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PRESS
SECTION:
GOVERNOR
DAVIS DECLARES APRIL 2002 -
"CALIFORNIA POETRY MONTH"
SACRAMENTO
-Governor Davis today declared April 2002, "California Poetry
Month," to encourage members of the community to participate
in California's cultural life and contribute to the State's literary
heritage.
"Poetry
allows language to free our imaginations and expand our creative
horizons," Governor Davis said. "It offers opportunities
for those seeking self-knowledge, but it especially encourages children
to discover the wealth of language and expression in their own lives."
Sunday,
April 7, more than 300 poets from all over Southern California will
be gathering at the Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center for a historic
celebration of poetry. Steven Fogel, immediate past chair of the
California Arts Council, will deliver comments and this proclamation.
These
artists will be photographed at the event as a display of Southern
California published poets to celebrate National Poetry Month.
Throughout
the month of April, poetry will be read, performed and discussed
by thousands of individuals and organizations within the State.
"California Poetry Month" celebrates literature and, specifically,
raises the importance of poetry.
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Click here to read the Proclamation!
THE
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
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January
25th, 2002
For Immediate Release
Contact
Info:
Amelie Frank
(866) 510-6561 x5320 (voice mail)
(818) 780-1912 (fax)
poetamelie@onebox.com
http://www.beyondbaroque.org/bigpicture/index.html
WHAT:
Beyond Baroque Hosts
THE BIG PICTURE: A Convocation Of Southern California Poets
WHEN:
Sunday, April 7th, 2002 at 2:00 p.m.
WHERE:
BEYOND BAROQUE LITERARY ARTS CENTER
681 Venice Blvd.,
Venice, CA
(310) 822-3006
ADMISSION:
Free of charge!
On
Sunday, April 7th, 2002, at 3:00 p.m., Beyond Baroque will host
The Big Picture, a convocation of published Southern California
poets to be photographed for National Poetry Month.
Southern
California is a region of diverse populations, each with a unique
voice. For this event, we are bringing all these voices together--the
voices of our literary poets, our performance poets, our beat poets,
avant-garde poets, academic poets, hip-hop poets, environmental
poets, political poets, cowboy poets, and others. Often regions
are not aware of their cultural heritage. This is our change to
preserve these poets for posterity.
The
event will take place at Beyond Barque, the non-profit foundation
that is the literary heart of Los Angeles. Founded in 1968 in a
storefront in Venice, the center has been the site of readings from
such literary giants and local icons as Allen Ginsberg, Philip Levine,
David St. John, Kate Braverman, Lewis MacAdams, Bob Flanagan, Charles
Bukowski, Wanda Coleman, Dennis Cooper, and many more. Many of SoCal's
most beloved poets have been alumnae of Beyond Baroque's longstanding
workshops.
The
event is being documented by Mark Savage, who is completed a five-year
project individually photographing the poets of Los Angeles. Called
one of the "finest up-and-coming portrait photographers in North
America" by American Photography, Savage's work has appeared in
the Los Angeles Times, MONEY, Fortune, and other publications. After
the group photo, all poets will be invited to visit his project,
"Souls and Passions," on display at the Beyond Baroque gallery.
In
addition, participating poets will be donating copies of their publications
to the Beyond Baroque Archive, the largest independent collection
of Southern California poetry and ephemera on the West Coast.
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