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Mel Brake is a poet/songwriter from the Philadelphia area who has read and presented his poetry works in Philadelphia and New York City. He has committed his heart to poetry song and music.
Date / Time: 3/27/2008 3:18 PM UTC
by Marta Wilson-Barthes
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Attending a one-man book signing or solo art exhibit is easy, but finding something more all-encompassing can be a challenge: Mingle the arts and you may end up with bongos at a poetry reading. But Tamara Oakman, who hosts the semimonthly "Business of Words" poetry workshop at the Free Library's Book Corner, has found a way to bring together artists as diverse as the city they come from. Musicians, writers, artists and poets from all walks of life will join Oakman — a published writer herself — for the first Light of Unity Festival.
Mel Brake of the Mad Poets Society and Adam Meora-Coben, host of the open-mic series Blam, are only two of the 17 metropolitan performers involved. With its myriad artists, Oakman sees the festival as bridging the humanity gap. "Art crosses and defies all boundaries of race, religion and sexuality. The interest is bigger than we ever expected," Oakman says.
Part of the Emerging Artists Series, the Light of Unity Festival promotes aspiring artists: These will be the first public performances for Scott Clausen, Daniel Schall, Steve Mazzeo and Miracle Brown & Friends.
Even seasoned artists like poet Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore, whose collection, Ramadan Sonnets, was published in 1996, see the festival's significance. "To be invited to participate in such a potpourri of readers is always interesting," Moore says. "We all add to the various slices of the human soul's pie ... some tart, some sweet, some dry, some totally intoxicating."
Sat., March 29, noon-5 p.m., free, Book Corner at the Free Library, Central Branch, 311 N. 20th St., 215-567-0527, libraryfriends.info.
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Date / Time: 3/26/2008 8:31 PM UTC
The Light of Unity Festival is celebrating the diversity of Philadelphia's artists with poetry, fiction, music, spoken word, creative non-fiction, essay, art, food, and fun! There will be many performers, seasoned and brand new! This event is free and open to the public. You don't want to say you weren't there, so come out and celebrate with us in the City of Brotherly Love!
Saturday, March 29, 2008 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Book Corner
So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth. -Baha'u'llah
All events take place at Book Corner
12:00 to 12:30: Featured Reader: Deborah Kossmann (Poetry/Essay) 12:30 to 12:40: Emerging Performer: Daniel Schall (Spoken Word Poetry) 12:40 to 1:10: Featured Reader: Mel Brake (Poetry) 1:10 to 1:20: Featured Performers: The Buckles (Music) 1:20 to 1:50: Featured Reader: Amanda Norris (Poetry/Fiction) 1:50 to 2:00: Guest Performer: Ian Wolf (Spoken Word Poetry/Music) 2:00 to 2:20: Featured Reader: Adam Coben (Spoken Word Poetry/Fiction) 2:20 to 2:30: Guest Reader: Alexander Jorgensen (Poetry) 2:30 to 2:40: Emerging Performer: Scott Clausen (Music) 2:40 to 2:50: Emerging Performers: Miracle Brown & Friends (Poetry/Music) 2:50 to 3:00: Emerging Reader: Steve Mazzeo (Poetry) 3:00 to 3:30: Featured Performer: Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore (Poetry/Music) 3:30 to 4:00: Featured Performer: Quincy Scott Jones (Poetry/Music) 4:00 to 4:15: Featured Performer: Joseph Dorazio (Poetry) 4:15 to 4:30: Featured Reader: Jeffrey Ethan Lee (Poetry) 4:30 to 4:45: Guest Performer: Kevyn Johnson (Artistic performance/Comedy) 4:45 to 5:00: Featured Performer: X Koamane (Music)
(in alphabetical order)
Mel Brake was raised in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated with a B.S. degree from West Chester University. He has written poetry as a method of healing, self love, and to express his inner thoughts and feelings. He was a guest speaker on The October Gallery Radio Show, WHAT 1340 AM discussing and reading his work. He was the featured poet with Live Poets Society of Media, PA.; Mad Poets Society of Media, PA; and Poet and Prophets of Swarthmore, PA. Recently, he was a featured poet at Robin's Book Store with Philadelphia Poets. Some of his works appear in the current issue of Philadelphia Poets Journal; Mad Poets Review, Fall 2007; and Fox Chase Review. This coming Spring 2008, he will be featured at the Manayunk Art Center, Philadelphia, PA and will publish his first CD/chapbook, Adoration of the Sol.
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