Thursday, December 18, 6-9 pm
Ruth Nolan presents Desert Poetry & Film
and Phantom Seed Magazine!
buffet dinner, poetry workshop, presentation & music!
LOCATION: Kath Abela & Rick Wilson's Literary Salon
439 SO. Catalina Ave #306 Pasadena, Ca 91106
press 027 (on the call box) (or press R.Wilson) call button to be buzzed in.
cell phone 805 886-9384
print out directions from the Internet:
http://www.oldflutes.com/Kathy&Rick/directions
Time: arrive anytime starting at 6 pm - buffet dinner at 6 pm,
followed by poetry workshop at 6:30 pm (bring poems with theme of "Desert"
if you'd like to have your poetry workshopped + 20 copies to share)
Ruth Nolan - presentation: 8:15-9:00 p.m.
This Thursday evening, December 18 we will have a special program on Desert Poetry by Ruth Nolan, a native of the Mojave Desert circa Apple Valley, and Associate Professor of English College of the Desert near Palm Springs, CA. She is also a poet, writer, and book editor/publisher.
The poetry highlight will be followed a film with commentary, of desert photographs, "Escape to Reality", and poetic commentary by Ruth Nolan. Her program will include short interludes and accompaniment by Rick Wilson on Native American flute.
Ruth publishes the beautiful journal "Phantom Seed" and will be interested in poems for future issues. Any poems you have already submitted to her are being considered for the next issue, in March, and new poems are welcome.
The optional theme for poems this evening, will be "Desert". For Thursday's workshop bring 20 copies of a poem on his or ANY theme (whatever you are working on) for friendly commentary. Each poet directs their own 5 minute (hourglass timed) session as they like.
More information about how the "workshop/critique" part of the evening runs....
Timing of our evening- 6 PM buffet dinner starts and continues throughout the evening, if you come late it is always there. If you come early, enjoy relaxed comfortable conversation with poets for a half hour before the start. Please make copies on our copier during this time if needed.
When you arrive: 1. If you need copies please try to come at 6 PM or before, to use the copier. 2. Pick a reading number from the bowl on the buffet table when you arrive, to read in the workshop session. Write your number clearly on the top corner of the poem.
3. There will be clipboards at each table place setting, and extras. Add your poem in the correct numerical ORDER onto the clipboards. Everyone including latecomers will have all poems. *Each poet directs an hourglass timed five minute workshop on their poem. Poets are encouraged to really maximize this opportunity! Written comments returned to the poet are especially appreciated and can be more detailed than the short commentary session allows. It is up to you. You can ASK specific questions, if you like, to direct comments on specific parts of the poem, or request general response. Open conversation as at a dinner party is our usual way, including politely giving everyone who wants to speak a chance to speak, thus limiting length of comments. If necessary, please resort to raised hands, and reading poet acknowledge. Ask for email address to continue longer conversations and comments. You are also welcome to read only, more than one poem, for no comments, but be sure to state your preferences before you begin. But it is best to give everyone copies of everything for best appreciation.
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