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Reading from Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California

Black Hat Books 2831 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Fire and Rain editors Lucille Lang Day and Ruth Nolan will be joined by the following contributors for a reading from the anthology: Ellen Bass, Dane Cervine, Carol Dorf, Maureen Eppstein, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Jack Foley (with Sangye Land), liz gonzalez, and Judith McCombs. “Day and Nolan have done a considerable service to select and gather these poems. Their ample anthology provides a generous record of California poets’ love and concern for their common world. What more important theme can we in this golden land share?” —from the Foreword by Dana Gioia, California Poet Laureate, 2015–2018 Contact: Lucille Lang Day

Free

Coast to Coast Dinner: A Meal to Celebrate 60 Years of Poetry Northwest

The Nightwood Society 2218 NE Broadway St, Portland, OR, United States

We're dining Portland-style to celebrate Poetry Northwest's 60th anniversary along with friends from BOA Editions and the UBC MFA program. Join us for a West Coast meets East Coast dinner cooked up by chef Sarah Schneider, including drinks and dessert. Brief readings by Ellen Bass, Geffrey Davis, Erika Meitner, Keetje Kuipers, Leila Chatti, Alix Ohlin, Nancy Lee, and David Hernandez will punctuate the evening, along with music by Ed Skoog's bluegrass band The Hill Williams. Expedition Press will commemorate our night with letterpress swag for each guest to take home. Reserve your ticket now! Contact: Poetry Northwest

$35
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