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Impressions of a Reader
Thank you to Hilcia Suarez for her very thoughtful and kind review of my poetry book The Horizontal Poet on her blog, Impressions of a Reader, at
http://www.impressionsofareader.com/2...
I had a great time last night at a Mind/Body poetry reading in Santa Barbara. It was hosted by a friend, Ron Alexander, who organized the first Whitman-Stein Memorial LGBT Reading in which I took part last year. Among the readers were Suzanne Frost, who will be hosting me at The Poetry Zone at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum in Santa Barbara on April 14. Phil Taggart was there, and very kindly offered to host me at his reading in Ventura in July.
One of the things I love about Ron's readings is that he has each reader read poems of their own AND poems by a famous poet they admire. The result is that the quality of poetry at his readings is extremely high. The setting, the Wall Space Gallery in a beautifully restored Victorian house, couldn't be more lovely. Add delicious refreshments and the friendly presence of Ron himself, as well as the very appreciative Santa Barbara audience, and you've got a great reading series.
Tonight I'm reading for the first time at the Santa Barbara Poetry Series in the Contemporary Arts Forum at the Paseo Nuevo Mall on State Street in Santa Barbara from 7 to 9 PM. I'll be reading with Dean Rader, a writing professor from the University of San Francisco, and Elijah Imlay, a poet from Ventura. Again, it's a beautiful space, with great acoustics. Can't wait.
http://www.impressionsofareader.com/2...
I had a great time last night at a Mind/Body poetry reading in Santa Barbara. It was hosted by a friend, Ron Alexander, who organized the first Whitman-Stein Memorial LGBT Reading in which I took part last year. Among the readers were Suzanne Frost, who will be hosting me at The Poetry Zone at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum in Santa Barbara on April 14. Phil Taggart was there, and very kindly offered to host me at his reading in Ventura in July.
One of the things I love about Ron's readings is that he has each reader read poems of their own AND poems by a famous poet they admire. The result is that the quality of poetry at his readings is extremely high. The setting, the Wall Space Gallery in a beautifully restored Victorian house, couldn't be more lovely. Add delicious refreshments and the friendly presence of Ron himself, as well as the very appreciative Santa Barbara audience, and you've got a great reading series.
Tonight I'm reading for the first time at the Santa Barbara Poetry Series in the Contemporary Arts Forum at the Paseo Nuevo Mall on State Street in Santa Barbara from 7 to 9 PM. I'll be reading with Dean Rader, a writing professor from the University of San Francisco, and Elijah Imlay, a poet from Ventura. Again, it's a beautiful space, with great acoustics. Can't wait.
Horizontal Poet Sings Bidyke Blues
Bidyke writer and disabled former pediatrician Jan Steckel writes about poetry, fiction, sexuality, doctoring, poverty, and what it feels like to remember what kind of socks everyone at her readings w
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