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SUMMARY:Author Talk with the Pasadena Village
DESCRIPTION:Author Talk for Pasadena Village\nWhen\nFri 12 / 05 / 2025\n2:00 PM to 3:30 PM\nWhere\nVillage Office Community Room\n236 W. Mountain St\, #113\nPasadena CA 91103\nWho can attend\nOpen to all\nPrice\nFREE
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/author-talk-with-the-pasadena-village/
LOCATION:Pasadena Village\, 236 W. Mountain St\, #113\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91103\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Kieran Highsmith":MAILTO:kieran@pasadenavillage.org
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SUMMARY:Writing About the Difficult: Borrowing a Form to Break into Your Story  Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:with Carla Rachel Sameth  \nNovember 15\, 2025  – 11 am -1 pm \nMain Library Community Room \n  \nIs there a particular story or poem that’s been bouncing around in your head and you can’t find the way in? In this workshop\, we’ll look at different frames and containers that other writers have used to tell their story. You’ll then spend time writing your own piece\, matching form and theme. \n  \nMemory is fragile and imperfect and trauma can cause further fragmentation of memory making it more elusive. Sometimes writing in alternative forms\, non-linear—for example\, a letter of rejection\, operating instructions or a prescription—helps one to excavate the material.  \n 
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/writing-about-the-difficult-borrowing-a-form-to-break-into-your-story-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:Altadena Main Library\, 600 East Mariposa Street\, Altadena\, CA\, 91001\, United States
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SUMMARY:Altadena Poets Laureate Queer Poets Resist Reading and open mic
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/altadena-poets-laureate-queer-poets-resist-reading-and-open-mic/
LOCATION:Altadena Main Library\, 600 East Mariposa Street\, Altadena\, CA\, 91001\, United States
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SUMMARY:More Than Queer: Conversations About Identity & Culture Across Genres Author Panel at Pride on the Page
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/more-than-queer-conversations-about-identity-culture-across-genres-author-panel-at-pride-on-the-page/
LOCATION:Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Rd\, Palm Springs\, 92262\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pride on the Page\, More than Queer: Conversations About Identity & Culture Across Genres
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/pride-on-the-page-more-than-queer-conversations-about-identity-culture-across-genres/
LOCATION:Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Rd\, Palm Springs\, 92262\, United States
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SUMMARY:Voices of Contemporary Women Writers in Southern California
DESCRIPTION:UPCOMING PROGRAM FROM THE BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA\n\n\n\n\nVoices of Contemporary Women Writers in Southern California\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 9\, 2024\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n – 7:15 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n (PT)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPasadena Heritage | 160 N. Oakland Avenue | Pasadena\, CA 91101\n\nRegister to attend in person: https://www.bccbooks.org/event/voices-of-contemporary-women-writers-in-southern-california/
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/voices-of-contemporary-women-writers-in-southern-california/
LOCATION:Blinn House- Pasadena Heritage\, 160 North Oakland Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240928T110000
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SUMMARY:Glendale Poet Laureate Poetry Workshop and Reading
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URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/glendale-poet-laureate-poetry-workshop-and-reading/
LOCATION:Pacific Park Library\, 501 South Pacific Avenue\, Glendale\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lesbian Roots: Grandmothers\, Mothers and Others Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Through origin and chosen families\, bloodlines and battles\, our roots have been watered by loving kin\, and those who treasured or traumatized us. We’ve raised hell and raised ourselves and others\, found refuge in women and the solace of strength in sisterhood. We bring you writings from these lives and will make spaces for you to share yours. Come join. \nParticipating poets: Jennifer Abod\, Gayle Fuhr\, Olga Garcia Echeverria\, Catherine Gewertz\, Antonieta Gimeno Cardona\, Susana Gonzales\, Dorothy Randall Gray\, Traci Kato-Kiriyama\, Bonnilee Kaufman\, Ronna Magy\, Janet L. Nicholson and Carla Rachel Sameth. \nSpecial Guest and MC Deven Bouchet \nThis event is co-curated by Dorothy Randall Gray and Ronna Magy \n 
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/lesbian-roots-grandmothers-mothers-and-others-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Los Angeles LGBT Center Senior Services\, Pride Hall 1118 N. McCadden Place\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90038
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240505T123000
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SUMMARY:Pasadena Rose Poets Present
DESCRIPTION:Reading by Pasadena Rose Poets \n12:30-1:30 P.M.
