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Davis Poetry Night Reading & Open Mic

NATSOULAS GALLERY. Paris-based poet Nicolette Daskalakis will be reading from her latest poetry book “Tell Me I’m Not On Fire” (Rich Poets Press). Opening for Daskalakis will be the Davis poet Dorine Jennette, author of “Urchin to Follow” (The National Poetry Review Press). The reading will be followed by an open mic, which begins at 8pm. Please arrive early to sign up for the open mic portion, as most slots are filled by 7pm. 7p—9p. Free

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Poetry Out Loud: Winter Camp

YoloArts and Beats Lyrics Leaders are teaming up to present a Poetry Out Loud winter camp, designed to help poets refine their skills and prepare for competition. Participants will learn how to translate tone, context, and emotion into their performances, ensuring a powerful delivery of their chosen poem. Expert guidance will be provided on selecting

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Poetry Night Reading Series: Julia B. Levine and Rebecca Foust

NATSOULAS GALLERY. Julia B. Levine’s poetry has won many awards, including a 2021 Nautilus Award for her fifth poetry collection, Ordinary Psalms, (LSU press, 2021), as well as the 2015 Northern California Book Award in Poetry for her fourth collection, Small Disasters Seen in Sunlight, (LSU, 2014). Currently she serves as Poet Laureate of Davis. Rebecca Foust’s fourth book, ONLY (Four Way Books, 2022) earned a starred review in Publishers Weekly and was recently reviewed by Mark Jarmon in The Hudson Review. 7p—9p. Free

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Poetry Night Reading Series: Kim Stanley Robinson and Laurie Glover

NATSOULAS GALLERY. Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer. He is the author of about twenty books, including the internationally bestselling Mars trilogy, and more recently Red Moon, New York 2140, and The Ministry for the Future. Laurie Glover’s poems have appeared in journals such as Terrain, Woman’s Studies, and California Quarterly, and her essays have appeared in journals such as Zyzzyva and Boom. 7p—9p. Free

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Poetry Night Reading Series: Maceo Montoya and León Salvatierra

NATSOULAS GALLERY. Maceo Montoya’s first novel, The Scoundrel and the Optimist (Bilingual Review, 2010), was awarded the 2011 International Latino Book Award for Best First Book, and Latino Stories named him one of its “Top Ten New Latino Writers to Watch.” León Salvatierra is a poet from Nicaragua who migrated to the U.S. at the age of 15. He has an MFA in Creative Writing from UC Davis (June 2020) and a Ph.D. in Latin American Literatures with an emphasis on U.S. Latinx literature from UC Berkeley (2014). 7p—9p. Free

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