Poetry Reading
Muchas Voces Una Vision / Many Voices One Vision
Sunday March 28, 2010
$10 suggested donation - 7-10pm
MUCHAS VOCES / UNA VISIÓN • MANY VOICES / ONE VISION
Collective Poetry Reading by More than 35 Bay Area Poets as a Benefit for the Relief Efforts in Haiti by Doctors Without Borders / Médicins Sans Frontieres. This poetry reading is also dedicated to all the victims of the devastating February 12 earthquake in Chile.
Come and Celebrate César Chávez Day on Sunday March 28, 2010 at La Peña in Berkeley
A Collective Poetry Reading by More than 35 Bay Area Poets as a Benefit for the Relief Efforts in Haiti and Concepción, Chile; with San Francisco Poet Laureate Diane di Prima as Guest Poet. On Sunday March 28 from 7 to 9:30 pm at La Peña, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA; (510) 849-
2568; Suggested Donation $10. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Guest Poet:
Diane di Prima
San Francisco Poet Laureate
Featuring:
Devorah Major
Jack Hirschman
Former San Francisco Poets Laureates
Mary Rudge
Alameda Poet Laureate
Geri Digiornio
Former Poet Laureate of Sonoma County
Al Young
Former State Poet Laureate
Adrián Arias • Alejandro Murguía • Boadiba • Carlos Barón • Daniel del Solar • Decoy • Dorinda Moreno • Evelie Delfino • Fernando Torres • Francisco X. Alarcón • Francisco Letelier • Genny Lim • Graciela Ramírez • Jack & Adelle Foley • Jennifer Andrea Porras • Jennifer Fox Bennett •
Jewelle Gomez • JoAnn Anglin • Joyce Jenkins • La Tigresa • Lisa Bernstein • Lorna Dee Cervantes • Lucha Corpi • Mamacoatl • Marc Piñate • Nicole Limón • Nina Serrano • Nellie Wong • Odilia Galván Rodríguez • Paul Lobo Portugues • Roberto Vargas • Rosa Escamilla • Samuel Iñiguez • Sharon Doubiago
BACKGROUND:
At the end of 2009, poet Roberto Vargas sent an e-mail message inviting several Bay Area poets to contribute poems to a collective poetry project. Many poets responded by writing and sharing new poems. As a direct result of this process poets Nina Serrano and Francisco X. Alarcon read some of their new poems as part of “La Raza Chronicles” radio show at KPFA in Berkeley on Tuesday January 12, 2010. They decided to organize a collective poetry reading at La Peña and have San Francisco Poet Laureate Diane di Prima as a guest poet of honor.
Soon after Nina and Francisco learned about the devastation and human tragedy of the earthquake in Haiti that took place around the time they were taping the KPFA radio show, they decided to make this event a benefit for relief efforts in Haiti by “Doctors Without Borders / Médicins Without Borders.” Fernando Torres and other La Peña staff decided to volunteer their
time for this poetry reading/benefit that will take place at La Peña on Sunday March 28. It was decided that this event was also to be dedicated as a community celebration of César Chávez Day. After the devastating 8.8 earthquake of February 27 in Chile, the organizers are dedicating
this poetry reading also to all the victims of this latest catastrophe.
LIST OF POETS BEING INVITED AND IN THE GROUPS CALLED TO STAGE:
1. Adrian Arias
2. Al Young, former State Poet Laureate
3. Alejandro Murguía
4. Boadiva, Haitian poet who was in Haiti during the January 12 earthquake
5. Carlos Barón
6. Daniel del Solar
7. Decoy
8. Devorah Major, past San Francisco Poet Laureate
9. Dorinda Moreno
Jennifer Andrea "Yaya" Porras and Nicole Limón's duet poetry performance
Guest Poet: Diane di Prima, new San Francisco Poet Laureate (20 minutes)
10. Evelie Delfino
11. Francisco X. Alarcón
12. Francisco Letelier
13. Genny Lim
14. Geri Digiornio, former Poet Laureate of Sonoma County
15. Graciela Ramírez
16. Jack & Adelle Foley
17. Jacques Wilkins
18. Jennifer Fox Bennett
19. Jewelle Gomez
20. JoAnn Anglin
21. Joyce Jenkins
22. La Tigresa
23. Lisa Bernstein
24. Lorna Dee Cervantes
25. Lucha Corpi
26. Mamacoatl
27. Marc Piñate
28. Mary Rudge, Alameda Poet Laureate
29. Neeli Cherkovski
30. Nellie Wong
31. Nina Serrano
32. Odilia Galván Rodríguez
33. Paul Lobo Portuges
34. Rosa Escamilla
35. Samuel Iñiguez
36. Sharon Doubiago
