BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//David Ruekberg, Writer - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:David Ruekberg, Writer X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for David Ruekberg, Writer REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231208T210000 DTSTAMP:20231207T153240Z CREATED:20231207T153240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T153240Z UID:2462-1702062000-1702069200@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Poetry reading with the Jon Randall Octet DESCRIPTION:I hope you can join me for a concert with the Jon Randall Octet. The Octet is a professional-level jazz band playing a variety of jazz tunes\, from old standards to world music to out-there jazz. Jon has invited me to read three of my poems from Hour of the Green Light as introductions to three of the tunes. \nI’ve heard the band a few times\, and had the special pleasure of getting to hear them up close in rehearsal for this concert\, and every time it’s been a true pleasure to experience their high-quality performances. I hope you can make it! \n  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/poetry-reading-with-the-jon-randall-octet/ LOCATION:First Universalist Church of Rochester\, 150 South Clinton Ave\, Rochester\, NY\, 14604\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,Readings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/jon-randall.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230924T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230924T193000 DTSTAMP:20230918T182852Z CREATED:20230917T201134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T182852Z UID:2412-1695574800-1695583800@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Little Theatre Poetry Series: An Evening of Poetry and Music DESCRIPTION:Join me for an evening of poetry and music at the Little Theatre in Rochester\, NY. I will be reading from my second book\, Hour of the Green Light\, as well as new work from my Little Coffins manuscript. \nThe evening begins at 5 pm with Eastman School of Music jazz trumpeter Mike Kaupa. Around 5:30 WXXI classical music director and host Mona Seghatoleslami will introduce the featured poet. \nThe featured reader for the evening is Elizabeth Johnston Ambrose. I will be reading with seven other guest poets\, including Albert Abonado\, Melissa Balmain\, Larry Berger\, Jessica Cuello\, Jonathan Everitt\, Jennifer Maloney\, and Almeta Whitis. \n Elizabeth Johnston Ambrose is a recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2014). She teaches courses in Women in Literature\, Women in Popular Culture\, Female Iconicity\, and Girls Studies. Her chapbook Imago\, Dei won the 2021 Rattle Chapbook Poetry Prize. \nGuest poets will read for about five minutes each. Notable guest poets include: \n\nAlbert Abonado is the author of Jaw\, an NEA fellowship recipient\, and a recent winner of the 2023 National Poetry Series award. He and Jonathan Everitt host the bi-weekly New Ground Poetry open mic.\nJessica Cuelo won the 2022 Eugene Paul Nassar Prize from Utica University and the 2020 Barrow Street Book Prize.\n\nMany thanks to Bart White for curating The “Little” Poetry Series! \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/little-theatre-poetry-2023-09-24/ LOCATION:Little Theatre Cafe\, 240 East Avenue\, Rochester\, New York\, 14604 CATEGORIES:Readings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Little-Theatre-Poetry-Series.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221217T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221217T170000 DTSTAMP:20221211T023536Z CREATED:20221211T023416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221211T023536Z UID:1999-1671289200-1671296400@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Kelsay Books Reading. DESCRIPTION:Join me and other Kelsay Books poets for an online poetry reading from anywhere! I’ll be reading from my first book\, Where Is the River Called Pishon?\, published by Kelsay Books in 2018. \n\n\n\nI’ll be the first Guest Reader after the first Featured Reader\, Rita Maria Martinez. \n\n\n\nPlease contact me for a Zoom link (and let me know you’re a poetry-loving human\, just so I don’t share with hackers). Thanks! