The Other Voice presents Julia B. Levine and Jennifer K. Sweeney reading their poetry at The Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, 27074 Patwin Road, Davis, California 95616, on Monday, May 7th, at 7:30pm. James Lee Jobe will host. There will be an open reading following the poets. This is a free event. Call 530-750-3514 for details.
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Julia B. Levine has received numerous awards and grants in poetry, including the Discovery/the Nation award, the Tampa Review Prize in Poetry for her second full-length collection of poems, titled, Ask, and the Anhinga Prize in Poetry, for her first book, Practicing for Heaven. Her third book, tentatively titled, In the Mud Room of Existence, is due out this fall from University of Tampa Press. She received her Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley in 1989 in clinical psychology. She lives and works in Davis.
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Jennifer K. Sweeney is a teacher and writer in San Francisco. She won the 2006 Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award and her book, Salt Memory,was published last November. She holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Vermont College. Her poetry has been published or is forthcoming in: Hayden’s Ferry Review, Barrow Street, Passages North, New York Quarterly, Puerto del Sol, RUNES, subtropics and elsewhere. She was recently awarded a Cultural Equities Grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission.
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Bathtime at the Children's Shelter
by Julia B. Levine
and I'm trying to be brave, to dab his penis
with this towel, to unfold his twisted arm
and rub the inside dry.
Last week, they wanted me to say
whether it was better if a man or woman
held him down, while the doctor checked
how many times he'd been torn apart.
And sure I'm paid to live this close
to the dirt of what's been done,
but I don't know about these red scabs
exploding across this child's skin.
Or how he sits on the toilet, thin as a rail,
trembling from the cold, and speaks
as if he's fine. Go ahead,
he tells me cheerfully,
just let the good one help the bad,
and together we fish his crippled hand
through the pajamas his father gave to him.
Power Rangers, he says, and smiles.
Annie, I nearly said to his favorite aide,
But we don't talk
about how little is coming clean.
And though the good in me
seems a worn-out rag, I'm nodding
as he tells me his father wants him back,
and kneeling as I lift his legs, one by one,
into the pajama legs. And he's leaning, briefly
on my shoulder, trusting me to carry,
for just a moment, the blessed
and shaming lesson
we've been asked to live.
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Of Gravity And Will
by Jennifer K. Sweeney
A baby was crawling out
a window this morning.
I stood beneath, ready to catch,
shouting to her in broken
Spanish. Finally, the mother
came and we were all saved.
The plump head, heavy
as a ripe mango on a branchlet,
stayed in my mind all day
and I kept running
to catch a falling book, a pencil,
a wadded up sheet of paper
sailing toward the trash.
When Justin shouted
Katie loves me!
in our kindergarten class,
I dashed to grasp the words
like yellow flowers
dropping from his grin.
At the end of the day
I slumped home,
my pockets packed
with voices and leaves,
and stood on the balcony,
the way I stand
outside my own life
shouting in Chinese
trying to catch poems.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
October 24 - 29 2007 | Tomales Bay Workshops
Hello fans of Poems-For-All,
My name is Kate Asche, and I work for the UC Davis Graduate Creative Writing Program coordinating The Tomales Bay Workshops under director Pam Houston.
We want to make you aware of The Tomales Bay Workshops, which is an annual six-day writing conference held at The Marconi Conference Center ( www.marconiconference.org) on beautiful Tomales Bay, a little north of San Francisco. We have an extraordinary group of writers lined up to lead the workshops this year including Jack Driscoll, Cornelius Eady, Judith Freeman, Pete Fromm, Heather McHugh, and Howard Norman. Our keynote speaker will be the lovely and accomplished Joy Harjo. We think that some Sacramento Poetry Center members will want to join our talented and dedicated group of writers at the conference this fall, which will run from October 24 - 29 2007.
We are now accepting applications for general admission (due by June 15--but send now, because we fill up quickly!) but are also calling for applicants to our fellowship competition. Each year, we try to give away at least six full-ride fellowships; these pay the whole $1300 conference fee and include room, food, and workshop enrollment. **FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE DUE APRIL 15** (applications arriving on Monday, April 16 will still be considered). Applications (and additional information) can be found in our brochure, which I have attached to this email, or on our website at http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/arts_and_humanities/ (scroll down to the bottom to "Featured Courses" and click "The Tomales Bay Workshops").
