Dear Friends of Poetry,
The Poetry Night Reading Series is excited to feature Mischa Kuczynski and Jordan Karnes at 7 PM on Thursday, September 15th, 2022, on the roof of the John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street in Davis.
Mischa Kuczynski holds an MA in Creative Writing from UC Davis and a BFA in Photography from the University of Utah. A finalist for the 2009 Ruth Lily Poetry Fellowship, Kuczynski has seen her work appear in the American Poetry Review, Gigantic, Fence, Sinister Wisdom, and elsewhere. According to Dr. Andy Jones, “Mischa Kuczynski writes poignant, important, and unforgettable poems that stir the heart.” She lives in Davis.
Jordan Karnes is the author of It Hasn’t Stopped Being California Here (Carville Annex Press) and More Silver Than Gold (Finishing Line Press). More recently, their work has appeared in the Believer Magazine, New Life Quarterly, and at the Prelinger Library’s Place Talks. Jordan Karnes is the Chair of the Literary Arts Department at Oakland School for the Arts.
This event will take place on the roof of the Natsoulas Gallery (521 1st Street) at 7 PM on Thursday, September 15th, 2022. There will be an open mic after the featured performers. Open mic performances will be limited to four minutes or two items, whichever is shorter. As Tom Stoppard says, “Good things, when short, are twice as good.”
No matter the policies of the CDC or Yolo County, we ask that you wear your mask inside the Natsoulas Gallery. Although it may be warm on the 15th of September, we encourage you to dress in layers to accommodate the drop in temperature between 7 and 9 PM.
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 will be Dr. Andy Jones, poet laureate emeritus of the City of Davis. Special thanks to local arts hero Timothy Nutter for his ongoing help with amplification equipment.
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Dr. Andy
Upcoming Poetry Night Events:
September 15th: Mischa Kuczynski with Jordan Karnes
October 6th: Bill O’Daly (author of a new book, The New Gods) with Stanley Zumbiel
October 13th (BONUS READING): Bill Gainer with Laura Martin
October 20th: Margaret Ronda with Augusta Funk
November 3: Joshua McKinney with Matthew Chronister
November 17: Mary Mackey (author of a new book, Creativity: Where Poems Begin)
December 1: Katie Peterson and Christian Gullette
December 15: Beth Suter (author of a new book, Snake and Eggs)
January 19: Brad Buchanan with Frank Dixon Graham
February 2nd: Rooja Mohassessy
Upcoming readers (2023) at the Poetry Night Reading Series will include, among others, Pamela Houston, Lois Jones, Brad Henderson, Talia Lakshmi Kolluri, and Rooja Mohassessy.
