Dear Friends of Poetry,
The Poetry Night Reading Series will feature Davis junior high poets and their new book, Seeds of Hope. We meet at 7 PM on Thursday, December 5th, 2024, on the first floor of the John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street in Davis.
Our December 5th night of poetry will feature junior high school poets who have worked with Davis poet laureate emerita Julia B. Levine to write poems about resilience and climate change. The poems have been collected in a 16 Rivers Press book titled Seeds of Hope. Most of the authors whose work has been anthologized in this special collection will read their individual poems. Courtesy of Julia B. Levine and others, food and drink will contribute to the festive atmosphere.
December 4th was also the 94th birthday of Allegra Silberstein, the poet laureate of our hearts. We hope she will join us for this special event and to be appropriately feted.
Our Poetry Night event will take place on the first floor of the John Natsoulas Gallery (521 1st Street in Davis) at 7 PM on Thursday, December 5th, 2024. An open mic will follow the young featured performers. Open mic performances will be limited to four minutes or two items, whichever is shorter. As Robert Southey says, “Be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams – the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.” The open mic list typically fills by 6:40 PM, so please arrive early if you would like to perform something during the 8 o’clock hour. Attendees who request to be added to the list after 7 PM will be invited to try again at a subsequent event.
Find the Facebook event for this evening of poetry at https://www.facebook.com/events/2323501834660754
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, by John Natsoulas, and by Thea and the other members of the staff at the John Natsoulas Gallery. Your host will be Dr. Andy Jones, the poet laureate emeritus of the City of Davis.
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/.
Future readers will include Julia Connor, Katie Peterson, Mischa Kuczynski, Coco Blossom, Susan Browne, Julia Levine, Clarence Major, Chris Erickson, Patrick Grizzell, Oswaldo Vargas, and other favorites.
The Poetry Night Reading Series has been committed to serving the literary and arts community in the city of Davis since 2006. Happening every 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at the Natsoulas Gallery, each reading contains two featured poets followed by an open mic. Poetry in Davis was voted “Best Open Mic” in The California Aggie’s “Best of Davis″ edition and has been featured in Davis Life Magazine. The more than 375 featured poets have included UC Davis faculty Francisco X. Alarcón, John Boe, Zinzi Clemmons, Joshua Clover, Jack Forbes, Sandra Gilbert, Laurie Glover, Brad Henderson, Pamela Houston, Andy Jones, Clarence Major, Sandra McPherson, Maceo Montoya, Katie Peterson, Kim Stanley Robinson, Margaret Ronda, Joe Wenderoth, and Alan Williamson, as well as many regional and traveling poets, including Molly Peacock, Jane Hirshfield, Dana Gioia, and James Ragan.
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