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Below is our comprehensive list of poetry events in and around Santa Cruz. We are happy to list any poetry events in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. You may notify us via email. We also list selected events in Santa Clara County. You may also subscribe to the Poetry Santa Cruz Events Email by request via email. We only send out this email for events presented or co-sponsored by or which are benefits for Poetry Santa Cruz. We typically send one email for each of our events, about two or three per month. We do not send emails for other organizations or individuals. We do not sell or lend our distribution list to other organizations or individuals. Readers in our Tuesday series are often interviewed and read more of their poetry on The Poetry Show on KUSP 88.9 FM, Sundays 9:00 to 10:00 pm. (webcast and podcast archives available.)
For a poetry calendar covering the Greater Bay Area,
consult the Poetry Flash calendar and open reading listings.
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| CURRENT POETRY SANTA CRUZ EVENTS | |
| Sunday, May 19
2:00 to 4:00 PM |
Poet/Speak
Open Reading with featured reader Teetle Clawson.
Teetle Clawson received a BFA from California College of Arts and Crafts and a MA in Education from St. Marys College in Orinda. She was a visual artist and art educator with at-risk kids before co-founding BC Tech, a medical product design company in Santa Cruz. Several years ago she began studying extensively with Ellen Bass and attends resident workshops with other accomplished poets including Jane Hirshfield, Joseph Millar and Dorianne Laux. Her poetry has appeared the San Pedro River Review and is forthcoming in the 2014 Women Artists Datebook and The SUN Magazine. Open reading signup at 2:00 sharp. All ages welcome. Read your own or a favorite poem. 3-to-5-minute limit. Hosted by Jim Russo. Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz. [ map ] Free. |
| Monday, May 20
7:00 PM |
20th Annual
Santa Cruz County High School Poetry Competition Reading, Awards Ceremony and Celebration of the Publication
of the Annual Anthology. Festivities begin from 6:30 to 7:00 PM as the poets sign in and we gather and
see the visual art by local high school students on the walls. Admission is Free. Contributing poets
will receive a free copy of the competition anthology. Additional copies will be available for purchase at $5 each.
Santa Cruz County Office of Education, 400 Encinal St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 [ map ] Free. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz County Office of Education. |
| Tuesday, June 11
7:30 PM |
James Arthur, Natalie Diaz,
and Tomás Q. Morin.
Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. [ map ] $3 donation suggested. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz. |
| CURRENT EVENTS CO-SPONSORED BY POETRY SANTA CRUZ | |
| Saturday, May 18
7:30 PM |
Jennifer Firestone,
Dana Teen Lomax, and Sarah Rosenthal
reading from their work, including Femshi, a multimedia Neo-Benshi event!
Felix Kulpa Gallery, 107 Elm St., Santa Cruz (Behind Streetlight Records). [ map ] Free. Presented by A New Cadence Poetry Series. See the A New Cadence blog for details. |
| For future events see the Looking Ahead listing.
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OTHER POETRY EVENTS DURING THE NEXT MONTH (See also Weekly Events, below) | |
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Th 5/2 11:30 AM, Sa 5/4 3:30 PM
Tu 5/7 8:30 PM, We 5/8 10:00 AM Tu 5/14 10:30 AM, Tu 5/14 8:30 PM Mo 5/20 11:00 AM, Tu 5/21 8:30 PM Su 5/26 12:00 AM, Tu 5/28 8:30 PM |
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. Alta Ifland & Tsering Wangmo Dhompa. At Capitola Book Café 1/8/13. Producer: Joanna Martin. Co-sponsored by Poetry Santa Cruz. |
| Every Monday
Monday, May 13, 20, 27 6:00 PM to 8:00 |
Open Reading.
Rebeccas Café #112 at the Tannery Arts Center, 1050 River Street, Santa Cruz. |
| Every Wednesday
Wed., May 15, 22, 29 7:30 PM Signup, 8:00 Show |
The Rubber Chicken Poetry Slam & Open Mic. East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey. |
| Wednesday, May 15
7:00 PM |
The Well-Red Poetry Reading Series presents
Henry Leung reading from his new collection of poems, Paradise Hunger,
follwed by open reading.
