Tree Bernstein Returns from the Peace Corp With Poetry!
Former Ventura College Adjunct Faculty Member and Ojai resident Tree Bernstein recent;ty returned to the US from a two year stint in the Peace Corp. Well known locally as poet, Tree will be the featured reader on Thursday, November 16 in the EP Foster Library in the Topping Room. Poetry readings are held every Thursday at 7:30pm at the library located at 651 E. Main Street, Ventura. The series is curated and usually hosted by Ventura Country Poet Laureate Phil Taggart but this week Friday Gretchen steps in. An open mic follows the featured reader. The event is free and open to the public, but donations for the poet are accepted.
Here are two poems by Tree Bernstein:
necks in muddy water, splash in their flooded front yard…
Tree also has a photography show up in Ojai with a reception Nov. 18th from 1-3 p.m. at the Ojai Art Center. The show runs through the end of November.
Upcoming featured readers at the library include:
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