Sacramento International
Poetry Festival


Sponsored In Part By:

Barnes & Noble
Poetry Works
Poets & Writers
Sacramento Poetry Center
Tower Books
&
Private Donations From Generous Patrons Of The Arts





Festival Dates: Sun. - Sun. Nov. 12-19, 2000

(Be Sure Not To Miss The Pre-Festival 'Poets Showcase Sampler' On Sat. Nov. 11th.)



Sun. 12, @ 1:00pm. - 5:00pm.

Poetry Reading

The Vietnamese Amateur Poetry Society Presents:

(Sacramento International Poetry Festival Week)

@ The Huong Que Restaurant
5060 Stockton Blvd. (Across From Kmart)
Sacramento, CA.
(916) 456-4411
Featured Poet: Suonz Que
Open Mic To Follow



Mon. 13, @ 12:00pm.

Poetry Reading

(Sacramento International Poetry Festival Week)

The Poet Laureate Project Presents:
"Favorite Poems Mondays"

Featured Poets: All Open Mic!
@ the Central Library
828 I. St.
Sacramento, CA.
(916) 264-2770 or 2920



Naomi Lowinski Lucy Day

Mon. 13, @ 7:30pm.

Poetry Reading

(Sacramento International Poetry Festival Week)

@ the Sacramento Poetry Center
1631 K Street (17th. & K. St. In Ballet Bldg.)
Sacramento, CA.
(916) 441-7395
Featured Poets: Naomi Lowinski & Lucy Day
Naomi's Poetry/Bio
Open Mic To Follow



Mon. 13, @ 7:30pm.

Poetry Reading/Book Signing

(Sacramento International Poetry Festival Week)

@ Tower Books
2538 Watt Ave. (Watt & El Camino)
Sacramento, CA.
(916) 481-6600
Featured Poet: Judith Tannenbaum,
Poet/Author Of The Book; "Disguised As A Poem"
Poetry/Bio



Tue. 14, @ 7:30pm.

Sacramento Poetry Center Workshop

(Sacramento International Poetry Festival Week)

@ the Sacramento Senior Center
915 27th. St. (27th. & J. St.)
Sacramento, CA.
(530) 756-6228



Tue. 14, @ 7:30pm.

Poetry Reading

"Recognizing 7,000 Years Of Poetry By North American Indigenous Poets”

(Sacramento International Poetry Festival Week)

@ Urban Words
(Inside Borders Books)
2339 Fair Oaks Blvd. (Between Howe & Fulton)
Sacramento, CA.
(916) 564-0168
Featured Poets: Jack Forbes, Yolanda Movita Towzer,
Delice Vargas, Susan Reese, Winn Star, John Donovan,
& The Students Of The American Native Studies Dept.
Sacramento City College
Open Mic To Follow



Wed. 15, @ 7:00pm.

Poetry Reading

(Sacramento International Poetry Festival Week)

@ the Wellspring Women's Center
Tea & Empathy Series
(Inside Barnes & Noble, Arden Fair Mall)
1725 Arden Way
Sacramento, CA.
(916) 444-0699
Featured Poets: Joshua McKinney, Carol & Laverne Frith
Poetry/Bio's
Open Mic To Follow



Thur. 16, @ 6:30pm.

Spanish Poetry Workshop

(Sacramento International Poetry Festival Week)

@ Los Escritores del Nuevo Sol (Aztlan Cultural)
(Inside La Raza Galeria/Posada)
704 O St. (7th. & O St.)
Sacramento, CA.
(916) 446-5133 Or 684-8513



Thur. 16, @ 8:00pm.

Poetry Reading

(Sacramento International Poetry Festival Week)

@ Poetry Unplugged
(Inside Luna's Cafe)
1414 16th. St. (16th. & N St.)
Sacramento, CA.
(916) 441-3931
Featured Poet: Jose' Montoya
Poetry/Bio
Open Mic To Follow



Thur. 16, @ 9:30pm.

Poetry Reading

(Sacramento International Poetry Festival Week)

@ Po-Hop Urban Poetry
(Inside Jamaica House)
1704 Broadway
Sacramento, CA.
(916) 492-9336
Featured Poets: All Open Mic
$5.00



Fri. 17, @ 7:00pm.

