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Below is our comprehensive list of poetry events in and around Santa Cruz. Note that we have reorganized this list as follows: The Monthly list has been integrated into the Other list, while the Workshops are now in a separate list. The Weekly list is unchanged. Readers in our Tuesday series are often interviewed and read more of their poetry on The Poetry Show on KUSP 88.9 FM, Sundays 8:00-9:00pm. (Webcast available.)
And then there is always Poetry Flash.
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| CURRENT POETRY SANTA CRUZ EVENTS | 2nd Sunday of each month
Sunday, August 10 2:00 PM |
Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader Martina Nicholson, M.D. Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz. Free. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller. |
| Tuesday, August 12
7:30 PM |
The Wind Shifts:
New Latino Poetry, with Adela Najarro, David Dominguez,
John Olivares Espinoza and Scott Inguito.
Cabrillo College Watsonville Center, The Forum, 4650, 318 Union Street, Watsonville. $3 donation suggested. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz. [Read more about this event.] |
For future events
see the Looking Ahead listing.
These events are supported, in part, by a grant from the the
Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County.
Some events are supported by matching grants to our readers from Poets & Writers, Inc.
Poetry Santa Cruz is also sponsored by Casablanca Inn, Bookshop Santa Cruz, Capitola Book Cafe, The Attic, National Writers Union
Chapter 7, KUSP, the William James Association, the Museum of Art & History, and Cabrillo College. Membership
premiums have been donated by Copper Canyon Press, Graywolf Press, the University of Pittsburgh Press,
Robert Sward, Coffee House Press and Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
A voluntary donation of $3 will be requested at venues where collection
of donations is permitted. |
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OTHER POETRY EVENTS DURING THE NEXT MONTH (See also Weekly Events, below) |
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| Tuesdays at 8:30 PM | The
Poetry Box, a half-hour TV poetry show on
Community Television of Santa Cruz County,
on Comcast cable channel 27 and Charter (Watsonville) channel 73.
• Tuesdays July 15, 22, and 29 at 8:30 PM. Poetry from Ireland & Finland Part 3 of 3, filmed in 2007. Producer: Joanna Martin. Sponsored by Poetry Santa Cruz. |
| July 11 at 9 PM
July 13 at 12:00 and 8:00 PM July 18 at 1:00 PM July 23 at 2:00 PM |
The
High School Poetry Awards 2008, a 1:22 TV poetry show on
Community Television of Santa Cruz County,
on Comcast cable channel 25 and Charter (Watsonville) channel 71.
• Friday, July 11 at 9 PM; Sunday, July 13 at 12 PM and 8 PM; Friday, July 18 at 1 PM; Wednesday, July 23 at 2 PM. High School Poetry Competition and Awards Ceremony, filmed May 20, 2008 by Community Television of Santa Cruz County. Sponsored by Poetry Santa Cruz and The Santa Cruz County Office of Education. |
| Every Friday
Friday, June 27 7 PM Signup, 7:30 Start |
The Wired Poets Open Mic CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: Wired Wash Café is closed, 135 Laurel Street and Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz. Now on MySpace. |
| July 15 to August 31 | Shakespeare Santa Cruz presents its 26th season with Romeo and Juliet and All’s Well that Ends Well, by William Shakespeare, plus Bach at Leipzig by Itamar Moses, Burn This by Lanford Wilson and The Antiquarian’s Family by Carlo Goldoni. UCSC Theater Arts Center. 831-459-2159. |
| 2nd & 4th Sundays of each month
Sunday, July 13, 27 Signup by 7:30 PM, 8:00 Start |
The Legendary Santa Cruz Poetry Slam at the Poet & Patriot Irish Pub, 320 Cedar St., Suite E, Santa Cruz. Must be 21 or older, no minors. No cover. 10 poets. 3 min. 10 sec. limit. One free beer to each poet that reads. 5 judges. 831-426-8620. www.santacruzslam.com |
| The 3rd Saturday of each month
Saturday, July 19 8:00 PM, signup at 7:30 |
Open Mic for musicians, poets, magicians and other artists of all ages to perform in front of a live audience. Refreshments provided. Donations accepted. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County, 6401 Freedom Blvd. Aptos. 477-7588. |
| Wednesday, July 23
7:30 PM |
Morton Marcus will read from his memoir Striking through the Masks. Free. Capitola Book Cafe, 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola. |
| The 1st Tuesday of each month
Tuesday, August 5 7:30 PM |
Poetry First! open mic with featured readers featured readers to be announced. South First Billiards, 420 S. 1st Street, San José. Sponsored by Poetry Center San José and the Creative Writing Department at San José State University. |
| The 1st Saturday of each month
Saturday, August 2 2:30 to 5:00 PM |
Lost Poets Salon Open Reading and Discussion. Free. Downtown Bagelry, 320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. (831) 425-0211 |
| The Saturday
after the 1st Friday of each month
Saturday, August 2 2:00 to 4:00 PM, Signup 1:00 |
Open Reading and book sales. Free. 17th Avenue Studios, Santa Cruz. See the MAP! |
| Saturday, August 9
11 AM to 2 PM: Ping Pong Tournament 3:00 PM: Readings |
Release Party for Ping•Pong art and literary journal, featuring work by international writers and artists. Henry Miller Library, Highway One, Big Sur CA 93920. Free. |
| 2nd Tuesday of each month
Tuesday, August 12 7:00-9:00 PM |
Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Reading Series presents Kim Li Bui Burton and Patrice Vecchoine. East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey. $5. |
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| Every
day
9:01 AM and 8:01 PM |
The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor on KAZU 90.3 FM. |
| Every
Sunday
8:00-9:00 PM |
The Poetry Show on KUSP 88.9 FM. Hosted by Dennis Morton and Morton Marcus. Live interviews, poems read by the host, taped readings or interviews. |
| Various weekdays | Capitola Book Café hosts many author events, with local and visiting authors. Visit their website at http://www.capitolabookcafe.com/ for an up-to-date schedule. |
| Various | Check the literary events page for Monterey County. |
| Every
Wednesday
8:00-9:00 PM |
Out Of Our Minds on KKUP 91.5 FM. Hosted by J.P. Dancing Bear. Live interviews, poems read by the host, taped readings or interviews. |
| Every
Wednesday
3:00-3:30 PM |
Cover to Cover on KPFA 94.1 FM. Hosted by Jack Foley. |
| Every Friday
7 PM Signup, 7:30 Start |
The Wired Poets Open Mic at the Wired Wash Café, 135 Laurel Street at Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz. Now on MySpace. |
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| Ellen Bass | Ellen Bass
offers the following writing workshops. See Ellen’s
website for more details and recent updates.
