David Iribarne Reads “My Mother’s Garden” at Luna’s Café Last Night

September 19, 2008
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September Literary Events

September 17, 2008

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 – 7:30 p.m. – Poets Night at the Leger Hotel in Mokelumne Hill. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 – 7:30 p.m. – Comedic poets read at the SPC, 25th and R. Plus open mic. Free. 916-979-9706. http://www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 – 7-10 p.m. – Poetry slam/open mic at Sac City Pizza at Sutterville & […]

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Second and Fourth Saturday Poetry Workshops

September 11, 2008

Sacramento Poetry Center’s 2nd and 4th Saturday Poetry Workshop At South Natomas Community Center next door to South Natomas Library 2921 Truxel Road, Sacramento, CA Bring 10 copies of your one page poem! Facilitated by Emmanuel Sigauke and Frank Dixon Graham contact or for info: grahampoet@aol.com DIRECTIONS from Downtown Sacramento: take I-5 North, then I-80 […]

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September 28 | Poetry | Donald Sidney-Fryer | The Atlantis Fragments

August 30, 2008

poems-for-all presents Sunday, September 28, 4:30pm – – – DONALD SIDNEY-FRYER : The Atlantis Fragments – – – The Book Collector 1008 24th Street Between J and K Streets in midtown Sacramento 916.442.9295 – – – We’re pleased to welcome Donald Sidney-Fryer back to Sacramento for a Sunday afternoon poetry reading where Donald will present […]

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Ann Keniston and June Saraceno August 25, 2008

August 27, 2008

Ann Keniston and June Saraceno showed up at the Sacramento Poetry Center on a hot August night on the same night as the beginning of the National Democratic Convention. There were plenty of open seats despite the seating area being a bit confined due to renovations. The office space is getting bigger. Ann Keniston started […]

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Camille Norton Interview

August 1, 2008

Lisa Jones interviews Camille Norton Parts One and Two Part One: Camille Norton’s first book of poems, Corruption, was selected by Campbell McGrath as the winner of the 2004 National Poetry Series Open Competition. She has previously published poetry, fiction, and literary criticism in various journals and co-edited Resurgent: New Writings by Women (a collection […]

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Calendar of August Poetry Events

August 1, 2008

CAMILLE NORTON INTERVIEW by Lisa Jones follows this Calendar CALENDAR COMPILED BY AARON GERWER EMAIL AARON FOR CALENDAR ENTRIES AND UPDATES @ aarondscrub@yahoo.com AUGUST Poetry Events! Sat., 8/2 and every 1st Sat- Rhythm N Rhymes: open mike, webcast & filmed for public TV @ Butch N Nellie’s, near corner of 19th & I Mon, 8/4, […]

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Susan Palwick and Ellen Klages—July 28, 2008

July 29, 2008

Susan Palwick came from Reno and Ellen Klages came from San Francisco to meet in the middle at the Sacramento Poetry Center during the height of the vacation season, yet there were still a good number of people who attended their reading. Susan Palwick began the evening reading excerpts from her newest collection of short […]

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Sacramento Poetry Events [July 2008]

July 4, 2008

Calendar Note: Unless otherwise stated, events take place in Sacramento, CA. July Literary Events for Sacramento Tues, 7/1 7:30 pm and every Tuesday: SPC Poets’ Workshop @ the Hart Cntr, 27th/J sts. Danyen@ 530-756-6228 FREE bring 15 copies of your one page poem to be read/critiqued. Every Tuesday 7 p.m. – “Life Sentence” poetry reading […]

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James Lee Jobe and Gailmarie Pahmeier—June 23, 2008

June 24, 2008

James Lee Jobe and Gailmarie Pahmeier appeared before an air-conditioned crowd at the Sacramento Poetry Center on Monday June 23 before a crowd that had just learned of former president Luke Breit’s admittance to University of California, Davis hospital earlier that morning for what appeared to be a stroke. Our best wishes here at SPC […]

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