Kansas City Poetry Jam Fest to Feature Kansas Poet Laureate & Grass Roots Open Mics Around Town
The Kansas City Poetry Jam is a one day micro-festival for all those on the poetic spectrum: readers, writers, teachers, students, and more.
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Polly Alice McCann
Jun 8, 20235 min read
Save the date for KC Poetry Jam-Calling Poets & Artists for New Women's Anthology Project
Getting to know our teaching poet in residence, Mary Silwance including her advocacy projects, a Women's Anthology ( Submit by July...
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Polly Alice McCann
Sep 15, 20225 min read
Tonight first of Many Workshops with the New Managing Editor of Flying Ketchup Kids, Nina Bricko
Get ready to write a picture book that lights up with creativity and unique characters! Thursday 6:30 to 8 PM online CDT About this...
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Polly Alice McCann
Aug 29, 202216 min read
Flying Ketchup Press Book Fair and Launch Party, Four-Year-Anniversary
Flying Ketchup Press, Kansas City, MO, celebrates its four-year anniversary and two new imprints with a launch party, book fair, &...
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Polly Alice McCann
Apr 18, 20224 min read
The Poetry Mix Open Mic debuts April 20th, 7 pm & Humor Winner Julie Sellers
AfterWord Tavern and Shelves is partnering with us and KC writers to come on out for an adult beverage or two and an open mic featuring...
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Polly Alice McCann
Oct 9, 20213 min read
Lit Fest Today, Sunday Live with Poet T.L. Sanders, Next Week John Burroughs, Ohio Poet Laureate
New Book Store Concept Survives Pandemic Closures, to celebrate Book Fest with local authors with the first Lit Fest on Grand California...
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Polly Alice McCann
Sep 19, 20214 min read
Lit Fest Today, Sunday Live with Poet T.L. Sanders, Next Week John Burroughs, Ohio Poet Laureate
Hear about what inspires Poet Jen Harris tonight. Listen live on 100.1 FM KONN with producer Richard Parilla and Editor Polly Alice...
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Nathanael Quezada
Aug 17, 20217 min read
Writing from Experience with T.E. Winningham, Tonight's Poetry Workshop, Poet Laureate on Radio Show
New York writer Thomas Winningham III is a part of Flying Ketchup Press's upcoming anthology, Tales From the Deep. His story, James...
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Nathanael Quezada
Aug 12, 20213 min read
Local Poet Melissa Ferrer-Civil Live, Serendipity & Y.U.R. Interesting Poetry Workshop
Flying Ketchup Press welcomes Melissa Ferrer-Civil, Kansas City Poet on Sunday's Live Ketchupedia Poetry Radio Show Melissa Ferrer,...
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Polly Alice McCann
Jul 28, 202113 min read
Author JoAnneh Nagler presents Ketchupedia's first Workshop on How to Launch Your Book Aug 3rd
This Tuesday, August 3rd at 6:30 Central our first online class sponsored by Ketchupedia, our outreach to writers. You are invited. Does...
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hopehoutwed
Jun 29, 20214 min read
Overwhelmingly Good with Copyeditor, Hope Houtwed; Podcast, KC Poet Jeremy Gulley
Have you ever been overwhelmed? As writers we get overwhelmed by deadlines, big projects, working with clients and editors, uncomfortable...
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Polly Alice McCann
Jun 25, 20213 min read
Sunday's Live Radio Show Features Prolific Poet and Writers Community Champion, James Benger
James Benger is the author of two fiction ebooks, and three chapbooks, two full-lengths, and coauthor of four split books of poetry. He...
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Nathanael Quezada
Jun 6, 20212 min read
Spotlight Winner of Our Charming Trifles Contest & Tonight's Live Radio Show.
David Radavich is the author of two epics, AMERICA BOUND (2007) and AMERICA ABROAD (2019), as well as recent lyric collections called...
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Polly Alice McCann
May 23, 20213 min read
Winners of Our One Word Contest
Listen Live this Sunday at 6 pm on our weekly Ketchupedia Poetry Radio show on 101.1 KONN OneKc Radio or get the app. Listen to previous...
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Polly Alice McCann
May 17, 20216 min read
'Permission to Write' with Poet Jerri Miller
Sunday night Lineup: We hope you tune in on Ketchupedia, our new Podcast on Spotify, iHeart Radio, or your favorite podcast service. And...
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Polly Alice McCann
May 12, 20214 min read
National Poetry Month Celebration Premiers Poetry Radio and Podcast!
"How can we help writers right now?" I asked. "We need to share some words about writing and creating. Life-changing words!"
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Polly Alice McCann
Mar 15, 20217 min read
Greenville U. Students Gift Podcast Design, Jingle to KP's new outreach, Ketchupedia: The Story
Alexandria LaFaye introduced me to the 2021 students enrolled in Greenville University's capstone course, Experience First. The Illinois...
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Polly Alice McCann
Feb 12, 20214 min read
Advice from Poetic Underground Director Abby Bland, Tell Your Story The Odds
I couldn’t say no when Madi Giovina of Perennial Press invited us to share their new book release because the author is a very important...
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Polly Alice McCann, Managing Editor
Oct 28, 20192 min read
PO-etry Festival News and Opportunities
We are so thankful to everyone who came out to celebrate our one year anniversary and the launch of our first seven poetry books! So what...
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Polly Alice McCann, Managing Editor
Mar 8, 20191 min read
Fresh off the Press & Podcasts
Tomorrow is our first event, a Book Store Bash and fundraiser for KKFI at Steele's Used Books in North Kansas City from 10:30 am to 6 pm....
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