Welcome to the City of Pleasanton’s Civic Arts Literary page. The Civic Arts Literary page has been created to provide enthusiasts of the written word a listing of City-sponsored literary events throughout the Tri-Valley.
We are Pleased to Welcome our 2011-2013 Poet Laureate, Cynthia L. Bryant. . . |
City of Pleasanton introduces our new Poet Laureate
Cynthia L. Bryant, newly appointed Poet Laureate for the City of Pleasanton will serve a two-year term as the city's seventh Poet Laureate. Cynthia, with the distinction of having also served as the city's fourth Poet Laureate from 2005-2007, brings to the post a wealth of knowledge and experience. As a Pleasanton resident, Bryant has read her poetry throughout California in many diverse venues including coffee shops, fairs, art galleries, schools, women’s shelters, and a federal prison. Bryant was first published in 1997 after winning 3rd place in a national poetry contest and has since been published in more than 30 anthologies, numerous websites, an e-book, and she has recorded her poems for e-radio as well as on community television. She has self-published eight chapbooks of poetry which are available at the Pleasanton Public Library and local bookstores. Bryant’s poetry books, Sojourn, Pebbles in the Shoe, and No Time to Shoot the Poets were accepted in the new Ina Coolbrith Circle library section of the California State Library’s Special Collections Reading Room in Sacramento.
To contact Cynthia about the City of Pleasanton Poet Laureate programs or to join the email distribution list send her a note at pleasantonpoetry@ci.pleasanton.ca.us, join facebook.com/PleasantonPoetry or visit her website at www.PoetsLane.com.
Pleasanton Civic Arts and Poet Laureate Cythia L. Bryant Present these Upcoming Events. . .
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Cynthia invites you to the great selection of workshops and readings she has planned throughout the Bay Area as well as those held locally here in town that continue as part of the Poet Laureate program.
Everything Poetry
(in two parts)
Second Saturday Soup-workshops
2nd Saturday of every month
10am-12noon
Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Avenue, Pleasanton
Third Tuesday Trope-critiques
3rd Tuesday of every month
7pm-9pm
Towne Center Books, 555 Main Street, Pleasanton
Upcoming Workshops
Course Description
On November 12, 2011, Jannie M. Dresser will teach, "The Beat Goes On," a basic workshop on metrics and musicality in poetry.
On December 10, 2011, Jannie M. Dress will teach, "Free Verses's Secret Net," exploring techniques for making free verse poetry more alive with the sound of music.
Jannie M. Dresser is a Bay Area poet with Central California (Fresno) roots, co-founder of the Bay Area Poets Seasonal Review and SF Poetry Examiner at examiner.com. She has worked in the book and publishing industry for 40 years as an editor, writer, bookseller, and manager, and has taught poetry and writing for over 25 years. In 2011, she created Bay Area Poetry Salons and hosts 7 salons in 7 cities where lovers of poetry gather to read, discuss and learn about poetry's varied traditions.
In both groups, writers will read, learn and write.
Lights of the Valley Illumination Ceremonies
Wedsnesday, December 7, 2011, 6:30pm
Heritage Bank of Commerce
300 Main Street, Pleasanton
(925) 314-2876
Hand to Mouth/Words Spoken Out
Saturday, January 28, 2012, 4-6pm
Rebound Books
1611 4th Street, San Rafael
(415) 482-0550
Barkin' Dog Grill
940 11th Street, Modesto
(209) 572-2341
Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 6pm
For information, contact Michelle Russo, City of Pleasanton Civic Arts, mrusso@ci.pleasanton.ca.us. www.firehousearts.org, (925) 931-4847 or Cynthia L. Bryant, Pleasanton's Poet Laureate at pleasantonpoetry@gmail or www.facebook.com/PleasantonPoetry.
