Rik Riel's weekly round-up of upcoming SL events...
Among the many arts-related activities in SL, you''ll find that there's a vital and diverse poetry scene. From open mic nights to workshops to "poetry tag", you can find a wide range of verse to tickle your muse. On Friday, June 1, at 6pm, there's a release party for the publication of The Absence of Shadows, an
anthology of 24 poems written by 14 SL poets, edited by Phorkyad Acropolis. At Bhima (129, 239).
I asked Phorkyad how he ended up creating a poetry anthology. "I began
attending poetry readings in various venues, he explained. "After a few visits, I
began reading my own poems, realizing perhaps that I could be a poet in
this brave new—and virtual—world. Impressed
by the work of some of the virtual poets, I decided to publish a poetry
anthology 'in-world.' I did it not just to expose poetry to a wider SL
audience, or to bring the world of SL poetry to RL, but also to
investigate the technical aspects of virtual publishing." Come hear Phorkyad and other SL poets read on Friday.
Also coming up: a 12-hour concert fundraiser, co-creating with Philips, tech talk with Dr. Dobbs, "lo fi" art and "hi fi" music, catching wicked waves, and more events than you can shake a sculptie at. All after the jump...