Annie Bloom's Books - Events Feed

Diane Hammond presents Seeing Stars

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:06:33 -0500

Start: Wed, 03/24/2010 - 7:30pm

End: Wed, 03/24/2010 - 9:00pm

Ruth Rabinowitz believes that her daughter, Bethany, is a
terrific little actress, so they have come to Hollywood, where dreams
come true. Ruth’s husband and Bethany’s father, who thinks their quest
for stardom is delusional, has been left behind in Seattle. Joining Bethany Rabinowitz in Hollywood’s often toxic waters are three fellow child actors. As talent managers, agents, coaches, directors, and teachers
nurture—and feed on—their ambitions, stars will be made, hearts will be
broken, children will grow up, and dreams will both be realized and
die.

Take Five Poetry Troupe

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:57:08 -0500

Start: Thu, 04/01/2010 - 7:30pm

End: Thu, 04/01/2010 - 9:00pm

Take Five is no ordinary poetry troupe. The women involved all have experience in performance, from stand-up comedy to
singing and dancing to performance poetry. They invest energy and fun into their readings, which range from the ridiculous to the serious.

Member Bios:

Karen Braucher is the author of Aqua Curves and Sending Messages Over
Inconceivable Distances, as well as two other collections. Her prize-winning poems
have appeared in many journals, newspapers, and anthologies. Her Portland-based murder mystery Poetic License to Kill (written under the name K.B. Tobin) is out May 2010 from Salvo Press.

Mary Christine Delia is the author of The Skeleton Holding Up the Sky,
as well as two other collections. Her award-winning poetry has appeared in
numerous journals and anthologies. Most recently a Professor at Eastern Kentucky
University, she has also worked as a poet in the schools in rural
Oregon.

Carolyn Moore has two new award-winning chapbooks out this year - The
Flavors of Quarks and Blame and The Great Uncluttering. A recovering
academic who taught for over twenty years at Humboldt State University,
Moore now works as a freelance writer and researcher. She also makes time
for fashioning performance masks from latex slip, paper
mache and words (i.e., persona poems). Her poetry has garnered ninety
honors and awards.

Laura D. Weeks is the author of Deaf Man
Talking and The Mad Woman. A long time professor of Russian and a
dedicated musician, she now works as a writer, translator, and founder
of a piano studio. She is known for her literary translations as well
as her original poetry, both of which have appeared in numerous
journals. She is currently at work
on a collection exploring her half-Russian half-American heritage.

Carlos Reyes presents The Book of Shadows

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:09:48 -0500

Start: Wed, 04/07/2010 - 7:30pm

End: Wed, 04/07/2010 - 9:00pm

Over the years Carlos Reyes has written poems of the highest order and it’s a pleasure to see so many of them gathered together in The Book of Shadows. This is a necessary book that clearly shows the author’s deep humanity and his sophisticated skill. —Vern Rutsala

Of the many strange, tangy things that happen in the Northwest, Carlos Reyes is a connoisseur. Far scenes are brought in with a zoom lens, and the Reyes flavor of living and recollecting is laced gracefully through page after page. —William Stafford, from The Shingle Weaver’s Journal (1980)

Howard Frank Mosher: Walking to Gatlinburg

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:40:56 -0500

Start: Thu, 04/08/2010 - 7:30pm

End: Thu, 04/08/2010 - 9:00pm

A stunning and lyrical Civil War thriller, Walking to Gatlinburg is a spellbinding story of survival, wilderness adventure, mystery, and love in the time of war. 17-year-old Morgan Kinneson is part of the Underground Railroad. When an escaped slave is murdered on his watch, he begins a trek into the South. Along the way, Morgan encounters a fantastical array of characters,
including a weeping elephant, a pacifist gunsmith, a woman who lives in
a tree, a blind cobbler, and a beautiful and intriguing slave girl
named Slidell who is the key to unlocking the mystery of a mysterious stone that has fallen into his possession.