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Vol. 30 Featured Authors: Willa Schneberg, Elizabeth McLagan, Bethany Cole, Gillian Herbert, Suzy Harris, Vivienne Popperl. CALYX Press has been an independent publisher of art and literature by women since 1976.
Started in 1999, this annual event features readings by prominent Oregon Jewish poets and writers. The writers in the 2019 program, who span a range of genres will share selections from their work in OJMCHE’s auditorium. This year’s writers are Eric Flamm, Suzy Harris, A. Molotkov, Willa Schneberg, Sabena Stark. OJMCHE Director Judy Margles is the emcee for the evening.
Annie Bloom's welcomes a trio of local writers for an in-store poetry reading. Rachel Barton, Suzy Harris, Emily Newberry will be reading from their new collections, all published by Portland's own The Poetry Box. About This Is the Lightness: The poems in This Is the Lightness are fired with imagination and the fragility of the human experience. Rachel Barton has created a collection of poetry that takes the reader on a journey through the natural world; explores the concept of identity and belonging; honors our sacred connections with family and friends through aging, death, and loss; and tackles the present-day with all its perils and possibilities. Rachel Barton grew up in the woods of northern Indiana which has greatly influenced her poetry and provided her…