Sun April 6, 2014
Poetry Unbound #11
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at The Art House Gallery & Cultural Center
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Poetry Unbound #11
Poetry Unbound is a monthly reading series dedicated to presenting new work in a broad range of styles and genres, and to bringing together writers from different circles and communities, to strengthen and unite. In April we proudly feature three engaging writers of the mind, heart, and spirit. Jerry Ratch, author of thirteen books of poetry, a novel, and a memoir, will fill the room with feisty wit. Adele Mendelson believes that writing should be sexy and have a dark side, so be careful when she turns out the lights. And Selene Steese “commits poetry” as a life-affirming addiction, and is bound to make you an accomplice.
Poetry Unbound presents passionate wordsmiths on the first Sunday of each month, with a brief open mic, at the Art House Gallery in Berkeley. Hosted by Oakland writers Clive Matson and Richard Loranger.
Poetry Unbound Reading Series
featuring:
Jerry Ratch
Selene Steese
and Adele Mendelson
with a brief open mic
hosted by Clive Matson and Richard Loranger
Sunday, April 6, 2014
signup 5 pm
start 5:15
$5 donation, no one turned away
Art House Gallery
2905 Shattuck Ave.
(one block north of Ashby, and close to Ashby BART)
Berkeley
PERFORMER BIOS
Jerry Ratch has published thirteen books of poetry, the novel Wild Dreams of Reality, and the Memoir A Body Divided, the story of a one-armed boy growing up in a two-fisted world. His work can be purchased through the author’s website: https://www.jerryratch.com. One reviewer writes, “His titles show the wit and feisty courage at the foundation of his writing, ‘The Six Second Rule,’ ‘Adulterated Memoirs.’ He even dares to take on our world, in ‘How the Sixties Ended, or The San Francisco Poetry Wars.’”
Adele Mendelson is a Bay Area poet and fiction writer. She had a long career teaching English at UCB. She has produced three volumes of poetry/prose and enjoys giving readings and sharing her work in other venues. She believes that the cardinal virtue of writing is that it not bore the author or anyone else. Writing should be sexy, there should be something at stake, and the dark side should be lurking just below the cover.
Selene Steese credits writing with saving her life. "I felt very lonely growing up," she says. "Words gave me focus, provided a lens through which I could make sense of the world." She's a prolific writer, immersing herself in words as often as possible. Reflecting on her song "Addicted to Words," she says, "I can't imagine a healthier or more life-affirming addiction than my obsession with committing poetry." She studied for more than eight years with the Bay Area's living legend writing teacher Clive Matson.
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Poetry Unbound is a monthly reading series dedicated to presenting new work in a broad range of styles and genres, and to bringing together writers from different circles and communities, to strengthen and unite. In April we proudly feature three engaging writers of the mind, heart, and spirit. Jerry Ratch, author of thirteen books of poetry, a novel, and a memoir, will fill the room with feisty wit. Adele Mendelson believes that writing should be sexy and have a dark side, so be careful when she turns out the lights. And Selene Steese “commits poetry” as a life-affirming addiction, and is bound to make you an accomplice.
Poetry Unbound presents passionate wordsmiths on the first Sunday of each month, with a brief open mic, at the Art House Gallery in Berkeley. Hosted by Oakland writers Clive Matson and Richard Loranger.
Poetry Unbound Reading Series
featuring:
Jerry Ratch
Selene Steese
and Adele Mendelson
with a brief open mic
hosted by Clive Matson and Richard Loranger
Sunday, April 6, 2014
signup 5 pm
start 5:15
$5 donation, no one turned away
Art House Gallery
2905 Shattuck Ave.
(one block north of Ashby, and close to Ashby BART)
Berkeley
PERFORMER BIOS
Jerry Ratch has published thirteen books of poetry, the novel Wild Dreams of Reality, and the Memoir A Body Divided, the story of a one-armed boy growing up in a two-fisted world. His work can be purchased through the author’s website: https://www.jerryratch.com. One reviewer writes, “His titles show the wit and feisty courage at the foundation of his writing, ‘The Six Second Rule,’ ‘Adulterated Memoirs.’ He even dares to take on our world, in ‘How the Sixties Ended, or The San Francisco Poetry Wars.’”
Adele Mendelson is a Bay Area poet and fiction writer. She had a long career teaching English at UCB. She has produced three volumes of poetry/prose and enjoys giving readings and sharing her work in other venues. She believes that the cardinal virtue of writing is that it not bore the author or anyone else. Writing should be sexy, there should be something at stake, and the dark side should be lurking just below the cover.
Selene Steese credits writing with saving her life. "I felt very lonely growing up," she says. "Words gave me focus, provided a lens through which I could make sense of the world." She's a prolific writer, immersing herself in words as often as possible. Reflecting on her song "Addicted to Words," she says, "I can't imagine a healthier or more life-affirming addiction than my obsession with committing poetry." She studied for more than eight years with the Bay Area's living legend writing teacher Clive Matson.
