The Heavy Lifting Listening Tour is coming to the Coast Community Library Community Room in Point Arena on Saturday, April 15 at 2 pm, with guest Sidney Regelbrugge, Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate. The Heavy Lifting Listening Tour aspires to offer opportunities for healing, and dreaming, through dialogue. An introduction to the project opens a…

Dedan Gills I Give You the Springtime of My Blushing Heart: A Poetic Love Song Dedan Gills (August 21, 1945–December 20, 2015) is co-author, with Belvie Rooks, of I Give You the Springtime of My Blushing Heart: A Poetic Love Song, which has been selected as one of the 29 best poetry books by Speechify…

Dedan Gills I Give You the Springtime of My Blushing Heart: A Poetic Love Song Dedan Gills (August 21, 1945–December 20, 2015) is co-author, with Belvie Rooks, of I Give You the Springtime of My Blushing Heart: A Poetic Love Song, which has been selected as one of the 29 best poetry books by Speechify…

The guitar and vocals of David Partch greeted arrivals at the Hill House for the 18th consecutive revival of the Mendocino Spring Poetry Celebration. This was a return to in-person fellowship, following three years of withdrawal to a radio-only platform due to the pandemic. Armand Brint, Daniel Barth, and Michael Riedell, former Poets Laureate of…

Dedan Gills I Give You the Springtime of My Blushing Heart: A Poetic Love Song Dedan Gills (August 21, 1945–December 20, 2015) is co-author, with Belvie Rooks, of I Give You the Springtime of My Blushing Heart: A Poetic Love Song, which has been selected as one of the 29 best poetry books by Speechify…

The Heavy Lifting Listening Tour is coming to the Schoolhouse Museum in Lower Lake on Saturday, July 8* at 1 pm, with guest Georgina Marie Guardado, Lake County Poet Laureate. The Heavy Lifting Listening Tour aspires to offer opportunities for healing, and dreaming, through dialogue. An introduction to the project opens a display of the…

This event has been postponed due to the recent closure of the venue, Indexical. The event will be rescheduled for the spring of 2024 at a new venue. The Heavy Lifting Listening Tour is coming to Indexical in Santa Cruz on Sunday, July 16 at 3 pm. The Heavy Lifting Listening Tour aspires to offer…

Dedan Gills I Give You the Springtime of My Blushing Heart: A Poetic Love Song Dedan Gills (August 21, 1945–December 20, 2015) is co-author, with Belvie Rooks, of I Give You the Springtime of My Blushing Heart: A Poetic Love Song, which has been selected as one of the 29 best poetry books by Speechify…

The Heavy Lifting Listening Tour and Exhibit is coming to the Pacific Textile Arts Gallery in Fort Bragg. The exhibit will open on First Friday, August 4, 2023 from 5–7 pm. The exhibit runs from Friday, August 4 through Tuesday, August 29. The Heavy Lifting Listening Tour event will take place on Saturday, August 5…