Poetry events for 2012

ALBANY POETRY EXAMINER

 Poetry events for 2012

  ‘Art is not a handicraft; it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.’ –Leo Tolstoy

 The San Francisco East Bay offers many regular venues for poets to share feelings and insights brought on by their experiences.  Listed below are the Editor’s Choice for monthly poetry features and open mics, plus current and upcoming poetry workshops in the San Francisco East Bay area.

 BAY AREA POETS COALITION

 BAPC publishes POETALK magazine, conducts an ANNUAL POETRY CONTEST (open for entries 9/1 - 11/15/11) and (along with sponsoring special events in the San Francisco Bay Area) hosts an OPEN POETRY READING the first Saturday every month in Berkeley, California at STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE, 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA

Pictured at the left is John Rowe, president of the organization for 15 years and Jan Dederick, his partner and co-editor of POETALK         

See:   www.bayareapoetscoalition.org

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POETRY EXPRESS

Hosts: Jim Barnard, Nance Wogan, Odilia Galvan Rodriguez, and Jan Dederick
When?  7-9 PM, Mondays
Where?  Priya Indian Cuisine
              2072 San Pablo Avenue
              Berkeley, CA

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Poetry at the Albany Library

2nd Tuesdays: Featured Poets and Open Mic

Albany Library and Community Center, 1247 Marin Avenue, Albany, CA

Tuesday January 10, 2012, Christina Hutchins & Toby Bielawski were featured as the city’s incoming and outgoing poet laureates.  

 WRITING TEACHERS WRITE

A monthly literary reading series featuring Bay Area Writing Project Teacher Consultants and other local writers reading from their own work

Expressions Gallery

2035 Ashby Avenue at Adeline in Berkeley (very close to Ashby BART)www.expressionsgallery.org  NOTE: an open mic follows the featured readers as time permits.  Please contact Marty Williams at martywill2004@yahoo.com or 510-928-7032with questions.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  5:30-7:00 p.m.

Featuring: Kaya Oakes and Michael Larkin

Expressions Gallery also holds regular readings of local poets.

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Nefeli Caffehosts The Last Word Reading Series, 2nd Fridays, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., open mic follows features.

Address: Nefeli Caffe, Berkeley, 1854 Euclid Ave., at Hearst. Northside UCB campus, next to LaVal's Pizza.

Nefeli serves dinner, tapas, coffee, wine & beer. A one drink minimum is encouraged for poetry attendees.

The alternating hosts are Dale Jensen, Ralph Dranow, John Rowe, and Grace Grafton.

The schedule for the next 3 months:

 January 13: Larry Beresford and Rose Mark

February 10: Judy Wells and David Alpaugh

March 9: Garrett Murphy and Tom Odegard

 North Berkeley Senior Center at the corner of Hearst and MartineLuther King, where seniors share their own or their favorite poems.  Held every Friday:  1:00-3:00pm.  A warm friendly event led by Tim Nuveen.

"... a place for meetings, readings, showings and other creative doings." Frank Bette

Literary Arts:

Poetry & Prose - 2nd and 4th Saturdays
Hosted by Jeanne Lupton
Guest Poets followed by open mic

For details go to www.framlbettecemterforthearts.net or call the center at 510-523-6957

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CURRENT POETRY WORKSHOPS by Jannie Dresser

 Bay Area Poetry Salons are held in private homes, by reservation on a first-come/first-serve. A small donation of $5-10 is requested but no one is turned away for lack of funds.

Saturday, January 14: 2-4:30 p.m. "Les Symbolists: Poets of the French Symbolist Movement" held in Livermore.

Sunday, January 15: 11:30-2 p.m.: "Les Symbolists," held in Walnut Creek.

Sunday, January 15: 3-5:30 p.m.: "Edgar Allan Poe and His Influence," held in North Oakland.

Monday, January 16: 1-3 p.m.: "The Last 10 Poet Laureates of the United States," held in Rossmoor, Lafayette/Walnut Creek.

Salons in coming months include: "Women Poets Born in the 1920s and 1930s," "Soldiers and Protestors: Poets from Vietnam to Iraq," "A Brief Survey of Poetry in Central and Latin America," "Robert Browning and the American Persona Poem."

 January Jubilee, a free online poem-a-day class launches tomorrow, with the first prompt already posted. Come join us if you wish. Go to www.nicenet.comand cut and paste the class code below when you are asked to do so. You will need to provide a "user name," which may be a nom de plume. Each night before midnight, I send out a prompt. You write a poem and post it the next day on the site. People give you feedback and you can read what others have written.  Class code:  E327208J90