a native\, shabby enough. In the art gallery a person of authority (there’s a secret way of approaching a picture. Others move off). The high official insults me to my face. I say nothing and accept the job. He offers me whiskey.\n\nHow beautifully I fake! I convince myself with men’s room jokes and epigrams. I paint myself into a corner and escape on pulleys of the unknown. Whatever I think at the moment is true. Turn me around in my tracks; I will take your side.\n\nFor the rest\, I improvise and am not spiteful and water the plants on the cocktail table.\n\n\n\n\n\n______________________________________________ \n\n\n\nMother to Son By Langston Hughes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWell\, son\, I’ll tell you:\nLife for me ain’t been no crystal stair.\nIt’s had tacks in it\,\nAnd splinters\,\nAnd boards torn up\,\nAnd places with no carpet on the floor—\nBare.\nBut all the time\nI’se been a-climbin’ on\,\nAnd reachin’ landin’s\,\nAnd turnin’ corners\,\nAnd sometimes goin’ in the dark\nWhere there ain’t been no light.\nSo boy\, don’t you turn back.\nDon’t you set down on the steps\n’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.\nDon’t you fall now—\nFor I’se still goin’\, honey\,\nI’se still climbin’\,\nAnd life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.\n\n\n\n\n\n________________________________ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/poetry-talks-prague-good-enough/ LOCATION:KavĂĄrna Kaaba\, KavĂĄrna Kaaba CATEGORIES:Book Club,Discussion,Poetry ORGANIZER;CN="Lydia Titterington":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260526T174500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260526T184500 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260414T141726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T163514Z UID:12270-1779817500-1779821100@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Prague Fringe: Charles Quarterman: An Evening With Charles Quarterman For One Hour DESCRIPTION:Hello\, I am Charles Quarterman. Please consider this an invite\, I hope you will be there. I will be there. There will be stories from the mind\, poems from the heart and sounds from the larynx\, poured bountifully into your lives.’Some of the stories will contain dogs. Nominee: Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality – Edinburgh Fringe. “Master of
 words” – Arts Leanings\, CA. “This generation’s Homerton Bawdry” – Boston Spool. “Scrupulously honest\, ridiculously funny” – The Scotsman. “A spoken word fever dream\, there’s a richness that is utterly unique
 beautiful” ★★★★ – Entertainment Now. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/prague-fringe-charles-quarterman-an-evening-with-charles-quarterman-for-one-hour/ LOCATION:Café Club MíšenskÃ¥\, Café Club MíšenskÃ¥ CATEGORIES:Performance,Poetry ORGANIZER;CN="Prague Fringe Festival":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260526T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260526T193000 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260414T141726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T174245Z UID:12273-1779820200-1779823800@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Prague Fringe: Last Train From India - UnErase Poetry DESCRIPTION:Award winning\, multi five star rated poetry group from India – UnErase Poetry returns with star poets Yahya Bootwala\, Priyanshi Bansal and Simar Singh. \nThe show is set in 1947\, when the Indian Partition is announced\, three best friends – a Muslim boy\, a Hindu girl\, and a Sikh boy – find their world suddenly divided. \nIn one room\, on one life-altering night\, they confront love\, nationalism\, patriarchy\, mental health\, and the meaning of freedom. An intimate\, urgent story about friendship at the edge of history\, unveils at the Prague Fringe Festival. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/prague-fringe-last-train-from-india-unerase-poetry/ LOCATION:MalostranskÃ¥ beseda – Klub\, MalostranskÃ¥ beseda - Klub CATEGORIES:Comedy,Performance,Poetry ORGANIZER;CN="Prague Fringe Festival":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260526T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260526T200000 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260414T141727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T164128Z UID:12275-1779822000-1779825600@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Prague Fringe: Struan Logan: Chaotic Good DESCRIPTION:Chaotic Good is Struan Logan’s thrilling return to comedy through narrative driven stand-up\, previously the bearded Scot was a globetrotting headliner chasing fringe festivals across the world over 3 continents. Struan wrapped things up with comedy mere months before the Covid pandemic. Why did he stop and why is he back? \nCome find out! \nReviews for Struan’s Globetrotting show Struan All Over the World \n“A must see show.” ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ – Weekend Notes \n“A humble Scotsman
 will have you cackling.” ★ ★ ★ ★ Âœ – Adelaide Advertiser \n“Adorably goofy
 If this show does not persuade you to go backpacking you are probably dead inside.” \n★ ★ ★ ★ – The Music \n“His travel anecdotes are particularly well prepared and structured. Every story\, not matter how small\, ties in seamlessly with his other material
 A highly candid comedic voice
 certainly one to put on the list.” \n★ ★ ★ ★ – Voice Magazine \n“This experience is what Fringe is all about.” – ★ ★ ★ ★ Perth Happenings URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/prague-fringe-struan-logan-chaotic-good/ LOCATION:Metro Comedy Club\, Metro Comedy Club CATEGORIES:Performance,Poetry ORGANIZER;CN="Prague Fringe Festival":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260527T201500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260527T211500 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260414T141734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T174245Z UID:12301-1779912900-1779916500@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Prague Fringe: Last Train From India - UnErase Poetry DESCRIPTION:Award winning\, multi five star rated poetry group from India – UnErase Poetry returns with star poets Yahya Bootwala\, Priyanshi Bansal and Simar Singh. \nThe show is set in 1947\, when the Indian Partition is announced\, three best friends – a Muslim boy\, a Hindu girl\, and a Sikh boy – find their world suddenly divided. \nIn one room\, on one life-altering night\, they confront love\, nationalism\, patriarchy\, mental health\, and the meaning of freedom. An intimate\, urgent story about friendship at the edge of history\, unveils at the Prague Fringe Festival. