San Francisco Bay Area

• CREATIVE WRITING INTENSIVE, BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE, JUNE 19-JULY 28, 2009: Spend the summer exploring poetry, playwriting and fiction, and earn three units of transferable college credit with Berkeley City College’s six-week online course, to be jumpstarted with a weekend of readings and discussions by professional writers such as former Poet Laureate of California Al Young, poet, publisher, and cultural critic Lorna Dee Cevantes, Emplumada, novelist Shawna Yang Ryan, Water Ghosts: A Novel, and poet/novelist Jerry Ratch. Students will write two pages per week and comment on the work of four other students. This program culminates in a twelve-page portfolio and an optional potluck and open mic on Friday, July 24. Tuition: $60 for California residents. Visit www.peralta.edu for details and to register. Berkeley City College, 2050 Center Street, Berkeley.

• SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL, SF, JULY 22-26, 2009: Free and open to the public, events include luncheons, film screenings, and readings by famed poets Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Americus and A Coney Island of the Mind, California Poet Laureate Carol Muske-Dukes, Sparrow, Jack Hirschman, A Correspondence of Americans, as well as a wealth of international poets including Cletus Nelson-Nwadike, Maram Al-Massri, Anna Lombardo, Zhai Yongming, Ignatius Masbasam,Mar am Al Masri, Alexandr Skidan, Lam Thi My Da, Roy Arad, Daisy Zamora, Menna Elfyn, and Paul Flores. Events take place at various San Francisco venues, including the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre and several library San Francisco branches. For specific locations and other details, see the Northern California calendar listings, or visit: www.SFIPF.org.

• CHILDREN’S WRITERS & ILLUSTRATORS CONFERENCE, CORTE MADERA, JUNE 18-21, 2009: This third annual conference covers all aspects of writing for children—from developing ideas and writing skills to finding a publisher. Students work closely with other writers and illustrators, as well as with agents, editors, and publishers. The conference is designed to meet the differing needs of those who write for different age groups. Students will choose an area of emphasis for the morning sessions, such as picture books, early readers, young adult books, and then work with a teacher in a workshop setting. In the afternoon, students choose from panels of common interest: marketing, promotion, and literary prizes, with opportunities for faculty and students to talk and exchange ideas. The faculty features many editors, publishers, agents and authors, including Andrea Elisabeth Alban, The Happiness Tree, Isabel Allende, The House of the Spirits, Lewis Buzbee, Steinbeck’s Ghost, Deborah Davis, Alison Inches, and Ellen Klages, and Andrea Brown Literary Agency president Andrea Brown. Cost: $450. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. Conference Coordinator: Kathryn Petrocelli, 1-800-999-7909x233, www.bookpassage.com.

• FOOTHILL WRITERS’ CONFERENCE, LOS ALTOS HILLS, JULY 9-12, 2009: Foothill College sponsors its thirty-third annual conference featuring seminars and readings in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and—new this year—screenwriting. Scheduled speakers include a variety of writers, including novelists Alan Cheuse, The Bohemians, Michelle Richmond, The Year of Fog, and Danielle Haysbert, Street Song, and poets Al Young, Something About the Blues, Doren Robbins, Driving Face Down, Floyd Salas, What Now My Love, Carol Lem, Searchings, Morton Marcus, Striking Through the Masks, Barbara Jane Reyes, Poeta en San Francisco, Justin Chin, Gutted, and Sharon Doubiago, Psyche Drives the Coast, also Lesley Dauer, The Fragile City, Scott Inguito, DEAR JACK, Greg Sarris, Grand Avenue, and L.D. Janakos, The Letter, musician and poet Avotcja, founder and co-director of “The Clean Scene Theater Project/Proyecto Tea tral de la Escena Sobria,” screenwriter and filmmaker R.J. Ward, and many others. Students may participate in open readings and in workshops. Maximum two pages of poetry, five pages of fiction will be critiqued. Registration fee: $142/$53 California residents. Registration begins June 2-5, for details visit www.foothill.edu/la/conference/register.php.

• MYSTERY WRITERS CONFERENCE, CORTE MADERA, JULY 16-JULY 19, 2009: This four-day conference has a strong tradition of great authors and teachers, and covers developing ideas and writing skills to finding a publisher. Students work closely with mystery writers, agents, editors, and publishers as well as investigators and crime-fighting professionals. Authors offer classes on setting, dialogue, suspense, point of view, and openings, and how to create thrillers and historical mysteries. Panels of detectives, forensic experts, police, and other crime-fighting professionals provide information that allows crime fiction writers to put realism in their work. The collegial atmosphere attracts students and faculty from all over the country. There will be opportunities for faculty and students to talk and exchange ideas in classes, workshops, panels, and informal lunches. Conference chaired by mystery writers Sheldon Siegel and Jacqueline Winspear. Cost: 540. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. Conference Coordinator: Kathryn Petrocelli, 1-800-999-7909x233, www.bookpassage.com.

• TRAVEL WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS CONFERENCE, CORTE MADERA, AUGUST 13-16, 2009: This eighteenth annual conference has a strong reputation among publishers, editors, and writers, and offers an array of workshops, panels, and evening activities. There are many hours of informal interaction between faculty and students. Conference chair is Donald George, pioneering travel writer and editor, published by the San Francisco Chronicle, Salon.com, and Lonely Planet. Photography chair is Robert Holmes, two-time winner of Travel Photographer of the Year from the Society of American Travel Writers. Cost: $635. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. Conference Coordinator: Kathryn Petrocelli, 1-800-999-7909x233, www.bookpassage.com.

• LITQUAKE, SF, OCTOBER 9-17, 2009: San Francisco’s Literary Festival turns ten this year. Founded by Bay Area writers, this nine-day literary spectacle for book lovers features cutting-edge panels, unique cross-media events, and hundreds of readings. Litquake 2009 will present close to 500 authors in a variety of venues including theaters, bars, bookstores, galleries, museums, alleys and Grace Cathedral. Since its beginning in 1999, the festival has presented close to 1,400 author appearances for an audience of over 32,000 in its lively and inclusive celebration of San Francisco’s thriving contemporary literary scene. Litquake seeks to foster interest in literature, perpetuate a sense of literary community, and provide a vibrant forum for Bay Area writing as a complement to the city’s music, film, and cultural festivals. For more information, call (415) 750-1497, or visit: www.litquake.org.

