Thank You, Rochester. It’s Been Fun.
At the end of 2015, I was looking for something to do with myself. I’d always enjoyed writing, but that was something I’d barely dabbled in since college. I’d started […]
At the end of 2015, I was looking for something to do with myself. I’d always enjoyed writing, but that was something I’d barely dabbled in since college. I’d started […]
On December 12, it appeared Speak Easy was back for good. Then Omicron got involved and the January 9th show was cancelled. February was looking hopeful but then Covid saw […]
The smell of popcorn in the air, the clinking of ice cubes in old-fashioned glasses, and the free-flowing poetry and prose could only mean one thing: Speak Easy is back. […]
It’s true. After a 21-month hiatus, Speak Easy, Rochester Spoken Word’s monthly live reading event at Cheshire, will be back on December 12, 2021, with some exciting changes! During this […]
We’ve got a lot of great readings planned for 2020! We hope you’ll participate from our stage and/or in our audience. 1/12 Speak Easy Birthday Party – Come celebrate our […]
Our most recent Speak Easy on May 5th at Cheshire was another fun time with plenty of excellent local writing on display. We had nine readers (unfortunately the wonderful Evvy […]
The house was so full at Cheshire for April 14th’s Speak Easy, that we had to turn people away at the door, which was beyond unfortunate since it was such […]
On Thursday, April 4, Rochester Spoken Word and Writers & Books teamed up for the third edition of Listening to the Future: An Evening of Prose and Poetry by Area […]
For the first time at Speak Easy, we went off-script — literally — and had our speakers tell stories from the heart with nothing written to fall back on. It […]
Rochester Spoken Word, in collaboration with Writers & Books, is excited to announce the selections for the third annual Listening to the Future: An Evening of Prose and Poetry by […]