• Ongoing Weekly groups in Santa Cruz: Writing About Our Lives (And Everything Else). • Tuesdays 6:00 to 9:00 pm for Women and Men (all genres) • Wednesdays 1:00-4:00 pm for Women (poetry focus) • Thursdays 3:00-6:00 pm for Women (all genres) In addition, she offers the following writing retreats:
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| Sarah Rabkin | • Everyday Poetry. Sunday, September 7, at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Cascade Head, Oregon Coast. Writing poems is a way of paying attention to our lives, distilling meaning from everyday moments, communicating experience. Everyone can create poems that matter. In this one-day workshop, we will open various doors into the world of poetry, ranging over a variety of topics, tactics, voices, and moods. Each participant will emerge with original poems and with tools for making poetry a regular practice. All are welcome; those with little or no poetry writing experience are especially encouraged. For exact times and locations, fees, enrollment procedures, and other logistics, please see the Sitka Center website or contact the Center at: info@sitkacenter.org or 541-994-5485. For details about workshop content, call or email Sarah Rabkin at 831-475-7548 or srabkin@ucsc.edu. |
| Amber Coverdale Sumrall | Amber Coverdale Sumrall
offers the following writing workshops. See Amber’s
website for more details. Call 477-4375 or email Amber
for her current schedule and to reserve a place.
• Monthly Saturday Drop-In Poetry Revision Workshop. Limited to six participants. In addition, she offers the following writing retreats:
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| Patrice Vecchione | •
Mapping
the Soul: Collage, Poetry and Creativity, a workshop to be held June 29 to July 6 at Esalen Institute
during the 2008 Esalen International Arts Festival. Register directly from the Esalen website.
• Writing and the Spiritual Life: Finding Your Voice Within, a workshop to be held November 23-28 at Esalen Institute. Register directly from the Esalen website. • For
additional information on workshops by Patrice Vecchione, see her website,
www.patricevecchione.com
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| Tuesday, September 9
7:30 PM |
Brian Turner and
Maggie Paul.
Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $3 donation suggested. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz. |
| 2nd Tuesday of each month
Tuesday, September 9 7:00-9:00 PM |
Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Reading Series presents The Front St. Poetry Group: Dan Phillips, Ellen Hart, Kate Aver Avraham, Phil Wagner, John Laue, Bernice Rendrick, Jennifer Lagier, and Laura Bayless. East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey. $5. | 2nd Tuesday of each month
Sunday, September 14 2:00 PM |
Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader Elowyn Corby. Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz. Free. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller. | 2nd Sunday of each month
Sunday, October 12 2:00 PM |
Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader Janet M. McEwan. Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz. Free. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller. |
| Tuesday, October 14
7:30 PM |
Laurel Blossom
and April Ossmann.
Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $3 donation suggested. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz. |
| 2nd Tuesday of each month
Tuesday, October 14 7:00-9:00 PM |
Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Reading Series presents Len Anderson and George Lober. East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey. $5. | 2nd Sunday of each month
Sunday, November 9 2:00 PM |
Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader to be announced. Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz. Free. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller. |
| 2nd Sunday this month only
Sunday, November 9 7:00-9:00 PM |
Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Reading Series presents Charles Atkinson and Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts. East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey. $5. |
| Tuesday, November 18
7:30 PM |
Lucille Clifton
will read in the First Annual Maude Meehan Memorial Poetry Reading.
Humanities Lecture Hall, UCSC. Free. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and the UCSC Living Writers Series. |
| Tuesday, December 9
7:30 PM |
Robert Minhinnick and
Joseph Stroud.
Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola. $3 donation suggested. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz. |
| 2nd Tuesday of each month
Tuesday, December 9 7:00-9:00 PM |
Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Reading Series presents Dan Linehan and Barbara Mossberg. East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey. $5. | 2nd Sunday of each month
Sunday, December 14 2:00 PM |
Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader to be announced. Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz. Free. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller. | 2nd Sunday of each month
Sunday, January 11 2:00 PM |
Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader to be announced. Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz. Free. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller. |
| Tuesday, January 13
7:30 PM |
Annie Boutelle and
Roz Spafford.
Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola. $3 donation suggested. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz. | 2nd Sunday of each month
Sunday, February 8 2:00 PM |
Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader to be announced. Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz. Free. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller. |
| Tuesday, February 10
7:30 PM |
D. Nurkse and
Stephen Kessler.
Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $3 donation suggested. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz. |
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