The poets are taking over the Speak Easy stage! For the first time, Speak Easy will be an all poetry show with 12 local poets performing their work. Come on out and enjoy the magic of live readings at Rochester's premier cocktail bar.

Founded by Scott Seifritz and Evvy Fanning after a number of Old Fashioneds, Rochester Spoken Word was created as a way for local writers to be heard — literally. It was founded upon the belief that there is a rhythm and flow to good writing that can only be identified when a work is read aloud, and that real-time audience feedback is beneficial to a writer in determining whether their words are properly conveying their message. With these tenets in mind, they came up with the idea for the Speak Easy series which mixes two of their favorite pastimes: talking and drinking.