Memoir Reading: Leaving Parma

Angie Sarich, author of the memoir Leaving Parma*, will visit ISU on Thursday, October 13th. She will read from her work at the Bengal Café (Student Union Building) at 4pm.

The book’s publisher, Colonus House, describes the book as an exploration of the Vietnam combat death of Sarich’s uncle and its effect on her mother, her grandparents, and the people of the small town of Parma, Idaho. Sarich witnesses how death can dim and brighten the human spirit, how it can erode and rebuild a family. Her work illuminates the meaning of loss for us all.

The reading, sponsored by ISU’s Department of English and Philospohy, will be followed by a book signing.

*Parma, Idaho. Sarich witnesses how death can dim and brighten the human spirit, how it can erode and rebuild a family. Her work illuminates the meaning of loss for us all.

ISU Senior Creative Writing Projects

Wednesday, May 4th, 1pm
Liberal Arts Building, ISU, Room 256


Join Dantzel Cherry, Nathan Carlson, Matt Engle, Abby Berrett, and Kerynn Davis as they share poetry and prose from their senior creative writing projects.






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Pocatello Readings Announcements

National Poetry Month may be over now, but National Short Story month has just begun! Be sure to check out the events listed below to help celebrate the short story and other forms of literature.

We also have an announcement to pass along. Susan Goslee and Bethany Schultz Hurst, co-directors of the Rocky Mountain Writers' Festival for the past several years, have announced that they are stepping down from their leadership roles with the Festival. They extend their thanks and appreciation to the community, whose lively spirit and literary readings have made working on the Festival a pleasure.

Organization will revert to Will Peterson, one of the original founders of the Festival and owner of the Walrus and Carpenter Bookstore. You can contact him at the bookstore if you are interested in volunteering with the Festival.

The Festival website at www.rockymountainwriters.com will expire in August. However, Festival and other reading information will continue to be posted at pocatelloreadings.blogspot.com. If you would like to help with the blogspot, please contact pocatello.readings@gmail.com for more information.

The pocatello.readings e-newsletter will continue its distribution as usual. If you hear of any literary events, please pass along word to us so we can help publicize!

Black Rock and Sage Launch Party

Black Rock and Sage Launch Party

Thursday, May 5, 5:30
ISU Bengal Cafe, SUB

We hope you will join us and celebrate the publication of Black Rock & Sage’s 2011 issue (the 10th anniversary edition!). We will have a short program and lots of homemade baked goods. Black Rock & Sage is a journal of creative works produced, written, and recorded by the undergraduate and graduate students of ISU. Copies of the new issue of BR&S will be for sale (students: $5; non-students: $6), as well as previous editions (some at a discounted rate).

Graduate Student Reading

Wednesday, April 27, 7 p.m.
LA 273

On Wed., April 27 at 7:30 p.m. (in LA 273), the students in Susan Swetnam's
Seminar in Creative Nonfiction (ENGL 6667) will present the second half of a public reading of their work.

Please join us to hear excellent work premiered! Refreshments will be served.

The roster is as follows: Hailey Hodges, Kim Madsen, Tom Pfister, Kelly Ricken

Movie for National Poetry Month

Received this from Marshall Public Library:

Fooling with Words Shown at Library
Bill Moyers’ Documentary Explores Diversity of Contemporary Poetry

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Pocatello’s Marshall Public Library will show the documentary Fooling with Words on Saturday, April 23, at 2 pm.

This Bill Moyers documentary explores the vitality and diversity of contemporary poetry through intimate interviews and performance readings at North America’s largest poetry festival.

The library will be giving away a copy of the DVD after the showing. This movie is free and open to the public. If you would like more information, please call Amy Campbell at the library at 232-1263 ext. 21.


March 28, 2011
Marshall Public Library
113 South Garfield
Pocatello, ID 83204
Contact: Amy Campbell
(208) 232-1263 ext. 21

Final Evening: RMWF

SATURDAY
CLOSING NIGHT READING
March 12th
The Warehouse
7:00pm

Host: Leslie Leek
Readers: Emily Bitton, Florence Blanchard, Michael Corrigan, Daria Dolson, Carlen Donovan, Bob Forrest, Bethany Schultz Hurst, Barbara Jensen, Ray Obermyar, Cathy Peppers, and Gino Sky

Sorry I missed last night. Luckily Michael Corrigan was sitting beside me at the public library computers, so he did a short review of it.

Fowler

She proved to be as witty and delightful as her celebrated book, The Jane Austen Book Club. Michael Corrigan

More Festival; Excellent Festival!

In a hurry, so I'm borrowing this from Bethany's Facebook entry.
"Today the Festival welcomes best-selling author Karen Joy Fowler! She'll speak about "The New Historical Narrative" at 1:30pm (Middle Fork, ISU SUB) and read from her work at 7pm (Bengal Cafe, ISU SUB). In between (4-6:30pm), there's the Book Fair: books, Black Rock and Sage, and baked potatoes (also Bengal Cafe, ISU ...SUB). Spread the word!"

Last night was great at College Market. Wonderful readers, some great laughs, excellent beverages.

Here's a challenge: buy one liteary book to support literature during the RMWF! You can find a lot at the Book Fair today! Also Walrus and Carpenter books in downtown Pocatello has an excellent and extensive selection of used and new poetry, including a lot of regional and local writers. That's where I'm headed next....

Of course, buying more than one book is even better...