POETS ON SITE CALLS FOR POEMS
Local Poets on Site visit the site of inspiration in person. Faraway poets are invited to join us by submitting poems inspired by websites that present the themes as a reminder for the local poets:
Colors of Paradise(Inspired by the art of Fereidun Shotofard
Art and Alchemy (Inspired by the Art of Stephen Linsteadt
On Awakening (Inspired by a series of paintings by Susan Dobay
A Brush Captures the Vision: Paintings of France and Italy by Ron Libbrecht
An Unusual Garden, The Creative World of Jean Sudbury
NEWS!!! POETS ON SITE POETRY AUDIO TOUR OF THE PACIFIC ASIA MUSEUM WINS MUSE AWARD FROM AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS
Amelia Chapman, Education Curator of the Pacific Asia Museum has given notice to the poets: our audio tour has won a MUSE award from the American Association Of Museums. it will be featured in the fall issue of Museum magazine.
Amelia says" of course, independent of any official recognition, it has been
appreciated and enjoyed by our visitors, both in the museum and
online.Thanks to everyone for creating such a great tour! I will keep
you posted as things develop.
To participate in the group, or to invite POETS ON SITE
TO PERFORM AT YOUR SITE
write to Kathabela
kaw@oldflutes.com
or call 805-886-9384
leave comments on our Poets on Site Conversations Site
Poets on Site Facebook Page
Some Photo Albums and List of Events
Local Poets on Site visit the site of inspiration in person. Faraway poets are invited to join us by submitting poems inspired by websites that present the themes as a reminder for the local poets:
Art and Alchemy (Inspired by the Art of Stephen Linsteadt
On Awakening (Inspired by a series of paintings by Susan Dobay A Brush Captures the Vision: Paintings of France and Italy by Ron Libbrecht An Unusual Garden, The Creative World of Jean Sudbury
NEWS!!! POETS ON SITE POETRY AUDIO TOUR OF THE PACIFIC ASIA MUSEUM WINS MUSE AWARD FROM AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS
To participate in the group, or to invite POETS ON SITE
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COMPLETED PROGRAMS
Performed on site, These programs are available for re-performance on invitation:
On this occasion, we presented "BOOKS AND COFFEE, Poets on Site on the Art of Susan Dobay" first printing by Poets on Site's official printer, Ron Libbrecht, APC Fine Arts and Graphics Gallery in Torrance. BOOKS AND COFFEE is now available now in aperback for 12. plus shipping. write to Kathabela
kaw@oldflutes.com
or call 805-886-9384
964 Foothill Blvd, La Canada, CA 91011
Each program above has an accompanying book available containing the poems and artwork for the event. Request review copy. Collectors editions of all Poets on Site books are forthcoming, 2009 from Poets on Site
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Order Books by Poets on Site
Poets on Site has created over 30 anthologies of poetry to accompany their performances and we are now make them availablle in print. Write with questions. I will keep updating this as more books become available soon.
Our NEW 2011 Audio Tour for the Pacific Asia Museum's 40th Anniversary Exhibit is now online. You can hear the Poets on Site read their poems, accompanied by Rick Wilson on flutes of Pacific Asia.
Kathabela and Rick Wilson with Amelia Chapman, Education Curator of the Pacific Asia Museum accepting the MUSE Award at the AAM event Sunday, May 25, 2010
POETS ON SITE Pacific Asia Museum's Poets on Site Poetry Audio Tour received a MUSE AWARD from the American Association of Museums Sunday night, May 25, at their annual meeting at the Westin, Bonaventure in Los Angeles. Amelia Chapman, Education Curator of the Pacific Asia Museum accepted the award with delight in the company of Kathabela and Rick Wilson, leaders of the band of Poets on Site. The honored audio tour poets are: Ritchie Albert, Theresa Antonia,
Michael Angerman, Tom Bilicke, Peggy Castro, Pauli Dutton, Richard Dutton, Alvin Thomas Ethington, Liz Goetz, Constance Griesmer, Tom M Hall, Sharon Hawley, Mina Kirby, Deborah P Kolodji, Lois P. Jones, Janis Albright Lukstein, Radomir Vojtech Luza, Mira N. Mataric, Genie Nakano, Sharon Rizk, Cindy Rinne, Susan Rogers, Russell Salamon, Taura Scott, Margaret Hehman-Smith, Pamela Stovell, Maja Trochimczyk, Chris Wesley, Erika Wilk, Kath Abela Wilson and Wendy Wright. The audio tour was completed in spring, 2009, and entered by Amelia Chapman in the world-wide competition sponsored by the AAM, American Association of Museums. The group was invited by the museum based on previous programs created in collaboration, to write on the museum's permanent collection, culminating in a cell phone generated audio tour for visitors. The tour can be accessed world wide from the Pacific Asia's website digital lounge The tour was created by Pacific Asia Museum's Amelia Chapman and Sarah Bloom with Poets on Site, organized by Kathabela Wilson. Xiao flute improvisations were played on the recording by Rick Wilson. The superb audio production is by Julian Bermudez and John Rabe. See more details and an album of photos on the MUSE Award
This was followed by an invitation in 2011 to create another tour.
Our NEW 2011 Audio Tour for the Pacific Asia Museum's 40th Anniversary Exhibit is now online. You can hear the Poets on Site read their poems, accompanied by Rick Wilson on flutes of Pacific Asia.
Poets on Site is an ongoing cooperative poetic writing and performance group initiated by Kath Abela and Rick Wilson with Pasadena poets in 2008. Poets write in inspiring environments in response to nature, science, and the arts, and are accompanied by interpretations on site by musicians, dancers and other performing artists, drawing on their own performing skills in every area. Poets on Site is an open group, poets and other performing artists are welcome to suggest participation. Currently over 100 poets, musicians and dancers have been part of Poets on Site, included in different programs.
