Joanne the Poet

Northwest Playwrights Alliance presents: Double Shot Festival of Overnight Plays and Poetry (Oct. 18th)
2014-10-18 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | Theater on the Square, Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, 901 Broadway, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
This year Double Shot will include two poets: Joanne Clarkson and Patty Kinney.
Double shot is a writing challenge during which authors are contacted Friday night with a writing prompt. They must complete their piece (short play or poem in this case) by 9 a.m. the following morning and have it ready to present by that evening. The public is invited to attend Double Shot performances as below:
The same program will be repeated at a second performance Sunday Oct. 19 @ 2:00 p.m.

Fall 2014 Paul Gillie Memorial Workshop
2014-09-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Olympia Timberland Library, 313 8th Ave SE, Olympia, 98501, United States
Joanne presents the first Fall 2014 Paul Gillie Memorial Workshop sponsored by the Olympia Poetry Network.
“40 Things to Do with a Poem” is the topic for the workshop Monday, September 15, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Olympia Timberland Library. The event is free and everyone is welcome.
From where and how to publish in print to media venues to gifts, displays, cooperative ventures, Joanne Clarkson shares ideas about how to get poetry from poet to audience. This workshop is partly inspired by Paul Gillie himself who once wrote a wonderful poem about bread and gave it to a local bakery where it was proudly displayed for many months!
For more information, call 360-701-2030.

Olympia Poetry Network
2014-06-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Traditions Café, 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, 98501, United States
I am pleased to announce that I am the featured reader for the Olympia Poetry Network in June. The event takes place Wednesday, June 18, 6:30-8 p.m. at Traditions Café, 300 5th Ave SW downtown.
(Traditions has the best ice cream in town and great lasagna besides!) I will be reading from “Believing the Body,” which was published this spring by Gribble Press and will include a couple of other recent poems as well. Many of my poems honor my patients and their courageous caregivers. Some are personal poems. Others touch on my psychic gift or my husband’s UFO hobby! An Open Mic session will precede the reading where poets can read original work or their favorite poems. The event is free.
Come and celebrate with me and meet other local poets and poetry lovers.

Poetry Book Launch - Believing the Body
2014-04-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Bayview Thriftway, 516 West 4th Street (upstairs just beyond the deli), Olympia, 98502
Hear the story of how the book was created and all the people the poems honor. Joanne will read selected poems.
Believing the Body, published by Gribble Press in Spokane, contains 24 poems. Some feature patients Joanne has cared for and their caregivers. Others address man’s place in the universe. The book was edited and designed by artist-poet Iris Gribble-Neal.
There is plenty of parking at Bayview, a deli where food is available and a coffee shop in the foyer. Or you can bring a brown bag. Celebration cake will be provided! Enjoy the beautiful view and poetry that speaks to the mind and the heart.
Please join Joanne on this final day of National Poetry Month 2014 to honor the gift of poetry.

Poetry Matters - Program for Poets and Poetry Lovers - Session II
2014-04-21 07:00 - 20:30 | Lakewood Library, 6300 Wildaire Rd SW, Lakewood, 98499, United States
In Honor of National Poetry Month, April 2014
For both practicing poets and those who enjoy the art and music of poetry, there is always more to discover. People write about things that touch them deeply. The goal for this workshop is for those attending to feel comfortable sharing feelings and words in a non-critical atmosphere. Poetry does matter.

Session I: Monday, April 7, 7-8:30 p.m. Poem-making.

Exercises in sound, form, voice, image, memoir and story.
Lots of inspiration from favorite poets utilizing different styles and subjects.
Writing prompts and suggestions to keep the Muse singing.

Session II: Monday, April 21, 7-8:30 p.m. Poetry Forever

Participants present a poem or draft they have created over the past 2 weeks.
Writers share a poet they have discovered and admire.
Presenter offers information and strategies for publishing, reading, displaying and otherwise sharing the gift of poetry.

Presenter is Poet Joanne Clarkson
Joanne Clarkson’s fourth collection of poems, “Believing the Body,” will be out in 2014. Her poems have appeared in over a hundred magazines, journals and anthologies internationally. Her poem, “Seamstress Masters Her Craft,” was an Artists Embassy International Grand Prize winner in 2013 and was performed by a dance troupe at the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. Joanne has Master’s Degrees in English and Library Science. She has taught at the college level and worked as a professional librarian.

Poetry Matters - Program for Poets and Poetry Lovers - Session I
2014-04-07 07:00 - 20:30 | Lakewood Library, 6300 Wildaire Rd SW, Lakewood, 98499, United States
