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This site will be a direct link to keep you up to date on the poets of Poetry Ensemble of Orlando. This wonderfully talented ensemble was formed as a means of free expession, and has been working at their craft for several years with published works all over the web and in print. This ensemble (Ensemble n [L un + simul], at the same time) of poets enjoys creating and performing all over central Florida.
Come to one of our poetry performances and help us celebrate the release of our new book "Connections: A Collection of Poems." For more information about the Ensemble, send an email to blacksox@att.net or call Russ at 407-403-5814. Don't forget to bookmark this site!
Members of Poetry Ensemble of Orlando
Estelle Lipp has won literary awards for prose and poetry. Her illustrated book of poems, "Heartspeak," was published in 2005 and her short stories and poetry appear in the anthology, "Florida Shorts." She has recently published two poetry chapbooks: "Colors" and "Inside," and is currently working on an illustrated children's book. Numerous poems, short stories and essays have been published in print and on-line. For more info, visit www.EstelleLipp.com
Russ Golata is an award winning poet that lives in Central Florida. He is a member of the Vista Writing Circle of Orange County. Co-hosts the Orlando Poetry Group open readings at Austins, every 3rd Wednesday. Has been widely published in print and on the web including Autumn Leaves, Poets Against the War, NewsinVerse, and Haiku Now. Fragments of Noise his latest chapbook hot off the press is now available. poetrypoem.com/fragments
Robert Osborne has been writing poetry occasionally over the last ten years. Two years ago his interest in writing was rekindled and he continued to write poetry. He participates in Woodstream Writers' workshops where he has begun work on a memoir and a short story, which he hopes to have published in the near future. Bob is an electronics engineer who pursues writing as an avocation in his spare time.
This site will be a direct link to keep you up to date on the poets of Poetry Ensemble of Orlando. This wonderfully talented ensemble was formed as a means of free expession, and has been working at their craft for several years with published works all over the web and in print. This ensemble (Ensemble n [L un + simul], at the same time) of poets enjoys creating and performing all over central Florida.
Come to one of our poetry performances and help us celebrate the release of our new book "Connections: A Collection of Poems." For more information about the Ensemble, send an email to blacksox@att.net or call Russ at 407-403-5814. Don't forget to bookmark this site!
Members of Poetry Ensemble of Orlando
Alice R. Friedman writes memoir and fiction as well as poetry. She has a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Central Florida and a Paralegal Certificate from Rollins College. She was a journalist for 15 years and participates in Woodstream Writers’ workshops. Her creative writing has appeared in Sunscripts, The Other Herald and on the websites of The Orlando Sentinel and Poetic Logic of WMFE-FM. In 2007 a memoir” won first prize for non-fiction in the Mount Dora Writers Contest; and in 2005 she won Honorable Mention in the Page Edwards short Fiction Contest for “Summer Dream Revisited.” she is currently working on a chapbook collection of her poetry.
Leslie Halpern is the author of three nonfiction books, "Reel Romance. The Lovers' Guide to the 100 Best Date Movies," "Dreams on "Film. The Cinematic Struggle Between Art and Science," and the forthcoming "Passionate About Their Work." Her poetry has appeared in the award-winning anthology "Windows to the World," "SciFaiKuest Magazine," "True Romance Magazine," "The Mother is Me," "The Journal of Graduate Liberal Studies," and other publications. Leslie is the 1997 winner of The Mentor Award, a national writing contest based on true mentoring experiences.
Visit her website: http://home.roadrunner.com/~lesliehalpern
Estelle Lipp has won literary awards for prose and poetry. Her illustrated book of poems, "Heartspeak," was published in 2005 and her short stories and poetry appear in the anthology, "Florida Shorts." She has recently published two poetry chapbooks: "Colors" and "Inside," and is currently working on an illustrated children's book. Numerous poems, short stories and essays have been published in print and on-line. For more info, visit www.EstelleLipp.com
Russ Golata is an award winning poet that lives in Central Florida. He is a member of the Vista Writing Circle of Orange County. Co-hosts the Orlando Poetry Group open readings at Austins, every 3rd Wednesday. Has been widely published in print and on the web including Autumn Leaves, Poets Against the War, NewsinVerse, and Haiku Now. Fragments of Noise his latest chapbook hot off the press is now available. poetrypoem.com/fragments
Robert Osborne has been writing poetry occasionally over the last ten years. Two years ago his interest in writing was rekindled and he continued to write poetry. He participates in Woodstream Writers' workshops where he has begun work on a memoir and a short story, which he hopes to have published in the near future. Bob is an electronics engineer who pursues writing as an avocation in his spare time.
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Our Spring Performances are now Completed.
Thank You all who came out to support us. Our book Connections is still availabe Follow this link or call or e-mail us http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/connections-a-collection-of-poems/3352659 We have also had two wonderful articles written about the Ensemble Lifestyles http://www.centralflorida-lifestyle.com/index.php?page=singlearticle&catid=21&artid=984#pc01 And Mad About Words Lounge http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs062/1101941040972/archive/1102557016335.html See Ya'll in the Fall No telling what we will be up to--- |
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URBAN THINK
Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Book Signing & performance 625 East Central Boulevard Orlando 32801 ORLANDO PUBLIC LIBRARY (CENTRAL BRANCH) Sunday, April 19, 2009 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Performance and Book Signing 101 East Central Boulevard Orlando 32801 Maitland Senior Center Tuesday April 28 at 11:30am performance 345 S. Maitland Ave Maitland Fl, 32751 |
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To celebrate the publication of our book
Connections: A Collection of Poems, Poetry Ensemble of Orlando has scheduled performances and book signings throughout the coming months. Ensemble members are Alice R. Friedman, Russ Golata, Leslie Halpern, Estelle Lipp and Robert Osborne. Please join us at these free events. Profits from book sales will be donated to Central Florida charities benefiting the arts including Florida Writers Association and Page 15. For more information on any scheduled event, call 407-403-5814. AUSTIN’S COFFEE AND FILM Wednesday November 19, 2008 at 8:30 p.m. Book Release Party Performance and Open Mic 929 W. Fairbanks Avenue Winter Park 32789 THE DAILY GRIND Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Featured Poets Performance and Open Mic 3060 S.R. 436 Suite 100 Apopka 32703 MAITLAND SENIOR CENTER Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. Performance 345 S. Maitland Avenue Maitland 32751 BORDERS BOOKS (WINTER PARK) Wednesday, December 10, 2008 from 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Book Release Party Performance and Book Signing 600 S. Orlando Avenue Winter Park 32789 JEANINE-TAYLOR FOLKART GALLERY ON FIRST Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Book Release Party Performance and Book Signing 211 East First Street Sanford 32774 INFUSION TEA Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 7 p.m. Featured Poets Performance and Open Mic 1600 Edgewater Drive Orlando 32804 URBAN THINK Thursday, February 19, 20098 at 6:30 p.m. Book Signing 625 East Colonial Boulevard Orlando 32801 ORLANDO PUBLIC LIBRARY (CENTRAL BRANCH) Sunday, April 19, 2009 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Performance and Book Signing 101 East Central Boulevard Orlando 32801 * * *
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