Beginning its fifth year in the city of Davis, the Poetry Night Reading Series is proud to welcome Rae Gouirand on Thursday, January 19^th at 8 P.M. She will be performing at the John Natsoulas Gallery at 521 1^st Street.

Rae Gouirand’s poems and essays have appeared in American Poetry Review, Boston Review, Columbia, The Kenyon Review: KROnline, Seneca Review, jubilat, Spinning Jenny, Bateau, Michigan Quarterly Review, Memoir (and), and two recent volumes of the Best New Poets series, & were selected for Verse Daily‘s Best of 2010 list. Her first collection of poems, Open Winter, was a finalist for the National Poetry Series, the Four Way Books Levis Prize, the Fordham University Press Poets Out Loud Prize, Utah State University’s May Swenson Award, Ohio State University Press’ The Journal Award, CSU-Fresno’s Philip Levine Poetry Prize, the Crab Orchard Poetry Series, Persea Books’ Lexi Rudnitski Prize, the Barrow Street Press Book Prize, the Dream Horse Press Book Prize, and other awards before being selected this past July by Elaine Equi for the 2011 Bellday Prize for Poetry.

An alumna of the MFA program in creative writing at the University of Michigan, Rae is the winner of the Meijer Fellowship, the Hopwood Award, and fellowships from the Vermont Studio Center and the Santa Fe Art Institute; a two-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize; and the recipient of a 2009 award from the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Foundation for outstanding work by emerging poets. She lives in Davis, California, teaches private workshops in poetry and creative nonfiction, and works the double shift as Education Programs Manager for Memoir Journal and Writer-in-Residence for the nation’s only conservancy-sponsored public arts program at Cache Creek Nature Preserve.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive early at the John Natsoulas Gallery to secure a seat, and to sign up for a spot on the Open Mic list. The Poetry Night Reading Series, organized and hosted by Andy Jones, occurs on the first and third Thursday of every month at the John Natsoulas Gallery.

Who: Rae Gouirand
What: The Poetry Night Reading Series
When: Thursday, January 19^th, 8 pm
Where: John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street

Media Contact: Andy Jones
poetryindavis@gmail.com
The John Natsoulas Gallery 530-756-3938
www.poetryindavis.com

The facebook event can be accessed here: http://www.facebook.com/events/224734354260430/

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Beginning its fifth year in the city of Davis, the Poetry Night Reading Series is proud to welcome Melanie Madden and Arielle Robbins on Thursday, January 5th at 8 P.M. They will be performing at the John Natsoulas Gallery at 521 1^st Street.

Melanie Madden earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in English at UC Davis, studying 20th Century American Literature. Winner of Gonzaga University’s Costello Poetry Award, Melanie has placed poems in Gonzaga’s literary annual, Reflection, and a short story, “Limited Visibility,” in the former UC Davis literary magazine, Seele, among other literary accomplishments. In 2011, Melanie finished a memoir, her first book-length project. This fall Melanie will begin work in an MFA program in creative nonfiction.

Raised in Florida and Turkey. Arielle Robbins received the Diana Lynn Bogart Prize for Fiction and a Tomales Bay Undergraduate Fellowship in 2010. Her poetry has been featured in Poetically Correct, a poetry anthology of young writers, and her poem, “Edits to My Mother’s Life” was a finalist in the 2010 Ina Coolbrith Poetry Contest. Currently, she is finishing her undergraduate studies in English with an emphasis in creative writing at UC Davis.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive early at the John Natsoulas Gallery to secure a seat, and to sign up for a spot on the Open Mic list. The Poetry Night Reading Series, organized and hosted by Andy Jones, occurs on the first and third Thursday of every month at the John Natsoulas Gallery.

