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Hop on down to the glitzy doings at Fort Mason to view an astonishing 42 events conducted by poets and performers brought together by National Poetry Week chair Herman Berlandt. If you love poetry or if you never heard a poem in your life, this action-packed, multi-media celebration is for you.
Every possible interest has been considered: Panels include "The Woman's Voice in American Poetry," "Afro-American Poetry," "The Latino Poetry Scene," "Native American Poets," "Asian American Poetry," "Gay-Lesbian Poetry," "Creative Elderly Poets," "Prison Poetry," "Poetry in Film," "Lyrics in Pop Music," "Poetry and Jazz," "Poetry in Theater," "Poetry in Dance," "Young Poets Speak Out," "Poetry for the Peace Movement," "Poetry as a Healing Art," "Poetry of Prophecy and Vision," "The Shaping of Modern American Poetry" and others.
Launching National Poetry Week this Saturday, California Poets in the Schools will present "The Sky Is NOT the Limit!" from noon to 3 p.m. at the San Francisco Marina, where hundreds of helium balloons with poems written by California students will be sent off to the world. Afterward, the best bet is a conference on "Poets in the Schools" conducted by Deborah Major and Toby Lurie. If you've never experienced the magical ways these born-to-be-teacher/poets lure children into the joys a nd participation of poetry, this meeting is sure to an eye-opener.
Berlandt has also spiced up the schedule with other special programs - tributes to Bob Kaufman and Kenneth Rexroth, a marathon open poetry reading, a "Poetry Wall" (Fort Mason's huge retaining wall hung with excerpts and portraits), National Poetry Competition Awards ceremony and performances by the Blake Street Hawkeyes, Noh Orotorio Society, Traveling Jewish Theater, Poetic Dance Theatre, Motion Arts and Contraband Performance Group.
And what poets will give voice to these events! Among them, Carolyn Kizer, Robert Bly, Stan Rice, Diane Di Prima, Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, Anne Waldman, Simon Ortiz, Michael McClure, Eugene McCarthy, Tomas Transtromer, Paula Gunn Allen, Jack Hirschman, Leslie Scalapino, Janice Mirikitani, Julia Vinograd, Neeli Cherkovski, Ivan Arguelles, Etal Adnan, Jack Hirschman, Eugene Ruggles, Etheridge Knight, Philip Lamantia, Howard Hart and many, many more. Call 621-3073 for details
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