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SUMMARY:Rhythm Running River on KZYX Public Radio
DESCRIPTION:Rhythm Running River poetry programming every 1st Sunday from 3 to 4 pm and every 3rd Sunday 3 to 5 pm on KZYX&Z Public Radio\, 90.7\, 91.5\, and 88.1 FM with host Dan Roberts. \nFor playlists\, visit Rhythm Running River on Out Far Press. Stream the audio here.
URL:https://theresawhitehill.com/event/rhythm-running-river-on-kzyx-public-radio-15/
LOCATION:KZYX & Z\, 88.1\, 90.7\, & 91.5 FM\, 9300 HWY 128\, Philo\, CA\, 95466\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Series and Open Readings
ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Roberts":MAILTO:outfarpress@saber.net
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SUMMARY:YA Poets Circle: Ages 15-28 - NO JANUARY MEETING
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: The YA Poets Circle will not be meeting in January\, but will be back on Wednesday\, February 2\, 2022. \nBeginning in November\, the Ukiah Branch of the County Library will be offering a new Poets Circle for teens & young adults ages 15-28. Starting November 3rd\, meetings will be on the first Wednesday of the month on Zoom\, from 3-4 pm. \nLocal Poets Laureate Melissa Eleftherion Carr (Ukiah) & Blake More (Point Arena) are excited to lead this writing group. Participants are invited to pop in to write with other teens and young adults\, sharing their poems in a supportive\, creative\, & nurturing environment. \nEmail Blake (blake@arenatechcenter.org) or Melissa (carrm@mendocinocounty.org) for the Zoom link. \nSponsored by the Mendocino County Library and the Friends of the Ukiah Valley Library.
URL:https://theresawhitehill.com/event/ya-poets-circle-ages-15-28-2/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Series and Open Readings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Melissa Eleftherion Carr":MAILTO:carrm@mendocinocounty.org
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SUMMARY:Fort Bragg Library Poetry Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:First Thursday Poetry Open Mic in Fort Bragg\, CA has returned to meeting in person. Since the library is a crossroads and we want to reduce risk of illness\, we still ask you to wear masks while you’re in the audience. Wear a sweater because we need to ventilate the room well. When you’re at podium reading poems\, you won’t need a mask. \nWe ask that you keep your reading under 10 minutes and stick to poetry in all its variety of forms. \nFor more information\, contact Dan Hess\, Branch Librarian (info below).
URL:https://theresawhitehill.com/event/fort-bragg-library-poetry-open-mic-11/
LOCATION:Fort Bragg Library Meeting Room\, 499 East Laurel Street\, FORT BRAGG\, CA\, 95437\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Series and Open Readings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Hess":MAILTO:hessd@co.mendocino.ca.us
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220116T150000
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SUMMARY:Rhythm Running River on KZYX Public Radio
DESCRIPTION:Rhythm Running River poetry programming every 1st Sunday from 3 to 4 pm and every 3rd Sunday 3 to 5 pm on KZYX&Z Public Radio\, 90.7\, 91.5\, and 88.1 FM with host Dan Roberts. \nFor playlists\, visit Rhythm Running River on Out Far Press. Stream the audio here.
URL:https://theresawhitehill.com/event/rhythm-running-river-on-kzyx-public-radio-27/
LOCATION:KZYX & Z\, 88.1\, 90.7\, & 91.5 FM\, 9300 HWY 128\, Philo\, CA\, 95466\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Series and Open Readings
ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Roberts":MAILTO:outfarpress@saber.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220120T190000
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SUMMARY:Aaron Vessup Virtual Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry presents a virtual Third Thursday Zoom Poetry reading at 7pm on Thursday\, January 20\, 2022. This month features Poet Aaron Vessup\, with open mic to follow. \nThe second oldest with fifteen siblings\, Aaron Anthony Vessup\, was born in Los Angeles\, California in a simple house on Vernon Avenue\, In 1957\, writing the “Myna Bird” poem\, he earned California Chaparral of Poets recognition when a student at Mark Twain Elementary School. Later a student at Thomas Edison Jr. High\, in Los Angeles\, Aaron wrote the “Wyatt Earp” cowboy poem\, propelling him into oral speech competitions when the family moved to San Bernardino\, California. \nAaron Vessup prevailed as he became the first black American Junior College “Expository” speech co-champion for the state of California. After graduating from SBVC\, he became “Oratory” champion for the state of Nebraska. Before graduating from Nebraska Wesleyan University (1970) to become a national oratory finalist that same year. Two years later\, while a Grad student at Illinois State University\, he presented a Maya Angelou cutting from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings\, winning