The Poetry Night Reading Series is proud to welcome poet Connie Post, on Thursday, February 17th at 8 P.M. She will be performing at the John Natsoulas Gallery at 521 1st Street.
Connie Post has authored seven books of poetry: Seasons of Love, Seasons of Loss; Letting Go, If I Were A Roadway, Til Divorce Do Us Part, Waking State, In a City of Words, and her newest book, Trip Wires. Her poetry has appeared in dozens of journals, including Calyx, Kalliope, Comstock Review, Chiron Review, Cold Mountain Review, Caesura, Main Street Rag, Mobius, Midwest Poetry Review Oberon, Poetalk, Pedestal Magazine, RiverSedge, Tipton Poetry Journal, The Toronto Quarterly, White Pelican Review, and Tule Review. Her poetry has also appeared in several anthologies including Marin Poetry Center Anthology 2 and When the Muse Calls – Poems for the Creative Life. Post has earned over ninety awards in various contests for her poetry including the Caesura Poetry Contest, The Dirty Napkin Cover Prize, The Lydia Wood Grand Prize, Montclair Poetry Meet, Pleasanton Poetry and Arts Contest, The Bay Area Poets Coalition Contest, Poets Dinner Contest, Poets Dinner, “Best of your Best” contest for California State Poetry Society,” and the 90th Annual Ina Coolbrith Contest (2009) in the category of “Poets Choice.”
Connie Post is Poet Laureate Emerita of Livermore California, where she has created two new poetry series (titled “Wine and Words” and the “Ravenswood Poetry Series”) to expand the growth local arts and literature. In October of 2006, Post worked with Linda Ryan of the Tri Valley Arts Guild to develop an ekphrastic art show at the Big White House Winery.
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 by Andy Jones and hosted this week by Brad Henderson, occurs on the first Wednesday of the month at Bistro 33, and third Thursday of every month at the John Natsoulas Gallery, both at 8 P.M., with an open microphone segment at 9 P.M.
Who: Connie Post
What: The Poetry Night Reading Series
When: Thursday, February 17th, 8pm
Where: John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street
Media Contact:
Andy Jones
poetryindavis@gmail.com
The John Natsoulas Gallery – 756-3938
www.poetryindavis.com
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