
Dorianne Laux
Sierra Poetry Festival: Dorianne Laux, Joseph Millar, Lee Herrick, Maw Shein Win, more
15 APRIL 2023 — saturday
The seventh annual Sierra Poetry Festival is an international festival marking National Poetry Month from the foothills of California's Gold Country to the High Sierra, celebrating the spoken word with readings, workshops, an activity fair for all ages, and youth performances, preceded by a month of pre-festival pop-up poetry events throughout the community; the Festival mainstage features readings by California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick, and poets Dorianne Laux, Joseph Millar, Jamaica Baldwin, Judith Nangala Crispin, Doc Dachtler, Gail Rudd Entrekin, Rita Hosking, singer songwriter Rita Hosking, Australian poet Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello, Rooja Mohassessy, Indigo Moor, storyteller Petronella Petander, Australian poet Mark Tredinnick, Maw Shein Win, with Poetry Place, a selection of literary organizations exhibiting, Poetry Flash will be there; the all-day event concludes with a Community Open Mic hosted by Michael Clarity, The Center for the Arts, 314 W. Main Street, Grass Valley, a full pass for workshops and readings is $45, Nevada County Arts Council members $35, general admission featured readings only $25, Nevada County Arts Council members, students with ID, and military discounts apply, 8:30 am-5:30 pm PDT (More information here: www.sierrapoetryfestival.org)


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