TUESDAYS WITH WRITERS

TUESDAYS WITH WRITERS

Every first Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m.

@ the South Mill

48th & Prescott, Lincoln, NE

a message from Deborah McGinn:

Tuesdays With Writers is going strong at eleven years and as a community of writers, we are thrilled about it. We meet the first Tuesday of every month at The South Mill in the College View area on South 47th and Prescott. Time is 7-8 p.m. Host Reader(s) and an open mic until near 9 p.m. Perhaps you love to read and yearn for a creative outlet of your own. Perhaps you also write and are willing to shed the fear of sharing with others. Perhaps you do not have a writing community and you'd like a source of inspiration. Come see what's happening and make yourselves at home

... Spread the word to others if you can.

Deborah McGinn, Founder

Here is the latest list for Tuesdays with Writers:

Feb. 2: Lincoln High and East High reading poetry. Come hear some talented youth who will make you proud and happy!!

March 2: "F" Street Writers Group (c/o Terry Oberst), with open mic.

April 6: Marge Saiser, with open mic.

May 4: Maureen and her group called "Writers Block", with open mic.

June 8: the Chaparral Poets

July 6: 12th Birthday for Tuesdays With Writers and a group read! Everyone who wants to reads 1-2 poems or 3-4 minutes worth, PLEASE contact Deborah at dmcginn@lps.org ( It can be short prose as well ) !!

August 3: A Gaggle of Writers Coming! As soon as they gaggle!

Sept. 7: Heidi Hermanson from Omaha, with open mic.

Deborah McGinn

dmcginn@lps.org

TUESDAYS WITH WRITERS BRINGS WRITERS TO WRITERS

(from the Daily Nebraskan, February 2nd, 2005)
The scent of coffee filled the air and welcomed spectators to a poetry reading. The Mill’s south location at 4736 Prescott Ave. hosts a poetry reading for poets called Tuesdays with Writer’s the first Tuesday of every month.
“I went to a poetry reading in Boulder, (Colo.) and then one in Minnesota and later in New York,” said Deborah McGinn, teacher of creative writing at Lincoln High School and organizer of Tuesdays with Writer’s. “Poetry has a real performance quality to it,” she said. Tuesdays with Writer’s started six years ago this July and promotes the poetic talent of the Lincoln area. McGinn has had to move her project to several areas to find the right fit, but said she feels she has found a great place with the Mill’s southern location. A selected poet reads his or her poetry for about 40 minutes and then the microphone is open to the public. “There seems to be a few writers who get all the attention and I know there’s more talent in Lincoln,” McGinn said. “I like to be all inclusive. I believe in the young voice, they work just as hard.”
Although McGinn encourages younger generations to perform their poetry and express their talents, she also gives older writers the opportunity to have their voice heard. Tuesday’s performance served as a perfect example.

Edgar Clemens, a retired University of Nebraska-Lincoln animal science professor, performed his “cowboy” poetry to a full Mill crowd. “I started writing poetry after I went to a cowboy poetry reading in Valentine,” Clemens said. “I went to a poetry workshop at Gere Library and Rex Walton said he liked my stuff and asked if I’d be interested.” Walton is an avid supporter and some-time reader at Tuesdays with Writer’s. Clemens played a harmonica before reciting his poetry and wove his tales of boys getting into mischief and cowboys on the trail, taking his audience back to the Old West Nebraska once knew. His poetry represented Midwestern values, as his narrative remained straightforward and honest. The warmth and hometown feel of The Mill provided a perfect atmosphere for the event and complimented Clemens poems nicely. “I really like having it at The Mill,” said McGinn. “Its such a non-pretentious environment.”
Tuesdays with Writer’s will have an anniversary special in July and welcomes poets of any kind to come and share their creativity. “You have a chance to come here and be recognized,” said Walton.

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