The Sacramento Poetry Center welcomes submissions for the next Tule Review — now 40-50 pages and perfect bound — with an anticipated publication date in June, 2010. We consider poetry of all styles and forms. Submission Guidelines: Considers poetry of all styles and forms. Send up to six poems, maximum 96 lines per poem. Submission deadline for the June 2010 issue is Feb. 27, 2010; submissions received after that date may … Read More »

BOY IT WAS WONDERFUL AND SO BEAUTIFUL JUST TO BE THERE AND THE WORKSHOP TOO!!! XO GERI White Lotus Poetry Workshop at Esalen in Big Sur, CA with Ellen Bass March 12-14, 2010 Its wonderful root and bud are snow-white, bright. When was it parted with the western skies? Nobody knows how deep the mud it grows in is. When it emerges from the water, we know it is the white lotus. –Joshu We will extend our roots deeply into … Read More »

Diane diPrima on stage of the Koret Auditorium delivering her inaugural address at the San Francisco Main Library on Feb. 2, ‘10.

Geri with friends at Diane diPrima Inaugural Address, Koret Auditorium, SF Main Library. Feb. 2, ‘10.

From our friend up in Santa Rosa Ed Coletti — “What a wonderful place, Sonoma County! Any number of events happening at the same time. Here’s another important one. Take a look.” XOXO Geri Saturday, February 6, 2010, 7 – 9:30 pm Poetry Out Loud Sonoma County Competition Featuring Sonoma County High School students performing/reciting great poems written in English. Emcee: Terry Ehret. Judges: Katherine Hastings, Amrando Garcia Davila, Penelope LaMontagne, Bill … Read More »

Pictured (from left to right): Nancy Dougherty, Geri Digiorno, Katherine Hastings, Dorianne Laux

DIANE DiPRIMA - SF’s NEW POET LAUREATE Tuesday, February 2, 2010 – 5pm – 8pm Poet Laureate Address. Main Library Koret Auditorium 100 Larkin St. (at Grove) Library Sponsored Public Program San Francisco Poet Laureate inauguration address

Sorry, in my original email, i forgot to post the date of the show opening/closing. it will be saturday feb 13th from 6:30ish to 9:00ish… this one looks to be fun! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ hey y’all… here we are, january again and we are just starting to get back into the swing of things. we’d like to start 2010 with a big bang of an art show, so our first show of the year will be a group … Read More »

at Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito, Calif. Wednesday, January 20 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m Featuring Avotcja and Pablo Rosales W/OPEN MIC Avotcja has been published widely in English & Spanish in the USA, Mexico & Europeand is an award winning Poet & multi-instrumentalist who opened for Betty Carter in New York City & Peru’s Susana Baca at San Francisco’s Encuentro Popular, played with Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Bobi & Luis Cespedes, John … Read More »

DIANE DiPRIMA – SF’s NEW POET LAUREATE Tuesday, February 2, 2010 – 5pm – 8pm *Poet Laureate Address* Main Library, Koret Auditorium 100 Larkin St. (at Grove) A Library Sponsored Public Program– San Francisco Poet Laureate inauguration address