the Edward’s gold medal for Oral Interpretation. Subsequently\, as a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh\, he successfully coached two Bi-Centennial Speech finalists. \nHis long trail of coaching literature lovers came to a brief end\, upon retiring from the teaching role at Elgin Community College in Illinois (2002). He received Professor Emeritus honors. Founder of Cultures In Focus\, a community self-help collaborative\, global travel to over thirty-five countries has kept him hopping. \nIn 2002\, the Australian Poetry Society awarded Aaron Vessup the Bronze Peace Medallion for writing a short poem\, “Peace: An Echoing Shadow.” As a member of the International Platform Association\, he received the Silver Bowl top poetry prize for the baseball poem “Home Run”.  As a lifetime member of the World Congress of Poets\, Aaron Vessup\, performed with this group in Egypt\, Korea\, Israel\, Mexico\, and Taipei. In 2001\, the Academy of Arts and Literature awarded him the Honorary Doctorate of Letters in Literature. In 2002\, he received the Miriam Lindberg Honorable Mention Peace Poetry award for the poem “Writings on the Wall”\, in Tel Aviv\, Israel. Over the years his poems have been anthologized in Best American Poetry collections. \nMoving to China\, Aaron worked in three different provinces\, where he taught Oral English Communication\, Advanced Writing\, and Western Culture classes. Besides poetry\, essay publications\, and televised appearances\, Aaron received the Jilin Provincial “Outstanding Foreign Expert” Award. \nBooks published by Aaron Vessup include: Beyond Cultural Anxieties; Making Cultural Adjustments; Cultural Fusions; and Five poetry collections: Two Swords\, One Heart; Mud Notes Singing; Fires of Desire; Songs for Confucius; and Elements of Love. In addition to having participated in several group and solo international Photography Exhibitions\, contributing travel essays and photographic work to various magazines for cultural bridge-building remains his passion. Two collections of his photography works are: The Lamp Lighters\, and Visual Execution Studies. For five years\, this author contributed to the Beijing Review\, and English Language Learner’s magazines. Earnshaw books of Shanghai published on April 2017\, BLACK IN CHINA\, by Aaron Anthony Vessup. This book promises to make the international Best Seller list. On January 2020\, Fulton Books of Pennsylvania\, released AMERICAN ROBOT\, a memoir containing samples of his seminal early verses. Currently this author has several works in progress\, and resides in Las Vegas\, Nevada. More info at: http://www.culturesinfocus.us \nTo watch or participate as an open mic reader\, please contact Blake More (info below). Third Thursday Poetry Zoom continues to be supported by Poets & Writers\, Inc. through a grant it has received from The James Irvine Foundation.
URL:https://theresawhitehill.com/event/aaron-vessup-virtual-point-arena-third-thursday-poetry/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Series and Open Readings
ORGANIZER;CN="Blake More":MAILTO:blake@snakelyone.com
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SUMMARY:LOBA Poetry Series Open Mic on Zoom
DESCRIPTION:LOBA Poetry Series Open Mic Poetry on Zoom on the last Thursdays of the month at 7 pm. \nJoin in to read or just listen to great poetry via the Ukiah Library! \nThis free event is open to both teens & adults – all are invited to share poems in any form or style. \nRegistration is required. Please email Melissa (she/her/they) at the Ukiah Library (details below) for the Zoom link
URL:https://theresawhitehill.com/event/loba-poetry-series-open-mic-on-zoom-8/
LOCATION:Ukiah Branch Library\, 105 North Main Street\, Ukiah\, CA\, 95482\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Series and Open Readings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Melissa Eleftherion Carr":MAILTO:carrm@mendocinocounty.org
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SUMMARY:The Night Before Imbolc
DESCRIPTION:Cascadia Poetics Lab in Seattle presents a reading with Theresa Whitehill\, Robert Lashley\, and two other poets in honor of the night before Imbolc\, a holiday dedicated to Imbolc\, also called Saint Brigid’s Day\, a Gaelic traditional festival marking the beginning of spring\, originally a pagan festival. \nFor more information and to request Zoom link\, contact Paul Nelson\, poet & event producer (info below) \nPost-reading blog post review of reading:\nhttps://cascadiapoeticslab.org/2022/02/wah-whitehill-lashley/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wah-whitehill-lashley \nVideo recording of reading:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7OeP74TWVY \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://theresawhitehill.com/event/the-night-before-imbolc/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Series and Open Readings
ORGANIZER;CN="Cascadia Poetics Lab":MAILTO:pen@cascadiapoeticslab.org
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