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 […]
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Rochester Spoken Word 2020 Events Announced
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 […]
Cinco de Mayo is Excelente at Speak Easy
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 […]
Standing Room Only at Speak Easy
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 […]
Telling Stories at Speak Easy
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 […]
Listening to the Future 2019 Student Selections Announced
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 […]
Speak Easy is a Warm Spot on a Winter Day
It may have been cold outside, but the energy in Cheshire on February 10th kept everyone warm. Our second Speak Easy of the year brought a balance of poetry and […]
Speak Easy Turns 2!
On Sunday, January 13, Speak Easy celebrated its 2nd birthday with a big party at Cheshire. Two years after kicking off it’s first show, Speak Easy is still going strong […]
Speak Easy Ends 2018 on a High Note
On Sunday December 9 we held our 24th Speak Easy and final event for 2018 at Cheshire. It was another great mix of poetry and prose presented by our eight […]
Speak Easy Does a Double-Take
The blankets of fallen leaves needing raking couldn’t stop people from coming out to attend Speak Easy this past Sunday (11/11/2018). Then again, maybe that’s why they came. Either way, we […]