Eric “Zork” Alan, an 8x National Slam Poet competitor, is probably best known for standing on chairs. He is also known for gratuitously dropping names... like that he is the only poet ever to have his book [appropriately called “I am NOT a poet”] blurbed by Davy Jones, Dobie Gray & Wild Cherry. Zork has Featured at the hottest poetry venues in America including Chicago’s legendary Green Mill where slam started. He has toured across America visiting High Schools and colleges in his mission to make more poets. He performs at and hosts ZorkSlams [student based events] nationwide. He hosts Westchester County, NY's largest poetry series and slammaster for the PSI Westchester Slam series @ The White Plains Public Library.
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ERIC ZORK ALAN reads "Hello My Name is Zork (Name Dropping)"
Watch Paul’s answers to the top 3 writing questions sent in by the Borders Open-Door Poetry Community Watch
Poetry Contest with Billy Collins
2nd Borders Open-Door Poetry Contest Judge Billy Collins Reads the Winning Poems Watch
Gather & Write with Anthony Tedesco
Welcome to the world’s first glimpse at 3 new poems by 3 top poets: Billy Collins, Patricia Smith and Franz Wright. It’s: Episode 4 of Borders Open-Door Poetry. Less a sneak peek and more a premonition, a presaging of auspicious poetry en route. All are graciously due out in forthcoming books, including two books already available for precursory doting. Also available for doting: You. The writer. The writer in you. It doesn’t take a soothsayer to say: You’ll feel anew after even just a one-minute freewrite...at opendoorpoetry.gather.com.
