Edythe Haendel Schwartz—03/10/08

March 11, 2008

The “very determined” Edythe Haendel Schwartz arrived in Sacramento on a lovely evening that saw a few of her cohorts in the Davis Aquatic Masters come to see her. The first piece she read was a new piece entitled “Olympics,” and it was an homage to the notion that “the prize goes to the last […]

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Sacramento Literary Events for March

March 10, 2008

Calendar Note: Unless otherwise stated, events take place in Sacramento, CA. March Literary Events for Sacramento 1 Saturday All are invited to Escritores del Nuevo Sol’s writing workshop and potluck. 11am. at La Raza Galeria Posada, 1024 22nd Street, Sacramento. For info call Graciela Ramirez, 456-5323 or joannpen@comcast.net. Website: www.escritoresdelnuevosol.com 2 Sunday A reading by […]

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Julia Levine and Rick Campbell—03/03/08

March 4, 2008

Julia Levine and Rick Campbell arrived at the Sacramento Poetry Center on a March night where, strangely enough, there was no rain. Still, many felt a sense of security in staying close to their coats in case they might need them as the night wore on. Julia Levine started the evening off by reading an […]

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Nguyen Do and Paul Hoover at Sacramento State

February 24, 2008

Nguyen Do and Paul Hoover came to Sacramento State to do a bilingual reading of some of the pieces from their anthology of post-1956 Vietnamese Poetry entitled Black Dog, Black Night on Milkweed Editions. They initially spoke of the importance of poetry in Vietnam as a vehicle to carry important information in Vietnamese culture and […]

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The African American Experience at SPC

February 19, 2008

Sacramento Poetry Center presented a powerhouse lineup of African-American talent, and one expects that many of these guys will be back without African-American month as reason for the billing. And as Terry Moore reminded everyone, if you don’t find yourself black enough to identify with the poems, then you can cross out the word “black” […]

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Two Poetry Events Coming Up Soon!

February 14, 2008

Monday, Feb 18 at 7:30pm — African American Heritage and History Month Poetry Reading, held at SPC HQ @ 1719 25th St., Sacramento, CA – this event includes Khiry Malik Moore, Indigo Moor, Dawn DiBartolo, Terry Moore, Mario Ellis Hill, Emmanuel Sigauke and Supanova. And on Thurs, Feb 23, Frank Dixon Graham (that’s me) reads at […]

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Pat Grizzell and Alice Anderson at Time-Tested Books 02/11/08

February 12, 2008

Patrick Grizzell and Alice Anderson graced the elegant setting at Time-Tested Books. The chairs were aligned in a semicircle, butts in seats, for this pair with old Sacramento ties. At an occasion like this one, after a few conversations, one begins to learn who begat whom. And it was exactly this family lineage that Grizzell […]

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Barbara Jane Reyes and Oscar Bermeo at SPC on January 7, 2008

January 11, 2008

For those who were wondering what it must have been like to have their power go out during Friday the fourth’s massive storm, they might have entered into the frozen lair of the SPC where they might have seen Barbara Jane Reyes and Oscar Bermeo both sporting the latest in scarf chic, not so much […]

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January Literary Events for Sacramento

January 4, 2008

3 Thursday Poetry Unplugged features TBA at Luna’s Café. Hosted by Mario Ellis Hill. Festivities begin at 8pm and there will be an open mic as well. 5 Saturday All are invited to Escritores del Nuevo Sol’s writing workshop and potluck. 11am. at La Raza Galeria Posada, 1024 22nd Street, Sacramento. For info call Graciela […]

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Requests for Submissions (Poetry Now)

January 4, 2008

This is a good time to submit your poems to Sacramento Poetry Center’s Poetry Now. we publish about 12 poems a month and accept about 40% of those submitted. i prefer to receive submitted poems via email, in the text of your email or attached in word .doc, and with a little information about the author. […]

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