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/pasadena-rose-poets-present/
LOCATION:Mountain View Mausoleum\, 2300 North Merengo Avenue\, Altadena\, CA\, 91001\, United States
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SUMMARY:LitFest in the Dena Visible\, Wisdom: Lesbian Poets Over 60 Read and in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 4 at 2:00 P.M.Visible Wisdom: Lesbian Poets Over 60 Read and in Conversation\n\n\n\nEvent Description: Consider this. What we didn’t know before\, we’ve learned over time through lovers\, through demonstrations\, the nightlife\, the bars. We’re butch and femme\, dyke and crone\, earthly and wild\, and altogether queer. We are the memory and the future. And we’re not finished yet. Come hear Southern California lesbian poets over 60 share words crafted on our journeys over time.  Discussion and Q & A to follow reading.
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/litfest-in-the-dena-visible-wisdom-lesbian-poets-over-60-read-and-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Mountain View Mausoleum\, 2300 North Merengo Avenue\, Altadena\, CA\, 91001\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240414T123500
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading at NELA Poetry Fest
DESCRIPTION:http://nelapoetryfest.weebly.com/ \nFeatured Readers\nRaffi Wartanian\ntraci kato-kiriyama\nCarla Sameth
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/poetry-reading-at-nela-poetry-fest/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:Octavia's Bookshelf Celebrates National Poetry Month with The Pasadena Rose Poets
DESCRIPTION:  \nOctavia’s Bookshelf\nC E L E B R A T E S \n  \nNATIONAL POETRY MONTH \nwith \nTHE PASADENA ROSE POETS \nReading from their Anthology \nReflection Resistance Reckoning Resurrection 2019 \nNot So Perfect Storm 2022 \n  \n1365 N. HILL AVENUE\, PASADENA CA \nTHURSDAY\, APRIL 4\, 2024 \n6:00-8:00 P.M.  \n(626) 421-6222 \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/octavias-bookshelf-celebrates-national-poetry-month-with-the-pasadena-rose-poets/
LOCATION:Octavia’s Bookshelf\, 1365 North Hill Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240225T140000
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SUMMARY:Secondary Inspections Book Launch and Reading
DESCRIPTION:Come join us to celebrate the launch of my first full-length poetry collection\, Secondary Inspections\, at Underdog Bookstore in Monrovia. Let the folks know at Underdog Bookstore that you’ll be coming through registering at Eventbrite. Please note that the price includes a copy of the book. However no purchase is necessary to attend! Of course\, we’d always love it if you support this indie bookstore. \nThe marvelous poets Romaine Washington and Bonnie S. Kaplan will also be reading. \nWe look forward to seeing you! \n 
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/secondary-inspections-book-launch-and-reading/
LOCATION:Underdog Bookstore\, 312 S Myrtle Ave\, Monrovia\, 91016\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240218T160000
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SUMMARY:Roar Shack Literary Series\, Featured Reader
DESCRIPTION:Roar Shack returns on Sunday\, February 18 at 4 pm for another stellar show! Join us at the Echo Park Time Travel Mart (1714 Sunset) as we welcome this insane lineup: Louise Moore\, Dayna Lynne North\, Susan Hayden\, Kate Maruyama\, Carla Sameth and Jim Ruland!
