Waco Poet Jena Evans performing One Two

Jen reciting an original piece at Open Mic Poetry 6-29-06

Waco Jazz Musician Richard Thomas playing the Bambo Flute

This tune is called We Are Marching.
Richard also owns Richard's Band Instrument Repair on 510 Elm Ave. Please click on the link above to visit his website.

For private engagement bookings, please call Richard at 254-752-1000 or 866-752-1003.



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Isabel congratulating Richard on his jazzy performance!

Wooley Tarpit, The Straw In Camel's Back

Original piece by Brent.

Get Your Truth and Freedom Poems Ready - Thursday June 29th

The Mother's Day and "IT" poems were great and we are still hearing
others that were not shared on the assigned nights. The "THEY"
poems will be scheduled perhaps later. We'll see. The feedback on
the "assignments" has been good and the poems have been creative and
very thought provoking.

To give folks time to prepare some really good Truth and Freedom
poems, we'll share them the week before the 4th of July on Thursday
June 29th. If you have any questions, email me or see me at Beatnix
tonight.

Keep writing,
Maryee


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Jackson Edwards performing Gotta Go To Chicago

Jackson will be performing at Beatnix Friday, July 28th. Come on out and support him.

Jason Millerd and Jena Evans performing Upside Down

Go Jason!!!

Jena Evans performing Blues Jam at Open Mic Jams-Beatnix Coffeehouse

Jason Millerd is helping out on the drums. Fun and fast!


Check out more of Jena's Music on her Soundclick.

Your comments are welcomed!!!

Aaron Singing and original song called Mysterious

I'll add more info soon!

Open Mic Poetry 6-22-06

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You always meet a new friend at Open Mic Poetry at Beatnix Coffeehouse!
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Nick Stewart Performing Bed Time Blues

Nick Stewart, the host of Open Mic Jams at Beatnix performing my favorite song by him called Bedtime Blues. He's so talented and I just love it!!!

Art and Poetry

Here's a poem I wrote last week.

I would suggest you change the replay to

really fast!!

Hope you enjoy!

Up in the Sky

Two more here:

Yes or No?

What Can Make You White As Snow?

Open Mic Poetry 6-15-06

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Typical Crowd at Open Mic Poetry night supporting local poetry and the literary arts!

Poetry Night 6-8-06

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Teen Poetry Cafe at Beatnix Tonight

Tonight from 7-9pm at Beatnix Coffeehouse will be Open Mic Teen Poetry. So if you are at teen or at least in the 6th grade on up, come on out!


Here's some pictures from Teen Poetry Cafe:

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Teen Poetry Workshop today at the Waco Public Library

I just came from the teen workshop held today at the Central Library. It was hosted by my fellow poet friend Laura Walton. The workshop was awesome, I might say. The attendees were pretty enthused as well. There were some really talented teens in attendance. I didn't have my camera, as I usually do, so I didn't get any photos. I will add a poem I wrote from the poetry writing exercise Laura gave us that the participants seemed to like. If you don't understand it, you probably had to be there. It was a cool exercise.


Writing Exercise by Maryee
6-3-06

The mother will write with a mild pencil

She's had enough of slick pointy ends
that have no real say so in how she feels

Ink stinks
She thinks
as she glides the wooden brush across the paper
with subtle dullness rather fast

Blue
The shade of her dreary disposition
Dark misty clouds

Write
She will, but her story, it will only be led by her feelings

Sad
Discontented
Melancholy

Alone
Widowed
Childless
Without ink

She thinks
and then she writes again to fill the lonely void

Poetry Night 6-1-06

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Orlando reading an original piece.
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