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/kelsay-books-reading/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Readings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Pishon-150x220-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kelsay Books":MAILTO:kelsay.karen@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221119T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221119T123000 DTSTAMP:20221016T034907Z CREATED:20221016T034904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221016T034907Z UID:1923-1668853800-1668861000@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Getting Unstuck Poetry Workshop (in person) DESCRIPTION:  \nWriter’s block: Is there such a thing? William Stafford’s solution: Ignore “high standards” and get into action. Expecting every draft to say it all is a lot of pressure. Instead\, exercising our writing muscles every day can help prepare us for when the big poem needs to be born. \nIn this poetry workshop we’ll explore ways to move through fear and doldrums. Criticism—especially from the worst critic of all\, one’s self—will be banished in a kind but firm manner. We’ll spend a little time discussing ways to get unstuck\, produce a piece of writing\, and go home with some strategies for getting unstuck again. \nRegister at Writers & Books . You will receive a Zoom link from them before the workshop. \nThis two-hour workshop is in-person at Writers & Books\, Rochester\, NY. \nPlease contact me if you have any questions. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/getting-unstuck-poetry-workshop-in-person/ LOCATION:Writers & Books\, 740 University Ave.\, Rochester\, NY\, 14607\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Unstuck-Crosthwaite_and_Mercury_in_mine_hole_greece_1949.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220924T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220924T120000 DTSTAMP:20220612T040226Z CREATED:20220513T022927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220612T040226Z UID:1807-1664013600-1664020800@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Getting Unstuck Poetry Workshop (in person) DESCRIPTION:  \nWriter’s block: Is there such a thing? William Stafford’s solution: Ignore “high standards” and get into action. Expecting every draft to say it all is a lot of pressure. Instead\, exercising our writing muscles every day can help prepare us for when the big poem needs to be born. \nIn this poetry workshop we’ll explore ways to move through fear and doldrums. Criticism—especially from the worst critic of all\, one’s self—will be banished in a kind but firm manner. We’ll spend a little time discussing ways to get unstuck\, produce a piece of writing\, and go home with some strategies for getting unstuck again. \nRegister at Writers & Books . You will receive a Zoom link from them before the workshop. \nThis two-hour workshop is in-person at Writers & Books\, Rochester\, NY. \nPlease contact me if you have any questions. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/getting-unstuck-poetry-workshop-09-2022/ LOCATION:Writers & Books (virtual)\, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Unstuck-Crosthwaite_and_Mercury_in_mine_hole_greece_1949.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220718T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220718T200000 DTSTAMP:20220702T154724Z CREATED:20220612T034841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220702T154724Z UID:1840-1658167200-1658174400@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Getting Unstuck workshop (4 Mondays\, online) DESCRIPTION:Writer’s Block: Is there such a thing? William Stafford’s solution was to ignore “high standards” and  “get into action.” Exercising our writing muscles without fear of “doing it wrong” helps prepare us for the moment when the “big poem” wants to be born. In this workshop we’ll play with ways to move through the doldrums and dread\, including journaling\, experimenting with forms\, collaborating\, and more. \nAlthough the focus will be on poetry\, strategies for “getting unstuck” apply to all manner of writing.  \n\n\n\nMeets four Mondays\, July 18 through August 8. \n\n\n\nRegistration deadline: Friday\, July 15 \n\n\n\nTuition \n\n\n\n\nYMCA of CNY member = Free!\nSyracuse Downtown Writer’s Center member  = $60\nNon-Member = $80\n\n\nClick here to register online.\n \nClick here to view the catalog and register by phone. \n\nCourse description is on page 3.\nPayment directions are on page 6.\nRegistration form is on page 7.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister by phone with a credit card by calling (315) 474-6851 x380.\nIf you must pay by check\, please call first to reserve your place\, then return your form with check payable to “YMCA” to:\n\nThe YMCA’s Downtown Writers Center\, 340 Montgomery St.\, Syracuse\, NY 13202\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCatalog\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/getting-unstuck-online/ LOCATION:Downtown Writers Center\, 340 Montgomery St.\, Syracuse\, New York\, 13202\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Unstuck-Stig-Nygaard-Mud-Girl-med.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Georgia Popoff%2C Workshops Coordinator":MAILTO:dwcworkshops@ymcacny.