"Laura Moran is a hot poet at the top of her game. She is risking everything by sofa-surfing the USA -- seeing her is like taking the temperature of the Age."
--Bob Holman, Bard Professor and editor of "United States of Poetry".
"One of the most beautifully lyrical poets ever to bridge the space between page and stage."
--Taylor Mali, national award winning poet, performer, educator.
"She is among the rarest practitioners of the poetic craft, a "poet's poet" who is also a magical stage presence. If one should wonder where the 'poetry' in 'performance poetry' has gone, one need look no further than the work of Laura Moran."
-- Daniel Solis, national award winning poet.
"[She]...is a wordsmith of the highest caliber. Few poets in the country can match her stunning combination of sensuality, reality, and artistry. She is a performer that brings every element of authentic human spirit to the stage."
--Kristen Knowles, Cape Cod Poets' Theater.
"Poet chanteuse of the highest order LAURA MORAN joinsus; you should too! Every time this woman steps on a stage, molecules shift to be nearer to her words. Rarely do you find someone who without raising volumeabove normal speech can hush a room to rapture; Laura
is just such a poet."
--LouderArts Project, NYC
"Laura Moran is that rare bird of poetry who can hush a room with style and craft, a joy for all real poetry fans."
--Abena Koomson, Bar 13 poet and host, NYC.
"A WomanNoise celebration of the revolutionary female in the spirit of June Jordan --featuring the label-defying always-enchanting ever-fabulous LAURA MORAN."
--Seve, New York poet.
"Laura Moran: A mover and a shaker and a poetry heart breaker."
Bowery Poetry Club, NYC.
"Laura Moran is what many hope to be. 13 years of craft honing, 4,745 days of poetry... Where did this little white lady get the audacity to take over a stage when she barely breaks 110 pounds??? She definitely walks a fine line between the page and the stage. She performs her poems with panache. She holds the room on her tongue. She made page work and performance work all mix and blend into a perfect feature. A great blend of new work and old work; but with a definite NEW CD!"
--Fish Vargas, NYC poet and host.
on her fisrt CD "Original Skin":
"Laura Moran is that rarity: an intense stage performer whose work is imagistic, writerly, compressed and modulated. Her CD+booklet is bare-bones but pure, Laura's voice carrying loon and hawk, Penelope, Leda, Kali & the other women of "Western Civ," "Liberty Walking" straight into your inner ear. "
--December 13, 2002. About.com Review, Top 8 Poetry CD Guide Picks.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Laura E. J. Moran is the 1992 recipient of the Jean Garrigue Award.
She tours throughout the country and abroad headlining at numerous universities, elementary schools, festivals, competitions, women's organizations, literacy groups, coffee houses, churches, and nightclubs.
In addition, in 1992 Laura became Providence's first Grand Slam Champion and in 1996, Seattle's Grand Slam Champion. She has represented both Seattle and Providence on various national teams from 1996-1998.
For four years as vice-president of Projective Verse, Inc., she introduced children of all ages to the wiles of poetry and hosted the Providence 2000 National Poetry Slam.
Several of her poems appear in such publications as Defined Providence, Revival: Spoken Word from Lollapalooza 1994, Children Remember Their Fathers, Chokecherries: SOMOS Series Anthology 2002, and Quix Quarterly. She is featured on PoetrySuperHighway.com. Her work was performed in collaboration with Words and Letters: RI Calligraphers and Poets and with Island Moving Company's production of Out of The Box. She has published three volumes of poetry, several broadsides, and two CDs.
In 1999, she received the Mayor's citizen's citation for artistic contribution in Providence, RI.
In September 2002, her work was the subject of a half-hour poetry documentary that aired on MNN in NYC.
She is the artistic director and producer of "Hosting of the Bards: Catskill Song and Poetry Festival."
Most recently, she received NEA funding as one of the 2004 Emerging Writers at the Center for the Book Arts in NYC.
UPCOMING GIGS:
AUGUST 11-14: National Poetry Slam in Albquerque, NM. Workshops and outreach at RFK Charter High School and the Hispanic Cultural Center.
JULY 31: Denver Poetry Slam, Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St., Denver, Co. 80205, www.mercurycafe.com 8pm
JULY 27: Albuquerque, NM Poetry And Beer 8pm
JULY 26: Santa Fe, NM The Bar B 8pm
MAY 18: Wed. Night Poetry Series, Bethal Arts Junction, 5 depot Place, Bethel , CT www.wedpoetry.com 7:30pm
MAY 14: Hamish & Henry Booksellers, Main St. Livingston Manor, NY 4:00pm
LIVE BAIT CD RELEASE PARTY!!!
MAY 1, 2005 8pm - MIDNIGHT
NaCL (North American Cultural Labortory)
110 Highland Lake Rd, Highland, NY 127433
845-557-0694 www.nacl.org
BACHNAAL!!!!! BURLESQUE!!!!!
Guest performers: Jack Hardy, Tim Robinson, Bruce Balmer, ASH, and many more!
APRIL 30: Milanville Poets, Milanville, PA
APRIL 28: Hosting Poetry Slam. 7pm. Free. 845-252-3360 Western Sullivan Public Library, Narrowsburg Branch, 198 Bridge St., Narrowsburg, NY 12764
APRIL 16 & 17: Performance Poetry Workshop 1-5pm Free. Pre-register at Jeff. Library. 845-482-4350 Jeffersonville Library, 19 Center St., Jeffersonville, NY 12748
APRIL 9: Eugene , OR Slam : Territorial Winery, 907 W. 3rd Ave. ( & Adams) , Eugene, Oregon 8pm
APRIL 8: Portland , OR In Other Words Bookstore 7334 SE Hawthorne Blvd 7:00pm
APRIL 6: Seattle, WA Capitol Hill Arts Center, Caberet Lounge, 1621 12th Ave. 8pm
APRIL 4: Vancouver , BC Vancouver Slam at Cafe Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Dr. 9pm
APRIL 3: Vancouver, BC Thundering Word Heard, Monmartre Cafe 4362 Main & 28th 9pm
APRIL 3: CFRO Co-op Radio 102.7 Vancouver, CA 9pm Interview recorded that day.
Laura is touring with her new release "Live Bait" throughout 2005.
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