Please forward this email to anyone you feel would be interested in this fabulous writing and learning opportunity. (And please be sure to forward the brochure attachment with the note!)
Please do not hesitate to contact me at tomales.bay.workshops@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.
Thank you so much for your time and attention!
Sincerely,
Kate Asche
Conference Coordinator
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The Tomales Bay Workshops
University of California, Davis
Creative Writing Program
My name is Kate Asche, and I work for the UC Davis Graduate Creative Writing Program coordinating The Tomales Bay Workshops under director Pam Houston.
We want to make you aware of The Tomales Bay Workshops, which is an annual six-day writing conference held at The Marconi Conference Center ( www.marconiconference.org) on beautiful Tomales Bay, a little north of San Francisco. We have an extraordinary group of writers lined up to lead the workshops this year including Jack Driscoll, Cornelius Eady, Judith Freeman, Pete Fromm, Heather McHugh, and Howard Norman. Our keynote speaker will be the lovely and accomplished Joy Harjo. We think that some Sacramento Poetry Center members will want to join our talented and dedicated group of writers at the conference this fall, which will run from October 24 - 29 2007.
We are now accepting applications for general admission (due by June 15--but send now, because we fill up quickly!) but are also calling for applicants to our fellowship competition. Each year, we try to give away at least six full-ride fellowships; these pay the whole $1300 conference fee and include room, food, and workshop enrollment. **FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE DUE APRIL 15** (applications arriving on Monday, April 16 will still be considered). Applications (and additional information) can be found in our brochure, which I have attached to this email, or on our website at http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/arts_and_humanities/ (scroll down to the bottom to "Featured Courses" and click "The Tomales Bay Workshops").
Please forward this email to anyone you feel would be interested in this fabulous writing and learning opportunity. (And please be sure to forward the brochure attachment with the note!)
Please do not hesitate to contact me at tomales.bay.workshops@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.
Thank you so much for your time and attention!
Sincerely,
Kate Asche
Conference Coordinator
~
The Tomales Bay Workshops
University of California, Davis
Creative Writing Program
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Poetry Out Loud
Friday, March 30, 2007
Subway Stanzas | Poetry Posters on the Glasgow Subway
Since September 2006 (and until the end of March 2007), a new series of the Subway Stanzas poetry posters have been on display in the Glasgow Underground. This series has featured six poems by poets from countries in the Commonwealth, and the posters were put up in collaboration with Glasgow City Council, in support of Glasgow’s bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2014.
‘Runner’, written by Robert Seatter from England, marked the Great Scottish Run. The poem comes from Travelling to the Fish Orchards published by Seren.
‘The jive’ by Mafka Gwala from South Africa celebrated the Big Big World Music Festival in October, and is published in Ten South African Poets published by Carcanet Press.
‘The Butterfly’ by Arun Kolatkar from India celebrated the Inspiration Children’s Festival in November and is from The Oxford India Anthology of Twelve Modern Indian Poets published by Oxford University Press.
‘I’ll wake up one morning’/’Dùisgidh mi aon mhadainn’ by Morag Montgomery celebrated Celtic Connections, Scotland’s biggest folk music festival, in January and is from An Tuil, An Anthology of 20 th century Scottish Gaelic Verse published by Polygon.
‘Falling Feeling’ by Finuala Dowling from South Africa celebrated Valentine’s Day in February and is from I Flying published by Carapace Press.
‘Folding the Sheets’ by Rosemary Dobson from Australia celebrated International Women’s Day in March and is from Collected Poems published by Angus & Robertson.
This series of posters was produced by the Scottish Poetry Library with the support of the Glasgow advertising company Non Stop Advertising, Strathclyde Public Transport, Primesight and Glasgow City Council. There has now been poetry on the Glasgow underground since 2005.
Gleaned from a news item on the Scottish Poetry Library website.
‘Runner’, written by Robert Seatter from England, marked the Great Scottish Run. The poem comes from Travelling to the Fish Orchards published by Seren.
‘The jive’ by Mafka Gwala from South Africa celebrated the Big Big World Music Festival in October, and is published in Ten South African Poets published by Carcanet Press.
‘The Butterfly’ by Arun Kolatkar from India celebrated the Inspiration Children’s Festival in November and is from The Oxford India Anthology of Twelve Modern Indian Poets published by Oxford University Press.