• SAN FRANCISCO WRITERS CONFERENCE, FEBRUARY 12-14, 2010: The seventh annual conference will feature more than one hundred agents, authors and editors. Keynote speakers are Jacquelyn Mitchard, best-selling author of Deep End of the Ocean and other novels, and Steve Barry, best-selling author of The Charlemagne Pursuit and other thrillers. Other presenters include Susan Wigg, author of Fireside, Tamim Ansary, Destiny Disrupted, A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes, Cara Black, Murder on the Left Bank, Sheldon Siegel, Judgment Day, Michelle Richmond, The Year of Fog, Frances Dinkelspiel, Towers of Gold, Monte Schulz, This Side of Jordan, Herb Gold, Still Alive! a memoir, and Wendy Tokunaga, Midori by Moonlight. Also presenting are writers Lee Lofland, Jane Ganahl, Victoria Zackheim, Wendy Merrill, Kate Perry, Diane Gedymin, Kemble Scott, Cherie Turner, Dan Pynter, Kevin Smokler, editor Lisa Rector Maass, screenwriter Chris Soth Seven, Barbara Santos, Elisa Southard, Teresa LeYung Ryan, Philippa Burgess, director of the Beat Museum Jerry Camino, and Rusty Shelton of Phoenix Publicity. Literary agents will be at hand. “How to” sessions, workshops, “Speed Dating For Editors and Agents” (pitching books one-on-one to New York and California literary agents and editors), and award presentation of the San Francisco Writers Conference Writing Contest, over forty talks and breakout sessions. Mark Hopkins Intercontinental Hotel, Nob Hill; conference rate is $139 per night (use code SFWC). For hotel reservations call (415) 392-3434. Conference registration cost: $495; after August 31, $595. “Speed Dating” for agents is an additional $50. For conference registration, visit www.SFWriters.org, or call 1-866-862-7392.

Northern California

• “FLASH FICTION IN THE SIERRA” WRITING CAMP, JUNE 21-28, QUINCY: This week long adult art camp focuses on the craft of fiction writing at Oakland’s Feather River Camp 225 miles northeast of Oakland in the Sierra foothills, five miles from Quincy. Scheduled are exercises in fiction writing as well as opportunities to try bead-making, painting, swimming, horseback riding, and hiking in the Sierra. Writers Thana Christian, Kate Madden Yee, Doreen O’Brien, and Heather Heppner will be present. Participants are given the option to bring unfinished projects, projects that need polishing, or no project at all—just the desire to try something new. Payment postmark deadline June 6. Questions about this workshop can be directed to Clive Matson at (510) 508-5149, clive –at- matsonpoet.com. Direct questions concerning logistics to Karen LeGault , klegault –at- sbcglobal.net, (510) 601-1619, www.featherriverartcamp.com.

• MENDOCINO COAST WRITERS CONFERENCE, JULY 30-AUGUST 2, 2009, FORT BRAGG: Celebrating its twentieth anniversary, this conference features workshops and lectures with noted writers including keynote speaker Luis Rodriguez, poet and author of the memoir Hearts and Hands: Creating Community in Violent Times, poets Ellen Bass, Robert McDowell, and fiction writer Benjamin Percy. Cost: $450, $495 after June 15. College of the Redwoods, 1211 Del Mar Drive. Visit www.mcwc.org or call (707) 962-2600x2167.

• SURPRISE VALLEY WRITERS CONFERENCE, CEDARVILLE, SEPTEMBER 17-20, 2009: This four-day program offers a rural setting for serious writing. Members of this year’s staff include keynote speaker Brenda Miller, Editor-in-Chief of Bellingham Review and recipient of five Pushcart Prizes, Julia Connor, Sacramento Poet Laureate 2005-2009, novelist John Reed, Thirteen Mountain, poet and co-founder of Copper Canyon Press William O’Daly, The Whale in the Web, and Chris Coake, We’re in Trouble. Lectures, workshops, and open mic opportunities are offered. Registration fee: $429. Admission to the conference is based on the merit of submitted manuscripts. To apply for fiction or creative nonfiction workshops, send one short story or first chapter of novel, maximum 5,000 words. Poets should submit three to five poems. Include name at top left corner of each page. All submissions must be unpublished and postmarked or e-mailed by June 30. To apply by e-mail, submit work in .doc or .rtf files to: Michael Croft, mikedcroft -at-sbcglobal.net, or mail to Modoc Forum, P.O. Box 126-MF, Cedarville, CA 96104. Visit www.modocforum.org.

• TOMALES BAY WORKSHOPS WRITERS CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 21-25, 2009, MARSHALL: This four-day conference is offered by the UC Davis Creative Writing Program and is held in Marin County at Marconi Center. This conference provides the opportunity to work with established authors, receive constructive feedback, create new material, and meet with publishing industry professions. There are a total of six workshops and each is limited to twelve participants to ensure an intimate work setting. Keynote speaker will be Robert Hass, U.S. Poet Laureate 1995-1997 and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Faculty includes Daniel Alarcón, Associate Editor of Etiqueta Negra; Mary Gaitskill, Veronica; Fenton Johnson, Crossing the River; Dana Levin, chair of the Creative Writing and Literature Department at College of Santa Fe; Robin Romm, The Mercy Papers, a memoir; and Jess Walter, Citizen Vince, Edgar Alan Poe Award-winner. Enrollment fee: $1,550 (includes $150 application fee and covers one four-day workshop, admittance to all panels and readings, all meals and lodging for four nights). Acceptance is based on a writing sample, and applications are reviewed on a first come, first served basis. Fellowships are available. Application deadline: August 1. For more information, visit www.extension.ucdavis.edu/arts, or call (800) 752-0881.

Southern California
• FULL CIRCLE, AUGUST 28-30, 2009, SANTA BARBARA: A poetry writing and teaching symposium in beautiful La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road, by San Ysidro Creek. Organized by Christine Kravetz, this program features readings by Daryl Ngee Chinn and David Starkey, Adventures of the Minor Poet, who will also lead a Writing Intensive Friday night. Schedule includes extensive workshops with writing time, and finally “a convivial discussion” on poetry. Faculty includes Brandon Cesmat, When Pigs Fall in Love, Bay Area poet Terri Glass, Language of the Awakened Heart, poet Jackleen Holton, Devil Music, Maureen Hurley, Dan Zev Levinson, Invisible Cities, and Seretta Martin, Foreign Dust Familiar Rain. Registration costs vary by rooming preferences: $406, $270, $242 for single, double, and triple rooms; $153 for commuters. For more information, call (877) 274-8764, or visit www.lcdm.org.