Works/San Jose, 365 South Market Street, Downtown San Jose. Admission: $2 Suggested Donation; No one turned away. Sponsored by Poetry Center San Jose. |
| 3rd Thursday of each month
Thurs., May 16 5:30 to 7:30 PM |
Writers Open Mike with
featured reader Don Monkerud, author journalist and photographer.
He is the author of Free Land: Free Love; Tales of a Wilderness Commune, and three travelogues:
Italy Uncensored: A Travelogue with Politics and Religion (2003), A Garden of Earthly Delights:
Spain in the Springtime (2008), and Turkey Odyssey (2011), soon to be published as an eBook.
An avid photographer he has been in over 30 local art shows, several single exhibitions, and published in
several magazines including 2011 Porter Gulch Review. He will read from a manuscript in process:
Stories in Search of a Biography, stories from the 1960s told in different voices. See www.DonMonkerud.com.
Come early to sign up for 5 to 7 minutes open mike. Free. Interested listeners always welcome.
Questions: Pat Hanson, 831-601-9195
East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey. |
| 3rd Thursday of each month
Thursday, May 16 7:00 PM |
Poetry Reading @ Willow Glen Library
with featured reader David Denny, Cupertino Poet Laureate.
Note: If you read and wish your poem to be posted in the Willow Glen Poetry Project Blog,
bring a hard copy of your poem and email it to willowglenpoetry@gmail.com.
Willow Glen Library, 1157 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose. Free. Sponsored by Poetry Center San Jose. |
| Friday, May 17
7:00 PM |
Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts
reads from the works of Joseph Campbell and Robinson Jeffers.
Tor House, Carmel. |
| Friday, May 17
6:00 to 7:30 PM |
Hollister Open Mic.
Bring poetry or prose to share in a friendly supportive atmosphere. Any style or language welcome. Free community event.
Free Admission Always. Co-Sponsored by the San Benito County Arts Council, Blak Sage Gallery of Fine Art and Joe Navarro.
Blak Sage Gallery of Fine Art, 727 San Benito St., Hollister. 831-636-9100. | First and Third Saturdays
Saturday, May 18 2:30 PM |
Lost Poets Salon Open Reading and Discussion.
The Bagelry, 320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. |
| Sunday, May 19
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM |
Writing to Explore the Heart in Spring
a workshop with Angie Boissevain.
Much of poetic writing can be seen as a love letter, not necessarily to a lover, but often as a response to the joy and mystery of lived life. This workshop will offer writing practice as intimate appreciation of our response to beauty and as encouragement to be surprised by what takes shape on the page. After a period of zazen there will be time for warmup writing followed by discussion of prose and poetry. After this we will spend much of our time outside, enjoying Spring by cultivating close and loving attention to what appears before us, and allowing words to come forth to express what's in our heart. There will be time for sharing, both morning and afternoon, and we invite you to bring a bag lunch. Bring lots of paper and something to write with and prepare to be surprised. This year we will gather at a rustic retreat location in the beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains. Directions will be provided upon registration. Sponsored by Santa Cruz Zen Center. $55 (Sustaining members), $65 (others). Contact Sally Aguirre at sallyaguirre@gmail.com |
| Sunday, May 19
1:00 to 4:00 PM |
Poets @ Play.
Please bring a poem that you are working on to share with the group. Youll have an opportunity to ask for comments or feedback if desired. We will also be providing some unique writing prompts for new poem creations or for revisions. Come early (between 11 am at 1 pm) to enjoy ÒSempervirens DayÓ at History Park, a celebration of the marvelous heritage of California Redwoods and Sequoias and the efforts to preserve them. See exhibits and tour the Andrew Hill House, next door to Markham. Andrew Hill was one of the main driving forces behind saving the remaining old growth redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains. RSVP recommended but not required poetsatplay@pcsj.org. Convenient parking is available at the Staff/Volunteer parking lot on Phelan Avenue. Questions? Call 408-368-0353 Firehouse in History Park, 1650 Senter Road, San Jose CA 95112. Sponsored by Poetry Center San Jose. |
| Wednesday, May 22
4:00 PM |
Santa Clara Review
celebrates its 100th issue with a reading by Robert Hass.
