****** The Bagel Bards was founded in 2004 in the basement of a Finagle A Bagel in Harvard Square by Harris Gardner and Doug Holder.
From a Poets and Writers article by Ifeanyi Menkiti:
Bagel Bards, a seven-year-old group cofounded by Douglas Holder of Ibbetson Street Press and Harris Gardner, is not a writing workshop—though those who come can, if they wish, bring work to share and receive feedback from other members—but rather a dedicated group of area poets and writers who meet every Saturday morning for company and support in Somerville’s Davis Square at the Au Bon Pain (18-48 Holland Street). (They even have a permanent symbolic home at the coffee shop, as management has allowed members to have a plaque in the corner where they meet behind the muffin case.) Important parts of the meetings are recorded for future reference by a designated member with the title of “Word Catcher.” There is no fee to belong or join the Bagel Bards. All that is needed is a willingness to bring oneself to Davis Square on Saturday mornings, maybe purchase a bagel or two, or a steaming cup of coffee, so as to keep the management happy. Last year poet Clayton Eshleman paid a surprise visit to the Bards while he was in town and had warm things to say about the group and its spirit. Other prize-winning authors such as Kathleen Spivack, Afaa Michael Weaver, and Gloria Mindock can be found holding court there. A Bagel Bards anthology is also published annually.
Hosted and organized by Rene Schwiesow
1. Prema Bangera
2. Philip Burnham
3. Heather Campbell
4. Julia Carlson
5. Louisa Clerici
6. Dennis Daly
7. Timothy Gager
8. Bridget Galway
9. Harris Gardner
10. Steve Glines
11. Elizabeth Hanson
12. Doug Holder
13. Abbott Ikeler
14. Irene Koronas
15. Linda Larson
16. Deborah Leipziger
17. Tony Majahad
18. Gloria Mindock
19. Thomas O’Leary
20. Ralph Pennel
21. Janice Rebibo
22. Rosie Rosenzweig
23. Rene Schwiesow
24. Jack Scully
25. Wendell Smith
26. Manson Solomon
27. Paul Steven Stone
28. Chris Warner
29. Alice Weiss
30. Debra Weiss
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