Poetry Unbound #11
Poetry Unbound is a monthly reading series dedicated to presenting new work in a broad range of styles and genres, and to bringing together writers from different circles and communities, to strengthen and unite. In April we proudly feature three engaging writers of the mind, heart, and spirit. Jerry Ratch, author of thirteen books of poetry, a novel, and a memoir, will fill the room with feisty wit. Adele Mendelson believes that writing should be sexy and have a dark side, so be careful when she turns out the lights. And Selene Steese “commits poetry” as a life-affirming addiction, and is bound to make you an accomplice.
Poetry Unbound presents passionate wordsmiths on the first Sunday of each month, with a brief open mic, at the Art House Gallery in Berkeley. Hosted by Oakland writers Clive Matson and Richard Loranger.
Poetry Unbound Reading Series
featuring:
Jerry Ratch
Selene Steese
and Adele Mendelson
with a brief open mic
hosted by Clive Matson and Richard Loranger
Sunday, April 6, 2014
signup 5 pm
start 5:15
$5 donation, no one turned away
Art House Gallery
2905 Shattuck Ave.
(one block north of Ashby, and close to Ashby BART)
Berkeley
PERFORMER BIOS
Jerry Ratch has published thirteen books of poetry, the novel Wild Dreams of Reality, and the Memoir A Body Divided, the story of a one-armed boy growing up in a two-fisted world. His work can be purchased through the author’s website: https://www.jerryratch.com. One reviewer writes, “His titles show the wit and feisty courage at the foundation of his writing, ‘The Six Second Rule,’ ‘Adulterated Memoirs.’ He even dares to take on our world, in ‘How the Sixties Ended, or The San Francisco Poetry Wars.’”
Adele Mendelson is a Bay Area poet and fiction writer. She had a long career teaching English at UCB. She has produced three volumes of poetry/prose and enjoys giving readings and sharing her work in other venues. She believes that the cardinal virtue of writing is that it not bore the author or anyone else. Writing should be sexy, there should be something at stake, and the dark side should be lurking just below the cover.
Selene Steese credits writing with saving her life. "I felt very lonely growing up," she says. "Words gave me focus, provided a lens through which I could make sense of the world." She's a prolific writer, immersing herself in words as often as possible. Reflecting on her song "Addicted to Words," she says, "I can't imagine a healthier or more life-affirming addiction than my obsession with committing poetry." She studied for more than eight years with the Bay Area's living legend writing teacher Clive Matson.
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Poetry Unbound is a monthly reading series dedicated to presenting new work in a broad range of styles and genres, and to bringing together writers from different circles and communities, to strengthen and unite. In April we proudly feature three engaging writers of the mind, heart, and spirit. Jerry Ratch, author of thirteen books of poetry, a novel, and a memoir, will fill the room with feisty wit. Adele Mendelson believes that writing should be sexy and have a dark side, so be careful when she turns out the lights. And Selene Steese “commits poetry” as a life-affirming addiction, and is bound to make you an accomplice.
Poetry Unbound presents passionate wordsmiths on the first Sunday of each month, with a brief open mic, at the Art House Gallery in Berkeley. Hosted by Oakland writers Clive Matson and Richard Loranger.
Poetry Unbound Reading Series
featuring:
Jerry Ratch
Selene Steese
and Adele Mendelson
with a brief open mic
hosted by Clive Matson and Richard Loranger
Sunday, April 6, 2014
signup 5 pm
start 5:15
$5 donation, no one turned away
Art House Gallery
2905 Shattuck Ave.
(one block north of Ashby, and close to Ashby BART)
Berkeley
PERFORMER BIOS
Jerry Ratch has published thirteen books of poetry, the novel Wild Dreams of Reality, and the Memoir A Body Divided, the story of a one-armed boy growing up in a two-fisted world. His work can be purchased through the author’s website: https://www.jerryratch.com. One reviewer writes, “His titles show the wit and feisty courage at the foundation of his writing, ‘The Six Second Rule,’ ‘Adulterated Memoirs.’ He even dares to take on our world, in ‘How the Sixties Ended, or The San Francisco Poetry Wars.’”
Adele Mendelson is a Bay Area poet and fiction writer. She had a long career teaching English at UCB. She has produced three volumes of poetry/prose and enjoys giving readings and sharing her work in other venues. She believes that the cardinal virtue of writing is that it not bore the author or anyone else. Writing should be sexy, there should be something at stake, and the dark side should be lurking just below the cover.
Selene Steese credits writing with saving her life. "I felt very lonely growing up," she says. "Words gave me focus, provided a lens through which I could make sense of the world." She's a prolific writer, immersing herself in words as often as possible. Reflecting on her song "Addicted to Words," she says, "I can't imagine a healthier or more life-affirming addiction than my obsession with committing poetry." She studied for more than eight years with the Bay Area's living legend writing teacher Clive Matson.
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