Locatelli Activity Center, next to the Malley Sports Center, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053. |
| Thursday, May 23
6:00 to 8:00 PM |
The Poets Circle Monthly Poetry Reading Series with featured reader Adela Najarro, followed by an open poetry reading. Free and open to the public. Presented by Magdalena Montagne. Watsonville Public Library, 275 Main St., Suite 100, Watsonville, CA 95076. |
| Thursday, May 23
6:00 PM |
Miraculous Children,
the Spring 2013 Living Writers Series at UCSC presents Lauren Shufran, Tsering Wangmo,
and Juliana Leslie. For more on the series and the readers, see the
Living Writers web page.
Humanities Lecture Hall, Room 206, UCSC. |
| Saturday, May 25
2:004:00 PM |
The Community Reading Series presents an open reading for poetry and prose, with featured reader David Sullivan. Porter Memorial Library, 3050 Porter St., Soquel 95073. Hosted by Jean Walton Wolff. Fourth Saturday of the month: September to November, February to June. |
| Saturday, May 25
Time TBA |
Point Sur Lighthouse Tour and Poetry Reading
with Kim Bui-Burton, Simon Hunt, and George Lober.
Tor House, Carmel. | 4th Tuesday of each month
Tuesday, May 28 7:009:00 PM |
The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Reading Series presents John Dotson, and John Laue. East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey. $5. |
| Saturday, June 1
1:00 to 3:00 PM |
A Reading and Art Show to
Celebrate the launch of Porter Gulch Review 2013
Cabrillo Horticulture Center at the top of the campus, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA 95003. [ map ] | First and Third Saturdays
Saturday, June 1 2:30 PM |
Lost Poets Salon Open Reading and Discussion.
The Bagelry, 320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. |
Tuesday, June 4
7:30 PM |
Literary Salon at Gabriella Café.
Enjoy a meal with poet, translator, novelist, and essayist Stephen Kessler. Dinner at 7:30 pm.
Reading and discussion follow at 8:30 pm over desserts and beverages. Join us for this truly special event. Reservations required.
Gabriella Café, 910 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. |
| Thursday, June 6
6:00 PM |
Miraculous Children,
the Spring 2013 Living Writers Series at UCSC presents the Student Reading.
For more on the series and the readers, see the
Living Writers web page.
Humanities Lecture Hall, Room 206, UCSC. |
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| Every
day
9:01 AM and 8:01 PM |
The Writers Almanac with Garrison Keillor on KAZU 90.3 FM. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Every
Sunday
9:00 to 10:00 PM |
The Poetry Show on KUSP 88.9 FM. Hosted by Dennis Morton. Live interviews, poems read by the host, taped readings or interviews. Archived shows are podcast for listening from the website. See also The Poetry Show Blog. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Various days | Bookshop Santa Cruz and Capitola Book Café host many author events, with local and visiting authors. Visit their websites for up-to-date information. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Various | Check the literary events page for Monterey County. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Every
Sunday
6:30 to 7:30 PM |
Story Time on KZSC 88.1 FM. Hosted by Jesy Odio. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Every
Wednesday
3:00 to 3:30 PM |
Cover to Cover on KPFA 94.1 FM. Hosted by Jack Foley. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Every Wednesday
8:00 to 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. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sally Ashton | Sally Ashton, MFA, is a Bay Area poet, teacher, editor of the DMQ Review, an online journal featuring poetry and art, and current Santa Clara County Poet Laureate. She is the author of a collection, These Metallic Days, and her prose poem collection, Her Name is Juanita, was recently released from Kore Press. Ashton is the recipient of an Artist Fellowship, Poetry, from Arts Council Silicon Valley. She offers writing workshops in Santa Clara County. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ellen Bass | Ellen Bass
offers the following writing workshops. See Ellens
website for more details and recent updates.
