Mike was there from the begining. Michael and I were complaining about the arts in salt lake city. We were talking about the kind of shows or a type of venue we would love to see -that kind of venue where everyone can come together: writers, painters, musicians, dancers and the like in one spot. We were looking for a communal center. So we decided to create it ourselves.
Michael has finished his MFA at Colorado State. He is a consumate poet with a very quick mind. His intellectual curiosity about the world is reflected in his poetry. He has been published in many journals. He will be performing Thursday June 26th 6:00 pm-6:30 pm at the Utah Arts Festival
Joel was one of the first poets to ever read at Cabaret Voltage. We were performing at a local bar, when the owner had second thoughts about a poetry reading. A large crowd was showing up that had nothing to do with our show. The owner was afraid that “poetry” would drive them away. In the middle of Joel’s reading, the owner turned the jukebox on and turned the volume way up to drown Joel out. The was the last show we did at that particular bar. Joel has published in numerous journals and his book Winged Insects is an award winning collection and the recent collection titled, Chopin’s Preludes: Poems
Pater Poems by Christopher Arigo
Christopher helped design the first stencil logo for Cabaret Voltage. Unfortunatly the design has been lost. Christopher just recieved his Phd. He has published two collections of poetry, the award winning Lit Interim and a collection titled, In the Archive.
Kildem Soto has been active in the Salt Lake City poetry scene for a long time. He is an intense performer and had been one of the highlights of the Cabaret Voltage show. He has a collection of poems in English and in Spanish titled, Poems Images / Poemas Imagenes
Igor Limanski
Igor is the co-founder of “The Rukus” which has carried on the idea of Cabaret Voltage, with it’s own flavor. and personality. Igor has just finished his Bachelors and has been awared an Obama Fellowship, to work to moblilze voters for the Obama campaign this election.
Eric Tanner has become his own instituition. He is the poet laurette of two coffee shops in Salt Lake City. He is working on a third and expanded edition of his book, Rythmns of the Moon. Eric read at Cabaret Voltage many times and is always looking for an opportunity to versify.
Bill is new to Cabaret Voltage and found us on the Information-Super-Highway. He has been published in a number of literary magazines and online journals including Central Park: A Journal of the Arts and Social Theory, The Literary Review, Berkeley Poets Cooperative.
Welcome Bill!
graduated from Binghamton University with a double major in biology and music, and then received a medical degree from the University of Massachusetts. Her poems have been published in various journals including Fetishes, The Sow’s Ear Poetry Review, The Rio Grande Review,and the online journals Best Poem and Flutter.</em>
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