Upcoming Events
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UNT’s David Holdeman on Yeats WordSpace Critics Circle When: Wednesday February 29th 7pm Where: Contact WordSpace at 214-838-3554 We are honored to host David Holdeman, in programming partnership with University of Texas English Department to present an in-depth investigative experience of W. B. Yeats. |
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Giselle Robinson When: Friday March 2nd, 8pm Where: Heroes, 7402 Greenville Ave. DFW’s own Island Girl, Giselle is a member of the 2011 Fort Worth Slam Team as well as the 2011 DFW Gladiator Slam Champion. She has just released her first CD, “Cadence” as she prepares to rock the National stage. |
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kYmberly Keeton and Youth Poetry Slam @ Tyler-Davis Arts District Block Party When: Saturday March 10th, Slam 5pm, kYmberly 8pm Where: WordSpace, 415 North Tyler St. Ymberly mieshia dionne Keeton is a graduate of The University of Houston with a B.A. in English-Creative Writing with a minor in African-American Studies . She has written six books of poetry, and numerous short-stories to be self-published. |
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Miroslav Penkov Salon When: Wednesday, March 14th, 7pm Where: Contact WordSpace 214-838-3554 His stories have won The Southern Review’s Eudora Welty Prize and have appeared in or are forthcoming from A Public Space, One Story, Orion, The Sunday Times, Granta Online, The Best American Short Stories 2008, The 2012 PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories. |
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WordSpace Presents Dallas Poetry Slam @ Deep Ellum Outdoor Market When: Saturday March 17th, 12pm Where: Deep Ellum: Indiana and Malcom X From noon-3, every hour on the hour, poets from the Dallas Poetry Slam pump up the jam Deep Ellum Outdoor Market with a 15 minute performance between music sets. |
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WordSpace Student Readings at SMU Literary Festival When: Wednesday March 21st 6:30pm, Reception at 6 pm Where: SMU McCord Auditorium in Dallas Hall WordSpace is greatly honored to present their annual Dallas area high school students reading at the 2012 Southern Methodist University Literary Festival. |
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2012 SMU Literary Festival: Tyehimba Jess and Krys Lee WordSpace Reception For The Artists When: Friday, March 23, 6:30pm Reception,immediately following Where: SMU McCord Auditorium in Dallas Hall WordSpace is proud to partner with Southern Methodist University 2012 Literary Festival in hosting the closing reception for the artists. |
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WordSpace Salon: Ben Fountain When: Thursday, April 5th, 7 pm Where: Contact WordSpace 214-838-3554 Ben Fountain reads from his soon-to-be released new novel, “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” published by Ecco/HarperCollins. |
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T. Odis When: Friday April 20th, 8pm Where: Heroes, 7402 Greenville Ave Terry has had the honor of sharing the stage with poets such as Black Ice, Abyss, Tasha Jones, and Tommy Bottoms. He is a member of The Left Side Poets, a group of individuals determined to contribute to the artistic world by providing personal accounts of life through poetry. |
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Darius Safavi and Dallas Poetry Youth Slam @Tyler-Davis Arts District Block Party When: Saturday April 14th, Slam, 5pm, Darius 8pm Where: WordSpace, 415 North Tyler St. Darius Safavi returns to WordSpace after his sold out shows of “Plutonium Games” at the McKinney Avenue Contemporary to read an excerpt from his next production scheduled for 2013. |
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WordSpace presents the Dallas Poetry Slam @ Deep Ellum Outdoor Market When: Saturday April 21st, 12pm Where: Deep Ellum: Indiana and Malcom X Community is where it’s at: Visit and shop the Deep Ellum Outdoor Market! Beginning at noon and every hour on the hour, the Dallas Poetry Slam performs, bringing the best solo performances around |
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Laney Yarber and Dallas Poetry Slam perform @ Tyler-Davis 2nd Saturday When: Saturday, May 12, Slam, 5pm, Laney Yarber, 8 pm Where: WordSpace, 415 North Tyler St. (Map) Texas’s most celebrated performance artist Laney Yarber brings her charismatic and free associative magnetism to the Tyler-Davis Arts District’s 2nd Saturday Festivals. |