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220531T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220531T200000 DTSTAMP:20220527T024826Z CREATED:20220513T024449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220527T024826Z UID:1811-1654021800-1654027200@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Poets for Ukraine Benefit Reading DESCRIPTION:Join us in raising money to provide humanitarian aid and medical relief to injured Ukrainians. Listen in as local poets (including me) read selections from Words for War: New Poems from Ukraine\, an anthology of emerging and established Ukrainian voices charting what it means to be in a state of war and how it affects the poetics of a country. Sonya Bilocerkowycz\, author of On Our Way Home from the Revolution: Reflections on Ukraine\, kicks off the evening with introductory remarks. All contributions go to RocMaidan. \n\n\n\nBuy your books at Ampersand and join the conversation. 30% of your purchase of Words for War: New Poems from Ukraine will be donated to RocMaidan. \n\n\n\nThis is a hybrid event held at Writers & Books\, 740 University Ave Rochester NY and streamed via Zoom. \n\n\n\nMasks and proof of vaccination are required for on-site attendance.  \nHybrid Event | Click here for tax-deductible tickets @ $10\, $15\, $25 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/poets-for-ukraine-benefit-reading/ LOCATION:Writers & Books\, 740 University Ave.\, Rochester\, NY\, 14607\, United States CATEGORIES:Readings ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Herd":MAILTO:danh@wab.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T200000 DTSTAMP:20220402T223715Z CREATED:20220312T025713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220402T223715Z UID:1711-1650996000-1651003200@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Image & Sentence: Poetry workshop (8 weeks) (online)\, register by April 20 DESCRIPTION:if the doors of perception were cleansed\n\n\n\nImage is often thought of as a picture in the mind\, although any sensory experience counts. Ezra Pound defined image as “that which presents an intellectual and emotional complex in an instant of time.” It’s the flash of epiphany—what makes us go “Ah!” \n\n\n\nAnd yet poems are made of sentences\, or parts of sentences–one word after another. In this class we’ll look at the way words\, lines\, and sentences prepare the way for moments of increased awareness. Through discussion and brief written commentary you will observe how poets as diverse as John Keats\, Yehuda Amichai\, Brigit Kelly\, Reginald Dwayne Betts\, and others wrangle with this interplay. \n\n\n\nParticipants will generate new writing and discuss it in workshop in the same way we discuss published work: noticing how it’s working\, rather than “fixing” other people’s poems. First rule of workshop feedback: Respect. \n\n\n\nMeets eight Tuesdays\, April 26 through Tuesday\, June 14 \n\n\n\nRegistration deadline: April 20 \n\n\n\nTuition \n\n\n\nMCA of CNY member = $150Syracuse Downtown Writer’s Center member (and members of other YMCAs) = $116Non-Member = $155\n\n\n\nClick here to view the catalog. Payment directions are on page 4. Registration form is on page 6.\n\n\n\nRegister by phone with a credit card by calling (315) 474-6851 x380. If you must pay by check\, please call first to reserve your place\, then return your form with check payable to “YMCA” to: The YMCA’s Downtown Writers Center\,340 Montgomery St.\, Syracuse\, NY 13202\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCatalog\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/image-sentence-dwc/ LOCATION:Downtown Writers Center\, 340 Montgomery St.\, Syracuse\, New York\, 13202\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/PDVD_006.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Georgia Popoff%2C Workshops Coordinator":MAILTO:dwcworkshops@ymcacny.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T170000 DTSTAMP:20220402T011226Z CREATED:20220402T005127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220402T011226Z UID:1765-1648890000-1648918800@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Writing Forward Together: Write-A-Thon DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, April 2\, I’m participating in the first-ever Syracuse YMCA’s Downtown Writer’s Center Write-a-Thon. I’ll be writing from sun-up to sun-down! If you sponsor me\, your money will go to a good cause: the YMCA subsidizes $2 million in free or reduced memberships and program scholarships every year! \n\n\n\nAs a thank-you for your support\, I will give you one of the following: \n\n\n\na free signed copy of one of my books\, or a poem written for you\, a cause you support\, an idea you believe in\, or a prompt of your choosing (printed on handsome paper\, suitable for framing)\n\n\n\nBONUS! BIG HUG next time I see you! (optional) \n\n\n\nClick here for more info\, and to donate. Thanks to those who already have. We’re getting closer to our goal! