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"Smoke of autumn is on it all.
The streamers loosen and travel.
The red west is stopped with a gray haze.
They fill the ash trees, they wrap the oaks,
They make a long-tailed rider
In the pocket of the first, the earliest evening star..."

 

Carl Sandburg, Poet 

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OPEN MIC NIGHT :

ONCE-A-MONTH

2nd THURSDAYS @ 7:00 PM

Get here at 7 PM to socialize, readings start at 7:30

COST: FREE!

But it's a POT-LUCK, so bring vittles!

WHERE:

Top Shelf Books
47 East Northwest Highway
Palatine, Il 60067
847-705-9940
www.topshelfbooks.org

WHAT TO READ:

Poetry, prose, memoir, fiction, music, rant, journal, letter, grocery list...

Keep it 5-7 minutes, or 5 typed and double-spaced pages, longer if there are fewer of us (bring "ENCORE!" material, in other words! But be respectful of Time!), and ENJOY YOURSELF!

Note:

We do not censor our material.

PLEASE use discretion if you are bringing children along.