2011 Sacramento Poetry Center Book Contest winner is Michelle Bitting for “Notes to the Beloved”

September 28, 2011

The Sacramento Poetry Center is proud to announce the winner of the 2011 Sacramento Poetry Center Book Contest is Michelle Bitting From Palisades Park, CA for her manuscript “Notes to the Beloved” (formerly “The Desirous Act of Looking”) You can read some of the poems from the manuscript here: http://www.michellebitting.com/selected_poems And see some short poem/films […]

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September 27, 2011

The Sacramento Poetry Center is seeking photo and art submissions for the upcoming Tule Review book cover!   The Submission Deadline is November 30.  The finished Tule Review Winter 2012 Issue is expected out in February 2012 Click here for further details and submission guidelines

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Sotère Torregian and Camille Norton

September 23, 2011

Sotère Torregian and Camille Norton Mon. Sept. 26 at 7:30 PM 1719 25th Street Host: Tim Kahl Sotère Torregian’s life is his masterpiece work. Born in 1941 in Newark, New Jersey, he traces his ancestry to the Aghliabid Dynasty of Moorish rulers in Sicily, as well as to Greece, Ethiopia and the Levant on his […]

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100,000 Poets for Change

September 21, 2011

SPC and the Poet Laureate Program of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission present a selections of Sacramento’s poets as part of the international poet’s event: Two Venues of Poetry on Saturday, September 24th 1:00 to 2:30pm The Old Rose Garden in Capitol Park, 15th and Capitol hosted by Lawrence Dinkins and Bob Stanley 1:00        Mario […]

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Stories On Stage—Kevin McIlvoy and Justin Torres

September 20, 2011

Presents Kevin McIlvoy and Justin Torres Read by Tim Kahl and Jeff Webster Friday, September 30th, 2011, 7:30PM Sacramento Poetry Center 1719 25th Street (Between Q & R) Host: Valerie Fioravanti donation: $5 Doors open 7PM Kevin McIlvoy is the author of the novels A Waltz, The Fifth Station, Little Peg, Hyssop, and the story […]

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Hot Poetry in the Park – Monday, Sept 19 – Begins EARLY at 6 p.m.

September 13, 2011

Presents Gene Avery and Bill Carr Monday, Sept. 19 THE READING WILL BEGIN EARLY AT 6 P.M. Fremont Park, Between 15th and 16th, P and Q We will have a short open mic after the features. Please feel free to bring a picnic blanket and something to eat while enjoying the performances. Gene Avery, “like […]

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Third Thursdays in the Sacramento Room

September 13, 2011

Third Thursdays in the Sacramento Room    Thursday, September 15 at the Central Library 828 I Street, 12 Noon Mary Zeppa and Lawrence Dinkins hosts September, the bed we lie in between summer and autumn. — Charles Wright   September’s Baccalaureate A combination is Of Crickets—Crows—and Retrospects And a dissembling Breeze. –Emily Dickinson   The […]

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Kevin Simmonds and Jessie Lendennie

September 7, 2011

Kevin Simmonds and Jessie Lendennie Mon. Sept. 12 at 7:30 PM 1719 25th Street Host: Emmanuel Sigauke Kevin Simmonds is a writer, musician and filmmaker originally from New Orleans. His books include Mad for Meat (2011), Collective Brightness: LGBTIQ Poets in Faith, Religion & Spirituality (2011) and Ota Benga Under My Mother’s Roof (2012). He […]

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Room to Write Fall Poetry Class at SPC

September 6, 2011

Room To Write  presents  a new class at the Sacramento Poetry Center on Tuesday evenings this  Fall: NOBEL  POETS —engaging the work of poets who have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The   Tuesday evening Room To Write class will begin a new   series—engaging the work of poets who  have been awarded the  Nobel Prize […]

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James Benton, Peggy Kincaid and Kevin Mims

September 1, 2011

James Benton, Peggy Kincaid and Kevin Mims Monday, Sept. 5 at 7:30 PM Crossroads for the Arts at 1719 25th Street Host: Bob Stanley James Benton lives in Sacramento with his wife of 35 years.  He received his BA from Eastern Oregon University, and his MA in creative writing at Cal State Sacramento, where he […]

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