[Susan McLean]

I knew that no one here would be likely to be able to attend the March 18 reading I organized for Women's History Month, of the comic poems of Melissa Balmain, Gail White, and Julie Kane, since it was in Marshall, Minnesota, and we couldn't even afford to bring in the poets themselves. Instead, I got eight faculty, students, and a vice president of my university to read the poems. But the event was recorded and posted on YouTube, so if you would like to see it, here is the link:

http://bit.ly/1IrRUFh

I have managed to organize such readings in the past, which have featured poems of other Spherians such as Rhina Espaillat, Alicia Stallings, Deborah Warren, Rose Kelleher, and others, but only recently have the events been recorded. I hope some of you will find this one entertaining.

Susan

[Gail White]

Thanks for posting this, Susan! You know I've always thought that light verse poets ought to go on the road as stand-up comics. This is coming close.

[Catherine Chandler]

Susan, Thanks so much for the link. The presentation made my day .

[Janice D. Soderling]

I shall immediately go enjoy. Three of my role models are in that fillm: Melissa Balmain, Gail White, and Julie Kane.

Thanks so much for thinking of us at the Sphere.

Added in: Made my day happy.

[Mary McLean]

Very entertaining! Thanks for the link, and congratulations to all the readers and the read.

[Michael Juster]

I also have the video up on my Twitter site (@amjuster) if anyone wants to spread this delightful performance through that medium.

[Susan McLean]

Thanks, everyone. I am delighted that the event is being made accessible to a wider audience this way.

Susan

[Terese Coe]

My favorite of all is the one with the baby that looks like a rump roast. Congratulations to Melissa Balmain, Gail White, and Julie Kane, as well as the readers!

And thanks to Susan McLean for organizing this. Susan, is there any chance you could list titles next to poets on this thread?

[Susan McLean]

Balmain, from Walking in on People

Walking in on People
Bird in the Hand
Daredevil
New Parent at a Party
Villain Elle
Enfant Terrible
To a Toddler
Epiphany While Reading People Magazine
Fed Up
Prayer for a Husband
Love Poem


White, from The Accidental Cynic

The Panda
Epitaph of the Unknown Poet
Abelard, or Love Gone Wrong
The Librarian Wishes
Simone de Beauvoir to Sartre
Song of a Rolling Stone
The Cynic and the Baby
To My Lover, After Our Discussion of Poetry
Post Diagnosis

Kane, from Paper Bullets

Looker
Post-Feminism
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Excuses, Excuses
Plea Bargain
Status Update
Bad Boys
The Best Defense
Men Who Love Redheads
Water Pressure
Don’t Fall for a Poet Who's Scottish