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/roar-shack-literary-series-featured-reader/
LOCATION:Echo Park Time Travel Mart\, 1714 W Sunset Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90026\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230506T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230506T180000
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SUMMARY:LitFest in the Dena Presents "Writing Trauma"
DESCRIPTION:Featuring: \nRhonda Mitchell \nCassandra Lane \nShonda Buchanan \nPanel Discussion and Reading – Writing Trauma \nTrauma can make storytelling elusive. Memory is often an unreliable witness\, fragmented and fragile\, what we remember and how we remember can make the material difficult to approach at best\, or slippery and fallible\, and unable to grasp at worst. How do you talk about the material? How do we write and re-imagine trauma when people are still living\, or you still have to navigate the spaces where it happened? Sometimes writing in alternative forms can help to excavate this material. Panelists will discuss how writing trauma through a variety of genres can make the material malleable. Most importantly\, self-care while writing is essential. Panelists will explore: · What is to be gained from writing and reading about trauma? · Besides writing about your experience\, what is the universal experience you as the writer would like to surface? · Is writing trauma healing or cathartic? · What is re-traumatization or PTSD? · \nAuthors will explore different areas of trauma we write about such as:  Writing the trauma of mother-daughter and mother-son relationships or Writing about addiction\, our own or witnessing active addiction with a loved one or Sexual assault or domestic violence or Childhood and community trauma or Trauma\, violence inflicted by law enforcement or Generational or historical trauma. We will also consider what books have been influential and helpful in terms of exploring and understanding these themes. How has reading other work provided connection and how has our work offered this possibility to readers? \nEvent held in the Cloister Gardens\, Mountain View Mausoleum
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/litfest-in-the-dena-presents-writing-trauma/
LOCATION:Mountain View Mausoleum\, 2300 North Merengo Avenue\, Altadena\, CA\, 91001\, United States
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SUMMARY:LitFest in the Dena presents "Debut Women Authors Over 60"
DESCRIPTION:LitFest in the Dana Presents “Debut Women Authors Over 60” \n3:30 PM in the Art Gallery \nFeaturing: \nGerda Govine Ituarte \nTerry Wolverton \nCarolyn Campbell \nJudith Teitelman
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/litfest-in-the-dena-presents-debut-women-authors-over-60/
LOCATION:Mountain View Mausoleum\, 2300 North Merengo Avenue\, Altadena\, CA\, 91001\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230503T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230503T203000
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SUMMARY:WeHo Reads: Shaping Motherhood
DESCRIPTION:WeHo Reads: Shaping Motherhood\nWednesday\, May 3\, 2023 | 7 p.m. (PT) \nWe consider motherhood–joys\, hardships\, challenges\, graces–and the role they play in shaping ourselves and future generations. \n  \nThe panel will feature readings from authors that write about motherhood: Mothers and writers from diverse backgrounds writing stories about the often underrepresented parenting experience. We’d spend time considering our experience of motherhood and reflecting on how that understanding has changed and informed us\, impacted us as writers\, while considering how we portray motherhood in our work. \n  \nAmber Flame is an interdisciplinary creative\, activist and educator whose work has garnered residencies with Hedgebrook\, Vermont Studio Center\, and more. Gerda Govine Ituarte\, Ed.D.\, poet\, art curator\, columnist and CEO of G. Govine Consulting\, was born in St. Thomas\, Virgin Islands\, and emigrated to New York City in the mid 50’s and California in the early 80’s. Luivette Resto is a mother\, teacher\, poet\, and Wonder Woman fan was born in Puerto Rico but proudly raised in the Bronx. 2022-2024 Altadena co-poet laureate\, Carla Sameth is the author of the memoir\, One Day on the Gold Line and the poetry chapbook\, What Is Left\, and teaches creative writing to a variety of ages. Colette Sartor’s linked short story collection\, Once Removed\, won the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction\, the NYC Big Book Award for Short Story Collections\, and the Juror’s Choice Award and the Short Stories Award from the National Indie Excellence Awards. \nWeHo Reads is a literary series presented by the City of West Hollywood. More information and events at www.weho.org/wehoreads. BookSwell\, a literary events and media company dedicated to lifting up writers from historically excluded communities\, is producing the WeHo Reads 2023 season. Additional support is provided by UCLA Extension Writers’ Program and Poets & Writers as well as media partnerships with Bookshop.org\, Book Soup\, and Los Angeles Review of Books. \nThe event is free and you can watch via YouTube Live on the WeHo Arts channel or at www.weho.org/wehoreads. You can RSVP for a reminder at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weho-reads-shaping-motherhood-tickets-471515454417 or watch live below.