Ongoing Weekly groups in Santa Cruz: Writing For Our Lives. Wednesdays 1:00-4:00 pm (all genres, emphasis on poetry) Thursdays 3:00-6:00 pm (all genres emphasis on fiction and memoir) In addition, she offers the following writing retreats: February 8-10, 2013: The Writing Life
with Ellen Bass at the Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA.
This workshop will help keep the channels open. It will be an inspiring environment in which to write,
share our work, and receive supportive feedback. We'll help each other to become clearer, go deeper,
express our feelings and ideas more powerfully.
May 28-June 2, 2013: Truth and Beauty taught by Dorianne Laux, Marie Howe, and Ellen Bass at Mabel Dodge Luhan House, Taos, NM For more information about this workshop, visit the page here. To learn more about Mabel Dodge Luhan House, visit their website at www.mabeldodgeluhan.com. To register, email Jen Petras at jpeachtree@yahoo.com August 4-9, 2013: 9th Annual Writing and Knowing Poetry Workshop with Ellen Bass, Dorianne Laux, and Joseph Millar at the Esalen Institute, Big Sur. There is a world inside each of us that we know better than anything else, and a world outside of us that calls for our attention. Our subject matter is always right with us. The trick is to find out what we know, challenge what we know, own what we know, and then give it away in language. We will write poems, share our writing, and hear what our work touches in others. Mainly this will be a writing retreattime to explore and create in a supportive community. Though well focus on poetry, prose writers who want to enrich their language will find it a fertile environment. For more information, you may see Ellens website page and email Ellen. To register, visit www.esalen.org or call 831-667-3005 September 28-October 5, 2013: Writing For Our Lives at La Serrania, Mallorca, Spain.
For more information about the workshop, visit Ellens website page.
For information about La Serrania, visit www.laserrania.com
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| Angie Boissevain | Writing In Freedom with Angie Boissevain
Saturday July 7, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm at the Santa Cruz Zen Center, 113 School St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060. This class will combine meditation, and free writing practices in order to cultivate our inspiration, natural intuition, and delight in the music and nonsense of words. There will be walks in the park, discussions, and blocks of time for free writing to liberate what's under our ordinary talk, and encourage trust in the music and truth to be found in our own personal language...including the nonsensical. Nothing we write needs to be shared, though the pleasure of sharing will be encouraged. Please bring pencils/pens, and lots of paper. Angie Boissevain is a Soto Zen roshi and Dharma heir of Vanja Palmers. For over thirty years of her practice she served as a teacher and director at Jikoji in the Santa Cruz Mountains, which was founded by her main teacher Kobun Chino Otogawa in 1983. She studied with him while she was raising three sons, being a wife and writing poetry. She is the inspiration and guiding teacher of Floating Zendo in San Jose. She also leads sesshins at Jikoji and abroad to areas such as Arcata, Hokoj (near Toas, NM) and even Austria and Switzerland. The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant.
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| Patria Brown | The Way of the Spiral with Patria Brown: In the fast-paced world of the twenty-first century,
there is little allowance of time for artistic pursuit or reflection. Patrias approach to poetry and the creative arts
opens the deep spiral path to inner knowing and joyful and lively manifestation.
Weekly writing and poetry sessions meet at 320 River Street in Santa Cruz.
Saturday Mornings With the Muse
Women and Poetry
Mothers and Poetry
Patria Brown also teaches Soul Collage, leads a Thursday Morning Crones group and is working on other projects. Contact her if you are interested at 831-425-5332 or email patria@outinthewoods.com | Cabrillo College | English 12B (Creative Writing: Poetry) and 14B (Advanced Poetry Workshop)
See the Schedule of classes for the current offering.
Fall 2012: English 12B Creative Writing: Poetry (Section 76788), taught by Adela Najarro will be held Thursdays 6:00 to 9:05 PM, Room 312, 3 units. |
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| Capitola Book Café | Capitola Book Café offers workshops
for writers of fiction, poetry and more. For details, see the Events page on their website:
www.capitolabookcafe.com.
