Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic at Cover to Cover Books Featuring John Sibley Williams February 9

 

GHOST TOWN POETRY OPEN MIC

Hosted by Christopher Luna and Toni Partington

all ages and uncensored since 2004

7pm Thursday, February 9, 2012

and every second Thursday

Cover to Cover Books

6300 NE St. James Rd., Suite 104B

(St. James & Minnehaha)

Vancouver, WA

360-993-7777

mail@covertocoverbooks.net

christopherjluna@gmail.com

http://www.printedmattervancouver.com

http://christopherluna-poetry.blogspot.com

With our featured reader, John Sibley Williams:

John Sibley Williams is the author of six chapbooks, winner of the HEART Poetry Award, and finalist for the Pushcart and Rumi Poetry Prizes. He has served as Acquisitions Manager of Ooligan Press and Publicist for Three Muses Press and holds an MFA in Creative Writing and MA in Book Publishing. Some of his over 200 previous or upcoming publications include: Bryant Literary Review, The Chaffin Journal, The Evansville Review, RHINO, Rosebud, Ellipsis, Flint Hills Review, and Poetry Quarterly. The following chapbooks will be available for sale on February 9: From Colder Climates (2012, $7 for the green and $10 for the signature edition); The Longest Compass (Finishing Line Press, 2012 for $12); and The Chapbook Box Set (four 2011 chapbooks for $15: Autobiography of Fever, Bedouin Books; The Art of Raining, Knives Forks and Spoons Press; Door, Door, Red Ochre Press; and A Pure River, The Last Automat Press).

  

The Voice in the Shell

by John Sibley Williams

If it really began with a woman

ten thousand years ago placing

conch to ear—

            listening interrupted

            and enhanced

            by translation—

to form this sea

separating us,

I’d build a time machine

and retrace the roots of metaphor—

            language, superstition,

            expectation—

to that older world without magic

and sit for a moment

holding your hand

that is not yet a hand,

listening together to the sea

that hasn’t yet a voice.

 Sketch of John Sibley Williams by Christopher Luna

COMING IN MARCH: John Burgess

Children's Poetry/Diverse Voices at Giddens School (Seattle) May 2

Thanks to Connie Walle in Tacoma for forwarding this. From: "Sheba Burney-Jones" <garysheba@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:11:09 -0700 Subject: Children's Poetry Workshop Saturday - Everyone Welcome Children's Poetry/Diverse Voices Saturday, May 2, 10am - 1pm FREE and Open to the Public Giddens School: 620 - 20th Ave. So., Seattle 98144 http://www.giddensschool.org/ <http://www.giddensschool.org/> , (206) 324-4847 Giddens School's 2nd annual Children's Poetry/Diverse Voices is a free, hands-on poetry workshop to create, read and listen to poetry written for, by or about children. Young writers (ages 6-12) and their families, teachers and others interested in pursuing poetry from plural perspectives are invited to explore poetry - from hip-hop to haiku, sonnet to song - with celebrated poet Kathleen Flenniken, spoken-word troupe Youth Speaks Seattle, local poet Aaron Counts, plus featured guest Tiana Townsell, Miss Black Washington 2009. Poems will be generated at the workshop for the first volume of a Giddens School poetry chapbook entitled Words Alive. Come spend a morning interacting with your children and poetry! If you have a favorite children's poem, bring it along to share. Snacks provided. On-site child care available for children under 6 for a nominal fee. Email library@giddensschool.org to RSVP for childcare. Questions or further information: Call Sheba at (206) 324-4847 ext. 37.