‘I’ll wake up one morning’/’Dùisgidh mi aon mhadainn’ by Morag Montgomery celebrated Celtic Connections, Scotland’s biggest folk music festival, in January and is from An Tuil, An Anthology of 20 th century Scottish Gaelic Verse published by Polygon.
‘Falling Feeling’ by Finuala Dowling from South Africa celebrated Valentine’s Day in February and is from I Flying published by Carapace Press.
‘Folding the Sheets’ by Rosemary Dobson from Australia celebrated International Women’s Day in March and is from Collected Poems published by Angus & Robertson.
This series of posters was produced by the Scottish Poetry Library with the support of the Glasgow advertising company Non Stop Advertising, Strathclyde Public Transport, Primesight and Glasgow City Council. There has now been poetry on the Glasgow underground since 2005.
Gleaned from a news item on the Scottish Poetry Library website.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
April 2 | frank andrick benefit
POETIC JUSTICE
A benefit for frank andrick
Monday April 2, 2007
HQ: Headquarters for the Arts
1719 25th Street
(25th & R Streets)
Doors open at 6
$10 donation
Hosted by Edie Lambert
With readings by
frank andrick
James Rollins
Becca Costello
Tim Kahl
Star Vaughn
Mario Ellis Hill
Terryl Wheat
Mary Zeppa
and more
With music by
J. Greenberg
Joel Ginsberg
Frank Andrick has devoted his life to helping other people,
from teaching poetry to troubled teenagers to promoting the
arts across our community. Now, Frank needs our help. He
was diagnosed with a range of serious health conditions
in August 2006 and at the same time learned that a paperwork
error had wiped out his Medi-Cal benefits. On April 2nd,
Friends will gather to help frank with his medical expenses.
A Sac-Franciscan experimental mythologist whose work spans
poetry, prose, and tale telling. Frank Andrick is the producer
and host of the "Pomo Literati" a two hour spoken word program
broadcast on KUSF. It features live reading performances,
contemporary recordings, and archival rarities from pre-beat to
post modern. Published in the Poems-For-All mini-chap series,
and Rattlesnake Press, he authored Soluna a collection of poetry
and prose and is working on Mandorla. He also co-hosts "Poetry
Unplugged @ Luna's" an open mic/featured reading series, the
peoples choice for Best Open Mic venue as per the Sacramento
News & Review. Currently editing a collection of works by
inspirational women authors entitled 'La Musee' de Muse',
'The Museum of Muses'. Interpolating sound, visual, and performing
arts is life for frank. He believes "there is more space inside of
us than we'll ever find outside of us." He is inspired by fire,
images, dreams, tarot cards, the Knights Templar, the Surreal,
the Symbol, the eternal & the unknown.
- - -
the poet
is a thief
of fire
by frank andrick
To
be a poet
entails more than
the writing of poems.
It demands a commitment
to live and die with great style
and an even greater sadness.
To wake up each morning
with the fever raging,
and to know that it can never
be extinguished except by
death,
and yet to be convinced that this suffering,
this sensitivity carries its own unique
reward ...
I want to be
the Hierophant
of an unapprehended
Inspiration
A benefit for frank andrick
Monday April 2, 2007
HQ: Headquarters for the Arts
1719 25th Street
(25th & R Streets)
Doors open at 6
$10 donation
Hosted by Edie Lambert
With readings by
frank andrick
James Rollins
Becca Costello
Tim Kahl
Star Vaughn
Mario Ellis Hill
Terryl Wheat
Mary Zeppa
and more
With music by
J. Greenberg
Joel Ginsberg
Frank Andrick has devoted his life to helping other people,
from teaching poetry to troubled teenagers to promoting the
arts across our community. Now, Frank needs our help. He
was diagnosed with a range of serious health conditions
in August 2006 and at the same time learned that a paperwork
error had wiped out his Medi-Cal benefits. On April 2nd,
Friends will gather to help frank with his medical expenses.