Drop-In Poetry Writing Group with Magdalena Montagne. 7-9 pm on Friday, February 22. With over ten years experience leading poetry writing groups, Magdalena Montagne can help you bring out the poet within. Well write new works in a supportive and creative environment. This on-going group welcomes newcomers and drop-ins. All levels and ages are encouraged. Call Magdalena at (831) 252-5776 for more information or e-mail her at magdarose@hughes.net. To participate, $5 to Capitola Book Café, $5 to Magdalena. See more of Magdalena Montagnas workshops below and at http://www.poetrycircle-magdalena.com/ The Way of Creativity, Finding Your Way: Saturday, February 23, 2:00 to 4:00 pm at Capitola Book Café 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola. $25. Register online at www.CapitolaBookCafe.com, in the store or call (831) 464-4415. Andy Couturier, The Opening
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The Opening
is a place for writing that emphasizes the intuitive mind of the writer. By prioritizing play and open-ended exploration,
and by using innovative techniques to access our innate human capacities for improvisation, we find ourselves coming upon
the unexpected in ourselves and in the world. When we combine these techniques with new ways to develop the sensitivity
of our perception, both the writer and the writing grow naturally, of their own accord. Classes offered in Santa Cruz and Oakland.
See Andy Couturiers bio.
Sign up for the Mailing List on the website. Telephone 831-728-9983 or 510-594-1905.
| Book Completion Groups:
Life Story / Creative Nonfiction:
Writing from the Subconscious:
Writing Open the Mind Six-month Teaching Certificate Course:
Registration required to hold your place. Register online.
or by mail with the
Laura Davis
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Laura Davis
offers a variety of writing workshops. See the Laura Davis
website for details and for more classes and retreats.
| Ongoing Writing Practice Classes:
Ongoing Feedback Classes for Students Looking for Feedback, Critique and Revision Toward Finished Pieces:
In addition, Laura is offering the following special events and retreats (click on links for more information): Memory to Memoir Yearlong Intensive: One Saturday a Month for Year: New Series Begins January 2013. How to Write About What You Cant Remember: Weekend at Esalen, January 18-20, 2013 The Writers Retreat of Your Dreams Goes to Bali: Writing, Yoga, & Adventure in Paradise, June 21-July 5, 2013 The 8th Annual Writers Journey Retreat: in Bolinas, July 17-23, 2013 If you'd like to receive a free inspirational quote and writing prompt in your inbox each Monday, you can sign up here: http://www.lauradavis.net/prompts Esalen Institute
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The following poetry workshops are offered at
Esalen Institute, 55000 Highway One, Big Sur, CA 93920, (831) 667-3005, info@esalen.org.
| January 18-20, 2013: How to Write About What You Cant Remember taught by Laura Davis. Carolyn Brigit Flynn
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Carolyn
offers regular writing groups, called Writing to Feed the Soul. Carolyns teaching themes include
an imaginative mix of poetry and prose, evoking dreams, the elements, ancestors, the earth and nature, animals, spirit
guides, sacred geometry, tarot and mythall with the intention to allow archetypal and mythic themes to provide seed
and sacred ground for new and enlivened writing. Writers often find that a new voice emerges, and that their work goes
deeper, exploring vital themes and profound hidden stories.
| Bi-Monthly Groups meet twice a month, the first two weeks of the month (except for October, when they will meet the last two weeks).
Monthly Group. One group meets monthly the second Saturday of the month (except for October, when they will meet on Oct 24) More information at her website www.carolynbrigitflynn.com
Joyce Keller
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Creative Writing for Fun. Louden Nelson
classes for Downtown Seniors. Learn how to make creative writing easy and enjoyable in the friendly and supportive class.
Stories, poetry, journalism, memoirs. Suggested donation: $4 for Santa Cruz city residents, $4.25 non-city residents.
Taught by Joyce Keller, M.S.
Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. Mondays 1:00 to 2:30 pm.
| Danusha Laméris
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Danusha Laméris
offers Poetry classes in Santa Cruz.
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Danusha Lamériss work has been published in Lyric, Poetry Northwest, Alaska Quarterly Review, The Sun and The Crab Orchard Review as well as in a variety of other journals. Her poems have also appeared in the anthologies In a Fine Frenzy: Poets Respond to Shakespeare, A Bird as Black as the Sun: California Poets on Crows and Ravens, and Intimate Kisses. Last year she was a finalist for the 2010 New Letters Prize in poetry. Danusha teaches an ongoing workshop for poets on Thursday evenings from 6-9. The cost is $80 for four weeks. Craft talk followed by sharing writing and constructive feedback. She can be reached at 427-9733 or lameris@yahoo.com Ron Lampi
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Ron Lampi
offers a workshop on creativity in various Santa Cruz County venues. Drawing from his own well spring of creativity,
local writer and poet Ron Lampi brings an introduction to his creative process in a two hour workshop.
Creativity is a birthright of us all. To live in the flow of creativity is a wonderful way to be.
This is a workshop for artists of all genres and for all creative persons who really want to jump-start
or develop their ability to be creative. We will address the various blocks to creativity and come to
understand more consciously the creative process. In the workshop, not only will Ron share from his
experience and creating background, but there will be plenty of time for discussion and hands-on involvement.
Everyone will have an opportunity to share.
Two of the books that will be referenced in the workshop are The Artists Way by Julia Cameron
and Creating by Robert Fritz. Please provide your own writing material.
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The Way of Creativity, Finding Your Way: Saturday, February 23, 2:00 to 4:00 pm at Capitola Book Café 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola. $25. Register online at www.CapitolaBookCafe.com, in the store or call (831) 464-4415. Robin Lysne
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Robin Lysne
offers a class on Understanding Contemporary Poetry with a Writing Workshop.
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Explore what all the fuss is about with Language Poets
Location: Private Home in Pasatiempo between Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley.
Robin Lysne received her MFA from Mills College in 2012 and will receive her PhD in Energy Medicine in 2013. She is the author of three books of nonfiction and her poems have been published in North American Review, Samizdat Literary Journal, Porcupine Literary Arts Magazine, Awaken Consciousness Magazine, Santa Cruz Weekly, and other periodicals, and in Harvest from the Emerald Orchard and other anthologies. She has been featured reader at Poetry Express in Berkeley, Writing without Walls and the Samizdat Literary Journal release reading in San Francisco, and Poet/Speak. Her poem First Step was selected for reading by survivors at the Virginia Tech Memorial Bench Dedication. Her art work has been shown widely in the Midwest and on the East Coast. She is a professional Psychic/Medium and Energy Medicine Practitioner through East/West Bookstore in Mt. View, in Santa Cruz, and across the country by phone. Websites: www.thecenterforthesoul.com / www.robinlysne.com / www.bluebonebooks.com Magdalena Montagne
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The
Community Poetry Circle takes place monthly in three library branches through June 2013:
| On the 1st Saturday, 10 am to 12 noon at the Santa Cruz Central Branch Library. On the 2nd Saturday, 1 to 3 pm at the Aptos Branch Library, 7695 Soquel Drive. On the 3rd Saturday, 2 to 4 pm at the Scotts Valley Branch Library, 230-D Mount Hermon Road, Scotts Valley. Bi-monthly beginning Thursday, May 30, 6 to 7 pm, at the Watsonville Library, 275 Main St., Watsonville, CA 95076. At the Campbell Public Library, 77 Harrison Avenue, Campbell, 6:30 to 8:30 pm on Wednesdays May 1, July 3, September 4, November 6, 2013. For more information, call Magdalena at (831) 252-5776, e-mail her at magdarose@hughes.net, or see her website http://www.poetrycircle-magdalena.com/ Muse Poetry Writing Group at Capitola Book Café, 7-9 pm, Friday, May 10.
With over ten years experience leading poetry writing groups, Magdalena Montagne can help you bring out the poet within.