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/prague-fringe-last-train-from-india-unerase-poetry-2/ LOCATION:MalostranskÃ¥ beseda – Klub\, MalostranskÃ¥ beseda - Klub CATEGORIES:Comedy,Performance,Poetry ORGANIZER;CN="Prague Fringe Festival":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260528T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260528T194500 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260414T141738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T163457Z UID:12320-1779993900-1779997500@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Prague Fringe: Charles Quarterman: An Evening With Charles Quarterman For One Hour DESCRIPTION:Hello\, I am Charles Quarterman. Please consider this an invite\, I hope you will be there. I will be there. There will be stories from the mind\, poems from the heart and sounds from the larynx\, poured bountifully into your lives.’Some of the stories will contain dogs. Nominee: Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality – Edinburgh Fringe. “Master of
 words” – Arts Leanings\, CA. “This generation’s Homerton Bawdry” – Boston Spool. “Scrupulously honest\, ridiculously funny” – The Scotsman. “A spoken word fever dream\, there’s a richness that is utterly unique
 beautiful” ★★★★ – Entertainment Now. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/prague-fringe-charles-quarterman-an-evening-with-charles-quarterman-for-one-hour-2/ LOCATION:Café Club MíšenskÃ¥\, Café Club MíšenskÃ¥ CATEGORIES:Performance,Poetry ORGANIZER;CN="Prague Fringe Festival":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260528T201500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260528T211500 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260414T141739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T164109Z UID:12327-1779999300-1780002900@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Prague Fringe: Struan Logan: Chaotic Good DESCRIPTION:Chaotic Good is Struan Logan’s thrilling return to comedy through narrative driven stand-up\, previously the bearded Scot was a globetrotting headliner chasing fringe festivals across the world over 3 continents. Struan wrapped things up with comedy mere months before the Covid pandemic. Why did he stop and why is he back? \nCome find out! \nReviews for Struan’s Globetrotting show Struan All Over the World \n“A must see show.” ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ – Weekend Notes \n“A humble Scotsman
 will have you cackling.” ★ ★ ★ ★ Âœ – Adelaide Advertiser \n“Adorably goofy
 If this show does not persuade you to go backpacking you are probably dead inside.” \n★ ★ ★ ★ – The Music \n“His travel anecdotes are particularly well prepared and structured. Every story\, not matter how small\, ties in seamlessly with his other material
 A highly candid comedic voice
 certainly one to put on the list.” \n★ ★ ★ ★ – Voice Magazine \n“This experience is what Fringe is all about.” – ★ ★ ★ ★ Perth Happenings URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/prague-fringe-struan-logan-chaotic-good-2/ LOCATION:Metro Comedy Club\, Metro Comedy Club CATEGORIES:Performance,Poetry ORGANIZER;CN="Prague Fringe Festival":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260529T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260529T210000 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260414T141745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T174244Z UID:12356-1780084800-1780088400@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Prague Fringe: Last Train From India - UnErase Poetry DESCRIPTION:Award winning\, multi five star rated poetry group from India – UnErase Poetry returns with star poets Yahya Bootwala\, Priyanshi Bansal and Simar Singh. \nThe show is set in 1947\, when the Indian Partition is announced\, three best friends – a Muslim boy\, a Hindu girl\, and a Sikh boy – find their world suddenly divided. \nIn one room\, on one life-altering night\, they confront love\, nationalism\, patriarchy\, mental health\, and the meaning of freedom. An intimate\, urgent story about friendship at the edge of history\, unveils at the Prague Fringe Festival. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/prague-fringe-last-train-from-india-unerase-poetry-3/ LOCATION:MalostranskÃ¥ beseda – Klub\, MalostranskÃ¥ beseda - Klub CATEGORIES:Comedy,Performance,Poetry ORGANIZER;CN="Prague Fringe Festival":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260530T174500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260530T184500 DTSTAMP:20260507T100120 CREATED:20260414T141750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T164048Z UID:12377-1780163100-1780166700@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Prague Fringe: Struan Logan: Chaotic Good DESCRIPTION:Chaotic Good is Struan Logan’s thrilling return to comedy through narrative driven stand-up\, previously the bearded Scot was a globetrotting headliner chasing fringe festivals across the world over 3 continents. Struan wrapped things up with comedy mere months before the Covid pandemic. Why did he stop and why is he back? \nCome find out! \nReviews for Struan’s Globetrotting show Struan All Over the World \n“A must see show.” ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ – Weekend Notes \n“A humble Scotsman
 will have you cackling.” ★ ★ ★ ★ Âœ – Adelaide Advertiser \n“Adorably goofy
 If this show does not persuade you to go backpacking you are probably dead inside.” \n★ ★ ★ ★ – The Music \n“His travel anecdotes are particularly well prepared and structured. Every story\, not matter how small\, ties in seamlessly with his other material
 A highly candid comedic voice
 certainly one to put on the list.” \n★ ★ ★ ★ – Voice Magazine \n“This experience is what Fringe is all about.” – ★ ★ ★ ★ Perth Happenings URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/prague-fringe-struan-logan-chaotic-good-3/ LOCATION:Metro Comedy Club\, Metro Comedy Club CATEGORIES:Performance,Poetry ORGANIZER;CN="Prague Fringe Festival":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR