I Hear Rattling!

May 11, 2006

Rattlesnake was in full force at The Book Collector last night, Wednesday. Kathy Kieth and her incredible ensemble did not disappoint the rowdy crowd that brimmed at the mid-town used book store. Traditionally known for hosting the POEMS-FOR-ALL Series on Second Saturday, Richard Hansen stood comfortably behind the counter, wondering what may-hem would strike as […]

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Voulez-vous (ah-ha)

May 10, 2006

There is a particular pleasure in listening to a poem read in its original language. No fluency is required. The words and their meanings may seem foreign but there are other ways to enjoy a poem. When Korean poet Ko Un read at UC Davis a few years back he read his poems in Korean. […]

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Roses, Boulevards & Dogs

May 10, 2006

Another stellar line-up for the Poetry Unplugged Series this Thursday (5/11). Michelle Tea will read with Tara Jepsen, frank andrick andCheryl Klein at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 11. Free admission. Hosted by frank andrick & Geoffrey Neil. Luna’s Cafe, 1414 16th Street, (916) 441-3931. As impresario frank andrick notes, this is “the Sacramento debut […]

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“…Effecting change only as they themselves are changed.”

May 10, 2006

Tom Goff reviews Entrekin’s work and her reading which highlighted her book Change (will do you good). Entrekin featured May 1, 2006 at the Sacramento Poetry Center/HQ for the Arts, 1719 25th St. On Monday, May 1st, Rhony Bhopla was the Poetry Center’s gracious host for the Nevada City poet and Sierra College professor, Gail […]

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Bad-Boys & Coyote Women from the Snake!

May 8, 2006

Lookee here—Medusa has stuck her nose into the SPC blog! Just wanted to remind you that Bad-Boy Todd Cirillo and Coyote Woman Song Kowbell will be reading at The Book Collector for yet another stirring Rattle-Read on Weds., May 10 at 7:30 pm, to release their new rattlechaps (Song’s Lick Your Wounds and Want Again […]

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Donald Sidney-Fryer Reads the Poetry of George Sterling

May 8, 2006

Donald Sidney-Fryer returns to The Book Collector on Sunday, May 14th to read the Poetry of George Sterling from a recently released Sterling collection of writings titled The Thirst of Satan. Donald Sidney-Fryer is the last in this great line of poets and writers that reaches from Ambrose Bierce to George Sterling and Nora May […]

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Jane Hirschfield in Sacramento at Sutter Health Center

May 5, 2006

Photo courtesy of Richard Hansen. Photo courtesy of Indigo Moor. Jane Hirshfield arrived in Sacramento for an evening reading at the Sutter Cancer Center complete with the same haircut she has been sporting since the age of 14. One might imagine her with curls or a bob; then again, one might not. To meditate on […]

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An Evening with Jane Hirschfield

May 3, 2006

Thursday, May 4, 2006 7:00-8:30 PM Sutter Cancer Center-Buhler Building 2800 L Street, First Floor Prize-winning poet, translator, and essayist Jane Hirshfield will appear at the Sutter Cancer Center, 2800 L St., Sacramento, as part of Sutter’s Literature, Art, and Medicine Program (LAMP) author series Thursday, May 4, 2006, from 7-8:30 p.m. Hirshfield will read, […]

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In Memory of Vic Selinsky

April 27, 2006
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A Weekend of Poetry in Review

April 26, 2006

This weekend last was chock-full of poetry goodness. Saturday (4/22) saw the return from Southern California of poet/artist/publisher S.A. Griffin, who brought with him Ellyn Maybe, Scott Wannberg and Cleveland poet John Dorsey to read at The Book Collector. They were joined by Lob and Robert Roden (who hosted) — two poets from So Cal […]

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