Poets D.R. Goodman and Charles Potts come to Colorado
February 17, 2015 - 6 pm - Arroyo's, Telluride, Colorado
March 5, 2015 - Private Party in Placerville, Colorado (contact Art Goodtimes at 970-729-0220 for invitation)
Talking Gourds Poetry Club is happy to offer two special poetry events beyond our normal First Tuesdays: visits by California poet D.R. Goodman and the legendary Charles Potts of Walla Walla, Washington.
D.R. Goodman will be the featured reader as a special performance Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. at Arroyo’s Telluride. A native of East Tennessee, Goodman lives now in Oakland where she is founder and chief martial arts instructor at the Cuong Nhu Redwood Doho. Her poetry has appeared in several journals, such as Crazyhorse, Notre Dame Review, Wisconsin Review, Cold Mountain Review, Whitefish Review; and the anthology, Sonnets: 150 Contemporary Sonnets. She is the author of The Kids’ Karate Workbook: A Take-Home Training Guide for Young Martial Artists (North Atlantic/Blue Snake Books); and an illustrated chapbook, Birds by the Bay. Her latest, a book of poetry, Greed: A Confession was a finalist for the 2013 Able Muse Book Award.
John Oliver Simon has called Potts “the most notorious neglected poet in America.” A counter-culture hero, Charles edited Litmus magazine when he lived in Berkeley and moved to Walla Walla where he was famous for Temple magazine and its accompanying bookstore. One of his many recent books is the brilliant Inside Idaho: Poems, 1996-2007 (West End Press, 2009). His reading on Thursday evening, March 5th will take place at a private party in Placerville. Anyone interested in attending, call Art at 970-729-0220 for an invitation.
Talking Gourds is a program of the Telluride Institute in partnership with the Wilkinson Library, the Montrose Regional Library, Between the Covers Bookstore, Ah Haa School for the Arts, Telluride Arts District, Arroyo Telluride and the newly formed Telluride Literary Arts. Members meet monthly, on first Tuesday evenings, at Arroyo Fine Art Gallery & Wine Bar at 220 E. Colorado Ave. (next door to Telluride Hardware), beginning at 6 p.m. The same guests appear at the Montrose Regional Library (320 S. 2nd St.) on the next day, Wed. Feb. 4th at 6 p.m. We are indebted to generous donations by Audrey Marnoy, Peter Waldor and the Montrose Friends of the Library.
February 17, 2015 - 6 pm - Arroyo's, Telluride, Colorado
March 5, 2015 - Private Party in Placerville, Colorado (contact Art Goodtimes at 970-729-0220 for invitation)
Talking Gourds Poetry Club is happy to offer two special poetry events beyond our normal First Tuesdays: visits by California poet D.R. Goodman and the legendary Charles Potts of Walla Walla, Washington.
D.R. Goodman will be the featured reader as a special performance Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. at Arroyo’s Telluride. A native of East Tennessee, Goodman lives now in Oakland where she is founder and chief martial arts instructor at the Cuong Nhu Redwood Doho. Her poetry has appeared in several journals, such as Crazyhorse, Notre Dame Review, Wisconsin Review, Cold Mountain Review, Whitefish Review; and the anthology, Sonnets: 150 Contemporary Sonnets. She is the author of The Kids’ Karate Workbook: A Take-Home Training Guide for Young Martial Artists (North Atlantic/Blue Snake Books); and an illustrated chapbook, Birds by the Bay. Her latest, a book of poetry, Greed: A Confession was a finalist for the 2013 Able Muse Book Award.
John Oliver Simon has called Potts “the most notorious neglected poet in America.” A counter-culture hero, Charles edited Litmus magazine when he lived in Berkeley and moved to Walla Walla where he was famous for Temple magazine and its accompanying bookstore. One of his many recent books is the brilliant Inside Idaho: Poems, 1996-2007 (West End Press, 2009). His reading on Thursday evening, March 5th will take place at a private party in Placerville. Anyone interested in attending, call Art at 970-729-0220 for an invitation.
Talking Gourds is a program of the Telluride Institute in partnership with the Wilkinson Library, the Montrose Regional Library, Between the Covers Bookstore, Ah Haa School for the Arts, Telluride Arts District, Arroyo Telluride and the newly formed Telluride Literary Arts. Members meet monthly, on first Tuesday evenings, at Arroyo Fine Art Gallery & Wine Bar at 220 E. Colorado Ave. (next door to Telluride Hardware), beginning at 6 p.m. The same guests appear at the Montrose Regional Library (320 S. 2nd St.) on the next day, Wed. Feb. 4th at 6 p.m. We are indebted to generous donations by Audrey Marnoy, Peter Waldor and the Montrose Friends of the Library.