DEBT BEGINS AT TWENTY "this film is as definitive a record of the Pittsburgh punk scene during its nascent underground as anyone could hope for" from the Lux Database page, which has the full movie: http://lux.org.uk/collection/works/debt-begins-20)

POETRY IN PITTSBURGH CAN BE FUN. IT CAN EVEN BE GREAT. WE CAN MAKE IT GREAT IF WE WANT TO.

I'd like to continue the tradition of the punks I see in this documentary. I want a scene with lots of poetry readings, lots of frenetic nights w/ performances which are more than tolerable. I want pittsburgh to be fun, and I want pittsburgh's poetry to be fun.

I'd like poetry in pittsburgh to be messy, strange, and weird. I want it to be appealing. I want it to be grotesque. All of this I know is a lot to ask and there's no chance I'll get it. I'm starting this blog in an attempt to get it. We're going to post pittsburgh's poetry events, which (full disclosure) I'm mostly stealing from the PGH literary calendar, and I'll go to those events and write about them here. It's an exciting journey I hope and the future is uncertain. . You can reach me at poetryburgh@gmail.com. If you want a put up an event, etc. send an email there.