Yes, we’re on at the Hill House for Sunday, June 11. Arrive during the noon hour, come up the grand winding staircase, have a sip of something with choice comestibles, sign in if you want to read. Enjoy the gathering of words.

Dan Roberts will start the reading at 1:00 pm,, with four minutes per poet, a nice pace to sustain the sublime. Then break for town and coast, returning at 5:00 to read again at 6:00 pm. Attend either session, or both, and yes, bring a friend!

Thanks to Zida Borcich for dedicating the cultural banquette of the May issue of REM, the Real Estate Magazine, for poems. and articles about poetry, and the history of the Mendocino Spring Poetry Celebration. Pick up a free copy of REM and see the articles by Dan Roberts and me.

I recall a happy encounter with two German poets checking in at the Hill House, who chanced to attend the unexpected show of northern California American poetry, and stayed on for both sessions. I’m pleased to think they got our best. Pick up a free copy of REM, or try https://realestatemendocino.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/REM-769-1.pdf.

The live Celebration will later be broadcast by Dan Roberts with segues of world music on KZYX public radio, continuing for weeks until each poet is heard.

Questions? Happily entertained at gblack@mcn.org. Mark your calendar: Sunday June 11.

Listen to the interview with Marty Durlin.