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---Meet Poets ------ Free Events - - -- all Welcome----
ALAMEDA ISLAND POETS NEWSLETTER 2008/9
2009 EVENTS:
(1) Jan: Jack London's Birthday Reading ( in connection with month long exhibit) at Alameda Historical
Museum.
(2) Mid-Summer: Joint multi-lingual Reading with Poets of the Vineyard – in Santa Rosa. Alameda Island Poets
usually has one or two cars offering rides to poets to attend.
(3) Date To Be Announced: Reading at Art-In-The-Park in
Alameda's Jackson Park
(4 ) Webster Street Jam Festival
ALAMEDA POETS WILL NOT HOLD MONTHLY READINGS AT THE LIBRARY
IN 2009 ---On the second Wednesday AIP administrative meetings will take place, all are welcome.
Note, the Alameda Island Poets montly reading series continues at a new location, we are now meeting at
Borders Books, 2245 South Shore Center Drive, in the Alameda Towne Center Shopping Mall.
Borders has graciously offered to host us on a permanent basis. They are creating an events area, to the left of the
Cafe. We will meet from 6:30 to 7:00 PM for the writing workshop preceding the reading each month, where a different
poet conducts the workshop. The bookstore has offered a large table and chairs for our workshop needs.
Workshops and readings are open to the public free of charge.
Poets and non poets alike are welcome to attend both.
Readings are coordinated by Nanette Bradley Deetz. Each 1st Wed of the month there will be a featured poet and an
Open Reading.
Please attend some of THESE MANY OTHER EVENTS:
Poets are invited to read at Cathy Dana's reading series in the Home of Truth
Poets are
invited to read twice monthly at the Frank Bette Center for the Arts
Poets are invited to read weekly (every Monday
night) La Priya India Restuarant, Berkeley (on 51 bus line) coordinated by Mark States
Poets are invited to
monthly programs Sept-June, Ina Coolbrith Circle, Orinda, President: Richard Angilly
Poets are invited to read monthly
at events coordinated by Diane Quartermaine
Poets re invited to read monthly at Bay Area Poets Coalition readings 1st Sat
3-5 PM, Strawberry Lodge Senior Center (all ages welcome) Berkeley, coordinated by John Rowe and Nance Wogan
Poets
are invited to read bi-monthly at Rebecca's Books, Oakland by Ashby BART, coordinated by Avotcja
Above events
are free, open to all. Share your work; hear what poets have to say, all over the Bay Area.
ALL
ALAMEDA ISLAND POETS ARE URGED TO SEND POEMS, BIOS and PHOTOS FOR http://www.fameinalamed.com. Contact AM Fonda, webmaster, at. seawolf425@yanoo.com
CFCP INC CONVENTION AND WORLD CONGRESS OF POETS
Contact Mary Rudge for information
on your participation any of these events is needed.
DUES for CFCP Inc ARE NOW $20.00 , or $25.00 (if you want the newsletter by mail) Newsletters can always
be read and downloaded via the website of Chaparral Poets. Send check to Mary Rudge make check to CFCP Inc. Some poets
say lets put our energy into an anthology of just the Alameda Island Poets Members, to document history of the Chapter.
Publish their poems, bios and photos as a project for 2009 (include poets-Members of 2009 as well as any who were members
in 2008). Would you like to meet and work on this project? Email maryrudge@aol.com or respond with written ideas to Mary Rudge, 532 Haight Ave, Alameda, Ca 94501.
WHY HAVE MEMBERSHIP OF ALAMEDA ISLAND POETS CHAPTER OF the statewide CALIFORNIA FEDERATIONS OF CHAPARRAL
POETS INC.?
The membership in the Alameda Island Poets Chapter have no chapter dues, (though some chapters do) and
dues are paid only to the State organization, a non-profit organization, and may deduct expenses and donations
made to the organization as income deductions allowed by the state. The Alameda Island Poets, due to non-profit status,
participates in many civic events, benefiting from this status. Members and chapters are also entitled to place their published
works in the California State Library in Sacramento. Arrangements have been made by the state organization to archive
members books and chapter news.
Poets entering the annual CFCP Inc convention contest do not pay an entry fee and may enter up to 14 poems.