Who: Melanie Madden and Arielle Robbins
What: The Poetry Night Reading Series
When: Thursday, January 5^th, 8 pm
Where: John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street

Media Contact: Andy Jones
poetryindavis@gmail.com
The John Natsoulas Gallery 530-756-3938
www.poetryindavis.com

You can access the facebook event here:  http://www.facebook.com/events/297383023633032/

You are also invited to join the Poetry in Davis Facebook group mailing list:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2290130152&ref=ts

The Poetry Night Reading Series is proud to welcome Joan Gelfand with Jenny Holland on Thursday, December 15th at 8 P.M. They will be performing at the John Natsoulas Gallery at 521 1st Street.

Joan Gelfand is an award-winning writer from San Francisco who has authored two books of poetry: A Dreamer’s Guide to Cities and Streams (San Francisco Bay Press, 2009) and Seeking Center (Two Bridges Press, 2006). Her poetry, fiction, reviews and essays have appeared in national and international magazines, anthologies and literary journals. Recipient of the 2010 Cervena Barva Award, Gelfand teaches in the California Poets in the Schools and Poetry Out Loud programs and frequently speaks at writing workshops and conferences, including every year with Dr. Andy Jones for many years at the San Francisco Writers Conference.

Joan blogs regularly for the Huffington Post. For more information, visit her website: http://www.joangelfand.com.

Jenny Holland has been a musician since the age of six, playing a variety of instruments, including piano, guitar, flute, and percussion. She has travelled internationally, both as a student and as a professional musician. Her musical style is eclectic and spans across many different genres, including folk, various kinds of jazz, and rock. Currently, she is the music director of the Berkeley theater group Ragged Wing Ensemble, a private music teacher, and a member of the band Gods+Others.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive early at the John Natsoulas Gallery to secure a seat, and to sign up for a spot on the Open Mic list. The Poetry Night Reading Series, organized and hosted by Andy Jones,occurs on the first and third Thursday of every month at the John Natsoulas Gallery.
Who: Joan Gelfand and Jenny Holland
What: The Poetry Night Reading Series
When: Thursday, December 15th, 8 pm
Where: John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street

The Poetry Night Reading Series would like to thank Poets & Writers for the sponsorship of this event, made possible by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation.

Media Contact: Andy Jones
poetryindavis@gmail.com
The John Natsoulas Gallery 530-756-3938
www.poetryindavis.com

The facebook event can also be accessed here: http://www.facebook.com/events/287752117928879/

You are also invited to join the Poetry in Davis Facebook group mailing list:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2290130152&ref=ts

The Poetry Night Reading Series is proud to welcome Leonore Wilson and Susan Kolodny on Thursday, December 1st at 8 P.M. They will be performing at the John Natsoulas Gallery at 521 1st Street.

Leonore Wilson received her B.A. and M.A. in English and Creative Writing at UC Davis, and has taught at various colleges in the Bay Area for over twenty years.  She has been the recipient of various grants and fellowships through Villa Montalvo Center for the Arts and the University of Utah. Her work has been featured in magazines as California Quarterly, Quarterly West, Madison Review, Trivia: Voices of Feminism, Nimble Spirit, and Third Coast. Her most recent book, Winter Solstice, was released this year. She resides in Napa with her family.

Susan Kolodny is a psychoanalyst who specializes in work with artists and writers. Her poetry has appeared in several magazines and anthologies, including the New England Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Marlboro Review,  and  River Styx. Her first poetry collection, After the Firestorm, has just been published by Mayapple Press.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive early at the John Natsoulas Gallery to secure a seat, and to sign up for a spot on the Open Mic list. The Poetry Night Reading Series, organized and hosted by Andy Jones,occurs on the first and third Thursday of every month at the John Natsoulas Gallery.
Who: Leonore Wilson & Susan Kolodny
What: The Poetry Night Reading Series
When: Thursday, December 1st, 8 pm
Where: John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street

Media Contact: Andy Jones
poetryindavis@gmail.com
The John Natsoulas Gallery 530-756-3938
www.poetryindavis.com

You are also invited to join the Poetry in Davis Facebook group mailing list:
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The Poetry Night Reading Series is proud to welcome back poet Indigo Moor. He will be performing on Thursday, November 17^th at 8PM at the John Natsoulas Gallery at 521 1^st Street in Davis.

