Saturday, July 20, 2013

The Fundraiser and the Rain

Their eyes showed aghast as the downpour began. The nearby street became a wading pool. But they came! They came and filled in all the spaces at Lola's on Harrison Street in Hollywood. Sally Kellerman was there, signing books. Silent auction and raffle prizes, all to benefit the Cinema Paradiso-Hollywood fundraiser. It was a great night.
Click here to see photos.
I had donated a gift basket with my books for the raffle, see if you can spot the lucky winner.

A toast to all the winners because everyone who showed up on Thursday night was a winner.


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POETRY AROUND TOWN 

...and writers' events too


7/20/13 - Free Poetry Reading at 6 pm at Cinema Paradiso. 503 SE 6th St, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33301. Contact Suzzettethepoet@gmail.com for details.

7/21/13 - Poetry Circle at 6pm. Goddess Store in Hollywood.

7/28/13 - 6 pm. Networking Mixer. Pembroke Rose Banquet Hall. 6780 Pembroke Rd. Pembroke Pines (look for me raffling a gift basket for another great cause )

see poetry.openmikes.org for listings of some poetry around town.

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POETRY IN THE NEWS


Illinois poet's work chosen for Pushcart anthology  via Associated Press

"He received the prize for his poem "The Field Museum," originally published by the Cincinnati Review."


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Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco in Farmington  by Susan Dunne

"I let poems sit in my head for months. They ferment in my head, maybe starting with a line or two or an image or an occasion or a moment. ... When I can't hold it in anymore, I put it on the page"
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Poetry Festival receives tourism grant  by Fallon Patterson

"The Palm Beach Poetry Festival, which takes place annually in Delray Beach, recently received a $5,000 grant from Visit Florida, Enterprise Florida's tourism arm."

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MY POEM FOR THE WEEK




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