Upcoming Events at SPC

April 22, 2010

The Sacramento Poetry Center has some great events coming up in May and June. Unless otherwise stated, these events take place at the Center’s 25th & R street location in Sacramento. – – – Monday, May 3 | 7:30pm Viola Weinberg and Mario Uribe The Debut of Poets on Board, poetry on RT buses Hosted […]

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Monday, April 26 | John Murillo, John Bell at SPC

April 22, 2010

Monday, April 26 | 7:30pm John Murillo, John Bell Monday Night at the Sacramento Poetry Center 1719 25th Street, Sacramento – – – John Murillo An afro-chicano poet and playwright, John Murillo is the current Jay C. and Ruth Halls Poetry Fellow at the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing.  A graduate of New York University’s […]

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Jack Hirschman

April 21, 2010
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Jack Hirschman Documentary Premieres; Hirschman Reads in Sacramento

April 21, 2010

The documentary Red Poet: The Story of Jack Hirschmanhad its U.S. premiere tonight as part of the Sacramento International Film Festival. Jack Hirschman, pictured above reading from his Italian published  magnum opus The Arcanes, gave a reading after the screening. Hirschman served as the poet laureate of San francisco from 2006-2009 and is now the San Francisco […]

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Red Poet: The Story of Jack Hirschman

April 20, 2010

Red Poet: The Story of Jack HirschmanDocumentary film Directed by Matthew Furey Produced by Francis Furey Wednesday, April 21, 2010 7pm $10 admission 24th Street Theater 2791 24th St Sacramento 6:00pm – Thinking People’s Shorts Showcase & short film Lychee Thieves. 7:30pm – Red Poet screening 8:30pm – Q and A with filmmaker, Matthew Furey […]

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Joe Finkleman, Pete Eckert (Davis)

April 20, 2010

Davis Cemetery Presents: The Works of Joe Finkleman and Pete Eckert Gracing the walls in the month of May, the Davis Cemetery District’s office will be hosting art from two special guests.Hailing from Sacramento, Pete Eckert’s photography not only astounds the public, but inspires. A founder of the Blind Photographers Guild, Mr. Eckert’s mission is […]

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Aid for Haiti

April 15, 2010
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April 19 – SPC Monday Night Poetry

April 10, 2010

Hot Poetry in the Park Poetry Series Monday night, April 19th | 7pm Fremont Park, corner of 16th and Q Streets, Sacramento. Host: Rebecca Morrison Note: This event is at Fremont Park (not McKinley Park). In case of rain, meet at SPC HQ: 1719 25th Street The McKinley Park Poets Bill Davis, Connee Davis, Andy […]

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President’s Message

April 9, 2010

Tim Kahl, SPC’s VP, poet, translator, and general organizer of events poetic, is in Denver this week at the AWP conference, sharing his experiences about the Sacramento poetry scene in a presentation to the convention. A number of other local writers are there – Susan Kelly-DeWitt, Lisa Jones, Indigo Moor – networking, learning, and enjoying […]

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March 30, 2010
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