ALBANY POETRY EXAMINER
The Week Ahead
Saturday, February 11, 6:30-9:30 PM
You are invited to the Book Launch Party for The Horizontal Poet! by Jan Steckel.
Fireside Room,
Plymouth United Church of Christ,
24 Monte Vista, Oakland, CA
The book launch party for her new full-length poetry collection, *The Horizontal Poet* (Zeitgeist Press), will be hosted by Linda Joan Zeiser and Carolyn Stull Zeiser, who helped make the book a reality. In attendance will be poet Julia Vinograd (The Berkeley Bubble Lady), who edited the book; artist Deborah Vinograd, who painted the reclining nude (Jan) on the front cover; and her husband Hew Wolff, her own personal constructive critic, copy editor, web designer, photographer and celestial sherpa (per Marv Hiemstra). The book is getting good reviews so far and has been nominated for a Lambda Literary Award:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13127453-the-horizontal-poet
http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/12/21/the-horizontal-poet-by-jan-steckel/
There will be a potluck dinner from 6:30 to 7:30. Julia Vinograd will read a few poems, and then Jan will read some from the new book. After that will be some book signing, hanging out, general milling around, possibly some jamming. If you're a good musician, bring your instrument, please! You can bring a dish to share at 6:30, or just show up for the 7:30 reading. Hope you can come celebrate with us!
Jan Steckel is the author of The Horizontal Poet (Lambda Literary Award Nominee), Mixing Tracks (Gertrude Press Fiction Chapbook award winner) and The Underwater Hospital (Rainbow Award winner).
Monday, February 6th, 7:00-9:00 pm
POETRY EXPRESS
Priya Indian Cuisine
2072 San Pablo Avenue
(near University Ave.) Berkeley, CA
Hosts: Jim Barnard, Nance Wogan, Odilia Galvan Rodriguez, and Jan Dederick
Featuring: Garrett Murphy
Garrett Murphy was raised and still lives in Oakland. Though he has been writing since he can remember, it has been by trying his hand at poetry in the mid-1990's that he began to receive critical attention. He has been published in Milvia Street, the Towne House Literary Journal, the Peralta Press, the Baker Street Irregular, Street Spirit, the Sacred Grounds Anthology, the New Now Now New MillenniumTurn-On Anthology. Signature Poems: Poetry at Spasso and For You World Peace Imagine, part of the Farewell to Armaments trilogy. He has also been published on the websites Poets Against the War and the Soul-Patrol Digest. He published his first chapbook, None Dare Call it Making Sense in an American Lesson, in 2001, and has won prizes in the International Black Writers and Poets, the National Library of Poetry, and the Dancing Poetry Festival. Garrett's unique voice highlights the irony, pathos, angst, and frustration that are part and parcel of living in this time and place.
An open mic will precede and follow Garrett’s feature.
Priya Indian Cuisine received the Most Bountiful Indian Buffet Award 2005, East Bay Express and the Reader's Choice Biggest Buffet Award 2006, East Bay Express. Priya offers 10% discount on dinner meals if you come for the reading.
Friday, February 10th, 7:00 pm
LAST WORD READING SERIES
Nefeli Caffe
1854 Euclid Ave., Berkeley, CA
Co-Hosts: Dale Jensen, Ralph Dranow, John Rowe, Grace Grafton
Featuring: Judy Wells and David Alpaugh
Admission is free, but a one-drink or one plate minimum is suggested.
Friday, February 10th, 1:00-3:00 pm
NORTH BERKELEY SENIOR CENTER
Corner of Hearst & Martin Luther King, Berkeley, CA
A pleasant place to share your poems or some from your favorite poet.
Host: Tim Nuveen
Saturday, February 11th, 7:00-9:00 pm
POETRY & PROSE READING SERIES
Frank Bette Center for the Arts
1601 Paru St. Alameda, CA
Hostess: Jeanne Lupton
Featuring: Peter Tamases & Robert Tricaro
Rob Tricaro'spoetry collection, Let It Be Now was released last month by Finishing Line Press. His most recent work is currently appearing in The Roanoke Review and Minnetonka Review. He has poetry forthcoming in the spring 2012 issue of the magazineMainStreet Rag.
FREE ONLINE POEM-A-DAY CLASS by Jannie Dresser
"February Foozles" is a free poem-a-day writing class at www.nicenet.org. If you are on a roll, or want a second start to the new year of writing poetry, or just want a daily prompt of delicious fun, join up. Here's the course code: the best thing to do is to cut and paste it. (Is that an O or an 0?)
S3282Z0F67
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