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“The Fates” Book Launch at Orca Books

July 29, 2017 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Free

A celebration of my new award-winning poetry volume: “The Fates” is happening on Saturday evening, July 29th, 6:30 p.m. at Orca Books, 509 E. 4th Ave. in downtown Olympia.  As the title suggests, the book is organized around the Three Sisters from classical mythology who ruled the lives of humans: spinning the thread of life, measuring it and snipping it at the end.  Thus the question I am asking is how much control do we have over our lives?   A number of the poems deal with the difficult life of my grandmother Esther, a psychic medium.  Some talk about my experiences as a Hospice RN.  Others are autobiographical or address themes from both science and nature.

During my presentation, I will talk about individual poems and how the book came to be and how I won Bright Hill Press’ contest.  And of course, I will read and recite poems Klotho, Lachesis and Atropos choose for me!  I also welcome questions about poetry and my writing.  My theme always: I just love poetry!

I hope you will join me in this celebration of art and life!

Details

Date:
July 29, 2017
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Website:
Http://JoanneClarkson.com

Venue

Orca Books
509 E. 4th Avenue
Olympia, WA United States
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Phone
360-701-2030