A Poetry Reading with Tamer Mostafa and James Lee Jobe
Poetry Night in PERSON! Join us at 7 PM on Thursday, September 16th, 2021 at the John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1stStreet in Davis.
Dear Friends of Poetry,
On Thursday, September 16th at 7 PM (note the time!), we will assemble (en masse and with masks) at the Natsoulas Gallery to enjoy poetry by two Sacramento Valley poets: Tamer Mostafa and James Lee Jobe.
Tamer Said Mostafa (pronouns: he/him/his), a radical social worker by day and poet by night, is a Stockton, California native whose poetry has appeared in over twenty literary journals and magazines, including Confrontation, Zone 3, andFreezeray. Tamer is a Best of the Net and Pushcart nominee whose debut, full-length book of poetry, Where Will I Find America?, was released in August, 2021 and is available online. He is also the author of Which Way Will the Water Drag Our Bodies?, released in Spring, 2020 through Monday Night Press. Mostafa is a graduate of the Creative Writing program at University of California, Davis where he won the Lois Ann Lattin Rosenberg Contest for Poetry. As an Arab-American Muslim, Tamer lives life through spirituality, community work, and the music of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.
Opening for Tamer Mostafa will be one of his poetic mentors, James Lee Jobe.
James Lee Jobe is the fourth Poet Laureate of Davis, California. Among his five chapbooks are What God Said When She Finally Answered Me, Rattlesnake Press, and Red Skelton’s Ghost, Cold River Press. Jobe’s poems have been published in magazines, journals, and anthologies across several decades. Now retired from a second career in radio, James practices Zen Buddhism and uniform kindness in Davis.
The Poetry Night Reading Series, taking place on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 7 PM, is generously supported by the people and poets of the Sacramento Valley, and by John Natsoulas and the staff at the John Natsoulas Gallery. Your host is Dr. Andy Jones, the poet laureate emeritus of the City of Davis. See Dr. Andy’s new (free) weekly newsletter at https://andyjones.substack.com – Please subscribe!
This event will take place at the Natsoulas Gallery (521 1st Street) at 7 PM (note the time) on Thursday, September 16th. There will be an open mic after the featured performers. Open mic participants will be limited to four minutes or two items, whichever is shorter, so we can move on to the after-party. Vaccinated culture-lovers are invited to join us! To protect the safety of everyone in attendance, please bring and wear your masks. Thanks.
Please join us on Thursday, September 16th, at 7 PM at 521 1st Street in Davis.
Dr. Andy
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