POG

POETRY IN ACTION

Presents

poets

Elizabeth Robinson

Jaime Robles

Michelle Auerbach

Susanne Dyckman

Catherine Wagner

Saturday, October 14, 7pm,

Dinnerware Gallery

101 W. 6th Street

Admission: $5; Students $3

Elizabeth Robinson is the author of eight books of poetry, most recently Under That Silky Roof from Burning Deck Press.  A winner of the National Poetry Series, the Fence Modern Poets Prize and two Gertrude Stein Awards for Innovative Contemporary Poetry, Robinson also co-edits EtherDome Chapbooks, 26 Magazine, and Instance Press. She teaches at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Jaime Robles writes text for both musical and visual settings. Her recent artist's books include Loup d'Oulipo and Appropriated Love. She has published work in Conjunctions, First Intensity, Five Fingers Review, Luna, New American Writing, and Volt, among others. She is currently the editor and publisher of Five Fingers Review, and she teaches in the Writing & Consciousness Program at New College of California, San Francisco.

Susanne Dyckman is the author of two chapbooks and most recently a collection of poetry, Equilibrium's Form from Shearsman Books. Her poems have been published in several journals, including 26, First Intensity and Switchback.

Catherine Wagner has published two books of poems, Macular Hole (Fence 2004) and Miss America (Fence 2001), and many chapbooks. Her poems, reviews, and essays appear regularly in magazines on both sides of the Atlantic; recent work can be found in Black Clock, Five Fingers Review, Fourteen Hills, The Hat, New Review, and Superflux. She teaches at Miami University in Ohio.

Michelle Auerbach's poetry and prose have been published in many venues, most recently Van Gogh's Ear, Bombay Gin, Xcp, and Chelsea. She is the author of a historical novella, Alice Modern (2005 Excessive Poetics Press), and a contributor to Jennifer Heath's forthcoming anthology, The Veil. She teaches in Boulder, Colorado.

& coming up November 18:

poet Sheila Murphy & poet/artist Barbara Henning            

POG 2006-07:

October 14: poets Elizabeth Robinson, Jaime Robles, Susanne Dyckman, Michelle Auerbach, Catherine Wagner (these writers will also be presenting papers at the Rocky Mountain MLA Convention in Tucson)

November 18: poet Sheila Murphy and poet/artist Barbara Henning

February 17: filmmaker Pablo Toledo and  . . . TBA

March 17: writer Cristina Rivera Garza and poet Brent Cunningham

March 31: poet Harryette Mullen (this event will begin at 5pm); Harryette Mullen will also present a paper Saturday morning as part of the Arizona Quarterly Annual Symposium)

April 7: poets Cynthia Hogue and Hoa Nguyen

all events take place Saturday evenings, 7pm, at Dinnerware Gallery, 101 W 6th Street,

in Tucson's Downtown Arts District, unless otherwise noted

Harryette Mullen's appearance is co-sponsored by The Arizona Quarterly, The University of Arizona Poety Center, and Chax Press

Alice Notley's appearance is co-sponsored by The University of Arizona Poetry Center and Chax Press

POG events are sponsored in part by grants from the Tucson/Pima Arts Council, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. POG also benefits from the continuing support of The University of Arizona Poetry Center, the Arizona Quarterly, Chax Press, and The University of Arizona Department of English. 

Thanks to our current and recent Patrons and Sponsors:

We're also grateful to hosts and programming partners

·         Casa Libre en La Solana Inn & Guest House

·         Dinnerware Contemporary Arts gallery

·         Las Artes Center