04 November 2017 – Kari Martindale will be at the Exeter Community Library, at 4565 Prestwick Dr, Reading, PA 19606 for their Friends of Exeter Bazaar, selling Flash books and products, signing upon request, and maybe even doing a reading or two! (Maybe the real Squirt will be there, too!)
25 November 2017 – Kari Martindale will be at Market Street Gifts & Gallery, 145 Market Street in Cheraw, SC, at 1:00 p.m. She will be doing a reading of both The Time Flash Had the Best Day Ever, and The Christmas Flash Couldn’t Even. It will be the first reading of The Christmas Flash Couldn’t Even! She will […]
June 15, 2018 5:00-7:00 pm: Kari is appearing at the Academy Child Development Center and will do readings as well as sell both available Flash titles.
I’ll be featured in Bard Fest 2021, televised by Berks County Television.
I am a scheduled reader, reading both finished poetry and work-in-progress; topics are political. The event will be followed with a public open mic–join us! Join us for our third annual Open Mic at Sky Stage! Readers from MWA will be scheduled and an open mic will follow. SKY STAGE, 59 S Carroll St, Frederick […]
I will be reading at MWA Frederick’s third annual Literature Night & Open Mic at Sky Stage! Readers from MWA will be scheduled and an open mic will follow. SKY STAGE, 59 S Carroll St, Frederick MD 21701 (INDOOR RAIN LOCATION SOON TBA)
I will be joining Little Pi for a reading in the Poetry Tent of the The Write Women Book Fest during the hour of 3:40-4:40.
“Your new word for the day: ‘ekphrastic’. It means “a literary description of or commentary on a visual work of art.” The Baltimore County Arts Guild will be hosting an art show/ekphrastic event in November. Two wonderful artists will be showing their work and a number of the paintings will be accompanied by poems written […]
Kari will be reading “No Room at the Inn,” inspired by the painting “Stop Injustice,” by Elaine Weiner-Reed. The show featured Elaine’s work along with the work of April M. Rimpo.
ECP&P members Patti Ross and Kari Martindale will be reading as part of a Remnant of God Deliverance Ministry’s Christmas event. Kari will likely be reading “Stop the Injustice: A Thanksgiving Message” (racial justice topic sparked by the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict), “No Room at the Inn” (about refugees), “Suburban Lies” (racial justice), and “Capitol Offense” […]
Kari will be reading at the launch for the Maryland Bards Poetry Review 2022, in which her poem “No Room at the Inn” is being published. Terri Simon also has a poem, “The Weight of Love” appearing in the Review. The ECP&P poets are busy! Sun April 24th 5:30 pm (Door Opens at 5) at Holiday Inn […]
I will be participating in an akphrastic event during Elaine Weiner-Reed’s solo show—details coming.
At 3:50 pm on Saturday, June 5, I’ll be performing/reading with EC Poetry & Prose during the Arts & Drafts festival. Patti and I will share a 30-minute set.
I’ll be a featured reader at our fourth annual event of MWA Frederick hosting Literature Night & Open Mic at the beautiful outdoor Sky Stage venue!
Beat poetry from the DC Beats plus special guest readers, followed by open mic.
All-ages, possible mature content.
Free to enter; books/anthologies/journals/chapbooks may be available for purchase; byob.
As a member of EC Poetry & Prose, I’ll be a featured reader, both individually and in a joint set with Patti Ross, Founder of EC Poetry & Prose.
From Delaplaine: “Join us as we collaborate with local poets from the Maryland Writers’ Association for an ekphrastic event!…Poets in the Maryland Writers’ Association with the artwork in our National Juried Photography Exhibition and read their poetic creations on site. FREE”
I’ve been invited to sit on a Black History Month panel with my poem “Suburban Lies” – you know, the one about all the stuff they conveniently left out of our curriculum? More details in the future. Description: BLACK HISTORY IS ALL OUR HISTORY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 5PM Join members of the EC Poetry & Prose […]
I’ll be reading from The Flash Series at a Dr. Seuss party at a nonprofit organization 🙂
I will be reading Pedestal, my poem that will appear in this year’s Maryland Bards anthology. Theme: Immigration/Refugees/Politics. Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Annapolis, 210 Holiday Ct, Annapolis, MD 21401
Reading followed by open mic
The ekphrastic event that MWA Frederick and Delaplaine Arts Center Center partnered on in November went so well that we’re doing it again! Tentative date: June 3rd.
I will be one of EC Poetry & Prose’s readers. We will be followed by an open mic.
I’ll be a featured reader. Readers are followed by an open mic. (Typically, if we are rained out, we end up at the Frederick Arts Center.)
This is the rain date for an event that was pushed back due to weather. I will be a featured poet at Manor Mill’s monthly featured poetry series. Open mic follows. I will be reading a variety of my work, from spoken word to poetry for the page. David Stant will be featured as well. […]
Zoom: Meeting ID 831 8889 9705 – Passcode330096
I’m reading/speaking at 11:45.
SATURDAY–Open mic will take place in the hotel lobby on Saturday night. I’ll be hosting and reading my own work. The first annual MWA Conference Open Mic went so well that we can’t wait to do it again! SUNDAY–I will also be presenting during the conference on Sunday at 3:45pm, whipping out my Linguistics training […]
I’ll be reading around 1220. This will be EC Poetry & Prose’s third year performing! We love this partnership! Later in the day, ECPP will be hosting an open mic. I’ll probably be gone by then, though, since this event coincides with MWA’s conference and I have several responsibilities and interests there!
I’m looking forward to a reading the evening before the Armed Services Arts Partnership training day. I plan to read The List. Last year, I read Suburban Lies. It was a really cool mix of storytellers, poets, comedians, and musicians–I can’t wait for this year’s!
ECPP will be holding a reading at a senior center in Baltimore. I’m looking forward to this!
I’m updating this post-event: I performed “The List” at the White House, for White House Staff & Guests, including heads of veterans organizations, Arts organizations, and advocacy groups.
8:45-9:45 pm Opening Event:
Zorina Exie Frey, MFA, with Patti (Spady) Ross, MS, & Kari Martindale, MA EC Poetry & Prose: Peace – Poetry – Truth
I’m participating in an open mic, a partnership between Armed Services Arts Partnership and Dog Tag Bakery. I don’t know what I’m going to read yet!!
We’ll be celebrating National Poetry Month with a gathering and reading in the garden of the Ivy Book Shop. I am looking forward to this!
I’m honored that a spoken word artist in Frederick invited me to read at the Juneteenth celebration.
This is one of my favorite annual events because I absolutely adore the venue. MWA members read, followed by an open mic. We’ve been featured since 2019. Unfortunately, I am […]
Launch for an anthology I’m a part of: “Save The Date! Our book launch will take place on Labor Day (Monday September 2nd) at 6:30pm at Manor Mill. Please add this date to […]
Kari Ann Martindale will read poetry from her writer’s showcase at the end of a two-week residency at Chateau d’Orquevaux in France, which included her artist’s statement, inspiration, and process […]
More info coming soon
The open mic I started up in 2022 has been a wonderful addition to the conference, so I’ll be hosting that again and, of course, reading my own poetry.
I was recently invited to join some poets in reading at Beans in the Belfry in Brunswick, MD. Invited readers include Kiki Wilson, Elizabeth Knapp, Aaron Angello, and Sheryl Massaro. […]