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/dwc-donate/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DWCtote-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220122T194500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220122T210000 DTSTAMP:20211230T154345Z CREATED:20211230T154345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211230T154345Z UID:1642-1642880700-1642885200@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Nightcap Reading at Writers & Books Literary Conference DESCRIPTION:Please join me and four other fine writers as we cap off a day of talks\, workshops\, and readings at Writers & Books’ Virtual Literary Conference. Enjoy poetry\, fiction\, and hybrid forms by Makalani Bandele\, Sarah Freligh\, Anastasia Nikolis\, David Ruekberg\, and Holly Wren Spaulding. \nThe conference theme “Taking Care in Writing\, Publishing & Building Community” addresses the question\, “How do we carve out purpose\, chart a meaningful course\, through troubling times that don’t seem to end?” The keynote address will be presented by Kwame Dawes\, speaking on Literary Citizenship. \nAccess to this reading is included with your purchase of a conference pass: Early Bird Rate: $195 (valid through January 13) | January 14 – 23: $225 \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/nightcap-reading-at-writers-books-literary-conference/ LOCATION:Writers & Books (virtual)\, NY\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Herd":MAILTO:danh@wab.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T190000 DTSTAMP:20210426T180224Z CREATED:20210426T175114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T180224Z UID:1520-1619632800-1619636400@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Poetry reading: Versed in Line: Prose DESCRIPTION:Join me and Central NY poets as we present our prose poems\, hosted by the Cayuga Museum of History and Art. I’ll be reading from my most recent book\, Hour of the Green Light\, and from Weather Report\, a work in progress. Click here to read more\, and view on Facebook or Zoom. \n  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/poetry-reading-versed-in-line-prose/ LOCATION:Cayuga Museum of History and Art\, 203 Genesee Street\, Auburn\, NY\, 13021\, United States CATEGORIES:Readings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210410T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210410T113000 DTSTAMP:20220513T021309Z CREATED:20210211T162319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220513T021309Z UID:1399-1618048800-1618054200@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Getting Unstuck Poetry Workshop DESCRIPTION: \n\nWriter’s block: Is there such a thing? William Stafford’s solution: Ignore “high standards” and get into action. Expecting every draft to say it all is a lot of pressure. Instead\, exercising our writing muscles every day can help prepare us for when the big poem needs to be born.\n\nMeh.\n\nIn this poetry workshop we’ll explore ways to move through fear and doldrums. Criticism—especially from the worst critic of all\, one’s self—will be banished in a kind but firm manner. We’ll spend a little time discussing ways to get unstuck\, produce a piece of writing\, and go home with some strategies for getting unstuck again.\n\nRegister at Writers & Books by April 9. You will receive a Zoom link from them before the workshop.\n\n$32 (general public). $25 (Writers & Books members)\n\nPlease contact me if you have any questions.\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/getting-unstuck-poetry-workshop/ LOCATION:Writers & Books (virtual)\, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T203000 DTSTAMP:20220110T161544Z CREATED:20210201T050646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220110T161544Z UID:1337-1617910200-1617913800@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:David Ruekberg & Alicia Hoffman read from their new books DESCRIPTION:Join David Ruekberg\, author of Hour of the Green Light\, and Alicia Hoffman\, author of Animal as they read from their new books of poetry. The reading will be followed by a discussion about their writing. \nThe reading is hosted by Writers & Books\, and will be presented on Zoom. \nDavid and Alicia meet regularly in a poetry workshop with their friends Charlie Cote and Danielle Scheid Cote. David and Alicia happen to have their newest books published by FutureCycle Press\, but that is a complete coincidence. \nClick here to read about Alicia’s previous books\, Railroad Phoenix and Like Stardust in the Peat Moss\, both published by Kelsay Books. \nThis reading is free and open to the public. Click here to register at Writers & Books to receive your Zoom link a day or two before the reading. \n \n  \n  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/david-and-alicia-reading/ LOCATION:Writers & Books\, 740 University Ave.