I recently started attending a nearby open mic poetry night. They're almost ALWAYS in NYC, so I was ecstatic to find one that meets on the other side of the Hudson close to home. Because I was afraid to go alone, my boyfriend tagged along. He's a mechanic not a reader or a poet, but I think he might be slowly edging towards the dark side... or at least he enjoyed the event and may even tag along again.
Erin Anastasia was one of the main poets at the open mic, reading a few selections from her self published collection, Mapless. As many of you know, I've been working with putting together a poetry collection myself and toying with the idea of self publication. Because of this I LOVE seeing poets who have done it successfully well. Erin Anastasia is one of these poets.
Erin Anastasia writes with such powerful imagery and emotion, and I love that she has not fallen on the "keep everything lowercase" bandwagon. Lowercase is trendy right now, but it's not how I was taught to write in college. I value poetry that pushes boundaries wile keeping grammar intact. Not only is the way that she writes beautiful, but the performance of her poetry is AMAZING. I think that hearing a poet recite their work gives a whole new appreciation to their poetry.
So Dewey Readers, check out Erin Anastasia's poetry book! She also has an awesome YouTube page! I's give it 5 out of 5 Coffee Beans.
Until the next read!
~Jessica
P.S. I'll let you know if I ever get brave enough to read my poems aloud at one of the open mic nights.
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