St. Helena Poetry Reading

Dear Poets and Poetry Fans,

July 19th there will be a Poetry Read Around at the St. Helena Library, at 3 p.m.

Please bring a poem of your own creation or one by another poet to read aloud at the event. (Poems should be relatively short, about one page, no longer than five minutes).

Admission is FREE, though your "ticket" is a poem to read aloud.

The last event was a great success, with seventeen poets (like seventeen syllables in a haiku?) reading poems they wrote or by other "well known" poets.

Thanks again, and hope to see you on the 19th.Gary Silva, Poet Laureate of Napa County

Art and Poetry, Share Voices: Ekphrastic Expresssions Exhibit

One of the things I do with my poetry is collaborative work with artist Janet Manalo. We have had several exhibits and presentations in the past. Our goal with these it not only the thrill of sharing our works, but to encourage others to find their creative voice as well.



We invited other Vacaville Art Gallery members to bring in pieces of art that they have done that were inspired by a poem or music.



The exhibit is now up! We are excited and hope people will stop by and share their opinions. Maybe they will even have some creative energies ignited for their own work!



Art & Poetry, Shared VoicesEkphrastic Expressions by Janet Manalo & Suzanne Bruce

Location: Vacaville Art Gallery 718 Monte Vista Ave. Vacaville, CA http://www.vacavilleart.com/

July 3~July 25, 2009

*Party on the Patio Reception: Saturday, July 11 FREE ~ Public Invited 7 ~ 9 pm

Wine by Winterhawk Winery; Jazz by the Bob Jacobs Trio

Also Exhibiting:VAL Member Art inspired by Music & Poetry
"Veiled Turmoil" by J. Manalo....... "Living Death" by S. Bruce

Visit EkphrasticExpressions for details