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Authors please send your events, readings, and gigs information to Jackie Steelman at XclusivlyU@aol.com
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Karen Petersen reading:
On Sunday, December 8th, at 5pm at Teatro Paraguas in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and on Zoom, Karen Petersen will be reading from her new Finishing Line Press chapbook, ‘Wamponomon: The Place of Shells.’__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Susan Jaret McKinstry is reading from her chapbook Tumblehome:
- November 14 at 5 p.m. at the Weitz Center for Creativity, Carleton College, Northfield MN 55057.
- December 4th at 7 p.m. at Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis MN 55408
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Karen Morris’s exquisite Nothing Happened Last Night sings with uncommon knowledge of literary history, psychological acumen, spiritual insight, and wide-ranging cultural influence. She unassumingly welcomes us to a mesmerizing whirl of oft-overlooked myth, to romantic heights, to the contemporary environ of rage, and on into baroque evocations of the psyche — be it the inner whirlwind of a “dream’s entangled vines” or the orderly escape of “fresh mint tea.” Morris creates tapestries, weaving the arcane with the familiar in a voice so conversational that when she alludes to “Madonna tripping lightly in kinky boots,” “Mayakovskian clouds,” or “Kalashnikov in camouflage fatigues” we nod and say, “Of course.” Nothing happened last night? Not if you enter the vertigo evoked by this collection’s dazzle.
-Jack Ridl, author of Practicing to Walk Like a Hero
Livija Rieksts Bolster:
Ilze’s Daughter on November 20 at 7 pm at the Poetry and Wine Club sponsored by the Little Shop of Stories in Decatur, Georgia.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Drawing Lessons: Poems by Paul Jaskunas and Artwork by Warren Linn Exhibition Reception
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Helene McGlauflin, Solstice events in Maine:
Book Signing:
Sherman’s Book Store
65 Topsham Fair Mall, Topsham 04086
Sat. November 9, 2024, 1-3 PM
Sherman’s Maine Authors’ Festival
Sherman”s Bookstore, Topsham
65 Topsham Fair Rd, Topsham 04086
Sat. November 16, 1-4 PM
Reading: Author Spotlight
Monday December 16, 2024
Curtis Memorial Library
23 Pleasant St
Brunswick, 04011
Guest Reader: Literary Salon and Open Mic
Hosted by Maine Writers Studio
OneSixtyFive Inn at 165 Park Row, Brunswick
Brunswick, Maine 04011
Wed. Dec 18 , 6:30 PM
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Marianne Mersereau (In the Grip of Grace)
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Dear Family & Friends,
Please join us for this exciting poetry event, reading, and issue launch for The Rutherford Red Wheelbarrow #17 on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7 p. m. on at the Little Theater at Felician University, Rutherford, N. J., and enjoy the offerings.
The Little Theater
Felician University
230 Montross Avenue
Rutherford, NJ 07070
This year’s issue includes four (4) unusual poems of mine, an essay about an original film topic, and a performance text related to William Carlos Williams. For more information please see the message below from the Gang of Six who coordinate the Williams Readings.
Love & Peace,
JOHN
Coming Soon
Please remember to mark your calendars for all poetry features and events by John J. Trause in autumn 2024:
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 6:00 p. m. as feature in Coffee & Words, Fall Poetry Open Mic, at Lodi Memorial Library, One Memorial Drive, Lodi, New Jersey 07644. (973) 365-4044. https://bccls.libcal.com/event/12807129
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7 p. m. in launch reading for The Rutherford Red Wheelbarrow #17 at The Little Theater, Felician University, 230 Montross Avenue, Rutherford, NJ 07070.
Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 2 p. m. as moderator of the Q & A session for the launch of Denise La Neve’s book Half-Lives of the Radium Girls (Pittsburgh : The Poet’s Press, 2024) at Wayne Public Library, Main Library, 461 Valley Road, Wayne, New Jersey 07470. (973) 694-4272. https://waynepubliclibrary.org/. https://poetspress.org/catalog.shtml
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 5:30 p. m. as feature with Rick Mullin for Literary Cafe Poetry Reading and Open Mike at Caldwell Public Library, 24D Smull Avenue, Caldwell, New Jersey 07006-2837. https://www.caldwellpl.org/
Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 6:00 p. m. in reading with Dada publication Maintenant 18 (2024) for Three Rooms Press at Jefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth Avenue, New York, New York 10011. https://threeroomspress.com/
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Dropping Sunrises in a Jar Book Party: Two Readings
Dear friends,I am very excited to announce two upcoming readings of Dropping Sunrises in a Jar. Please mark your calendars for one, (or both):
- Online on September 12th at 7pm, hosted by Malaika King Albrecht of the Redheaded Stepchild Poetry Reading Series. (Links below)
- Face to Face on October 27th at Emerge Gallery in Greenville, NC, hosted by Regina YC Garcia and Caren Stuart from the NC Poetry Society External Programs Series.
My reading on Thursday, September 12, 2024 is hosted by the amazing Malaika King Albrecht of the long running Redheaded Stepchild Reading series! An open mic will follow, so bring your moon poems! This book has lots of suns, but few moons. 🙂I hope to see you this fall. Thank you for all your support!
MelindaYou may order the book here:Finishing Line Press
https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/dropping-sunrises-in-a-jar-by-melinda-thomsen/
Bookshop.org
https://bookshop.org/p/books/dropping-sunrises-in-a-jar-melinda-thomsen/21578579?ean=9798888386019
Barnes and Noble
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dropping-sunrises-in-a-jar-melinda-thomsen/1145879897
Amazon
————————————————————-Zoom invite and FB event page are here:Malaika King Albrecht is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: Book Launch with Melinda Thomsen & Open Mic with Redheaded StepchildTime: Sep 12, 2024 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 882 8765 5943—One tap mobile+13052241968,,88287655943# US+13092053325,,88287655943# US—Dial by your location• +1 305 224 1968 US• +1 309 205 3325 US• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)• +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)• +1 646 931 3860 US• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)• +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)• +1 689 278 1000 US• +1 719 359 4580 US• +1 253 205 0468 US• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)• +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)• +1 360 209 5623 US• +1 386 347 5053 US• +1 507 473 4847 US• +1 564 217 2000 US• +1 669 444 9171 USMeeting ID: 882 8765 5943Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcv2Y3Inq2__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
My chapbook, Inventing the Americas, will be published in September. On November 2nd I will be at the Buckeye Book Fair in Wooster, Ohio, selling all my books.
Alissa SammarcoMoon Landing Day – Events :10/17/2024, 7-8:30 PM Burn the Mic
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
251 W. 2nd Street
Lexington, KY 40507
https://carnegiecenterlex.org/
Other book publications:Beyond the Dawn (Sept 2023 by Turning Point)ISBN: 978-1625494429; Amazon https://a.co/d/29mHZlYI See Them Now (Feb 2024 by Turning Point) ISBN: 9781625494535; Amazon https://a.co/d/7GboCjQ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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