\, Rochester\, NY\, 14607\, United States CATEGORIES:Readings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/David-and-Alicia-cr1-1-e1641831295173.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Herd":MAILTO:danh@wab.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T190000 DTSTAMP:20210331T042810Z CREATED:20210330T173158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T042810Z UID:1466-1617213600-1617217200@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Versed in Line: Spring (poetry reading) DESCRIPTION:Join me and Central NY poets as we welcome spring with a reading of poetry hosted by the Cayuga Museum of History and Art. I’ll be reading from my most recent book\, Hour of the Green Light\, and from a work in progress. Click here to read more\, and view on Facebook or Zoom. \n  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/versed-in-line-spring-poetry-reading/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Readings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210301 DTSTAMP:20210211T163512Z CREATED:20210211T163512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210211T163512Z UID:1411-1612137600-1614556799@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Poetry reading at DMQ Salon (video) DESCRIPTION:  \nI’m honored that DMQ published my poem\, “Work\,” in the Summer/Fall 2018 issue. This poem appears near the end of my second collection\, Hour of the Green Light. \nI’m up at the Salon in the February slot reading four poems from Hour of the Green Light in various settings. Enjoy! \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/poetry-reading-at-dmq-salon-video/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210106T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210106T190000 DTSTAMP:20210104T212613Z CREATED:20201231T034206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210104T212613Z UID:1228-1609956000-1609959600@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:A Celebration of Women (online reading) DESCRIPTION:The Cayuga Museum of History and Art in cooperation with Olive Trees ‘zine will present “A Celebration of Women\,” and online reading of poetry. \nI will be reading a poem from my first book\, “The Masseuse\,” inspired by a Degas sculpture\, and informed partly by my wife’s practice as a massage therapist. \nPlease contact me for the Zoom link\, or view the video on Facebook (you do not have to have a Facebook account). \nMore details on the museum Facebook page. \n\nWednesday\, January 6th from 6-7 P.M.\nSaturday\, January 16th from 2-3 P.M\n\n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ\n \n \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/a-celebration-of-women-online-reading/ LOCATION:Cayuga Museum of History and Art\, 203 Genesee Street\, Auburn\, NY\, 13021\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Masseuse.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210104T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210131T235959 DTSTAMP:20220922T225946Z CREATED:20201231T035515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220922T225946Z UID:1235-1609718400-1612137599@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Book Release - "Hour of the Green Light" DESCRIPTION:On January 4 my second book of poetry\, Hour of the Green Light\, will be available for purchase in print ($15.95) and Kindle ($2.99) formats. See this page for more about my book\, including blurbs and links to sample poems. \nUsing this link will take you to Amazon and also make sure the publisher gets a portion of the purchase price. Thank you for supporting FutureCycle Press\, which has been a dedicated publisher of poetry since 2007. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/book-release-hour-of-the-green-light/ LOCATION:NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/full-cover-conversion-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210101T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210101T223000 DTSTAMP:20201224T041019Z CREATED:20201212T152137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201224T041019Z UID:1200-1609534800-1609540200@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Warren Wilson MFA Alumni Reading - Jan 1 & 2\, 2021 DESCRIPTION:Join me and a few of my fellow alumni from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers for two evenings of readings of top-notch poetry and fiction. I’ll be reading on the first night. Please contact me for Zoom access details. \nFriday\, January 1 (9-10:30pm ET / 6-7:30pm PT) \nMichael Jarmer\, Emcee \n\nDinah Berland\nMichael Jarmer\nCecille Marcato\nEthna McKiernan\nNancy Mitchell\nAnn Scott Knight\nEric Rampson\nDavid Ruekberg\nJ.C. Todd\nTracy Youngblom\n\nSaturday\, January 2 (7-8:30pm ET / 4-5:30pm PT) \nHelen Fremont\, Emcee \n\nKatie Bowler\nMari Coates\nJennifer