What is a Poetry Pentathlon

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http://w4tbbusdepot.blogspot.com/2016/05/registration-opens-today-may-16th-for.html

I know this is cliché...Once upon a time there lived a group of poets who had grown tired of the grand accolades and Huzzahs that were thrust upon performance poets who were quite excellent at the performance but not quite so grand at the poetry part .  Inversely we were saddened by the number of people who were quite good at the poetry but not so impressive when it came to the performance.

This cause much furor amongst the poets, who lived in a hollowed out tree in the forest of Dive Bars (I have to keep some of the fairy tale elements). One day the scribes of these tree living poets had a dream.  In this dream, poets were judged by what they wrote and how well it was communicated.  These judgments were made by participating in five poetic events and based upon both style and substance.  Thus was born the Poetry Pentathlon.

Currently the poets, who live in aforementioned hollow tree, are busy deciding events and choosing judges.  When this process is finished registration will open and a brand new Pentathlon winner will be chosen.  The process is long and arduous.  To win, one must have many talents,  Among these are creativity, spontaneity, and writing acumen.  Please stay tuned for further Pentathlon Announcements.

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Announcing the Poetry Pentathlon for 2016

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

find the pentathlon on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/PoetryPentathlon/?fref=ts

Posted by Poetry Pentathlon on Saturday, March 26, 2016

Weirdo nation, Poetry nation, Dave Gecic and W4tB

Dave Gecic, the host of the Weirdest poetry show in Chicago comes to feature at the home of the Weirdos of W4tB. It's gonna be a dynamite way to celebrate National Poetry month.

Show starts at 7, try to show up early to sign in, open mic spots go fast. seating is also limited, you can bring your own chair. BYOB or coffee, or your personal choice of beverage.

https://www.facebook.com/events/211504232544637/211538272541233/

Are you prepared for Poetry Bomb 2016

Okay Poetry People, the bomb is coming. You know the drill. This is an act of Guerrilla Poetry. Do it in a group or on your own. At 3:30pm on April 24th, go out in public and read some poetry, read it loud, draw a crowd, make people aware that Poetry is a living breathing art form. If you are looking for a bomb site let us know, if you are planning a bomb site let us know that too. We can help y'all find one another 
https://www.facebook.com/The-Poetry-Bomb-157587229451/

contact us at weirdowatch1@gmail.com

Okay Poetry People, the bomb is coming. You know the drill. This is an act of Guerrilla Poetry. Do it in a group or...
Posted by The Poetry Bomb on Tuesday, March 22, 2016

What time does the next bus arrive? W4tB Monday, March 21st 7 PM - 9 PM

Uncharted Books
2620 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647

It's springtime and W4tB brings you two superb artistic talents, its a special treat for folks who love the madness of words. Eileen Tull and Stephen Dvorak are gonna bring the thunder (as I like to say).
The rest of the Weirdos will join us for the open mic. it's three poems or 5 minutes, whichever comes first.

We have a tendency to go SRO so if you need to sit, bring a chair. I hope to see you soon and remember:
WEIRD IS SEXY
















The FaceBook event page
https://www.facebook.com/events/187650834933790/

Join The Weirdo nation
https://www.facebook.com/groups/waiting4thebus/

Bonus treat for Spring

Mark your calendars for the February Waiting 4 the Bus

Monday, February 15
at 7 PM - 9 PM

Uncharted Books
2620 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647

Okay, we survived the Comedy of Errors that was our January show, but now we are ready to come out strong in February and have the coolest show we can muster.

Come out and join us for the poetry of Jennifer Finstrom. The rest of the W4tB weirdos will be in attendance and we hope you join us for the Valentine Aftermath.

Remember the rules. you got 3 poems or 5 minutes, whichever comes first. Show starts as close to 7pm as the poetry time continuum allows and end promptly at 9pm.

Chairs fill up fast, so if you want to bring a camp chair or something feel free. Please no bar-co-loungers.

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See you there, WEIRD IS SEXY!!

Our sincerest apologies for Jan 18 at W4tB

Okay, so January 18th was our Disaster show.  Every once in a while there is a show that gets cursed by Murphy's law and what I like to call the Schleprock initiative.

Our feature called in sick.

We scramble to achieve a plan B

Upon arrival the bookstore is closed for the holiday.

Through miscommunication, clerical over sight, and general cock up. We are not on the bookstores calendar of events.

People are driving in from out of state to attend the show.

And it is colder that a well diggers ass outside.

Murphy's law states that what can go wrong will go wrong.

The Schlep-rock initiative adds "at the worst possible time" to the end of that.

I think we pulled through like troopers and  I hope to see you all again of February 15th.

Peace, love and an infinite number of monkeys, and remember "Weird is Sexy"