Music/Poetry

(Sacramento International Poetry Festival Week)

@ Tabernacle Ministries Open Mic
908 Sacramento Ave. (West Sac.)
Sacramento, CA.
(916) 375-1204
Featured Poets: Tim McKee & Clarence Griffin
Poetry/Bio's
Open Mic To Follow
Canned Goods/Cash Donation Requested



Fri. 17, @ 7:30pm.

Poetry Reading

(Sacramento International Poetry Festival Week)

@ Los Escritores del Nuevo Sol (Aztlan Cultural)
(Inside La Raza Galeria/Posada)
704 O St. (7th. & O St.)
Sacramento, CA.
(916) 446-5133 Or 684-8513
Featured Poet: Phil Goldvarg
Poetry/Bio
Open Mic To Follow



Fri. 17, @ 7:30pm.

Poetry Slam

(Sacramento International Poetry Festival Week)

@ California State University
(Inside The Redwood Rm.)
6000 J St.
Sacramento, CA.
(916) 278-4323
All Open Mic ($200 In Cash Prizes)
$3.00-$5.00



Sat. 18, @ 12:00pm. - 10:00pm.

All Day Poetry Festival

Workshops, Featured Readers/Open Mic,
Venders/Poets-Book/CD Sale/Exchange,
Music, Food, Fun & Much, Much More!

@ The Y.W.C.A. Auditorium
1122 17th. St. (17th. & L St.)
Sacramento, CA.
(916) 264-8080


*(12:00pm. - 6:00pm. FREE Admission, $10.00 Admission From 6:00pm. - 10:00pm.)


12:00pm. - 1:30pm. *Workshop: “Self-Publishing For
Poets & Fiction/Non-Fiction Writers”
Presented By: John Fremont
Bio/Wk. Shop Info


1:45pm. - 3:15pm. *Workshop: “In The Tradition;
Exploring The Nexus Between Words & Sounds
Through Jazz & Poetry”
Presented By: Angelo Williams
Bio/Wk. Shop Info


3:30pm. - 5:45pm. *Open Mic



*(Please Note: $10.00 Admission From 6:00pm. - 10:00pm.)


To Obtain Tickets For The Evening Program,
Please Use One Of The E-Mail Address's Listed Below.
Or Call (916) 441-7396

wordlesone@aol.com
lwb@quiknet.com
poetryworks1@yahoo.com



6:00pm. - 6:30pm. * Meet & Greet Reception


6:30pm. - 7:30pm. * Open Mic


7:30pm. - 8:15pm. * Featured Poets:
Sacramento's Poets Laureate;
Viola Weinberg & Dennis Schmitz
Poetry/Bio's

8:15pm. - 8:30pm. * Poet Recognition Awards Ceremony
Recipients: Traci Gourdine, B.L. Kennedy & Joe Montoya
Poetry/Bio's

8:40pm. - 9:40pm. * Special Featured Poet:
Internationally Acclaimed Chinese Dissident Poet;
Bei Dao
Poetry/Bio



Sat. 18, @ 7:00pm.

Poetry Reading

(Sacramento International Poetry Festival Week)

@ Tower Books
2538 Watt Ave. (Watt & El Camino)
Sacramento, CA.
(916) 481-6600
Featured Poets: Rosetta Tillman, Peter LaRue,
Michael Grosse & Greg Lawson
Open Mic To Follow



Sun. 19, @ 4:00pm.

Poetry Reading

(Sacramento International Poetry Festival Week)

@ An Afternoon Of Spoken Word With
The Ebony Archives Verse Writers
(Inside The Open Book Ltd.)
910 21st. St.
Sacramento, CA.
(916) 498-1004
Featured Poets: J.G. Gonsalves, Cait Plantaric,
Mindy Frehking & Rama Chambers
Rama's Poetry/Bio
Open Mic To Follow
openbook@openbookltd.com
More Info


Would You Like To Learn More
About The Festival's Featured Poets?
Then Click Here To Go To The SIPF Poet Bio's Page

Would You Like To Learn More About The
Festival's Poet Recognition Awards Recipients?
Then Click Here To Go To The
SIPF Poets Hall Of Fame Page

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Sacramento International Poetry Festival?

(Just copy this form, paste it on your email document,
fill in the blanks and email it back to us)


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Please mail your completed forms to SPC at
1631 K St.,
Sacramento, CA 95814 or
wordlesone@aol.com


Sincerely,

The Organizing Committee for the
Sacramento International Poetry Festival

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