Indigo Moor is an award-winning poet and the author two acclaimed books of poetry. His work has appeared in a number of anthologies and journals including the Xavier Review, LA Review, Poetry Now, and Suisun Valley Review.

His first book, Tap Root, was published in 2006 by Main Street Rag’s Editor’s Select Poetry Series. His most recent book of poetry, Through the Stonecutter’s Window, was the 2009 winner of the nationally recognized Cave Canem Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize and writing fellowship. He is also the recipient of numerous accolades including the 2005 Vesle Fenstermaker Poetry Prize for Emerging Writers and the 2008 Jack Kerouac Poetry Prize. He has been a finalist for numerous awards, such as the T.S. Eliot Prize, and in 2009 he was nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

Moor is a member of the Artist’s Residency Institute for teaching artists and leads workshops across the country. He is currently enrolled in the Stonecoast MFA program at the University of Southern Maine.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive early at the John Natsoulas Gallery to secure a seat, and to sign up for a spot on the Open Mic list. The Poetry Night Reading Series, organized and hosted by Dr. Andy Jones, occurs on the first and third Thursday of every month at the John Natsoulas Gallery. Other Poetry Night performers this fall and winter will include Leonore Wilson and Joan Gelfand.
Who: Indigo Moor
What: The Poetry Night Reading Series
When: Thursday, November 17^th 8PM
Where: The John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1^st Street

Media Contact: Andy Jones

poetryindavis@gmail.com

The John Natsoulas Gallery: 530-756-3938

www.poetryindavis.com

The facebook event can be accessed here:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=227175037347701

The Poetry Night Reading Series is proud to welcome poet and UC Davis professor Joshua Clover. He will be performing on Thursday, November 3^rd at the John Natsoulas Gallery at 521 1^st Street at 8PM.

Joshua Clover is an award-winning poet, film and music critic, and theorist who has published multiple books. Clover received his B.A. from Boston University and is a graduate of the prestigious Iowa Writer’s Workshop. He has been a member of the UC Davis English Faculty since 2003.

His first book of poetry, Madonna Anno Domini (Louisiana State University Press, 1997) was honored with the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets. His second book of poetry, The Totality for Kids (University of California Press) was published in 2006. He served as the distinguished Holloway poet-in-residence at the University of California, Berkeley and is a two-time recipient of the Pushcart Prize for his poetry. His poems have also appeared in three volumes of Best American Poetry.

His works on criticism include a book on film, The Matrix (British Film Institute, 2005) and 1989: Bob Dylan Didn’t Have This to Sing About (University of California Press, 2009), which has been described as “a tour de force of lyrical theory.” He has written for The New York Times, is a regular contributor to Village Voice, and is a former senior writer for Spin magazine.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive early at the John Natsoulas Gallery to secure a seat, and to sign up for a spot on the Open Mic list. The Poetry Night Reading Series, organized and hosted by Dr. Andy Jones, occurs on the first and third Thursday of every month at the John Natsoulas Gallery. Other Poetry Night performers this fall and winter will include Leonore Wilson and Joan Gelfand.

Free refreshments will be made available to attendees of this event on a first-come, first-served basis. The staff of the Poetry Night Reading Series is grateful to Joshua Clover for the additional support that will make the refreshments possible.

Who: Joshua Clover
What: The Poetry Night Reading Series
When: Thursday, November 3^rd, 8PM
Where: The John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1^st Street

Media Contact: Andy Jones

poetryindavis@gmail.com

The John Natsoulas Gallery: 530-756-3938

www.poetryindavis.com

The facebook event can also be accessed here: 

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=174540122635142

The Poetry Night Reading Series is proud to welcome poet David Rowe from New Orleans, Louisiana on Thursday, September 15th at 8 P.M. He will be performing at the John Natsoulas Gallery at 521 1st Street.

