A Fresno City College poetry professor, Herrick is one of Fresno’s finest poets. His writing is both gorgeous and insightful. If you didn't get a chance to hear him read at the last Highway 99 Respite by the River event, you’ll want to catch him this Friday night.

Here are the details:

POETRY READING & BOOK SIGNING

Lee Herrick

Author of “This Many Miles from Desire”

Friday, December 14, 2007

7:00 p.m.

Starbucks

Shaw Ave. & Armstrong, Clovis

http://leeherrick.com

As many of you know, "Highway 99" is the seminal anthology of Valley poets, essayists, fiction and nonfiction writers. Published by Heyday Books's Great Valley Books imprint (with help from the James Irvine Foundation), it's the first book to anthologize the Valley's many accomplished writers. It was a work that was long overdue, as Central California authors are so often overlooked.

Ten years have passed since Highway 99's first publication, and now Heyday has released a 2nd edition containing some 80 new pages of Valley authors.

There's a gorgeous poem by Fresno poet Peter Everwine in this week's New Yorker. It's called "Aubade in Autumn," and it's the October 15, 2007 issue.

Everwine's most recent book of poetry is "From the Meadow: Selected and New Poems." It can be purchased directly from the publisher here:

http://www.upress.pitt.edu/BookDetails.aspx?bookId=35488

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~C

http://www.cindywathen.com

The INNER EAR Poetry Jam is a monthly event held at Fresno's Full Circle Brewery. It always takes place the 3rd Thursday evening of the month.

Forwarding this month's event announcement below...

From: bryan medina
Subject: Event reminder: The INNER EAR Poetry Jam this THURSDAY!

Cross-posted from valleylitlist@yahoogroups.com
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Please distribute to any poets you know. Thanks!

The Philip Levine Prize in Poetry 2007

The Philip Levine Prize in Poetry is open to all poets except current
or former students or faculty of California State University, Fresno.

$1500 prize and publication by Anhinga Press

Postmark Deadline: 9/30/07

Final Judge: C.G. Hanzlicek

The contest is named for poet Philip Levine who was the final judge in
2001, 2002, 2005. Philip Levine taught at California State

For those poets out there..

11th Annual Tuolumne Meadows Poetry Festival
Saturday, August 18th and Sunday, August 19th
Parsons Memorial Lodge, Yosemite National Park

*Featuring one of Central California's finest writers and farmers, David Mas Masumoto, author of "Epitaph for a Peach."

*Plus esteemed poets Dorianne Laux and Kay Ryan; and musician Shira Kammen (violin and vielle).

SATURDAY:
10 a.m. - 11:30
What Makes a Poem Memorable
Poetry Workshop with Dorianne Laux

2 p.m. - 3:30
Featured poets and music

7:30 p.m. - 10
Open reading and music

SUNDAY: