Monday June 14, 2010 7:00 PM
AT WILLOW GLEN LIBRARY
1157 MINNESOTA AVE, SAN JOSE
The nine prize winners of the Santa Clara County Poetry Contest have been asked to read their winning poems, plus two more of their own, for this months poetry reading. Here are the names of the poets who will appear at the Willow Glen Library for the reading: Bill Emerson, Samantha Le, Christine Richardson, Katie Carter, Judy Darling, Paul Highby and Henry Lafnear.
Bill Emerson, a long time supporter of Poetry Readings at Willow Glen Books and Library, is a science fiction writer. His latest is “The Chicken That Learned to Fly”.
Samantha Le was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the US in 1983. Her publications include: My Solitude, Corridors and Little Sister Left Behind.
Christine Richardson grew up in Redwood City and has been writing poetry since the 1980’s. She is the co-host for the poetry readings at the Willow Glen Library.
Katie Carter has been attending the poetry readings in Willow Glen since before it moved from the bookstore. She was a featured reader in May.
Judy Darling is a former English teacher and a lifelong reader and writer of poetry.
Paul Highby of Mountain View has done technical writing, editing, some teaching and tutoring, and a lot of computer stuff, but has always loved poetry. He has lived in the Bay area since he escaped from Washington, DC in 1981.
Harry Lafnear often attends the poetry readings at the Willow Glen Library and reads for the open mic.
Open mic to follow.
Filed under: Poet Laureate, poetry
It’s been a long time since I’ve been out publicly reading my poetry but maybe it’s time to return to the stage. Nils, back in the 60s we read together along with Eric “Big Daddy” Nord and others. I was a student at SJSU and you were my professor. It was during those times that I became addicted to writing poetry and it was due to your encouragement. Thank you. Meanwhile, how do I stay on top of all of these poetry events?
You can keep in touch with poetry events on http://www.pcsj.org. There’s a reading at Willow Glen library at Minnesota/Lincoln on the the 3rd Thursday of every month, at 7:00pm. There’s always an open mic after the guest poet’s reading. Please do drop in. Also check this website http://www.nilspetersonpoet.wordpress.com for any updates for Nils Peterson’s readings. pmacf/webmaster