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Genny Lim

Petaluma Poetry Walk: Lee Herrick, Genny Lim, Avotcja, more

15 SEPTEMBER 2024 — sunday

The Petaluma Poetry Walk is an annual poetry festival founded in 1996 by the late poet Geri Digiorno, this year features over two dozen poets at eight venues: 11:00 am, Hotel Petaluma, Ballroom, 205 Kentucky Street: Sixteen Rivers Press kicks off the Walk with Christina Lloyd, Alice Templeton, and Murray Silverstein, with event presenter Terry Ehret; Noon, The Petaluma Cheese Shop, 112 Washington Street: Raleigh Review Geri Digiorno Prize Winner Emily Schulten, Lynn Watson, Gene Berson, with event presenter Bill Vartnaw; 1:00 pm, Keller Street CoWork, Main Lounge, 140 Keller Street: Jonah Raskin, Lisa Summers, Stacey Tuel, and Steve Shain on Standup Bass, with event presenter Daedalus Howell; 2:00 pm, The Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington Street: Avotcja, Maxine Flasher-Düzgüneş, Nancy Miller Gomez, with event presenter Elizabeth Herron; 3:00 pm, Copperfield's Books, 140 Kentucky Street: California Poet Laureate, Lee Herrick and former San Francisco Jazz Poet Laureate Genny Lim, with event presenter Iris Jamahl Dunkle; 4:00 pm, Usher Gallery, 1 Petaluma Blvd. North: Marin Poetry Center Poets, Ellery Akers and Lee Rossi, with event presenter Francesca Bell; 5:00 pm, Petaluma Historical Museum, 20 4th Street: Georgina Marie Guardado, Jodi Hottel, Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo, with event presenters Sabine Wolpert and John Johnson; 6:00-8:00 pm, Aqus Café, 189 H Street (this location is the farthest, you might want a ride for this venue): The Grande Finale with Emilie Lygren, Kirk Lumpkin, Chris Olander, Lin Marie DeVincent, Fran Carbonaro, and Sonoma County Poet Laureate Dave Seter, with event presenter Gwynn O'Gara; all in walking distance across Petaluma, all free, 11:00 am to 8:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.petalumapoetrywalk.org)




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  • Café Frida Poetry Festival presents Jack Crimmins, Lisa Shulman, Dave Holt, Melissa Eleftherion, readings from Phyllis Meshulam's new book by her daughter Audrey, John Duran, Briahn Kelly-Brennan, and Timothy Williams, hosted by Gwynn O'Gara, Café Frida, 300 South A Street, Santa Rosa, free, 1:00-3:00 (www.cafefridagallery.com)

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