Mother’s Hen hosted the 10th annual Berkeley Poetry Festival at Berkeley City College on Saturday, May 5, 2012. In addition to the performances, Clive Matson was honored with a lifetime achievement award.
The ceremony was held in the atrium, which is a pretty good spot to settle in for a few hours of poetry. Despite how beautiful of a day it was I stayed in for most of the show, leaving (sadly) to take care of some other mysterious business (what does Evan do with all of his time?). Fortunately, Charles was able to stay and record the remaining performances, which included the spotlight on our friend Clive.
- Invocation by Wes “Scoop” Nisker
- Kirk Lumpkin
- Alice Rogoff
- Glenn Ingersoll
- Rivitch
- Larry Barrisport
- Patrick Marr
- Raymond
- Daniel Yaryan
- Marc Olmsted
- Suzi Kaplan Olmsted
- Gary Turchin
- H.D. Moe
- Randy Fingland
- Dale Jensen
- Joan Getten
- Sharon Coleman
- Sandy Sandrine Yaryan
- Jeanne Lupton
- Mary Mackey
- Jack + Adelle Foley
- Julia Vinograd
- The Lifetime Achievement Award
- Clive Matson (4 vids)
In conjunction with the poetry fest, there was an art showing out in the lobby with some rather magnificent work, including author books and some zines and whatnot. Read more about the festival. This year was presented in part by Sparring With Beatnik Ghosts, which did a mini-bout of Yaryan and the Olmsteds.