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/weho-reads-shaping-motherhood/
LOCATION:Zoom\, see registration link in description
ORGANIZER;CN="Cody Sisco":MAILTO:cody@bookswell.club
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230531T100000
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SUMMARY:May Is for Moments: A Flash Nonfiction Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:May Is for Moments: A Flash Nonfiction Workshop Series\nFive Wednesdays: May 3-31\, 2023\n11:30 AM-1:00 PM Eastern\nDive into flash nonfiction every Wednesday in May with this series of five workshops. \nTICKETS: Individual workshops: $45.\n\nMay 3—Ignite Your Flash (Nonfiction)—an Intro in Three Essays\nIn this workshop\, you’ll learn about flash nonfiction via three powerful essays: a list essay\, a profile essay\, and an object essay. You’ll then choose one of the given prompts to start your own flash first draft in class. Facilitated by Shuly Xóchitl Cawood. Cost $45. Register here for this workshop only. \nMay 10—Breathlessness: The Power and Purpose of One-Sentence Flash\nSome of the most interesting and moving flash nonfiction pieces all take place in one sentence. In this class\, you’ll read some sample one-sentence essays. We’ll discuss the moods\, topics\, and tones that fit best with this form\, as well as when and why to use it. And you’ll have a chance to dabble in the freedom of a one-sentence essay of your own. Facilitated by Tracy Rothschild Lynch. Cost $45. Register here for this workshop only. \nMay 17—Mapping and Memory: The Power of the Visual\nWhen we were little\, we played. We created art with abandon and let our creativity run wild. As adults\, we have the power to use art as an active\, energetic process to dive deeper into memory. You’ll need your markers and colored pencil for this course\, as we mine for memories (and flash nonfiction possibilities!) through visual reconstructions of the past . . . and have fun while doing it! Facilitated by Tracy Rothschild Lynch. Cost $45. Register here for this workshop only. \nMay 24—Flash in a Dash: Exploring the Micro Essay\nSmall essays can still have a big impact. We’ll look at flash essays that pack a punch in under 300 words and explore why they work. You’ll also be given a prompt to dive into your own micro draft in class. Facilitated by Shuly Xóchitl Cawood. Cost $45. Register here for this workshop only. \nMay 31—Telling Your Story Sideways\, Upside-down\, Inside-out: Alternative Forms in Nonfiction\nMany stories do not lend themselves to a straightforward narrative approach so we look for another way in. Alternative forms can work well\, as memories are sometimes fragmented and this helps a writer find a way in\, often injecting humor into an otherwise serious topic. Have you ever thought about writing a story in the form of a prescription\, a crossword puzzle\, or a recipe? What are the operating instructions for getting a teenage daughter to “like” her mother? We will explore a variety of forms that might match well with a story you have to tell. Facilitated by Carla Rachel Sameth. Cost $45. Register here for this workshop only. \nTHE FINE PRINT: All workshops are synchronous. No recordings will be made. Cost for the series (all five workshops): $199. Early Bird Rate (deadline 4/15): $175. Refunds available (minus a $10 processing fee) for series tickets if a request is emailed to shulycawood [at] gmail [dot] com by April 26. After April 26\, no refunds for series tickets will be given.
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/may-is-for-moments-a-flash-nonfiction-workshop-series/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230311T152000
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SUMMARY:AWP 2023 The ART of Infertility Writing About Reproductive Choice\, Loss\, & Family a nonfiction reading
DESCRIPTION:The ART of InfertilityWriting About Reproductive Choice\, Loss\, & Family\na nonfiction reading with Krys Malcolm Belc\, Jennifer Berney\,\nCheryl E. Klein\, Carla Sameth\, and Robin Silbergleid\n2023 AWP Conference and Bookfair\nSaturday\, March 11\n3:20 – 4:35 pm\nSummit Building 431-432
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/awp-2023-the-art-of-infertility-writing-about-reproductive-choice-loss-family-a-nonfiction-reading/
LOCATION:Seattle Convention Center\, Seattle\, WA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230228T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230228T193000
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SUMMARY:3 Memoirs\, 3 Ways\, 3 Award-Winning Authors\, Reading
DESCRIPTION:Golden Foothills Press presents Reading “3 Memoirs\, 3 Ways\, 3 Award-Winning Authors \nFeaturing: Joseph Robledo\, Carla Rachel Sameth\, Thelma T. Reyna  \nFebruary 28\, Tuesday\, 6:00-7:30 PM \n  \nprogram\, 3 MEMOIRS LIT. EVENT\, ALT. LIBRARY\, 2.28.23 pdf2
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/3-memoirs-3-ways-3-award-winning-authors-reading/
LOCATION:Altadena Main Library\, 600 East Mariposa Street\, Altadena\, CA\, 91001\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230225T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230225T130000
