Monday, August 27, 2012

Upcoming Event: Inaugural Event at SecondStory Repertory - Poetry, Art Exhibit, Salon

You say you want more art events in Redmond? Visual art, poetry, theater? Yes, we are planning a super-fun, multiple-arts-celebrating event on October 6th, now that you asked! Here's the info:

Who:
New Redmond Poet Laureate Jeannine Hall Gailey and artist Michaela Eaves

Where:
SecondStory Repertory at the Redmond Town Center

When:
October 6th, 4-6 PM

What is it?
Jeannine Hall Gailey reads geek-themed poetry from her first two books, Becoming the Villainess and She Returns to the Floating World, and hosts a Q&A about poetry in Redmond. Local artist Michaela Eaves provides an art exhibit of mermaids, monsters, zombies, and other poetry-related subject matter. Snacks and drinks are provided. And the event is free! Come and bring all your friends!

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Geek Girl Con Poetry Panel and other Redmond Poet Laureate Business

Where in the World is Redmond's Poet Laureate, you ask?

Last weekend, I presented a panel on Geek Girl Poetry at the sprawlingly successful second Geek Girl Con.

A little write up of our panel is up at Paperdroids. Here's an excerpt:
“Monster Brides, Robots, Superheroines, and Anime Girls: Geek Girl Poets!” was devoted entirely to geek-themed poetry. Jeannine Hall Gailey, author of She Returns to the Floating World (Kitsune Books) and Becoming the Villainess (Steel Toe Books), and Lana H. Ayers, author of A New Red (Pecan Grove Press), read some of their own poems, as well as poems from other women about female characters in pop-culture. It was a funny, inspiring panel and a good way to start the second day of the conference."
Thanks to Chelsea Novak for the shout out!
Despite being the first-thing-in-the-morning panel on Sunday, the second day of the Con, we had a lively, attentive audience who asked lots of questions and hailed from cities as far away as San Francisco! The audience actually cheered when I told them my Redmond Poet Laureate slogan: "Geeks for Poetry, Poetry for Geeks!"
If you're at all into any and all of the following: comic books, anime, science fiction, Buffy the Vampire Slayer or anything Joss-Whedon-related, post-apocalypse, amazons, unicorns, robots, women working in tech, cons where people actually shower, dressing up in costumes...you should definitely consider next year's Geek Girl Con. (And yes, males are welcome at Geek Girl Con...) Thanks to Jennifer K. Stuller for organizing this fantastic conference!

I'm conjuring up all kinds of poetry fun for fall 2012. Stay tuned!