Non-members pay $3 per poem. If a poet enters 10 categories it would be $30 in entry fees — more than membership
cost. Entrants do not have to be present to win. Winners are published in a chapbook and receive monetary prizes. We
had winners from our chapter in the state contest this year, Ruth Sipper, Claire J Baker, Lucy Day, and Mary Rudge.
Some won two prizes. Members may enter monthly members only contests, for a small entry fee for each poem.
This statewide support group also encourages poets and chapters to share their news throughout the state
via their news channels. Poets each receive a Roster of other chapters and members.
Poets attend conventions at lower member rates. Everyone attending reads their poems every
night at the conventions, their books are featured at the member book tables. They may be asked to give a workshop or make
a presentation. The organization also supports a Children's Poetry Fair and Junior and Senior High School Contest. Any
Chapter member wishing to hold state office should let their interest known, attend the convention and become known
as active and accessible.
On behalf of ALAMEDA ISLAND POETS, heartfelt thanks to all who have attended readings, been featured
readers, read at monthly Open Readings and other events, who helped as Officers in the Alameda Island Poets Chapter ,
taking special responsibilities to always be there to keep events going; THESE INCLUDE; Susan Coons, Associate Member who
contacted poets for their 2008 dues. Marie Burnett contacting members for their 2009 dues, Ken Peterson, Vice-President,
Peter Sandholdt, 2nd Vice-President, Beverly Alexander, Secretary/Hospitality Chair who faithfully maintained the Sign-In
book at each reading, Angela Reis and Ken Peterson who have transported poets, their art work and other help more than is
possible to express AM Fonda for creating and maintaining our website, Ken Peterson, Sarahanne Lum, AM Fonda, Garrett Murphy,
for reading for Jack London's Birthday at his birthplace in San Francisco, Natica Angilly and Artists Embassy International
and Judy Cheung of Poets of the Vineyard for co-sponsored events. It has been a wonderful, fantastic 2008. Thanks again to
all For Poetry Always..
Alameda Island Poets multicultural programs have included panels on translation of poetry from different
languages and events featuring the poets who have been named Poet Laureate by a city, county, district, as well as the California
State Poet Laureate, Al Young. Some poets who have been featured at Alameda Island Poets Events include::
Nina Serrano
Nina Serrano is a San Francisco Bay Area writer, storyteller, and independent media
producer. Her poems and translations are widely anthologized. Her most recent radio production is "ACCUMULATED SILENCE: The
Disappeared Women of Juarez" based on her translation of a poem by Adrian Arias (Peru). Serrano, the former director of SF
Poetry in the Schools and Senior Storytelling in the Schools programs is an Alameda Island Poet, has served as a County
Arts Commissioner and focuses on Arts in Education.
email: ninaserrano@yahoo.com____________________
Dolly C. W. Fong
Dolly Ci Wai Fong was born and educated in Canton, Kwangtung Province, China, where
she became a school teacher and principal before coming to Alameda. She has personalized the 6000-year-old Chinese art form
of brush painting and made it her own, showing poetry growing from visual images, an example for all interested in the inspiration
to be found in world cultures. She has taught Peralta College and Alameda Adult School classes, had numerous exhibits of her
art and poetry, served as chairman of the Social Service Human Relations Board in Alameda and is involved in many civic affairs.
She was inducted into the California Federation of Women's Clubs International Women's Hall of Fame, honoring women in culture,
art, community service, justice, youth and education.
Joel Fallon, First Poet Laureate of Benicia
Bio of Joel Fallon
Joel Fallon, a native San Franciscan, living in Benicia. He spent most of his life
overseas, trained as both a Russian and Chinese linguist at the Army Language School and is a graduate of the University of
the Philippines. A retired Army officer, Joel has been writing poetry for about five years, has five published chap books
with the sixth to be published within a month.
He has chaired the annual love poetry events in Benicia, hosts a monthly
poetry group in Benicia, coordinates poetry activity for the Benicia Historical Museum, organizes and hosts an annual Poets'
Picnic in the Park to celebrate national Poetry Month and reads at open mic's in San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Vallejo, Fairfield,
San Ramon, Pleasanton, Napa, Sonoma and Crockett. His poems have appeared in Sacred Grounds and Minotaur Press anthologies,
The Carquinez Poetry Review and Street Spirit Newspaper. email JOELFALLON@aol,com
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