After five-plus years, 45 events, a short story contest and an accompanying book, Rochester Spoken Word founder Scott Seifritz is packing up his words and moving to Albuquerque. What better […]
It takes a lot of guts to stand before an audience and read your work. It takes even more to stand before an audience and tell a story with no […]
For the first time, Speak Easy goes all poetry with 13 poets each reading one of their poems. Find out what that old man from Nantucket has been up to. […]
After our triumphant return in December, Covid said, “Not so fast! Let me introduce you to a little something I call Omicron.” After that minor setback we’re back (again) with […]
Happy Birthday to Speak Easy as Rochester’s premier spoken word event turns five! Come to the party and celebrate with us by listening to the winners of the first-ever Rochester […]
After a 21 month(!) hiatus, Speak Easy is back with a mix of first-time readers and crowd favorites. Don’t feel comfortable coming out to a live performance? No problem! You […]
For the second time at Speak Easy, we’re banning the paper and iPads! Instead of readers, we’ll have 8-10 storytellers sharing their stories from memory, with no notes to fall […]
Celebrate the calm between St. Valentine’s Day and Arbor Day by coming out to hear local writers read their short works. Sip a hand-crafted classic cocktail while you’re transported back […]
Beat the winter blues with some great writing! Ten local writers will share their short works of prose and poetry while you kick back with a classic cocktail and some […]
Come celebrate our 3rd birthday and the start of our 4th year with some of the great writers we enjoyed in 2019. There’ll be prizes, party hats, and cake! Doors […]