Funk\nSharon Gelman\nDianne Kerr\nChloe Martinez\nDale Neal\nMark Solomon\nSea Stachura\nLara Tupper\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/warren-wilson-mfa-alumni-reading/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Readings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200311T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200415T210000 DTSTAMP:20210705T204024Z CREATED:20191213T144933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210705T204024Z UID:957-1583951400-1586984400@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Poetry: Image and Sentence (workshop) DESCRIPTION:Ezra Pound defined image as “that which presents an intellectual and emotional complex in an instant of time.” It’s the thing that sparks a moment of epiphany\, that makes us go “Ah!” And yet poems are made of sentences\, or parts of sentences\, one damn word after another. \nIn this class\, we’ll look at how words\, lines\, and sentences prepare the way for moments of increased understanding. Through discussion and brief written commentary\, we’ll look at how poets from John Keats to Yehuda Amichai (and beyond) wrangle with this interplay. Participants will generate new writing and discuss it in the same way we discuss published work\, noticing what’s there and how it’s working\, rather than “fixing” other people’s poems. \nSix Wednesdays\, beginning March 11\, 2020\, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. The final class will be a public reading. \nSee Writers & Books link below to register. Deadline to register: March 4. \nPlease contact me if you have questions. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/poetry-image-and-sentence/ LOCATION:Writers & Books\, 740 University Ave.\, Rochester\, NY\, 14607\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/mario-azzi-DY2miYwMchk-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Herd":MAILTO:danh@wab.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200125T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200125T123000 DTSTAMP:20191213T170041Z CREATED:20191213T140947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191213T170041Z UID:951-1579950000-1579955400@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Poetry: Getting Unstuck (workshop) DESCRIPTION:Writer’s Block: Is there such a thing? William Stafford’s solution was to ignore “high standards” and “get into action.” Expecting every piece of writing to say it all creates pressure. Exercising your writing muscles every day\, however\, can help prepare you for the moment when the big piece needs to be lifted into life. \nIn this class\, we’ll explore ways to keep moving through the doldrums\, including journaling\, art\, music\, news\, supermarket chatter\, or just fooling around. Criticism—especially from the worst critic of all\, the self—will be banished in a kind but firm manner. We’ll spend a little time trying out some tricks to get unstuck\, produce a piece of writing\, and go home with strategies for breaking the block. \nRecommended Bibliography:\nStafford\, William. A Way of Writing. Writing the Australian Crawl. Poets on Poetry. U Michigan\, Ann Arbor. 1998.\nAlso online: Stafford\, William. A Way of Writing. Stafford’s “A Way of Writing”\, University of Arkansas: Little Rock\, https://ualr.edu/rmburns/rb/staffort.html \nSee link to Writers & Books below to register. \nPlease contact me if you have any questions. \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ\n \n \n  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/poetry-getting-unstuck-workshop/ LOCATION:Writers & Books\, 740 University Ave.\, Rochester\, NY\, 14607\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/casey-horner-KLt97Ekb2kU-unsplash-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191030T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191030T210000 DTSTAMP:20191026T183326Z CREATED:20190924T020304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191026T183326Z UID:892-1572460200-1572469200@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Modes in Poetry: Rants\, Yarns\, Musings. (A writing workshop) DESCRIPTION:My poetry workshop at Writers & Books will look at different ways poets arrange language to have varying effects on the reader.