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Spoken Word Sundays: Celeste and Cyndi Dawson

  • The Parkside Lounge 317 East Houston Street New York (map)

Featuring Celeste and Cyndi Dawson

Plus open mic

Hosted by David Lawton

21+, doors open at 3:00 pm

$3 suggested donation. Two drink min, alcoholic or non.

Celeste is a writer from Brooklyn, whose poetry, fiction, and film scripts demonstrate a passion for magical realism and psychothrillers. She is also a voiceover for international ads and storytelling projects in the US and Europe. Celeste has performed her poetry over the years at the British Library, Edinburgh Fringe, the Nuyorican Poets Café, Secret Loft NYC, Waterstones London, PoetikLA, and others. Her latest chapbook, come back for me?, was released on Bottlecap Press in August 2023.

Cyndi Dawson is a poet, performance artist and a former actress/dancer who has fronted  the rock band The Cynz for 13 years. The Cynz have four albums released and one in production expected for release within the next six months. They are on the Jem Records label. The Cynz can be heard on Sirius, internet and international radio. Her poetry has appeared in over 75 anthologies and magazines. She has three chapbooks, the most current is Outside Girl ( published by Hoboken’s own Poets Wear Prada Press). Cyndi has performed internationally as a poet, often accompanied by a backing band of musicians and has two CDs of spoken word released (Inside of Outside with Jair Rohm Parker Wells and one which accompanied her book).