Third Thursdays in The Sacramento Room — April 2012

April 18, 2012

Third Thursdays in The Sacramento Room Thursday, April 19 at the Central Library 828 I Street, 12 Noon Mary Zeppa and Lawrence Dinkins, hosts  April:  traditional etymology is from the Latin aperire, “to open,” in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to “open.” Wikipedia Minds are like parachutes – they […]

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A Night of Fiction – Monday, April 16, 2012

April 10, 2012

  Please join us on Monday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. for A Night of Fiction with Scott Evans, Bill Pieper and David Sutton.  At the Sacramento Poetry Center, 1719 25th Street (25th and R), Sacramento.  Free. Scott Evans holds a Master’s in English from UC Davis.  At UOP, he teaches fiction writing and a course […]

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2012 SPC Writers Conference

April 9, 2012

2012 SPC Spring Writers Conference Saturday April 14 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM 1719 25th Street Sacramento, CA $30 Non-members, $20 Members Michelle Bitting has work published or forthcoming in The American Poetry Review, Prairie Schooner, Narrative, Nimrod, Rattle, River Styx, Crab Orchard Review, Passages North, Linebreak, diode, Anti—, the L.A. Weekly and others. Poems […]

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Tule Review Reading

April 5, 2012

Tule Review Reading with Michael Duffett, Diana Thurm, April Peletta, Deborah Meltvedt, Devi Sen Laskar, Maxima Kahn, Heather Judy, Jenny Jiang, Luisa Giulianetti, and JoAnn Anglin These and 20 other poets appear in the issue, which will be available for purchase. Come enjoy refreshments and great poetry! Monday, April 9, 2012 at 7:30 PM SPC […]

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Poetry from the Writers at New Folsom Prison Workshop

March 30, 2012

Poetry from the Writers at the New Folsom Prison Workshop with Susan Kelly-DeWitt, Shawn Pittard, Kevin Jones, JoAnn Anglin, Coco Blossom, Tim Kahl Poems from these poets as well as poets from New Folsom Prison (California State Prison-Sacramento) Special guest: Jim Carlson, painter and prison arts facilitator. Monday, April 2, 2012 at 7:30 PM Hosts: […]

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Stories on Stage

March 27, 2012

 

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Chad Sweeney and Catherine Daly

March 22, 2012

Chad Sweeney and Catherine Daly Monday, March 26, 2012 at 7:30 PM SPC at 1719 25th Street Host: Tim Kahl Chad Sweeney is a poet and translator. He is the author of four books of poetry, Parable of Hide and Seek (Alice James, 2010), Arranging the Blaze (Anhinga, 2009), An Architecture (BlazeVox, 2007), and Wolf […]

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Accepting submissions for Poetry Now

March 22, 2012

POETRY NOW, a publication of the Sacramento Poetry Center, is pleased to announce a call for submissions for our 2012 issues. Poetry Now runs about 500 publications when printed, which go out to the vibrant poetry community in the Sacramento/Davis metropolitan area–including all of our members. A copy of the publication is also posted on […]

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The Winter 2012 Tule Review is out!

March 20, 2012

The latest issue of Tule Review is here and copies are being mailed out to members and contributors.  Look for your copy soon!   If you would like to order a copy, contact tulereview@sacramentopoetrycenter.com Also, mark your calenders now for the Winter 2012 Tule Review reading scheduled for Monday, April 9. The Sacramento Poetry Center welcomes all […]

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Women’s History Month Reading

March 16, 2012



Monday, March 19 In Celebration of Women’s History Month A Benefit Reading for by 
Traci Gourdine, Anna Marie Sprowl, and Sananaa Chochezi 7 p.m., Sacramento Poetry Center, 1719 25th Street Donations requested to benefit WEAVE (Women Escaping a Violent Environment) 
 Guests are encouraged to bring poems about women to share at the Open Mic […]

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