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SUMMARY:Altadena Poet Laureates Present Poetry Reading\, Carla R. Sameth and Special Guests
DESCRIPTION:Poets-Laureate-March23-Event Poets-Laureate-Feb23 (1) use \n  \nJoin Altadena Poet Laureate Carla Rachel Sameth and special guests for a reading at the Altadena Main Library. Featuring: Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo\, Noriko Nakada\, Carla R. Sameth and Romaine Washington. \nSaturday February 25\, 2023 \n11:00 AM to 1 PM \nMain Library Community Room \nLivestreamed at www.youtube.com/altadenalibrary
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/altadena-poet-laureates-present-poetry-reading-carla-r-sameth-and-special-guests/
LOCATION:Altadena Main Library\, 600 East Mariposa Street\, Altadena\, CA\, 91001\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Carla R. Sameth and Peter J. Harris":MAILTO:carla@sameth.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230129T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230129T143000
DTSTAMP:20260423T045631
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SUMMARY:Bocajapa Celebration: Our Words and Reissue of Carla Sameth's One Day on the Gold Line
DESCRIPTION:Come hear writers Gerda Govine Ituarte\, Kerri Kumasaka\, Manuela Gomez Rhine and Carla Sameth read from their work and celebrate the reissue of Carla Sameth’s memoir\, One Day on the Gold Line! \n1-29-23\, 1 PM Pacific Time \nJOIN ZOOM MEETING \nhttp://us02web.zoom.us/j/86134612079?pwd=ZmxMOE1lNXJKOXVLbkNqR012Ti9TZz09 \nMeeting ID: 861 3461 2079 \nPasscode: 992606
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/bocajapa-celebration-our-words-and-reissue-of-carla-sameths-one-day-on-the-gold-line/
LOCATION:Zoom\, see registration link in description
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T183000
DTSTAMP:20260423T045631
CREATED:20230114T195042Z
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SUMMARY:Pasadena Rose Poets Read From New Collection
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate their 6th anniversary in July 2022\, the Pasadena Rose Poets introduced Book No. 2\, Not so Perfect Storm. This journey was shaped by unchartered terrain which caused the group to keep adjusting and reinventing laced with a litany of surprising challenges\, chaos and change. Survival leans in as they look into a translucent future. Join them to learn more about their journey and their book.\n\n\nTo attend\, sign up at http://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails…\n\n\nThursday\, Jan. 19 – 5 p.m. – Zoom\n\n\nPasadena Public Library event
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/pasadena-rose-poets-read-from-new-collection/
LOCATION:Pasadena Central Library\, 285 E Walnut St\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221130T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221130T173000
DTSTAMP:20260423T045631
CREATED:20221104T171630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221119T161633Z
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SUMMARY:Glowing in the Dark: a winter reading to celebrate our community of authors Ben Weakley\, Hari Alluri\, Carla Rachel Sameth\, Yesenia Montilla\, Cynthia Dewi Oka\, and Shuly Xóchitl Cawood
DESCRIPTION:**Registration for public to attend (HERE) \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/glowing-in-the-dark-tickets-422673215967 \nJoin CBAW for Glowing in the Dark\, a winter reading to celebrate our community of authors Ben Weakley\, Hari Alluri\, Carla Rachel Sameth\, Yesenia Montilla\, Cynthia Dewi Oka\, and Shuly Xóchitl Cawood as they read from their new published works. Hosted by Seema Reza. \nStay after the reading for Open Studio with Veteran Artist and CBAW Co-Founder\, Joe Merritt. Bring anything you want to work on\, in any medium\, and create art with our community. \nBen Weakley spent fourteen years in the U.S. Army\, beginning with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and finishing at a desk inside the Pentagon. He writes poetry and prose about the enduring nature of war and the human experience. His first collection of poems\, HEAT + PRESSURE is forthcoming in November 2022 from Middle West Press. \nBen’s work appears in the anthologies\, “Our Best War Stories”\, by Middle West Press and “We Were Not Alone”\, by Community Building Art Works. Other poems and articles appear or are forthcoming in Sequestrum\, Cutleaf Journal\, The Wrath-Bearing Tree\, and Army University Press.\, among other publications. His Awards include First Place in the 2019 Heroes’ Voices National Poetry Contest\, and Finalist in the 2020 Col. Darron L. Wright Memorial Writing Awards. Ben is also a nominee for the Pushcart Prize. Today\, Ben lives in the Tri-Cities of Northeast Tennessee with his wife\, their children\, and a very mischievous hound dog. You can read more of Ben’s work at https://www.jbenweakley.com.  \nHari Alluri (he/him/siya) is the author of The Flayed City (Kaya). A winner of the 2020 Leonard A. Slade\, Jr. Poetry Fellowship and an editor at Locked Horn Press\, he has received grants from the BC Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts and fellowships from Las Dos Brujas\, Port Townsend\, and VONA/Voices writers workshops. His work appears in the Watch Your Head (Coach House) and Pandemic Solidarity (Pluto) anthologies\, as well as recently in Prism International\, Solstice\, Tinderbox\, The Volta and elsewhere.  \nCarla Rachel Sameth was recently selected as the Co-Poet Laureate for Altadena\, CA 2022-2024. Her chapbook\, What Is Left was published December 2021 (dancing girl press) Carla’s award-winning memoir\, One Day on the Gold Line will be reissued by Golden Foothills Press in November 2022. Her writing on blended/unblended\, queer\, multi-racial and single parent families appears in a variety of literary journals\, newspapers and anthologies. Carla’s work has been twice named as Notable Essays of the Year in Best American Essays\, and nominated for Best of the Net.. Her story “Graduation Day at Addiction High\,” which originally appeared in Narratively\, was also selected for Longread’s “Five Stories on Addiction.” A Pasadena Rose Poet\, a West Hollywood Pride Poet\, and a former PEN Teaching Artist\, Carla teaches creative writing to high school and university students and has taught incarcerated youth. https://carlasameth.com/ \nYesenia Montilla is an Afro-Latina poet & a daughter of immigrants. Her poetry has appeared in Gulf Coast\, Prairie Schooner\, & others. She received her MFA from Drew University & is a CantoMundo graduate fellow. Her first collection The Pink Box was Longlisted for a PEN award in 2016. Her second collection Muse Found in a Colonized Body is forthcoming (Four Way Books\, 2022). \nCynthia Dewi Oka is the author of Fire Is Not A Country (Northwestern University Press)\, Salvage: Poems (Northwestern University Press) and Nomad of Salt and Hard Water (Thread Makes Blanket). She’s currently Poet in Residence at the Amy Clampitt House. \nShuly Xóchitl Cawood is the author of several books\, including the poetry collection\, Trouble Can Be So Beautiful at the Beginning (Mercer University Press\, 2021)\, winner of the Adrienne Bond Award for Poetry. Her forthcoming flash essay collection\, What the Fortune Teller Would Have Said\, won the 2022 Iron Horse Literary Review Chapbook Competition. Shuly has an MFA in creative writing and an MA in journalism. She loves teaching writing workshops\, hiking in the woods\, and watching trashy TV. Learn more about her at www.shulycawood.com. \nJoe Merritt was medically retired from the United States Marine Corps in 2016 after 10 years of honorable service. Joe rediscovered art during his medical treatment and has a successful career as a professional artist\, exhibiting his work and presenting gallery talks across the country. He is a steward of the veteran art community\, leading art programming with active duty and veteran populations in DC\, MD and VA. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nWhen\n\n\n\n\nWednesday Nov 30\, 2022 ⋅ 4pm – 5:30pm (Pacific Time – Los Angeles)
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/glowing-in-the-dark-a-winter-reading-to-celebrate-our-community-of-authors-ben-weakley-hari-alluri-carla-rachel-sameth-yesenia-montilla-cynthia-dewi-oka-and-shuly-xochitl-cawood/
LOCATION:Zoom\, see registration link in description
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221018T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221018T213000
DTSTAMP:20260423T045631
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SUMMARY:Featured Reader VCP SoCal Poets and Cobalt Poets
DESCRIPTION:This week VCP SoCAl Poets and Cobalt Poets present CARLA SAMETH plus open reading\nTuesday October 18\, 7:30-9:30 pm\nCarla Sameth is the Co-Poet Laureate for Altadena\, CA 2022-2024. Her chapbook\, What Is Left was published December 2021 and her memoir\, One Day on the Gold Line will be reissued by Golden Foothills Press in 2022. Her writing on blended\, queer\, multi-racial and single parent families appears in a variety of literary journals\, newspapers\, blogs and anthologies. Carla’s work has been twice named as Notable Essays of the Year in Best American Essays. A Pasadena Rose Poet\, a West Hollywood Pride Poet\, and a former PEN Teaching Artist\, Carla teaches creative writing to high school and university students and incarcerated youth. https://carlasameth.com/\nTune in with Zoom here: https://zoom.us/j/887913287\n(When you join you’ll enter a waiting room. Please make sure you’re using your real name so we can identify you and let you in. If you haven’t been before\, please send a message to Rick Lupert on Facebook so he knows to let you in\, in case he doesn’t recognize your name.)\nSignups for the open reading start at 7:15pm in the Zoom Chat. \nSee less\n\n\n\nOnline
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/featured-reader-vcp-socal-poets-and-cobalt-poets/
LOCATION:Zoom\, see registration link in description
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220824T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220824T183000
