NSAA and Bob Stanley

Dear Friends of Poetry,

Our October 2nd, Poetry Night will feature the poets Lawrence Dinkins and Bob Stanley. We meet at 7 PM inside the John Natsoulas Gallery at 521 1st Street in Davis, and we hope you can join us!
Our first reader will be Bob Stanley.

Bob Stanley studied poetry at Caltech and UCLA, and taught English and Creative Writing at Solano College, Sac City College, and Sacramento State University before retiring in 2021. President of Sacramento Poetry Center for a record 12 years, Bob has organized hundreds of poetry events, and he served as Sacramento Poet Laureate from 2009 to 2012. He has edited two anthologies: Late Peaches (2013), and Sometimes in the Open (2009). Bob’s poetry collections include Walt Whitman Orders a Cheeseburger (Rattlesnake Press, 2009), Eleven Blue Strings (little m press, 2012), Miracle Shine (CW Books, 2013) and the e-chapbook November Sun (Random Lane Press, 2022). Bob lives in Sacramento with his wife, Joyce Hsiao, and they run online poetry seminars that help support small nonprofits. Bob’s newest collection of poems, Language Barrier, was published by CW Books in June 2024.

Our second reader on October 2 will be Lawrence Dinkins.

Lawrence Dinkins (NSAA) is a Detroit transplant to Sacramento and began writing poetry here a few decades ago. A dynamic performance poet (who describes his style as neo-folk spoken word), he has recorded two CDs: NSAA Live (The Mario Ellis Hill Recordings) and ElectroPoeticCoffee, with guitarist Ross Hammond. He organized and hosted poetry and 3 spoken word events for over twenty years, notably at Luna’s Café and at the Mahogany Urban Poets series. His Open Mic Sketchbook chronicles his hosting events in photographs, art, and poetry. He has also worked for years on the tech end of things as a photographer, videographer and podcaster. His selected poems, Warrior Poet, were published by Random Lane Press in 2019
The Poetry Night open mic starts at 8. Performers will be asked to limit their pieces to two items or four minutes, whichever is shorter. The open mic list is typically full by 6:45. People who show up early to help set up chairs will always earn a spot on the open mic list. We expect Michael Gallowglass, Joe Bacchus, and Allegra Silberstein to perform.

Find out more about the Poetry Night Reading Series in Davis, California by visiting http://www.poetryindavis.com. Encourage your friends to sign up for the mailing list. To learn more about Dr. Andy’s tiny media fiefdom, check out his weekly podcast at https://poetrytechnology.buzzsprout.com/. Also, see some of his recent essays on Substack: https://andyjones.substack.com/. One recent post lists the almost 400 poets who have ever featured at the Poetry Night Reading Series.

Later in 2025, we will feature the poets Chris Erickson, Greg Miller, Brad Buchanan, Julia Levine, and more.
Please plan to join us on every first and third Thursday of the month at 7 PM at the John Natsoulas Gallery for the Poetry Night Reading Series.