A Sac-Franciscan experimental mythologist whose work spans
poetry, prose, and tale telling. Frank Andrick is the producer
and host of the "Pomo Literati" a two hour spoken word program
broadcast on KUSF. It features live reading performances,
contemporary recordings, and archival rarities from pre-beat to
post modern. Published in the Poems-For-All mini-chap series,
and Rattlesnake Press, he authored Soluna a collection of poetry
and prose and is working on Mandorla. He also co-hosts "Poetry
Unplugged @ Luna's" an open mic/featured reading series, the
peoples choice for Best Open Mic venue as per the Sacramento
News & Review. Currently editing a collection of works by
inspirational women authors entitled 'La Musee' de Muse',
'The Museum of Muses'. Interpolating sound, visual, and performing
arts is life for frank. He believes "there is more space inside of
us than we'll ever find outside of us." He is inspired by fire,
images, dreams, tarot cards, the Knights Templar, the Surreal,
the Symbol, the eternal & the unknown.
- - -
the poet
is a thief
of fire
by frank andrick
To
be a poet
entails more than
the writing of poems.
It demands a commitment
to live and die with great style
and an even greater sadness.
To wake up each morning
with the fever raging,
and to know that it can never
be extinguished except by
death,
and yet to be convinced that this suffering,
this sensitivity carries its own unique
reward ...
I want to be
the Hierophant
of an unapprehended
Inspiration
Interview | Judy Halebsky
An excellent interview of departing poet Judy Halebsky conducted by Frank Graham, the new poetry editor of Poetry Now.
2007_04_judy_hablesky_interview.pdf
2007_04_judy_hablesky_interview.pdf
March 29 | Kathy Kieth
Poetry Unplugged @ Luna’s
KATHY KIETH
Thursday March 29
8pm
Open mic precedes and follows the feature
No Cover; ALL Ages
Luna’s Café 1414 16th. St.
Sacramento
Art Luna
(916) 441-3931
www.lunascafe.com
event contact: frank andrick (209)727-5179 fandrickfabpub@hotmail.com
"Night of The Snake," Thursday March 29th an evening featuring Kathy Kieth, poet and editor/publisher of the Rattlesnake Press which produces a quarterly review and a steady monthly stream of chapbooks and broadsides, including SnakeRings SpiralChaps, Littlesnake broadsides, Snakelets (ages 0-12), and VYPER (ages 13-19). Kathy hosts a monthly Rattlesnake Reading Series at The Book Collector bookstore in midtown Sacramento. Hosted by frank andrick.
Copies of the latest Rattlesnake Review Spring 2007 edition (#13) will be available at Luna's on Thursday night in addition to some of the Rattlechaps of works by various artists published by Kathy Kieth via Rattlesnake Press.
Rattlesnake Press on the web: www.rattlesnakepress.com
KATHY KIETH
Thursday March 29
8pm
Open mic precedes and follows the feature
No Cover; ALL Ages
Luna’s Café 1414 16th. St.
Sacramento
Art Luna
(916) 441-3931
www.lunascafe.com
event contact: frank andrick (209)727-5179 fandrickfabpub@hotmail.com
"Night of The Snake," Thursday March 29th an evening featuring Kathy Kieth, poet and editor/publisher of the Rattlesnake Press which produces a quarterly review and a steady monthly stream of chapbooks and broadsides, including SnakeRings SpiralChaps, Littlesnake broadsides, Snakelets (ages 0-12), and VYPER (ages 13-19). Kathy hosts a monthly Rattlesnake Reading Series at The Book Collector bookstore in midtown Sacramento. Hosted by frank andrick.
Copies of the latest Rattlesnake Review Spring 2007 edition (#13) will be available at Luna's on Thursday night in addition to some of the Rattlechaps of works by various artists published by Kathy Kieth via Rattlesnake Press.
Rattlesnake Press on the web: www.rattlesnakepress.com
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Think Postcard Project will exhibit
An update on the Sacramento Poet Laureate's Think Postcard Project:
Remember the Think Postcard Project of 2006?
Well, it has come of age!In fact, there are many exciting developments with all of our PoetLaureate's projects. But the one that you may find of especial interest are the plannedexhibitions of Think Postcard!
We are exhibiting the postcards sent in to SMAC starting March 31 andgoing through the month of April. You will be receiving a postcard in the mail with the completeannouncement.
The exhibits will be held at La Raza/ Galeria Posada, The Asylum Gallery, Luna's Cafe and at the Galt and Isleton libraries.
