EVENTS, WORKSHOPS & GALLERY
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FEBRUARY (& THE LAST OF JANUARY) 2025
MONTH AT A GLANCE​
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The Sacramento Poetry Center hosts a variety of events, including our weekly Monday Night Reading Series, special events, and other readings. They are detailed in the current issue of Poet News.
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Monday, January 27, 6:30 p.m.
Shawn Pittard: Book Release for
his new collection“Witness”
Monday, Febuary 3, 6:30 p.m.
Anthony Xavier Jackson: Book Release for
his first collection“The Razor Of Your Smile”
Saturday, February 8, 6 p.m.
Bill Carr Jr: Reading & Reception for
his exhibit of paintings: “Liquid Juice”
Monday, Febuary 10, 7:30 p.m.
Youth Open Mic
Monday, Febuary 17, 7:30 p.m.
Featured Poets: Dr. Andy Jones & Dyson Smith
Sunday, February 23, 2 p.m.
Panel & Discussion: Black Poets Speaking
Followed by a workshop (Details TBA)
Monday, Febuary 24, 7:30 p.m.
Reading on the theme of
Poetry of the African Diaspora
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SPC AFFILIATED WORKSHOPS​​​
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COAST TO COAST POETRY CONSORTIUM
Coast-to-Coast Poetry is a critique group dedicated to working through the process that brings poetry to the printed page, we meet once a week, Sunday’s at 3:30 p.m. via Zoom. This is a serious group of writers that will stretch your levels through kind and constructive questioning. The questions are always about the work and never about the poet. Each participant brings a poem (1) to be read followed by a round robin discussion that takes approximately ten minutes per poem. The group is curated by Len Germinara. If this interests you, contact Len directly at lensir@hotmail.com.
TUESDAY NIGHT POETRY WORKSHOP
TUESDAYS AT 7:30 p.m.
The Sacramento Poetry Center has been hosting the Tuesday Night Poetry Workshop for over 30 years, Facilitated by Danyen Powell, it’s both in person at the Sacramento Poetry Center, 1719 25th St., and on Zoom. Designed to elicit constructive feedback, the workshop involves a critique of presented work. It begins promptly at 7:30 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m. Writers can participate in the workshop by emailing one poem on a standard sized sheet of paper (81/2 x 11, 12 point, 1 page) to: sac.tuesday.poetry@gmail.com by 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays so all the poems are screen-shared from one place. For more info, contact sac.tuesday.poetry@gmail.com.
MARIEWRITERS
WEDNESDAYS AT 6 p.m.
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MarieWriters was founded in honor of Marie Reynolds, a Sacramento poet whom many were lucky to know. Before Marie died of breast cancer in fall 2018, we started a weekly writing group in her name. MarieWriters is a generative workshop–one person brings a prompt; and we all write for 30 minutes. Then we share what we’ve written and provide positive feedback–commenting on the strong points in each other’s writing. The workshop is facilitated by Bob Stanley. Marie meets Wednesday nights, online, starting at 6 pm, and always welcomes new writers!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89181123001?pwd=eFVzN21vUGFEemtkTlVkZ04zNU5Zdz09
WRITING FROM THE INSIDE OUT
THURSDAYS AT 5 p.m.
Writing From The Inside Out is a weekly prompt writing course facilitated by Nick LeForce, attended by a group of your fellow writers, poets, and those wishing to use writing for personal growth and expression. You get a prompt at the beginning of the week, and then have a read-around on zoom at the end of the week. It’s free, fun, a great way to share, and reading a poem is optional. Please register to participate. You will receive a writing prompt every Monday morning by email to use as a catalyst (or use your own inspiration) to write your original work. We meet on Thursday afternoons at 5 p.m. via zoom to read our work to each other, and use the basic AWA format for commenting on shared work. Once you have registered, you do not need to register again, simply use the link sent to you in your confirmation email. More info: www.nickleforce.com → Inside Out. Register Here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/upwkde-opjkpnyQECAVBKolY4hKCdl61uAT
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OTHER GROUPS & WORKSHOPS
THE SACRAMENTO STORYTELLERS GUILD
THIRD SATURDAYS, AT 2 p.m.
The Sacramento Storytellers Guild meets at the Poetry Center, 1719 25th St., on the third Saturday of each month from 2:00-3:30 p.m. for storytelling and poetry, and provides light refreshments. For further information, contact Andrew Laufer at dadlaufer@gmail.com.
THE HART CENTER WORKSHOP
TUESDAYS AT 2 p.m.
The Hart Center Workshop is facilitated by Olga Browne and Aiesha Jones, and meets at Hart Senior Center, 915 27th Street in Marshall Park. The group meets weekly on Tuesday from 2-3:30 p.m. For more information, contact Olga at chulabrowne@gmail.com.
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