Please join us at 8 PM this Thursday, November 6th, at the John Natsoulas Gallery (521 First Street, Davis) for Poetry Night featuring the poets Bill Gainer and Laura Martin.
Bill Gainer contributes to the California literary scene as a writer, editor, promoter, publicist and poet. Gainer is a past winner of the San Francisco Beat Museum’s Poetry Contest and the Sacramento News and Review’s Flash Fiction Contest. He continues to edit for the PEN Award-winning R.L. Crow Publications, is a founding and current board member of the Nevada County Poetry Series, and serves as the longtime host of Sacramento’s popular Red Alice’s Poetry Emporium. Widely published, Bill Gainer remains a nationally sought-after reader. His latest book is Lipstick and Bullet Holes, from Epic Rites Press of Canada. Find out more about Bill at billgainer.com.
Laura Martin is a freelance writer and photographer whose work has appeared in publications throughout California, including Tule Review, Late Peaches: Poems by Sacramento Poets, Medusa’s Kitchen, Convergence – An Online Journal of Poetry and Art, Sacramento Voices, Verse on the Vine, Susurrus and Soul of the Narrator. Her poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has won the Grand Prize at the Annual Pat Schneider Poetry Contest. Martin fronts The Soft Offs, a spoken word/jazz/blues/beer band that takes the written word from page to stage. Bill Gainer says, “Martin, solo or as part of a group, finds herself in front of an ever-growing audience. She is a talent in full bloom – a writer capable of stealing hearts and giving then back unblemished. She is marvelous.”
The open mic will begin at 9 PM, and the after-party at de Vere’s Irish Pub will start at 10 PM. You are encouraged to arrive early to secure a seat and to sign up for a spot on the Open Mic List.
The Poetry Night Reading Series—coordinated and hosted by Dr. Andy Jones, the Poet Laureate of the City of Davis— takes place at the John Natsoulas Gallery on the first and third Thursday of every month. Poetry Night at the John Natsoulas Gallery is an entirely volunteer-run affair.
What: The Poetry Night Reading Series features Bill Gainer and Laura Martin
When: Thursday, November 6th at 8 PM
Where: The John Natsoulas Gallery (521 First Street, Davis)
The John Natsoulas Gallery – (530) 756-3938
https://www.poetryindavis.com/
P.S. Future Poetry Night performers include Judith Rose and Betsy Rosenberg on November 20th, and the Sable and Quill poets on December 4th.
