April 19, 2018 — Band of Poets

Band of Poets is primarily John Burgess, Ted McMahon, Jed Myers, and Rosanne Olson. They’re often joined in performance by other musicians and poets. You’ll hear a song or two. Sometimes dancing. Expect ballads and hymns, political outrage, ghosts of the Beats, evocations of Whitman, edginess, and love.

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John Burgess grew up in upstate New York, worked on a survey crew in Montana, taught English in Japan, and publishes poetry with Ravenna Press.

Ted McMahon chose drums in 1956, but his parents insisted on violin, which lasted six weeks. Back to drums in 2001, and happy to be part of Band of Poets.

Jed Myers is a Seattle poet and musician who’s been throwing himself over his dread’s hedge to speak and sing out ever since 9/11.

Rosanne Olson has spent a lifetime in the arts: photographer, artist, author, educator, songwriter.