Where does poetry happen in Austin?
Hey, y’all. I’m looking for info on any gatherings in Austin that are centered around poetry. My searches thus far have uncovered Vintage Bookstore & Wine Bar and Wed poetry night at Alamo Drafthouse.
I plan to visit both, but can y’all make other recommendations? Before life kinda beat the joy out of me and turned me into someone quiet, rigid, and rule-following, I loved the unexpected twists and turns of a well crafted poem. I did become a writer, but I chose a B.S. in Professional Writing, and I built a career in software development doing black box QA and writing procedures and process descriptions. I suspect the two are related. Both rely on conveying the most information with the fewest words.
I’m 53, and I’m done complying and obeying rules. I want to rediscover the part of me that loved all things weird and chaotic. I want poetry back in my life. Can y’all point me toward a direction?