Rocky Mountains & The West
(COLORADO • IDAHO • NEVADA)

COLORADO

• TATTERED COVER, DENVER: Friday, June 5, 2009: award-winning journalist and author Michael Connelly, Harry Bosch series, reads from his latest mystery novel The Scarecrow, at Historic LoDo, 7:30. Monday, June 22: British novelist Monica Ali, Brick Lane, reads from her follow-up novel In the Kitchen at Colfax, 7:30. Tuesday, June 30: a reading by Dick Kreck, Denver in Flames at Historic LoDo, 7:30. This famed independent bookstore features ongoing author readings almost every night at three locations: Tattered Cover Colfax Avenue, 2526 East Colfax Avenue, (303) 322-7727; Tattered Cover in Highlands Ranch, 9315 Dorchester Street, Highlands Ranch Town Center, (303) 470-7050; and Tattered Cover Historic Lower Downtown (LoDo), 1628 16th Street, (303) 436-1070. Visit www.tatteredcover.com.

• BOULDER BOOK STORE: Thursday, June 11, 2009: Michael Zimmerman presents his book Integral Ecology. Monday, June 15: Todd Shimoda reads from his Oh! A Mystery of Mono No Aware. Tuesday, June 16: reading by Zalman Schnachter-Shalomi and Netanel Miles-Yepez, A Heart Afire. Wednesday, June 17: Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain. Thursday, June 25: Susann Shier, Soul Radiance. Monday, June 29: Christine Page, 2012 and the Galactic Center. Tuesday, June 30: John Wilcockson, Lance. All events at 7:30, Boulder Bookstore, 1107 Pearl Street, Boulder, (303) 477-2074, www.boulderbookstore.com.

• UNITY OF BOULDER CHURCH: Wednesday, July 1, 2009: Garrison Keillor reads from and signs Liberty: A Novel of Lake Wobegon, 6:30. Unity of Boulder Church, 2855 Folsom Avenue. Tickets $12 at Boulder Book Store, (303) 447-2074.

• AWP CONFERENCE AND BOOKFAIR, APRIL 7-10, 2010, DENVER: This year’s conference keynote speaker is Pulitzer Prize-winning author and New York Times best seller Michael Chabon, Wonder Boys, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, A Model World and Other Stories, and Werewolves in Their Youth. Featured readers include prize-winning nature writer Rick Bass, The Wild Marsh, Why I Came West, former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove, The Yellow House on the Corner, former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass, Time & Materials: Poems 1997-2005, Etgar Keret, Missing Kissinger, Michael Nava, The Little Death, Achy Obejas, Havana Noir, Barbara Ras, One Hidden Stuff, George Saunders, Pastoralia, Leslie Marmon Silko, Ceremony, Gary Snyder, Turtle Island, Anne Waldman, Kill or Cure, and Terry Tempest Williams, The Open Space of Democracy, Finding Beauty in a Broken World. This annual national gathering of poets, fiction and nonfiction creative writers, creative writing teachers, and literary publishers features hundreds of panels, discussions, workshops, and readings, over 5,000 participants are expected, over 400 literary magazines, presses, and organizations will exhibit, with more than 300 scheduled events. To register, call Associated Writing Programs, (703) 993-4301, or visit http://awpwriter.org.

IDAHO & WYOMING

• LOG CABIN LITERARY CENTER, BOISE, IDAHO: Readings & Conversations present: September 29, 2009: a talk by writer and commentator Frank DeFord, ten-time winner Sports Illustrated “Sportswriter of the Year, ” author of Everybody’s All American and The Life of a Child, at the Egyptian Theatre. Log Cabin Literary Center, 801 South Capitol Blvd, (208) 331-8000, www.thecabinidaho.org.

• REDISCOVERED BOOKSHOP, BOISE, IDAHO: Tuesday, June 23, 2009: Visit by Craig Johnson, Another Man’s Moccasins, 7:00-9:00. Friday, June 26: Release event for Laura Bingham’s Alvor. Both authors visit Rediscovered Bookshop, 7079 Overland. T.L. Cooper, (208) 376-4229, tlcooper –at- tlcooper.com, www.rdbooks.org.

NEVADA

• LAS VEGAS LITERARY CALENDAR: For upcoming events, visit www.localendar.com/public/VegasPoetry.

• WEST LAS VEGAS ARTS CENTER: “The Poet’s Corner” reading series hosted by Keith Brantley, third Friday monthly, free, 7:30; 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., (702) 229-4800. (2009)

• SELDOM SEEN POETS, LA VEGAS: Open mic poetry every Wednesday, 7:00-9:00, Sunrise Coffee Company, 3130 East Sunset.

• POETRY NIGHT, LAS VEGAS: Poetry features and open mike every Sunday night, 6:30-8:30, hosted by Anna Francesca and Jeffrey Bennington Grindley. reJAVAnate, 3300 E. Flamingo at Pecos, (702) 253-7721, rejavanatecoffee.com. (2009)

The Northwest (OREGON • WASHINGTON)

OREGON

• TIN HOUSE WRITERS WORKSHOP, JULY 12-19, 2009, PORTLAND: Week of intensive workshops, readings, seminars, and panels. Workshops typically meet for six sessions, Monday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 12:30, limited to twelve students, and will focus on two to three manuscripts per session. Mentorships are also available from the Tin House literary journal editors. $40 application fee; full program tuition $1,100 if postmarked on or before July 8. Food and lodging is $575. Mentorship for fewer than 250 pages is $750, $1,000 if over 250 pages. (503) 219-0622, www.tinhouse.com.

" PORTLAND BRIDGE POETRY & MUSIC WALK, JULY 25, 2009: Featuring poet Matthew Dickman. Easy-paced mile-long walk, stopping at Burnside Bridge and seven other bridges, $16/$10 children, meet at northwest corner Second and Everett. 8:30. Call Sharon Wood Wortman (503) 222-5535, sharon@bridgestories.com

• BROKEN WORD READING, PORTLAND: Open mic nights every Tuesday, sign up 6:30, reading 7:00. Blue Monk, 3341 SE Belmont Street, (503) 595-0570, http://www.myspace.com/thebrokenword.

• VERSE IN PERSON, PORTLAND: Verse in Person reading series: Saturday, June 17, 2009: a talk by Richie Unterberger, White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day by Day, 1:00-3:00, U. S. Bank Room, Central Library, 801 Southwest 10 Avenue. For information: (503) 988-5123, or visit www.multcolib.org.

• PORTLAND ARTS & LECTURES: Literary Arts author readings. July 16, 2009: Colson Whitehead, Sag Harbor, The Intuitionist, and John Henry Days. Portland Literary Arts, Inc., 219 NW 12th Avenue, (503) 227-2583. For a complete calendar of events or tickets, visit www.literary-arts.org.

• “SPARE ROOM” READINGS, PORTLAND: Sunday, June 14, 2009: Poety reading with Anne Gorrick and Deborah Woodard. Sunday, July 12: Poetry reading with Farrah Field, Rising, and Jared White. Thursday, August 6: Poetry reading with Norma Cole and Lindsay Hill. Sunday, August 16: Poetry reading with Graham Foust and Eric Baus. All readings take place at 7:30. Concordia Coffee House, 2909 NE Alberta. For more information, see www.flim.com.

• THE ATTIC, PORTLAND: The Attic, home of Poetry Northwest literary magazine, offers ongoing workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The Attic, 4232 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., (503) 963-8783. Visit www.atticwritersworkshop.com.

• I LOVE MONDAYS, PORTLAND: Dan Raphael hosts a first Mondays monthly reading, 7:00. Borders Books, Mohawk Building, 708 S.W. Third. For information: (503) 220-5911.

• MOUNTAIN WRITERS SERIES, PORTLAND: July 15, 2009: reading by Bisbee, Arizona poet Dick Bakken, 7:30, The Press Club, 2621 S.E. Clinton. Literary readings every third Wednesday. Mountain Writers Series (office), 2804 S.E. 27th Avenue, #2, (503) 232-4517, www.mountainwriters.org.

• PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: Academic year readings. Smith Hall, Room 333, PSU, 1825 S.W. Broadway at Mongomery. Lori Huskey (503) 725-5666, litac@pdx.edu.

• FOCUS ON BOOK ARTS, PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, FOREST GROVE, JUNE 24-28, 2009: The ninth biennial conference offers four days of classes in the book arts, including bookbinding, papermaking, printing, artists books, journals, all skill levels from beginner to advanced. Choose your own classes, coming for only a day or the whole conference. Cost: $150-$400. Pacific University is located about 25 miles west of Portland, 1928 21st Avenue, Forest Grove. Call (503) 357-7263, or visit www.focusonbookarts.org.

• KBOO FM, PORTLAND: Every Monday night, 10:00-11:00, Talking Earth Radio. Streaming live on the web: http://kboo.fm.

• POWELL’S BOOKS, PORTLAND: Readings and author appearances. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside, (503) 643-3131, www.powells.com.

• POWELL’S ON HAWTHORNE, PORTLAND: Readings and author appearances. Powell’s Books, 3723 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., (503) 228-4651, www.powells.com.

• MOONSTRUCK POETRY SERIES, LAKE OSWEGO: Poetry readings last Sundays of the month, free, donations welcome to assist Haitian orphans. Moonstruck Chocolate Café, 45 South State Street. For details, contact (503) 697-7097.

• MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY, MARYLHURST: The Binford Reading Series. All readings at 7:30, free, in the BP John Administration Building, Room 200, 17600 Pacific Highway, one mile south of Lake Oswego on Highway 43. For information: (503) 699-6312, or visit www.marylhurst.edu.

• POWELL’S BOOKS, BEAVERTON: Readings and author appearances. Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 S.W. Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton, (503) 228-4651, www.powells.com.

• NYE BEACH WRITERS’ SERIES, NEWPORT: Writers On The Edge. Saturday, June 20: Storyteller and writer Spike Walker discusses crab fishing and signs copies of his books, including Working on the Edge:Surviving in the World’s Most Dangerous Profession and King Crab Fishing on Alaska’s High Seas, open mic follows featuring five minute slots for original work, light refreshments, $5/free for students, 7:00. Saturday, July 18: a talk by Craig Carother, singer-songwriter, Solo, Nothing Fancy, $10/$12 at door, 7:00. Both events at the Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Drive. Saturday, August 8: An Evening with Sometimes a Great Notion, Matt Love hosts this rare public screening of Paul Newman’s film version of Ken Kesey’s book,, free, 6:00, AWPPW Union Hall. For information on these and other Writers on the Edge events: (541) 574-7708, or www.writersontheedge.org.

• FISHER FISHER POETS GATHERING, ASTORIA, FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 1, 2009: Annual gathering of fishing industry folk to share their poetry and music, onsite poem contest. For more information and a listing of the 2009 participants: Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce, (503) 325-6311, www.clatsopcc.edu/fisherpoets/about_fpg.html.

WASHINGTON

• WAVE BOOKS FESTIVAL, SEATTLE, AUGUST 14-16 2009: Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington co-sponsors three days of poetry, featuring film screenings, book arts presentations, art exhibitions, and readings by a variety of Wave authors including Joshua Beckman, Noelle Kocot, Dorothea Lasky, Anthony McCann, Richard Meier, Eileen Myles, Maggie Nelson, Geoffrey Nutter, Matthew Rohrer, Mary Ruefle, Dara Wier, Jon Woodward, Matthew Zapruder, and Rachel Zucker. Tickets are available now at a reduced fee: $75/$50 students. Ten full scholarships available on basis of need, to be considered email wavepoetry -at- gmail.com with a little information about yourself. Wave Books, 1938 Fairview Avenue East, Suite 201. For details, visit: www.wavepoetry.com/catalog/79 or www.henryart.org.

• WASHINGTON POETS ASSOCIATION, SEATTLE: Thursday, June 11, 2009: SAM Word: An Impasse of Poets: A.K. “Mimi” Allin curates poetry-infused “instigations” in Seattle Art Museum’s downtown galleries. Spoken word poets and literary figures use “broadcasted whispers” to present an engaging evening that seeks to focus on words as art, meet in the Brotman Forum, Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Avenue, free with museum admission, 8:00-9:00. For more information and upcoming events, visit: www.washingtonpoets.org.

• SUBTEXT READING SERIES, SEATTLE: Wednesday, June 3, 2009: Poets Jim McCrary, All That, and Paul Nelson, A Time Before Slaughter. Wednesday, July 1: Reading by poet Stacy Szymaszek, Emptied of all Ships. Wednesday, August 5: San Francisco poet Norma Cole, Moira. All readings at 7:30. Chapel Performance Space, 4649 Sunnyside North. For more information, visit: http://subtextreadingseries.blogspot.com.

