Waiting 4 the bus with John Goode and Cassandra Yarnall

Monday, January 16 at 7 PM - 9 PM

Uncharted Books
2620 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647


welcome to 2017.

the weirdo Nation returns with one of it's favorite sons, John Goode and his special guest Cassandra Yarnall.

the show has gone round robin and less formal, be prepared to read and chill or listen and chill

BYOB
DONATIONS REQUESTED FOR FEATURED PERFORMERS

https://www.facebook.com/events/568317003360893/

Elizabeth Kerper is Waiting 4 the Bus to the Holidays

Monday, December 19 at 7 PM - 9 PM


Uncharted Books
2620 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647

Elizabeth Kerper will be our fantastic feature at Waiting 4 the Bus. it's a magnificent present for all of you WEIRDOS out there.

the show is round robin so be prepared.
show is from 7-9pm
the show is about poetry

byob

https://www.facebook.com/events/1617762041853135/

W4tB in November

Susanna Lang is our featured poet at a very special show.

It is the birthday of legendary guerrilla poet Lesley Heath Morrow. In honor of the occasion W4tB will forgo its usual format in favor of the POETRY WHEEL.
THE POETRY WHEEL is a poetic round robin in which each poet tries to connect their poem to the proceeding poem. connections can be complicated or simple, but all connections need to be explained.

that poem contains the word blue and this one is about the blues
that poem has a particular form and so does this one
that poem was about love or death, or anger or politics, or drunken yadda yadda.
all these connections are valid
donations to pay the feature performer will considered a lovely gesture

https://www.facebook.com/events/323168408043964/

click for the event page on FaceBook

Waiting 4 the Bus in October

Monday, October 17 at 7 PM - 9 PM



Uncharted Books
2620 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647


Our October show features Nicholas Souder and is our annual Spooky Stuff show. It's time to bring out all your Scary Monsters and Super Creep poems and explore te macabre.

the show is at Uncharted Books
the Show starts pretty much on time
the show is BYOB
the show is pretty chill
bring your own poems
bring poems you love
don't bring poems and choose from our variety of House Poems
or just show up and listen
the show is free, but we do ask for donations to pay our featured performer

check out the invite on FaceBook (it looks pretty much like this only you can reply and comment and maybe just be interested)

https://www.facebook.com/events/1768172476803826/?notif_t=plan_user_joined&notif_id=1474645691134195

The end of Summer, both Weirder and Cooler

THE WEIRD STUFF IN SEPTEMBER

SUPER SPECIAL

SEPT 17th

This dynamic competition is a means of testing ALL a poet's skills. Something that challenges them as both a writer and a performer as well as something that proves their ability with classic poetic forms and spontaneous inspiration. Waiting 4 the Bus has developed a genius system for finding the exceptionally talented and creative. The Poetry Pentathlon stands alone as a proper means for testing thepoet/performer. This is not a Poetry Slam – this is the glorious throw down known as the Poetry Pentathlon, a judged poetry reading where contestants compete in 5 events with points awarded on both writing ability and performance style. Warning: the only prizes awarded for the evening are pride and bragging rights; any trophies are gravy and should be considered as such

AND MORE AWESOMENESS

SEPT 19th

How do you close out the Summer of Weird? by committing TWO WRONGS. Stop in and check out the poetry of Adrienne Nadeau and Drgnflyy and see whassup?

showtime is 7-9pm
it's free (we do request donations for the feature performers)
BYOB
stop on in and share some poetry. It could be your poetry, someone else's poetry, or choose from our collection of "House Poems"
Waiting 4 the Bus Open Mic. the most chill open mic in the city.

Waiting 4 the Bus to Thanksgiving, an Early Update

Announcement...I have an announcement. RE: November 21st (Waiting 4 the Bus to Thanksgiving) Our feature will be Susanna Lang and that's already special, but the Open Mic will be super special. In Honor of the birthday of Lesley Heath Morrow, we will be celebrating with a Poetry Wheel.

The Poetry Wheel is an interconnected round robin where a poem must somehow connect to the poem immediately prior. this connection can be in form, theme, style, etc.

Any connection will do. "that poem was about the Blues and this poem contains the word Blue" is enough of a connection to keep the Wheel of Poetry turning.

I warn you early because this exercise is not for the faint of heart or people who have only written 6 poems.

Write On, brothers and sisters, Write On

Waiting 4 the Bus with Kristin LaTour

Monday, August 15 at 7 PM - 9 PM

Uncharted Books
2620 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647


Another returning hero to the Summer of Weird. Kristin La Tour is back to give you one F@9K!^^ good night of poetry. One of the original Weirdos.Kristin has been away from the Bus Stop for a little bit and we are excited to have her back.

bring your poems, bring poems by your favorite poets, read stuff.

BYOB
3 poems or
5 minutes
whichever comes first