Poetry Month Events in Santa Barbara This Weekend Include Art Predator!

Happy National Poetry Month! If you’re in driving distance of Santa Barbara, there are a number of wonderful readings scheduled to celebrate!

Saturday, April 14 9-5pm
Ellen Dore Watson
Advanced Poetry Workshop
Mission Renewal Center,
Mission Santa Barbara.
$125; includes two meals.  

Ellen is the author of several volumes of poetry, the most recent of which have been published by Tupelo Press and Alice James Books.  She is making a special trip from her home in western Massachusetts.  If interested in one of the remaining spots in this stellar workshop, contact Christine Kravetz:   cakravetz@cox.net

Saturday April 14  2-4pm
Jan Steckel
The Poetry Zone
Karpeles Manuscript Museum
21 W. Anapamu, Santa Barbara
Host: Suzanne Frost  805-252-1655
open-mic

Saturday April 14, 2012 – 7:00– 9:00 p.m.
Santa Barbara Poetry Series
The Contemporary Arts Forum
2nd Level of Paseo Nuevo Mall
Suggested donation $5 General $3 Student
A Poetry Reading to honor Poets with New Books
Gwendolyn Alley, Suzanne Frost, Louise Gerber, Diana Raab, BJ Riley, David Starkey, Lettre Sauvage Letterpress, printer/poet Fiona Spring, Brynn Saito, Grace Curtis and Stephen Dun

Sunday, April 15 12:00-2:00 pm
Sunday Poets
Taxing Your Titanic
Karpeles Manuscript Library, 21 W Anapamu.
Readers include Alison Schaumberg, Toni Lorien, Marcia Meier, Susan Chiavelli, Steve Beisner, Soujourner Kincaid Rolle, and host Melinda Palacio.

Sunday April 14 1:00-3:00 pm
Mission Poetry Series
Mission Renewal Center,
Mission Santa Barbara,
Features: Ellen Dore Watson, Michael C. Ford, David Starkey, and Suzanne Frost.

Pictured above is the cover of my book which came out March 15, 2011 and is available in print and ebook editions from me or from en theos press. Read more about the book including sample poems and reviews.

NATIONAL POETRY MONTH SPECIAL:
Get two copies of the book for $20 (save $2.95 on each copy)
Get two ebooks for the price of one (save $6.95!)
Buy one print copy at $12.95 and get an ebook FREE!

Thanks to Phil Taggart for compiling the list and sending it out!