• ELLIOTT BAY BOOK COMPANY, SEATTLE: Daily author readings and events. Friday, June 12, 2009: Seth Grahame-Smith, Pride and Prejudice& and Zombies, 7:30. Saturday, June 13: Harvey Schwartz, Solidarity Stories, 2:00. Sunday, June 14: Tyler E. Boudreau, Packing Inferno, 4:00. Monday, June 15: Norman Ollestad, Crazy for the Storm, 7:30. Tuesday, June 16: Robert Olmstead, Far Bright Star, 7:30. Elliott Bay Open Mike meets last Wednesdays, with emcee P. Dawg, 7:30. Book Group meets first Tuesdays of every month, 6:30. Global Issues & Ethics Book Group meets second Tuesdays of every month, 6:30. Speculations Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Group, third Tuesdays of every month, 6:30. Stages-Elliott Bay Drama Book Group reads and discusses plays, fourth Tuesdays of every month, 6:30. Elliott Bay Books, 101 South Main Street, Pioneer Square, (206) 624-6600, www.elliottbaybook.com.

• OPEN BOOKS, SEATTLE: Poetry readings. Tuesday, June 16, 2009: Joshua Beckman, Take It, reads from his poetry, 7:30. Thursday, June 18: Victoria Chang reads from Salvinia Molesta, 7:30. Sunday, June 28: “A Reading for the Birds,” featuring anthology contributors Judith Kitchen, Duane Niatum, Rick Barot, Christianne Balk, Pamela Gross, and Stan Stanvel reading from the anthology A Poet’s Guide to the Birds, 3:00. Open Books, A Poem Emporium, 2414 N. 45th Street, (206) 633-0811. For more information, visit: www.openpoetrybooks.com.

• CHEAP WINE & POETRY, SEATTLE, 2009: A poetry series presented by the From the Ground Up Foundation. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Avenue. Visit www.cheapwineandpoetry.com.

• YOUTH SPEAKS, SEATTLE, 2009: A monthly all ages open mike every third Sunday monthly, sign up 6:00, show 7:00. Café Allegro, 4214 University Way NE, Seattle. For more information: www.myspace.com/youthspeaksseattle, e-mail yssinfo –at- gmail.com, or call (206) 661-2036.

• SEATTLE POETRY SLAM, 2009: Wednesday, June 17: Poet Marty McConnell, co-curator of the flagship reading series of the louderARTS series and repeat performer on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, reads from her often-anthologized work, 9:00. Wednesday, June 24: Marc Bamuthi Joseph, National Poetry Slam champion, performs, 9:00. Tuesday, June 30: Performance by William H. Evans III, 2007 Columbus Black Pearl Grand Slam Champion, 9:00. Open mic, featured poets, and slams every Wednesday night at ToST. Open mic sign up between 8:00-8:30: show at 9:00, slam at 10:00. Must be twenty-one with ID. For the slam, poets must perform their own original work, three-minute time limit, no props, costume, or music allowed. ToST, 513 N. 36th Street, Fremont district. For more information, www.seattlepoetryslam.org.

• UGLY MUG COFFEE HOUSE, SEATTLE: Ugly Mug Coffee House, 11425 Rainier Avenue S., near Renton. Call (206) 772-3751.

• BOOKWORM EXCHANGE, SEATTLE: Take A Poem From Your Heart and PEN reading series, meets third Friday monthly, open mike sign up 6:45, reading 7:00. Bookworm Exchange, 4860 Rainier Avenue S. Call (206) 722-6633, or e-mail emeraldchris@yahoo.com.

• HOMELAND, ON THE HOUSE, SEATTLE: Featured poets and musicians with open mike, hosted by Tom Ring, every Monday night at 7:30. On the House, 1205 E. Pike Street, (206) 351-1286.

• BAI PAI, SEATTLE: Open mike poetry and music with free Thai buffet at the bar, every Monday, 8:00. Bai Pai Lounge, 2316 N.E. 65th Street, Ravenna district. E-mail Jeb: medjyers@hotmail.com.

• JACK STRAW PRODUCTIONS, SEATTLE: Subscribe to their free, bi-monthly literary podcasts and hear poetry, fiction, interviews by Northwest writers. For information, call: (206) 634-0919, or visit www.jackstraw.org.

• WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARDS, SEATTLE: Annual awards honor books by Washington authors. Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle Public Central Library, 1000 Fourth Avenue. For information: (206) 386-4636, www.spl.org.

• SEATTLE ARTS & LECTURES POETRY SERIES, BENAROYA HALL, 2009-2010: Friday, October 23, 2009: Martín Espada. Saturday, November 14: Tomaz Salamun.
Thursday, January 21, 2010: Kim Addonozio with Port Townsend poet Gary Lilley. Friday, February 26, 2010: Mark Doty. Thursday, March 25, 2010: Linda Gregg. Saturday, April 17, 2010: Sharon Olds. Thursday, May 13, 2010: Rita Dove. All Poetry Series event at 7:30, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, 200 University. For information and tickets: (206) 621-2230, or visit www.lectures.org.

• BARNES & NOBLE, WOODINVILLE: PoetsWest presents four poets and open mic on the last Wednesday monthly, 7:00. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 18025 Garden Way N.E. Contact J. Glenn Evans (206) 682-1268, info@poetswest.com, or visit www.poetswest.com.

• WASHINGTON POETS ASSOCIATION, RICHMOND: Sunday, June 28, 2009: Soulfood Poetry Night’s Three Years Anniversary Poetry Party with Band of Poets, 1:00-5:00. Readings by John Burgess, Jed Myers, and David Rizzi followed by open mic. Soul Food Books, 15748 Redmond Way, Richmond. For more information and upcoming events, visit: www.washingtonpoets.org.

• THIRD PLACE BOOKS, LAKE FOREST PARK: Book clubs, author events. Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park Towne Centre, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., (206) 366-3333, www.thirdplacebooks.com.

• ISLAND COFFEE HOUSE, LANGLEY: Friday night poetry. 7:00. Island Coffee House & Books, 124 Second Street, Langley, South Whidbey Island, (360) 221-2414. Visit http://islandcoffeehouseandbooks.org.

• STRIPED WATER POETS, AUBURN: The Striped Water Poets continue their round table critique group, every Tuesday, 7:00-9:00. Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Conference Room #2 upstairs (doors lock at 7:30 so don’t be late). Contact: McBreenpost@aol.com.

