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Yesterday’s reading, interview and discussion at the Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch was thoroughly enjoyable. From my audience of curious and writerly folks, to being drawn to read poems about my family members, friends and neighbors from my ‘growing up days’ in Brooklyn, the hour we spent together was a gift! The questions asked were…
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I will be reading some of my poems, talking with host and fellow poet Glenn Ingersoll and engaging in discussion with the audience (you) at the Claremont Branch of the Berkeley Public Library, 2940 Benvenue@Ashby, tomorrow, June 25, 2016 from 2-3 pm. This is my neighborhood library and I’m very happy to be reading there…
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I will be reading poetry with John Curl at Alameda Island Poets Series this evening, 7-9 pm. Frank Bette Center for the Arts, located at 1601 Paru St., corner of Lincoln Ave. and Paru. It is a large, yellow Victorian House that is an art gallery. We’ll be surrounded by lots of visual art and…
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I am both excited and honored to be one of the featured poets at this annual poetry festival held this year on Saturday May 16th from 11 am – 5 pm at Berkeley City College. Many thanks to poets Sharon Coleman and MK Chavez for herding the cats and handling publicity. There will be readings,…
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I have been honored to work with 5 phenomenal individuals on their installations at the Oakland Museum. Now it’s time to celebrate our work! Friday, April 10th – Forces of Change – 5 New Personal Stories Please come to the Oakland Museum of California on the evening of Friday, April 10th, for the opening of…
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Featured Readers: Mk Chavez, Rafael Jesus Gonzalez, Tony Press, Joyce Young Plus Open Mic – Want to read? You get 4 minutes, so, time yourself. You can sign up early. Send request to pandemoniumpress@gmail.com Open Mic is before and after featured readers. Spice Monkey Wednesday April 1 1628 Webster Street, Oakland 6:45-9 pm
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Lizard Lizard said, “It pays to use camouflage and observe carefully.” His tongue glittered in the light as he spoke and eyed me from the other side of the boulder. He teaches me that stillness pays and moving quickly when necessary is crucial, but the best thing to do in the city or in the…
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I’ve been spending some time during this long weekend reading articles, posts, Tweets and varied forms of artists’ writing about why and how they do what they do. It has always been interesting to me to read or hear about the process through which individuals come to their art, or through which their…
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I’m writing a novel and my protagonist has been diagnosed with Bipolar disorder. So, I am alert to information about the disorder, and I just stumbled on an infographic about it. Here’s the link: http://www.healthline.com/health/bipolar-disorder/fact-sheet?ref=tc I love it when the research arrives with such ease.
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I’m excited to be part of a global poetry event on this coming Saturday. Around the globe, poets, musicians, artists will be sharing their work in the service of change. Bringing art out into the world collaboratively every hour. Here’s information about the event I’ll be participating in: Backyards: Poets for Local Change 2014 a…
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Joyce E. Young 