March Readings & Events


Wednesday, March 12, 7:30 p.m.
Over the Rainbow Book List Celebration: Theresa Davis, Collin Kelley & Megan Volpert
Charis Books & More
Charis Books & More will celebrate the American Library Association's Over the Rainbow Book List with three of the honored poets named to the 2014 list: Theresa Davis (After This We Go Dark), Collin Kelley (Render) and Megan Volpert (editor of this assignment is so gay: lgbtqi poets on the art of teaching). The Atlanta-based writers, all published by award-winning Sibling Rivalry Press, join 68 other authors from around the country whose fiction, non-fiction, drama and poetry were chosen by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Round Table of the American Library Association. The titles selected for the Over the Rainbow Book List means the work will join the collections of hundreds of public libraries across the nation. 1189 Euclid Ave. www.charisbooksandmore.com

Wednesday, March 12, 8:00 p.m.
Poetry at Callanwolde: Sara DeLuca & Lynn Farmer
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
Sara DeLuca is the author of the chapbooks Shearing Time and Songs from an Inland Sea. Her poetry has been published in North Coast Review, Wolf Head Quarterly, Alligator Juniper and elsewhere. Her memoir Dancing the Cows Home: A Wisconsin Girlhood was adapted for stage performance in the Upper Midwest. Lynn Farmer received a PhD in English literature from Emory University and taught high school English in DeKalb County for 35 years. Her chapbook The Rare, Persistent Light won the 2011 Charles Dickson Award. Her work has appeared in Snake Nation Review, Midwest Poetry Review, Catalyst and other publications. $5 General Admission, $3 Students with ID, Seniors, and Members. For more information call 404-872-5338. www.callanwolde.org

Friday, March 14, 7:30 p.m.
Poetry at Tech: Klaus Martens & Micheal O'Siadhail  
Robert C. Williams Paper Museum
The Poetry at Tech season continues with a special international reading by the German and Irish poets, Klaus Martens and Micheal O'Siadhail. This is a free event and open to the public, but RSVP IS REQUIRED. Please RSVP to poetryattechRSVP@gmail.com. The reading will be held in the auditorium of the Paper Museum, 500 10th Street. Plentiful, free parking. http://poetry.gatech.edu/events.html

Thursday, March 20, 6:00 p.m.
Sharon Olds
Schwartz Center, Emory University
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Sharon Olds reads as part of the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library Reading Series. The event is free, but tickets are required (limit two). For information on obtaining tickets, visit this link

Thursday, March 27, 8:00 p.m.
What's New In Poetry: Stephanie Kartalopoulos, Nathan Hauke, Kirsten Jorgenson & Chris Tonelli
Barnes & Noble Emory Bookstore
The poets will read from their latest work. Free and open to the public.  http://www.poetrycouncil.campuslifetech.org/the-whats-new-in-poetry-reading-series/2013-2014

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