Poets on Site has performed over 30 programs at various cultural sites celebrating their inspiration. Poets on Site created for the Pacific Asia Museum, in Pasadena, the first U.S. Poetry Audio Tour of a museum's collection.
Poets on Site may be found in art museums, galleries, gardens, science centers, on hiking trails, at concerts, and any unusual or beautiful place. We hope to present many more events and books, in the spirit of poetic adventure.
Poets on Site Books are in progress for formal edition publishing of our performance editions. The first completed, with ISBN # is Books and Coffee on The Art of Susan Dobay, $12. Our printer is Ron Libbrecht, APC Fine Arts and Graphics gallery, Torrance. Order from Kathabela
kaw@oldflutes.com Each is inspired by a different site of inspiration and was used as a script for performance.
Poets on Site have been invited and presented programs for these hosts
You can call Kathabela with questions
805-886-9384
for Poets on Site 439 S. Catalina Ave. #306 Pasadena, CA 91106 |
Kathabela and Rick Wilson
at the Pacific Asia Museum, July, 2009
Participating Poets on Site
Millicent Borges Accardi, Ritchie Albert, Lynn Halley Allgood, Michael Angerman, Ali Al Ameri, Theresa Antonia, Jerry Ball, Marcia Behar, Pamela A. Babusci, Julie Bagish, Martin Bagish, Asley M. Baldon, Tom Bilicke, Lia Brooks, Diana Budd, Anhthao Bui, Peggy Castro, Sharon Chmielarz, Beverly M. Collins, Monica Lee Copeland, Ranko Damjanovic, Amanda Dcosta, Nora DeMuth, Denise Dumars, Paulie Dutton, Richard Dutton, Connie Earnshaw, Alvin Thomas Ethington, Kendall Evans, Ines Foley, Elsa Frausto, Kim Friedman, Olga Garcia, Barry Ira Geller Victor Gendrano, Liz Goetz, Constance Griesmer, Sharon Hawley, Irene Hadeishi, Lindy Hill, Renee Hoffman, Lois P. Jones, M. Kei, Just Kibbe, Karen Klingman, Mina Kirby, Claire Koehler Deborah P Kolodji, Alan Kung, Daniel Lambert Janis Albright Lukstein, Radomir Vojtech Luza, Mira N. Mataric, Marie Toby Mc Manmon, Beatriz Vaca Mendoza, Naia, Genie Nakano, Nerme, Christina Nguyen, Ruth Nolan, Alex Nodopaka, Toti O'Brien, Dean Pasch, Alice Pero, Cindy Rinne, Sharon Rizk, Susan Rogers, Russell Salamon, Amir Sapir, Taura Scott, Beth Shibata, Fereidun Shoktofard, Margaret Hehmen-Smith, Antonio Sorcini, Mary Frances Spenser, Kathi Stafford, Joan E. Stern, Pamela Aird Stovell, Stevie Strang, Bryn James Tales, Taoli Ambika Talwar, Nancy Ellis Taylor, Beverly Tift, Maja Trochimczyk, Mari Werner, Chris Wesley, Erika Wilk, Kath Abela Wilson, Gary WintersParticipating Musicians on SiteNiranjan Balachandran, keyboard, percussion; Ander Frausto, cuarto and guitar, Van Fox, Tibetan thigh bone trumpet; Liz Goetz, violin; Chithra Khrishnamurthy, voice and percussion; Megumi Mizushima, percussion; Asuncion Ojeda, flute, kulintang; Steven Radice, guitar, cuarto, Naresh Satyan venu, (South Indian flute) Phil Schlosberg, viola da gamba; Paul Sherman, oboe; Jean Sudbury, violin; Murali Pavithran Vasudevan, violin and voice, Kathabela Wilson, voice and percussion, Ukulele Bart, ukulele and cavaquinho, Rick Wilson, Antique European, American and World flutes
Paticipating Dancers, Actors Anampanu Aranaprasad, South Indian Classical Dance; Stella Kafka, bellydance; Peter Muglebee, Tai Chi; Genie Nakano, improvisational dance; Radhika Marathe, North Indian Classical Dance, Cecilia Yu (playing the part of Rengetsu)
ARTISTS WITH SOLO SHOWS IN "THE LIVING ROOM GALLERY" ARE CELEBRATED WITH A BOOK OF POETRY ON THEIR ART. Our artists have been 1. Cindy Rinne 2. Susan Dobay 3. Toti O'Brien 4. Stephen Linsteadt 5. Ron Libbrecht 6. Fereidun Shoktofard
Contributing Artists in Performance and Books Ross Anthony, computer drawings, Pamela A. Babusci ink paintings, Julie Bagish, ceramic art; B.G. Callahan, drawings; Tim Callahan, drawings; Nancy Keyes, assemblage; Stephen Lindstead, drawings, paintings; Steven Radice, etching and improvisation; Cindy Rinne, fabric art, drawings; Susan Rogers, drawings; Alex Nodopaka, computer art drawings; Pamela Stovell, computer collage; Taoli Ambika Talwar, painting; Maja Trochiczyk, computer art; Kath Abela Wilson, drawings, natural readymade art photography. Also thanks to the many poets who have contributed photographs of the art objects that are the subjects of their poems
Recording and Videos thanks to Rick Wilson with the assistance of Ritchie Albert, Michael Angerman, Endre Dobay, Van Fox, Sharon Hawley, Taura Scott, Beth Shibata, and Jean Sudbury
Go To more links and stories about Kathabela, Rick, their travels and our Poetry Salons
Go to more on Musician on Site Rick Wilson's Flute Collections and Pages on Old Flutes