Saturday, May 25, 2013

Video from our VALA Once Upon a Time Event and an upcoming Jack Straw Reading at Redmond Library

In case you'd like to "attend" our VALA "Once Upon a Time, n Redmond" event virtually, here's the video from the event:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUNoNfL8Z5c

And now, on to the last event for the Redmond Poet Laureate's season!

June 11, 7 PM at Redmond Library - A Jack Straw Reading!

This will be the final event of the season for the Redmond Poet Laureate. The five writers will be Larry Crist, Emily Perez, Dennis Caswell, Judith Skillman and Jeannine Hall Gailey (Redmond's Poet Laureate.) All have published widely and their poetry will be available to peruse or purchase. Refreshments will be available.

Be there to celebrate our last year of events and some terrific Jack Straw talent!

Monday, May 13, 2013

Pictures from our May 11 VALA Once Upon a Time Event

I just wanted to post a few pictures from our "Once Upon a Time" Poetry and Art afternoon event at the VALA art center. It was wonderful (but very warm!) - the readers were all lovely and entertaining, the food and drinks were delicious (thanks Matt's Rotisserie and Oyster Bar for the lovely catering!) and the VALA art center a great space to host a reading. The one-day art show by Michaela Eaves - featuring arctic foxes perched on top of apples, a menacing big bad wolf, and a mysterious girl in a red cape, among other pieces - was fantastic, and it was great to hang out with some lovely East siders to talk about art, poetry, and culture in such a welcoming setting. Readers included myself, Liz Hayden, Rebecca Woods Meredith, Kelly Davio, Laura Lee Bennett, Dawn-Marie Oliver, and Pamela Denchfield.
Crowd shot! With art and VALA's name!

Mingling!

Some of the motley crew!

 

Liz Hayden reading

Jeannine Hall Gailey reading

The spread - thanks Matt's!

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Where in the World is Your Redmond Poet Laureate in May?

Hello East siders! I had a fairly hectic April, but things are settling down in May - and our final poetry event for the season!

May 11 at 3:30 PM at VALA in Redmond Town Center
Once Upon a Time: A Magical Poetry Reading, Art Show, and Reception
Enjoy art work by Michaela Eaves and poetry by Redmond Poet Laureate Jeannine Hall Gailey from her new book, Unexplained Fevers.
Other readers on the fairy tale theme will include:
  • Redmond Poet Laureate Emeritus Rebecca Meredith,
  • RASP members Laura Lee Bennett, Pamela Denchfield,  Kelly Davio, Dawn-Marie Oliver and Elizabeth Caroll Hayden.
And, if you want to see something before that...I'm reading at Jack Straw in downtown Seattle at 7 PM Friday May 3rd.

And, if you just want to see something online, I talk with Poet's Market and Writer's Market editor Robert Brewer and three other poets about the job as Redmond Poet Laureate, how to give back to your community, how I decide to read and write, and a bunch of other fun stuff on Google Hangout, which has been archived online at YouTube here:
http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/four-poets-read-poems-and-talk-poetry