Join this drop-in group for a fun and creative evening of poetry writing and discussion. All levels and ages are encouraged.
The Poets Circle Monthly Poetry Reading Series is held at the Watsonville Public Library from 6:00-8:00 pm on the second Thursday of the month through April 2013. Each month the series will feature one distinguished poet and an open mic for emerging poets. Adela Najarro is the featured reader May 23, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Watsonville Public Library, 275 Main St., Suite 100, Watsonville, CA 95076. Free and open to the public. This program is funded in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, and produced by Magdalena Montagne. |
| Poetry Center San Jose | Poets @ Play. Have you ever wanted a quiet place to write? Or an informal gathering for collaborating with fellow poets about works in progress? Thats what Poets@Play is all about. We alternate between writing and sharing our works in progress. This is not a workshop, but rather a playhousesome starter ideas and a comfortable place to play with words. Registration is encouraged, but not required, at poetsatplay@pcsj.org (we can also provide you with information on how to avoid a parking fee). Date TBA at the Edwin Markham House, History Park, 1650 Senter Road, San Jose, California 95112. www.pcsj.org. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah Rabkin | Sarah Rabkin
teaches writing, nature writing, nature journals and nature sketching in various settings. Learn more at
www.sarahrabkin.com
Two Half-Day Workshops and a Discussion Panel with Sarah Rabkin at the 12th Annual Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua, Mono Lake, Lee Vining, & the Eastern Slope. Half-day WorkshopThe Writers Flight. Friday, June 14, 1:30-5:00
Half-day WorkshopWriting at the Edge. Saturday, June 15, 9-12:30
Panel Discussion (Moderator & Participant) Saturday, June 15, 3:00-4:00
High Country Writing Retreat
taught by Sarah Rabkin at the
San Francisco State University Sierra Nevada Field Campus,
North Yuba River, 35400 Highway 49, Sattley, CA. June 23-28, 2013, Sunday-Friday.
The Writers Flight: A Point Reyes Retreat
taught by Sarah Rabkin at Point Reyes.
More information at www.ptreyes.org, 415-663-1200 ext 373.
Writing at the Edge
taught by Sarah Rabkin at the
Sitka Center for Art & Ecology,
56605 Sitka Drive, Otis, OR 97368. Saturday & Sunday, August 34, 2013.
Contact: 541-994-5485
Writing at the Edge
taught by Sarah Rabkin at the
Sitka Center for Art & Ecology,
556605 Sitka Drive, Otis, OR 97368. 10 am to 4 pm, Tuesday & Wednesday, August 67, 2013.
Contact: 541-994-5485
Writing at the Edge: A Point Reyes Retreat
taught by Sarah Rabkin at Point Reyes.
More information at www.ptreyes.org, 415-663-1200 ext 373.
Writing on Fertile Ground: A Point Reyes Retreat
taught by Sarah Rabkin at Point Reyes.
More information at www.ptreyes.org, 415-663-1200 ext 373.
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 writing workshops. See Ambers
website for more details. Call 477-4375 or email Amber
for her current schedule and to reserve a place.
In addition, Amber offers Writing Retreats: September, Ireland, Two-week Celtic Pilgrimage with Fr. Michael Fish.
To sign up, call 831-477-4375 or email Amber. |
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| Patrice Vecchione |
One-Day Writing Workshop.
Well meet in a gorgeous Aptos home with views and room to spread out to delve into what we most need to say.
A mini-getaway to replenish your creativity and spirit.
Monday, September 10. [ Learn more about this event. ] For reservations and inquiries, please call 831-206-2475. Weekly Autumn Writing Workshops in Monterey and Santa Cruz
Write the Morning Away, Monthly Saturday morning writing workshops
through CSUMBs Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Free Monterey Public Library Poetry Circle
Collage: Dia de los Muertos Altar-Making Workshop
Contact Patrice at
patrice@patricevecchione.com, or 831-206-2475.
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| Sunday, June 16
2:00 PM |
Poet/Speak
Open Reading with featured reader Anna Citrino.
