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Poets speak up for the parks

The new poetry collection, “What Redwoods Know — Poems from California State Parks,” has two things going for it. First, it contains 43 pages of poems written by 14 poets, most of them from Sonoma County. Second, 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the California State [...]

By | November 2nd, 2011|0 Comments

New poetry book speaks up for the parks

When citizens stand up and speak out on public issues, they tend to use the professional skills and resources they have at hand. It’s no different with the impending closure of nearly one-fourth of California's 270 state parks by September 2012, prompted by the state's budget crisis. Some [...]

By | September 23rd, 2011|0 Comments

100 Thousand Poets for Change goes global

What happens when the ancient art of poetry ventures out on the Internet? Verse goes viral. About six months ago, Michael Rothenberg, 60, a poet and web site editor who lives in a cabin on a wooded hillside at the edge of Guerneville, had a idea. He wanted [...]

By | September 19th, 2011|1 Comment

100 Thousand Poets for Change

You wouldn’t necessarily expect a worldwide movement to start in Guerneville, but via the Internet, all things are possible. Michael Rothenberg, a poet and web site editor who lives in Guerneville, has been working on an event he calls “100 Thousand Poets for Change.” It’s actually a collection of events [...]

By | June 20th, 2011|0 Comments

Poet’s paintings on display in Santa Rosa

Known for his own poetry, and the poetry readings he stages at the SOCO Coffee shop, Ed Coletti is branching out with an art show at the same venue. The show opened Thursday, June 2, and there will an artists’s reception from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June [...]

By | June 3rd, 2011|0 Comments

Word Temple Poetry Series in Sebastopol

In the quieter corners of Sonoma County culture, you’ll find unsuspected gems almost anywhere you look. One of those treasures is the Word Temple Poetry Series, organized and launched by Katherine Hastings five years ago. The series kicks off 2011 with ‘Translation Night,’ dedicated to the artful translation of poetry, [...]

By | February 25th, 2011|0 Comments

Japanese music in the A Street district

Devotees of authentic traditional Japanese music won't want to miss "Silk and Bamboo: The Winter Concert," at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, at the Uribe Studios Backstreet Gallery, 461 Sebastopol Ave., in Santa Rosa’s A Street arts district. The program will include the centuries-old, rarely performed, story songs [...]

By | December 9th, 2010|0 Comments

Poetry and storytelling in Sonoma

If you roll around Sonoma County long enough, you're likely to encounter an affable poet and storyteller named Tom J. Mariani. He has been published both online and in print, and often participates in poetry readings around the area.  Tom's always smiling, and after you listen to him for awhile, [...]

By | June 28th, 2010|0 Comments

Poet Gary Soto at Mendo College

Well, let's see. Recently we've covered cinema, live theater, outdoor sculpture, gallery exhibits and nightclub acts. It must be time for some poetry. Gary Soto, poet and author of more than 50 books, will read selections including excerpts from his new poetry collection, "Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing," [...]

By | March 24th, 2010|0 Comments

‘Youth Speaks’ Poetry Slam at SSU

Everybody talks about today's youth, but who listens to them? Well, you can. As part of Sonoma State University’s tribute to Black History  Month, Associated Students Productions will present the Youth Speaks Poetry  Slam at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11, in the Student Union Pub on the Rohnert Park campus. [...]

By | February 4th, 2010|0 Comments