Monday, October 5th: 7:15-8:30
SPC Monday Night Socially Distant Verse, hosted by CharRon, Jokenword and Sixfootah.
7:30-8:30 PDT. https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7638733462
Meeting ID: 763 873 3462 Password: spcsdv2020
Kellz “Jokenword” Barksdale is a Spokenword Poet and Stand Up Comedian from Burlington, NJ. Kellz is unique in his ability to merge the two genres into a style that he calls JokenWord. He journeyed from the east coast to live on the west coast with his family, then from Southern to Northern California. He also hosts a zoom show called Joke and word. He has a close relationship with Sacramento’s Coon the Poet, T.K. Kirkland, and Wanda Sykes. He also has a book called The Art in Jokenword.
Poem: Bag Rapture
In Los Angeles, weed is legal…
So, we fly hiiiiiigh in the
Skyyyyy like an eagle
*Insert Bird Sound*
Prop 64 has you higher than heaven
But plastic bags are illegal due to prop 67
Word to 7 Eleven
People, you can get a dime bag
or spend a dime on a bag
I want the plastic bag back, now we’ll get
Persecuted for that
Cops be like,
“Sir, do you know the uses for that!”
Pissed off, bladder
I think I’ll be the first to hashtag:
#PlasticBagsMatter
*snap, snap, snap*
LaTasha Turner is known by her stage moniker Six footah the poet. She is a Bay Area native, poet, businesswoman and world recognized motivational speaker who commands the attention of audiences with her stature and moves spirits with her insightful poetry. Inspired by the iconic Maya Angelou, Turner uses her flow to address uncomfortable topics, like growing up as a young black woman and the dangers of menthol and Tobacco.
Tues., October 6th: 7:30-9 pm
SPC Tuesday night workshop, hosted by Danyen Powell. Bring a poem for critique.
Contact mostoycoff@gmail.com for availability and Zoom info.
Wed., NO MEETING THIS WEEK
MarieWriters – Write to prompts and share poems in a supportive group
Wed. September 23: 1:00-2:30 pm
Pandemic//Planet//Protests: Poetry of Place
A Free 8 Week Zoom Writing Workshop with Califragile Editor Wren Tuatha
Wednesdays, 8/19-10/7/2020 1-2:30pm Pacific; 4-5:30pm Eastern
To Register: Email Wren at mexicoroad@consensus.net
Sponsored by Sacramento Poetry Center
How is our Western Sense of Place serving us in our time of change? How do we as poets shepherd our urgent messages in such cacophony? “Place” is more than creating a setting for your story. We’ll explore writing and reading poetry through a holistic filter of Place, blending approaches from literature and other fields.
We’ll visit several forms of contemporary poetry and examine work by well-known writers—Claudia Rankine, Bhanu Kapil, Joy Harjo, Gary Snyder, Jericho Brown, Sandra Cisneros, Solmaz Sharif, Terry Tempest Williams, Natalie Diaz, and more. We’ll share our own work from prompts and receive supportive feedback.
FOR MORE INFO OR TO REGISTER, EMAIL WREN AT:
mexicoroadATconsensusDOTnet
Wren Tuatha is author of Thistle and Brilliant (FLP) and founding editor of Califragile, Journal of Climate and Social Justice. Wren and her partner, author/activist C.T. Butler, are survivors of Hurricane Sandy and the Paradise Fire. She was artist-in-residence at Heathcote Center, where she directed the nature-and-arts-based Open Classroom. Her poetry has appeared in The Café Review, Canary, Lavender Review, California Fire & Water: A Climate Crisis Anthology, and elsewhere. She’s a frequent guest poet on KZFR. Wren studied Education at University of Louisville, and Film, Poetry, and Gay and Lesbian Studies at Towson University. She received grants to perform her poetry from TU’s Women’s Center and Office of Diversity. She is an alum of Community of Writers, where she studied poetry with Camille Dungy, Robert Hass, Brenda Hillman, Major Jackson, Ada Limón, and Matthew Zapruder. Wren is pursuing her MFA at Goddard College. Her thesis, Terrariumville, is a collection of poetry and essays on Sense of Place during crisis. This workshop is a teaching practicum for her degree.
Thur., October 8: 7:30pm
Literary Lecture Series, hosted by Frank Graham. Ezra Glaser On Richard Klugar’s “Simple Justice” and Social Justice Writing Leading to Brown v. Board of Education
Registration required prior to attending your first session of Literary Lecture Series:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldOCrrTIsGd3zdcXdxMayV4fVqsEXFc8Y
Zoom ID: 828 3933 9639
Fri., October 9th: 4 pm
Writing from the Inside Out, weekly prompt writing course facilitated by Nick LeForce, Register and receive a weekly writing prompt on Monday and then join a read-around group on Fridays at 4 to share your work. To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/upwkde-opjkpnyQECAVBKolY4hKCdl61uA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing zoom instructions.