Open reading signup at 2:00 sharp, with 5-minute limit. Hosted by Jim Russo. Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz. [ map ] Free. |
| Saturday, June 22
2:004:00 PM |
The Community Reading Series presents an open reading for poetry and prose, with featured reader Patricia Grube. Porter Memorial Library, 3050 Porter St., Soquel 95073. Hosted by Jean Walton Wolff. Fourth Saturday of the month: September to November, February to June. |
| Sunday, June 23, 2013
12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM |
A Garden of Poetry and Music with poets Beth Benjamin, Michael Hannon, Danusha Laméris, Stephen Meadows, Zachiah Murray, and Lee Perron with music by Richard Somers (mandolin). Alan Chadwick Garden (near Merrill College) at UC Santa Cruz. Free event with free parking available at Merrill College parking lot. [ Directions ] Questions? Call 831-459-3240 or email Amy Bolton at casfs@ucsc.edu. Sponsored by Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems, UC Santa Cruz. | 4th Tuesday of each month
Tuesday, June 25 7:009:00 PM |
The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Reading Series presents Kathleen Conley, and Joanna Martin. East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey. $5. |
| Tuesday, July 9
7:30 PM |
Susan Cohen
and co-reader TBA.
Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. [ map ] $3 donation suggested. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz. |
| Sunday, July 21
2:00 PM |
Poet/Speak
Open Reading with featured reader to be announced.
Open reading signup at 2:00 sharp, with 5-minute limit. Hosted by Jim Russo. Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz. [ map ] Free. | 4th Tuesday of each month
Tuesday, July 23 7:009:00 PM |
The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Reading Series presents Bill Minor/B>, and T. Mike Walker. East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey. $5. | Tuesday, August 6
7:30 PM |
Literary Salon at Gabriella Café.
Enjoy a meal with poet, and therapist Brad Crenshaw. Dinner at 7:30 pm.
Reading and discussion follow at 8:30 pm over desserts and beverages. Join us for this truly special event. Reservations required.
Gabriella Café, 910 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. |
| Tuesday, August 13
7:30 PM |
TBA
Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. [ map ] $3 donation suggested. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz. |
| Sunday, August 18
2:00 PM |
Poet/Speak
Open Reading with featured reader to be announced.
Open reading signup at 2:00 sharp, with 5-minute limit. Hosted by Jim Russo. Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz. [ map ] Free. | Tuesday, September 3
7:30 PM |
Literary Salon at Gabriella Café.
Enjoy a meal with poet, novelist and teacher Robert Sward. Dinner at 7:30 pm.
Reading and discussion follow at 8:30 pm over desserts and beverages. Join us for this truly special event. Reservations required.
Gabriella Café, 910 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. |
| Tuesday, September 10
7:30 PM |
Martina Evans
and co-reader TBA.
Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. [ map ] $3 donation suggested. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz. |
| Sunday, September 15
2:00 PM |
Poet/Speak
Open Reading with featured reader to be announced.
Open reading signup at 2:00 sharp, with 5-minute limit. Hosted by Jim Russo. Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz. [ map ] Free. | Thursday, September 19
7:30 PM |
Literary Salon at Gabriella Café.
Enjoy a meal with poet Emily Carr. Dinner at 7:30 pm.
Reading and discussion follow at 8:30 pm over desserts and beverages. Join us for this truly special event. Reservations required.
Gabriella Café, 910 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. |
| Saturday, September 28
2:004:00 PM |
The Community Reading Series presents an open reading for poetry and prose, with featured reader Peggy Townsend. Porter Memorial Library, 3050 Porter St., Soquel 95073. Hosted by Jean Walton Wolff. Fourth Saturday of the month: September to November, February to June. |
| Saturday, October 26
2:004:00 PM |
The Community Reading Series presents an open reading for poetry and prose, with featured reader Jim Russo. Porter Memorial Library, 3050 Porter St., Soquel 95073. Hosted by Jean Walton Wolff. Fourth Saturday of the month: September to November, February to June. |
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