• FIELD’S END, BAINBRIDGE ISLAND: Writers’ Roundtables held on the third Tuesday of each month, free, 7:00-8:30. Bainbridge Public Library. For information on events: (206) 842-4162, or www.fieldsend.org.

• JEWEL BOX, POULSBO: Jewel Box Poets Sunday Reading Series every third Sunday, 3:00, featured readers and open mic. The Jewel Box Theater, 225 Iverson. Information: Jenifer Lawrence, jewelboxpoets -at- comcast.net.

• POULSBOHEMIAN COFFEE HOUSE, POULSBO: Armchair Poetry Series features two featured poets and open mike, first Saturdays monthly, 7:00, open mic begins 9:00; e-mail rosealleypress -at- juno.com. Poulsbohemian Coffee House, 19003 Front Street, (360) 779-9199.

• KING’S BOOKS, TACOMA: Puget Sound Poetry Connections’s Distinguished Writers Series and open mike on second Fridays monthly, sponsored by the Puget Sound Poetry Connection, free, 7:00-9:00, sign up 6:30. King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Avenue, kingsbookstore.com.

• VILLAGE BOOKS, BELLINGHAM: Readings and author appearances. Village Books, 1200 Eleventh Street, (360) 671-2626, www.villagebooks.com.

• FAIRHAVEN LIBRARY, BELLINGHAM: Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th Street. Sponsored by Village Books, (360) 671-2626, www.villagebooks.com.

• P&G SPEAKEASY CAFE, DUVALL: Featured poets and open mic fourth Mondays, beginning 6:30. P&G Speakeasy Cafe, 15614 Main Street, Katherine –at- katherinegracebond.com.

• OLYMPIA POETRY NETWORK: Reading series every third Wednesday, 6:30-8:30. Open mic and featured reader. Traditions Café and World Folk Art, 5th and Water Street. Visit http://home.comcast.net/~yake//opn.html.

• FORT VANCOUVER REGIONAL LIBRARY: Poetry workshop on first Thursdays, monthly drop-in, led by local poets, 7:00. Vancouver Community Library, 1007 East Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, (360) 695-1561. Plus Book Discussion Groups at various branches in the Fort Vancouver Library system. Visit www.fvrl.org/events/books.cfm.

• COVER TO COVER BOOKS, OPEN MIC, VANCOUVER: Thursday, June 11, 2009: Featured reading by Seattle area poet Jeff Lair, Tall Grass, Bucking and Braying at the Dark Edge. Uncensored, all-ages. Open mic poetry hosted by Christopher Luna, every second Thursday, 7:00. Cover to Cover Books, 1817 Main Street, at McLoughlin Blvd. For more information: (360) 694-9653, christopherjluna –at- gmail.com.

• LIVE POETS SOCIETY WORKSHOP & READING, VANCOUVER: Open reading on second Wednesdays, 7:00, hosted by Rivkah Loewus; poetry workshop on first Thursdays, 7:00. Fort Vancouver Library, 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd., (360) 695-1566.

• POETRY DISCUSSION, VANCOUVER: Jim Martin hosts a discussion of poems, open to all, third Mondays monthly, 6:00-9:00. Three Creeks Branch Library, 800-C N.E. Tenney Road, (360) 695-1561.

• AUNTIE’S, SPOKANE: Readings and author appearances. Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 West Main, (509) 838-0206, www.auntiesbooks.com.

The Southwest (ARIZONA • NEW MEXICO)

ARIZONA

• ALZHEIMER’S PROJECT, ARIZONA: Poet and author Gary Glazner founded this compelling project to read poetry one-on-one to those suffering from late stages of Alzheimer’s disease. A number of facilities across Arizona from Flagstaff to Tucson have participated. Information: www.alzpoetry.com. http://norazpoets.org.

• THE NATURE OF POETRY, AUGUST 24-31, 2009, CANYON DE CHELLY: Institute for Poetic Medicine Writing Retreat, led by John Fox, Certified Poetry Therapist, with Lisa DeVuono, Jon and Lupita McClanahan, features hiking, camping, poetry writing in Arizona’s scenic Canyon de Chelly. Fee is $1,150. For information or to register: www.poeticmedicine.org.

• NORTHERN ARIZONA POETRY SOCIETY, FLAGSTAFF: This chapter of the Arizona Poetry Society meets the first Wednesday of every month 12:30-2:00. Bring poems for reading and copies to share; optional critiquing; location changes regularly. Call (928) 774-7661 for details.

• FLAGSLAM, FLAGSTAFF: Every Wednesday night, the first successful weekly slam in northern Arizona, prizes and a featured poet every week, sign up for poets who wish to compete at 7:30, slam begins 8:00. Applesauce Tea House, 213 South San Francisco Street, www.myspace.com/flagslam.

• CREATIVE WRITING CIRCLE, FLAGSTAFF: The Writing Circle uses free writing exercises and sharing in an atmosphere of safety and support, peer facilitated. All experience levels welcome. Please bring paper and pen or pencil. Please don’t bring previous writings. Third Sundays, 5:00-8:00, free. Bookman’s, just off Milton Street in the shopping center to the left of Target, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd., (928) 774-0005.

• WELL RED COYOTE BOOKS, SEDONA: Well Red Coyote Bookstore, 3190 W. Highway 89A, at the northwest corner of Dry Creek Road and 89-A, west Sedona, (928) 282-2284, www.wellredcoyote.com.

• PROFESSIONAL WRITERS OF PRESCOTT: Emphasis on reading and listening to poems, constructive feedback given if requested, first Thursday of the month except July. Prescott Public Library, Founders Suite, 215 W. Goodwin Street, downtown Prescott. For more information, call: (928) 708-9692, or visit www.prescottwriters.com.

• PIPER CENTER, ASU, TEMPE: Distinguished Visiting Writers Series presented by the Piper Center for Creative Writing. 2009-2010 series to be announced; begins with academic year. Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, Arizona State University, (480) 965-6018, www.asu.edu/clas/pipercwcenter.

• CHANGING HANDS BOOKSTORE, TEMPE: Friday, June 26, 2009: An evening with author Marc Fitten, Valeria’s Last Stand, 7:00. Nightly author visits and events. Changing Hands, 6428 S. McClintock Drive, (480) 730-0205. For more details, visit: www.changinghands.com.

