• The First Rain of Poetry

    The first rain of the season reminds us that even if we do live in the Middle East, we still succumb to the forces of Mother Nature and her tokens. Yet, the weather wasn’t the only thing on my mind last Sunday.
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  • Poetry's Rockin' the City- Why not come along for the ride?

    Someone once said, "It's easier to quote poems than to read them". Obviously, this person did not attend Sunday's Open Mic night at "Coffee Print" at 31 Bugrashov St.
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  • "Summertime" in Coffee Print, Tel Aviv

    It's "Summertime" and Ella Fitzgerald's classic hit wasn't the only thing resonating the streets of Tel Aviv.

    For those of you who have missed out on the Open Mic nights, Coffee Print has become a home to poets, writers and musicians who meet bimonthly to share their original work or to read/perform their favorite poems/tunes.
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  • Open Mic - Sunday August 19th at 9 PM in Tel Aviv

    Hey Everyone,

    Last Sunday's performance workshop was amazing and I was delighted to
    meet a few newcomers.

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  • Because the first one was just that good

    After a very successful first Open Mic in Tel Aviv, with about 30 attendees, the creative energy continued this past Sunday at Coffee Print.
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  • Poetry Hits Tel Aviv

    It started off as an ordinary night in Tel Aviv: pleasant night time weather, people walking on the streets with umbrellas under their arms, uncertain of the possibility of another winter storm. Yet all that changed when I walked through the door
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