DTSTAMP:20260423T045631
CREATED:20220826T181729Z
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SUMMARY:Altadena Poets Laureate Premiere Event
DESCRIPTION:Readings by Co-Laureates\, Carla Sameth and Peter Harris\,Former Laureates and Founder of Laureate Program. \nAnnouncement of programming schedule and first call for Altadena Poetry Review Submissions
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/altadena-poets-laureate-premiere-event/
LOCATION:Altadena Main Library\, 600 East Mariposa Street\, Altadena\, CA\, 91001\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220713T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220713T193000
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SUMMARY:Writing Workshop\, Reproductive Writes
DESCRIPTION:Dear ART of Infertility Friends: \nIn the wake of the Dobbs Supreme Court decision\, the ART of Infertility will lead a writing workshop inviting participants to reflect on the intersections of reproductive rights\, reproductive health\, and the ability to access services to build one’s family. What does the Dobbs Supreme Court decision mean for those who need access to reproductive healthcare\, infertility treatment\, and other alternative family building options? Join us on Wednesday\, July 13th at 8pm EDT for a generative writing workshop. \nRegister at: https://tinyurl.com/reprowrites \nQuestions? Email info@artofinfertility.org
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/writing-workshop-reproductive-writes/
LOCATION:Zoom\, see registration link in description
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220711T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220711T183000
DTSTAMP:20260423T045631
CREATED:20220711T201058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220711T201913Z
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SUMMARY:Imagine Your California State Park in a Poem\, online writing workshop\, Pasadena Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Imagine Your California State Park in a Poem presented by Pasadena Public Library\, poets Carla Sameth and Gerda Govine Ituarte \nTime: Jul 11\, 2022 05:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84557175389 \nMeeting ID: 845 5717 5389 \nPasscode: ParkPoem22 \nOne tap mobile \n+16699006833\,\,84557175389# US (San Jose) \n+16694449171\,\,84557175389# US \nDial by your location \n        +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) \n        +1 669 444 9171 US \n        +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) \n        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) \n        +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) \n        +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) \n        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \n        +1 646 931 3860 US \nMeeting ID: 845 5717 5389 \nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcH9fcA0L
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/imagine-your-california-state-park-in-a-poem-online-writing-workshop-pasadena-public-library/
LOCATION:Zoom\, see registration link in description
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220514T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220514T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T045631
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SUMMARY:Pasadena Rose Poets Read
DESCRIPTION:Come join Gerda Govine Ituarte\, Teresa Mei Chuc\, Shahe Mankerian and Carla Sameth for a reading with The Pasadena Rose Poets!
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/pasadena-rose-poets-read/
LOCATION:CA
ORGANIZER;CN="LitFest Pasadena":MAILTO:litfestpasadena@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220326T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220326T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T045631
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SUMMARY:Featured Reader at the Beatnik Cafe
DESCRIPTION:Featured poet along with Rhiannon McGavin at Hey Hey Teahouse for the Beatnik Cafe\, hosted by Hanna Pachman. \nBeatnik Cafe presents another night of hearing truth from lesser heard perspectives!\n4:50-5 pm- Open Mic Sign Up\n5-5:10 pm- Intro\n5:10- 5:30 pm- Rhiannon McGavin Reading\n5:30- 5:50 pm- Carla Sameth Reading\n5:50- 6:50 pm- Poetry Open Mic (3 minutes per poet)\n6:50- 7 pm- Close\nPoetry Open Mic Guidelines: You could read up to two poems at the Open Mic. They can be poems by you or by other poets you respect. Although we want to hear from you\, this is not a space to promote your wine company’s social media. You are encouraged to be creative about your language\, but racism\, bigotry\, and sexism are not allowed.\nConsider using the below writing prompt.\nWrite a poem in response to a recent photo from the news.\n 
URL:https://carlasameth.com/event/featured-reader-at-the-beatnik-cafe/
LOCATION:Hey Hey Teahouse\, 1555 W Sunset Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90026\, United States
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