• SLAM, FAIR TRADE, PHOENIX: Downtown Poetry Slam, every second and fourth Wednesdays, 8:00-10:00. Three rounds of open poetry slam. Grand prize of $25 goes to the highest scoring poet. Sign up before 8:00, admission $5. The Fair Trade Cafe, 1020 N 1st Avenue, behind Trinity Cathedral, free parking in garage, (602) 354-8150.

• POETRY IN THE PARK, PHOENIX: Every second Tuesday of the month, 7:30, open mike and featured poetry, hosted by award-winning improvisational poet Theodore Christ, and directed by Carol Hogan. Poetry in the Park, 2605 N.15th Avenue. For information, call (602) 719-5123, or visit: phoenix.gov/PARKS/parks.html.

• POETRY IN THE ROUND, GLENDALE: Jonathan Standifird hosts an informal poetry share every Sunday, 6:00-8:00. Hang out, talk about poetry, get feedback. A Shot of Java, 7008 N. 58 Avenue (rear), just north of Glendale Avenue, brick alley between Mad Hatter’s and Old Roma’s Pizza.

• UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA POETRY CENTER, TUCSON: Saturday, June 13, 2009: Summer Slam with Ed Mabrey, Individual World Poetry Slam champion. Thursday, June 18: Poet James Allen Hall reads. Events are held at the Poetry Center unless otherwise noted; free and open to the public. The Poetry Center, Helen S. Schaefer Building, 1508 E. Helen Street, (520) 626-3765 or e-mai poetry@u.arizona.edu. Visit www.poetrycenter.arizona.edu.

• WRITING WORKSHOPS, TUCSON: Classes in fiction and poetry meet for ten weeks, taught by Eleanor Kedney, The Aurora Foundation, 48 N. Tucson Blvd., Suite 106. Visit www.writerstudio.com.

NEW MEXICO

• LANNAN READINGS & CONVERSATIONS, SANTA FE: June 10, 2009: Eduardo Galeano, essayist, historian, activist, and author of The Book of Embraces, in conversation with Michael Silverblatt, host of KCRW-FM’s literary talkshow “Bookworm,” which he founded in 1989. All readings at 7:00. General admission $6/$3 seniors, students. For information call (505) 986-8160x102, or visit www.lannan.org.

• TAOS SUMMER WRITERS’ CONFERENCE, JULY 12-19, 2009, ALBUQUERQUE: The eleventh annual writers’ conference presented by The University of New Mexico features keynote speaker Wally Lamb, She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much is True, and workshops by instructors including authors Robert Boswell, Minrose Gwin, Pam Houston, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Priscilla Long, Valerie Martinez, Ana Baca, Carol Moldaw, and Sean Murphy. Workshops focus on varied aspects of the writing field, including fiction, poetry, memoir, and the publication process. Conference room rates available with the nearby Sagebrush Inn, Comfort Suites, and Quality Inn; for details or to book a room, visit www.sagebrush inn.com. Cost: $325 for weekend workshops, $625 weeklong. Master class rates vary by genre. Registration is first-come, first-served. Registration forms and detailed instructions are available at www.unm.edu.

• DUENDE POETRY, JUNE 14, 2009: Year five in the series features readings by Maria Leyba, Hakim Bellamy, and Luci Tapahonso followed by thirty minutes open mic, four minute limit per poet. Free snacks and wine tasting, admission is free, donations help pay the poets. Anasazi Fields Winery, 26 Camino de los Pueblitos. For more information call (505) 867-3062.

• COLLECTED WORKS, SANTA FE: Collected Works Bookstore, 208B West San Francisco, (505) 988-4226, www.collectedworksbookstore.com.

• NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER, ALBUQUERQUE, JUNE 30, 2009: Performance poet Janine Pommy Vega, The Green Piano, performs a retrospective of her work, including cuts from“Habeus Corpus Blues” and “Mean Ole Badger Blues.”Vega has authored over fifteen books and performs with a jazz/blue quartet that underscores the drama of her poetry. 6:00, free admission. Salon Ortega of the History and Literary Arts building, National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 Fourth St. S.W. For more information, call: (505) 890-5365 or visit: acequiabooksellers.com.

• ACEQUIA BOOKSELLERS, ALBERQUERQUE, JUNE 28, 2009: Award-winning poet Arthur Sze, The Ginkgo Light, will give a reading and book-signing at 3:00. Arthur Sze is the recipient of the American Book Award and two National Endowment for the Arts in Creative Writing Fellowships, is the author of nine books. Acequia Booksellers, 4019 4th Street NW. For more information, contact Gary Wilkie at (505) 890-5365, or visit: acequiabookseller.com.

• MAS POETRY, ALBUQUERQUE: All ages slam, supportive venue, open mike, third Wednesdays, sign up 7:00. Winning’s Coffee Company, 111 Harvard SE, (505) 266-0000, www.abqslams.org. For information, contact host Kenn Rodriguez, (505) 767-9941.

• SPOKEN WORD HOUR, ALBUQUERQUE: KUNM 89.9 FM: The only radio show in New Mexico dedicated to Spoken Word. Every Sunday evening, 8:00-9:00. Hosts: Don McIver, Elaine Baumgartel, and the Subliminal Guild. Visit www.poetz.com/nm, or www.abqslams.org.

New York

• ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS, NYC: Web site of this national poetry nonprofit organization features book awards and other information of national interest. Information: (212) 274-0343, www.poets.org.

• POETS HOUSE, NYC, 2009: One of the largest open-access collections of poetry anywhere; featuring a Reading Room, children’s hour, and a reading series, currently held off site in New York area locations. In 2009, Poets House will reopen and continue its event series in its new home, Ten River Terrace, Battery Park City. Poets House, (212) 431-7920, or www.poetshouse.org.

• POETS HOUSE, WRITING THE HUDSON RIVER: 400 YEARS OF POETIC DISCOVERY, BRONX, JULY 12, 2009: A panel and reading with Wayne Franklin, Judith Richardson, Nancy Willard, and Mark Wunderlich. In celebration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage to New York Harbor, leading poets and scholars gather to discuss the cultural and environmental tributaries that have flowed through the literature of the Hudson River Valley, from Native American poetic traditions to the urban pastoral poetry of John Ashbery. Admission $6, free to Poets House members and Wave Hill members. Wave Hill, West 249 Street at Independence Avenue. For directions, call (718) 549-3200. For details, visit: www.poetshouse.org.

