For the last 45 years, Hemingway’s has been the host of a summer poetry series. Founded by the late Jimmy Cvetic, the Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series has been a place where academics have met street poets and shared their voices, and the series has become a foundation of the Pittsburgh literary community.
Joan E. Bauer and Kristofer Collins stop by to discuss the legacy of Jimmy Cvetic, what it takes to keep a series running for 45 years, we make a damn good case for why poetry is for everyone, and they even offer sage advice to those of you who really should start your own damn reading series (seriously, you really should). Step 1 is you should sign up for Joan E. Bauer’s email blast by sending an email to JBauer103w [AT] aol.com.
The Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series can be found at Hemingway’s at 3911 Forbes Avenue , in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. The series runs every year from the first Tuesday in May to the last Tuesday in July. You can find out more from the Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series Facebook, and a photo and audio archive from the last 8 years can be found on the Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series Blogspot Page.
I don’t remember if we swear or not, but I think I did.
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