Long-time Free Holé Slam friend and all-around legend, Gene Keller will impart three Tumblewords Workshops on Slam and Performance Poetry.

Performance and Slam Poetry:  Voice, Memory, Stage

Gene Keller is a poet, songwriter, and teacher. In the mid-90s Keller’s performance video, “Hiku Bob,” was aired on PBS. He has slammed inTexas and New Mexico . As a performing songwriter he appeared at folk festivals from Texas to Utah . Recent work includes poems, Oñate and the Nightbirds (1998), songs, Every Song the Mockingbird Knows (2004), and stories, Big Tent Jubilee (2009). For 2010 Keller has a new book of poems and a new CD of his songs forthcoming.

Where: Memorial Park Public Library 3200 Copper Avenue (915) 566-1034

Cost: Free, but donations accepted for the presenter

When:             All events are Saturday afternoons from 12:45 to 2:45

Contact:          Donna Snyder at 328-5484 or tumblewordsproject@yahoo.com