• NUYORICAN POETS CAFE, NYC: Founded by Miguel Algarín, 1973. Featured readings, Spoken Word Theater Group, Latin Jazz Jam; Friday Night Poetry Slams, $7, 10:00. Open slam, every Wednesday except the first Wednesday, $7, 9:00. If you win a Wednesday Open, you slam on Friday Night. Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 East 3rd Street (between Avenues B and C), (212) 505-8183. Visit www.nuyorican.org.

• BOWERY POETRY CLUB, NYC: The Village Voice calls it “a word playground—a place where traditions can coexist and be passed on.” Almost daily readings. Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery at Bleecker, (212) 614-0505, www.bowerypoetry.com.

Other U.S.A.
• NEW JERSEY POETRY CALENDAR, 2009: Compiled by The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College, Paterson: www.pccc.cc.nj.us/poetry.

• WEST CHESTER UNIVERITY POETRY CONFERENCE, PENNSYLVANIA, JUNE 10-13, 2009: The upcoming 15th annual Conference theme is “Exploring Form & Narrative.” Keynote speaker will be Donald Hall, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2006-07, and workshops will be taught by Kim Addonizio, Dick Davis, Lisa Williams, Timothy Steele, Chelsea Rathburn, David Mason, Molly Peacock, and many others. One-day poetry workshops available. Workshop only fees range from $870 with meals and lodging to $90 one-day workshop with no meal. Conference only fees start from $695 entire conference with meals and lodging to $225 for conference with no meals or lodging. For further information see www.wupa.edu/poetry, e-mail poetry@wcupa.edu, or call (610) 436-3235.

• POETRY MAGAZINE’S PRINTERS’ BALL, CHICAGO, JULY 31, 2009: An annual celebration of print culture, featuring thousands of free magazines and books, live readings and music, letterpress, offset, and paper-making demonstrations. Starting this year, doors are open to publishers outside Chicago; over 1,500 people attend this event and more than150 literary organizations will showcase the various ways they bring print to life. If interested in exhibiting, e-mail Fred Sasaki, Associate Editor, Poetry, at fsasaki- at- poetryfoundation.org with the name of your publication or organization and corresponding URL, a twenty to fifty word mission statement, and the full name and e-mail address of a representative contact person. This year’s Ball is hosted by Columbia College Chicago and the Center for Book and Paper Arts in the historic Ludington Building, former home to the American Book Company, 1104 South Wabash Avenue. Free admission, 5:00-11:00. To learn more, visit: poetrymagazine.org.

• DETROIT, MICHIGAN: For readings and workshops visit Springfed Arts, Metro Detroit Writers, www.springfed.org/MDWfront.html.

• JAZZ CAFE @ THE MUSIC HALL, DETROIT: Thursday, July 2, 2009: M.L. Leibler and The Magic Feng Shui Cursives featuring members of The White Mud Experience (Dr. Hormone, Hank Chief Sobah, Jef Reynoldz and Mo). Thursday, July 9: Ann Arbor poet Edward Morin, Irish folk guitarist Gerald Smith,and Joyce Jenkins, Poetry Flash, with harmonica by Clay St. James. Events 7:00-9:00, 350 Madison Avenue, between Brush and Randolph, next to lighted, secure parking. For more information, see uwww.springfed.org/MDWfront.html, or www.musichall.org.

• SCARAB CLUB, DETROIT: Monday evening poetry, July 6-August 10, 2009. July 6: Nancy Williams, urban performance poet Dee Matthews, Adastra Press Editor Gary Metras. July 13: Fluent, slam poet and host of The Mahogany Poetry Review, with Jamaal May, Ann Arbor poet Josie Kearns, and Joyce Jenkins, Editor of Poetry Flash. July 20: Springfed Arts-Metro Detroit Writers 2009 Contest Winners Reading, in fiction and poetry. July 27: Metro Detroit Writers Open Mic for all. August 3: Margo LaGattuta, Marick Press poet Daniel Padilla, and award-winning writer Christine Rhein. August 10: Ohio poet and literary activist Steven Abbott, with David Cope and slam poet Phoenix LaShaun. Events are free, safe parking, 7:00, at the historic Scarab Club, now air conditioned, 217 Farnsworth, across from the Detroit Institute of Arts. For more information, see uwww.springfed.org/MDWfront.html.

• HAMLINE UNIVERSITY SUMMER WRITERS’ WORKSHOP, MINNESOTA, JULY 27-31, 2009: Held at St. Olaf College in beautiful Northfield, this year’s faculty will feature poet Marie Howe, author of three volumes of poetry including the award winning The Good Thief; creative nonfiction author Susanne Antonetta, winner of the 2002 American Book Award for Body Toxic: An Environmental Memoir; June Spence, winner of the 1995 Willa Cather Award for Nice Men and Good Girls, leads the fiction workshop. Live on-campus or commute, programs are available for credit or non-credit. Tuition for two graduate semester credits $850, non-credit $775, room and board $425, and commuter fee $65. Priority registration closes June 26. Payment for tuition, room and board, and commuter fees are due in full by June 26. See www.hamline.edu/sww, or call (651) 523-2047.

• THE LOFT, MINNEAPOLIS: The Loft Literary Center presents readings and workshops. Open Book in the Literary Commons, Suite 200, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, (612) 215-2575, www.loft.org.

• WOODLAND PATTERN, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN: Readings, workshops, exhibitions at this major regional literary arts center. Woodland Pattern Book Center, 720 East Locust Street, (414) 263-5001, www.woodlandpattern.org.

• “THE LANGUAGE OF CONSERVATION,” NEW ORLEANS, MILWAUKEE, LITTLE ROCK, JACKSONVILLE, CHICAGO, 2009-2011: Poets House of New York coordinates “Poetry at the Zoo,” a collaboration with five zoos and four public libraries across the United States intended to deepen public awareness of environmental issues through installations featuring poetry. Celebrated poets Mark Doty, Pattiann Rogers, and Sandra Alcosser are among those who will serve as Poets-in-Residence at the participating zoos. This program was initiated April 1, 2009 and will continue through 2011. Visit http://www.poetshouse.org/programs.htm to learn more.

International

• PRAGUE SUMMER PROGRAM, CZECH REPUBLIC, JULY 4-31, 2009: Hosted by Western Michigan University in partnership with Charles University, Czech Republic, this month long program features courses in Creative Writing, Culture & Social Studies, and Photography. Courses offered are available for advanced undergraduate and graduate credit. This year’s theme is “The Nature of Mother Nature: Women, Power, and the Environment.” For online application, course information, and scholarships visit www.praguesummer.com, or call (269) 387-2594.

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