The Poetry Night Reading Series is excited to feature Joshua McKinney with Matthew Chronister at 7 PM on Thursday, November 3rd, 2022, on the roof of the John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street in Davis.
Joshua McKinney’s most recent book of poetry is Small Sillion (Parlor Press, 2019). His work has appeared in such journals as Boulevard, Denver Quarterly, Kenyon Review, New American Writing, and many others. He is the recipient of The Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize, The Dickinson Prize, The Pavement Saw Chapbook Prize, and a Gertrude Stein Award for Innovative Writing. He teaches literature and creative writing at California State University, Sacramento. His hobbies include guinea pig wrangling and playing the banjo. An amateur lichenologist, he is a member of the California Lichen Society. With Tim Kahl, he edits the online ecopoetry journal Clade Song.
Matthew Chronister is from Sacramento, California, where he lives with his wife, Brie, and their dog, Bella. He teaches AP English at Union Mine High School, where he is also advisor for the anime and book clubs. He received his BA and MA from Sacramento State University, where he studied and wrote poetry. His work has appeared in Poetry Now, Suisun Valley Review and 8-West Press. His first collection of poems, Memory Care, is available from Finishing Line Press.
This event will take place at the Natsoulas Gallery (521 1st Street) at 7 PM on Thursday, November 3rd, 2022. There will be an open mic after the featured performers, though attendees should sign up early if they wish to perform at the open mic. Open mic performances will be limited to four minutes or two items, whichever is shorter. As the Bard says, “Brevity is the soul of wit.”
The Poetry Night Reading Series, taking place on 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, the poet laureate emeritus of the City of Davis. This event is gratefully supported by Katerina Hanks, producer, and Timothy Nutter, sound and lighting engineer.
Find out more about the Poetry Night Reading Series in Davis, California by visiting https://www.poetryindavis.com. Invite your friends to sign up for the mailing list. To learn more about Dr. Andy’s tiny media fiefdom, check out his weekly podcast at https://poetrytechnology.buzzsprout.com/ and his weekly newsletter at https://andyjones.substack.com.
Upcoming Poetry Night Events:
November 17: André Naffis-Sahely and Natachi Mez
December 1: Katie Peterson and Christian Gullette
December 15: Beth Suter (author of a new book, Snake and Eggs) with Bethanie Humphreys
January 5: Allegra Silberstein (author of a new book, Dancing with the Morning Breeze) with Jean Beguin
January 19: Brad Buchanan with Frank Dixon Graham
Upcoming readers (2023) at the Poetry Night Reading Series will include, among others, Pamela Houston, Lois Jones, Brad Henderson, Talia Lakshmi Kolluri, Julia Levine, and Rooja Mohassessy.