We are holding an assembly 'party' to choose the groupings ofpostcards for the different venues and to insert them into clear plastic sleeves for safety anddisplay. We are looking for volunteers to help out on Saturday, March 31 from 10a to 2p, at the SMAC offices. We would love it if you could come lend a hand.Should be fun! You'll be in great company! and we'll have somerefreshments.Please let me know if you'll be able to help out.
Warm regards,
Anja Aulenbacher
Grants and Cultural Programs Coordinator Limited Term
Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission
2030 Del Paso Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95815-3022
www.sacculture.com
(916) 566-3986
Remember the Think Postcard Project of 2006?
Well, it has come of age!In fact, there are many exciting developments with all of our PoetLaureate's projects. But the one that you may find of especial interest are the plannedexhibitions of Think Postcard!
We are exhibiting the postcards sent in to SMAC starting March 31 andgoing through the month of April. You will be receiving a postcard in the mail with the completeannouncement.
The exhibits will be held at La Raza/ Galeria Posada, The Asylum Gallery, Luna's Cafe and at the Galt and Isleton libraries.
We are holding an assembly 'party' to choose the groupings ofpostcards for the different venues and to insert them into clear plastic sleeves for safety anddisplay. We are looking for volunteers to help out on Saturday, March 31 from 10a to 2p, at the SMAC offices. We would love it if you could come lend a hand.Should be fun! You'll be in great company! and we'll have somerefreshments.Please let me know if you'll be able to help out.
Warm regards,
Anja Aulenbacher
Grants and Cultural Programs Coordinator Limited Term
Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission
2030 Del Paso Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95815-3022
www.sacculture.com
(916) 566-3986
April 4 | Norman Solomon
Norman Solomon
Meeting the Historic Challenge:War, Peace and the 2007 California Democratic Party Convention
Wednesday, April 4
7 pm
Coloma Center Auditorium
4623 T St.Sacramento, CA
Solomon is a longtime associate of the media watch group Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR.org). His weekly column on media and politics, Media Beat, has been in national syndication since 1992. He has written op-ed articles on media issues for many papers, including the Boston Globe, Washington Post, Newsday, New York Times, Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and Baltimore Sun. His articles have also appeared in the International Herald Tribune, Canada’s Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and the Jordan Times. Norman Solomon’s eleventh book, War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death, was published in 2005. Solomon’s other books include Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn’t Tell You (co-authored with Reese Erlich), The Habits of Highly Deceptive Media and three collections of columns co-written with Jeff Cohen -- Wizards of Media Oz: Behind the Curtain of Mainstream News, (1997), Through the Media Looking Glass (1995) and Adventures in Medialand (1993) -- as well as The Trouble With Dilbert: How Corporate Culture Gets the Last Laugh (1997), False Hope: The Politics of Illusion in the Clinton Era (1994), The Power of Babble: The Politician's Dictionary of Buzzwords and Doubletalk for Every Occasion (1992), Unreliable Sources: A Guide to Detecting Bias in News Media (co-authored with Martin A. Lee, 1990) and Killing Our Own: The Disaster of America's Experience With Atomic Radiation (1982).
Meeting the Historic Challenge:War, Peace and the 2007 California Democratic Party Convention
Wednesday, April 4
7 pm
Coloma Center Auditorium
4623 T St.Sacramento, CA
Solomon is a longtime associate of the media watch group Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR.org). His weekly column on media and politics, Media Beat, has been in national syndication since 1992. He has written op-ed articles on media issues for many papers, including the Boston Globe, Washington Post, Newsday, New York Times, Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and Baltimore Sun. His articles have also appeared in the International Herald Tribune, Canada’s Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and the Jordan Times. Norman Solomon’s eleventh book, War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death, was published in 2005. Solomon’s other books include Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn’t Tell You (co-authored with Reese Erlich), The Habits of Highly Deceptive Media and three collections of columns co-written with Jeff Cohen -- Wizards of Media Oz: Behind the Curtain of Mainstream News, (1997), Through the Media Looking Glass (1995) and Adventures in Medialand (1993) -- as well as The Trouble With Dilbert: How Corporate Culture Gets the Last Laugh (1997), False Hope: The Politics of Illusion in the Clinton Era (1994), The Power of Babble: The Politician's Dictionary of Buzzwords and Doubletalk for Every Occasion (1992), Unreliable Sources: A Guide to Detecting Bias in News Media (co-authored with Martin A. Lee, 1990) and Killing Our Own: The Disaster of America's Experience With Atomic Radiation (1982).