A native of Worcester, Massachusetts, David Rowe was educated at Swarthmore College. His poems have appeared in the Cortland Review, the North American Review, Big Bridge, Dorado, Solid Quarter, Exquisite Corpse, YAWP, and in the anthology The Maple Leaf Rag. A poet accomplished on stage and on the page, David has read his poetry on the Moe Green Poetry Show and on radio station WWOZ, and at countless venues in the United States and abroad.

David helped represent New Orleans when Wave Books’ Poetry Bus Tour (2006) and S.A. Griffin’s Poetry Bomb Tour (2010) came to his hometown, he has served as poet-in-residence at Peter Anderson’s Beauty Shop, and currently he teaches poetry writing at the Covenant House, a shelter for homeless youths. His full-length collection, Unsolicited Poems, is available at http://www.vernapress.com.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive early at the John Natsoulas Gallery to secure a seat, and to sign up for a spot on the Open Mic list. The Poetry Night Reading Series, organized and hosted by Dr. Andy Jones, occurs on the first and third Thursday of every month at the John Natsoulas Gallery. Other Poetry Night performers this fall will include Sandra Gilbert, Joshua Clover, and Rae Gouirand.

Who: David Rowe
What: The Poetry Night Reading Series
When: Thursday, September 15th, 2011 at 8 pm
Where: John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1^st Street
Media Contact: Andy Jones
poetryindavis@gmail.com
The John Natsoulas Gallery – 756-3938

You may find the Facebook event at:
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Who: D.R. Wagner
What: The Poetry Night Reading Series
When: Thursday, July 21^st, 2011 at 8 pm
Where: John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1^st Street
Media Contact: Andy Jones
poetryindavis@gmail.com
The John Natsoulas Gallery – 756-3938

The Poetry Night Reading Series is proud to welcome poets Simmons Buntin and Dorine Jennette to the patio of Bistro 33 on Wednesday, July 6th at 8:30 P.M.

Simmons Buntin is the author of two books of poetry, Riverfall and Bloom, both published by Ireland’s Salmon Poetry. Riverfall was published in 2005, and Bloom, his new collection, was published in 2010 and is available now. He has published poetry and prose in a variety of publications, from Japan’s Kyoto Journal to the leading magazine of culture and place, Orion. He has won an Academy of American Poets Prize, Colorado Artist’s Fellowship for Poetry, and grants from the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Tucson-Pima Arts Council. Buntin is also the founding editor of Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments.

Dorine Jennette’s essays, poems, and reviews have appeared in journals such as Puerto del Sol, the Journal, Ninth Letter, Coconut, the Los Angeles Review, and the Georgia Review. Her work has also appeared in the anthology, Breathe: 101 Contemporary Odes, by C&R Press. Jennette’s most recent book, Urchin to Follow, was published in 2010 by The National Poetry Review Press. Among her many accomplishments, Jennette has won The National Poetry Review Book Prize, 2008, The Matt Clark Poetry Prize from New Delta Review, 2007, and The Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Memorial Poetry Prize for 2005.

Attendees to this special outdoor edition of Poetry Night are encouraged to arrive early at Bistro 33 to secure a seat, and to sign up for a spot on the Open Mic list. The Poetry Night Reading Series, hosted by Andy Jones, occurs on the first Wednesday of the month at Bistro 33 at 8:30 P.M., and third Thursday of every month at the John Natsoulas Gallery at 8 P.M. There is an open microphone segment after the main reading, at 9:30 at Bistro 33 and 9:00 at the John Natsoulas Gallery.

Who: Simmons Buntin with Dorine Jennette
What: The Poetry Night Reading Series
When: Wednesday, July 6th at 8:30 P.M.
Where: The Outdoor Patio at Bistro 33, 226 F Street
Media Contact: poetryindavis@gmail.com
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