\nOne reason it’s hard to say what a poem is or isn’t is that there are so many ways a poem can be made. Long lines\, short lines\, paragraphs\, collage. Soapbox\, anecdote\, confession\, meditation. In this class\, we will explore different modes a poem may be written in depending on its “designs on the reader.” \nThrough discussion and written commentary\, we’ll look at how a variety of poets\, from John Keats to John Berryman\, Emily Dickinson to W.S. DiPiero\, Larry Eigner to Larry Levis (to name a few) use different modes for differing effects. Class participants will learn the practice of “descriptive analysis” — brief commentary on a specific aspect of one poem (such as the use of sound\, color\, or sudden turns in plot\, diction\, or tone) and how its deployment can create and alter emotion and mind. \nConsider the quieting effect of the last image in Keats’ “To Autumn” with the creepy beauty of Berryman’s “Dream Song 29.” Subject matter aside\, what is it that accounts for the difference in tone and final effect? \nJust by engaging in descriptive analysis\, the techniques reviewed effortlessly enter the writer’s own repertoire of strategies\, expanding and enriching our writing. \nAs participants generate new poems\, we’ll discuss how they work in the same way we discuss published texts. The emphasis will be on noticing what’s there and how it’s working\, rather than “fixing” other people’s poems. The final class will be a public reading. \nEvening Workshop: 6 Sessions\, Wednesdays\nOctober 30 – December 4\n6:30 pm – 9 pm \nDeadline to register: October 27\, 11:59 pm \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/modes-in-poetry-rants-yarns-musings-a-writing-workshop/ LOCATION:Writers & Books\, 740 University Ave.\, Rochester\, NY\, 14607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/woman-with-flower-in-hair.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190914T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190914T210000 DTSTAMP:20190903T165241Z CREATED:20190710T042514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190903T165241Z UID:837-1568487600-1568494800@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Flour City Readings at The Yards DESCRIPTION:David will join three other readers at this Rochester\, NY series. He will read from his book\, Where Is the River Called Pishon? (Kelsay Books\, 2018)\, and from Hour of the Green Light\, forthcoming from FutureCycle Press in 2020. \nOther readers include Jacob Rakovan\, Kristen Gentry\, and Jen Hinst-White. \nFlour City Readings at The Yards is a curated series offering audiences the chance to hear top writers from Rochester and beyond. This bi-monthly series\, hosted by Yards members Jennifer Kircher Carr and Geoff Graser\, features a blend of literary genres and diverse voices. The setting in the gallery at The Yards Art Collective in the Rochester Public Market provides a unique backdrop in a creative space. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/flour-city-readings-at-the-yards/ LOCATION:Flour City Readings at the Yards\, 50-52 Public Market Way\, Rochester\, NY\, 14609\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190907T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190907T140000 DTSTAMP:20190903T170609Z CREATED:20190529T012711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190903T170609Z UID:815-1567857600-1567864800@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Lift Bridge Bookshop: Author visit DESCRIPTION:David will be signing his book\, Where Is the River Called Pishon\, and chatting about poetry\, the weather\, and whatever else comes up at one of Monroe County’s oldest and most cherished bookstores\, Lift Bridge Bookshop. Right by the lift bridge in Brockport\, New York. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/author-visit-discussion/ LOCATION:Lift Bridge Bookshop\, 45 Main St\, N 45 Main St\, Brockport NY\, \,\, Brockport\, NY\, 14420\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah J. Bonczyk":MAILTO:info@liftbridgebooks.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190817T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190817T150000 DTSTAMP:20190729T043034Z CREATED:20190729T042620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190729T043034Z UID:859-1566043200-1566054000@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Reading for RAICES DESCRIPTION:A fundraiser to support the families unjustly detained at the border. \nRAICES is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that promotes justice by providing free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrant children\, families\, and refugees. \n \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/reading-for-raices/ LOCATION:The Avenue Blackbox Theater\, 780 Joseph Avenue\, Rochester\, NY\, 14621\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190707T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190707T200000 DTSTAMP:20190301T021327Z CREATED:20190301T021327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190301T021327Z UID:756-1562522400-1562529600@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Why There Are Words NYC DESCRIPTION:Share this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/why-there-are-words-nyc/ LOCATION:Why There Are Words NYC\, 308 Bowery\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190505T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190505T150000 DTSTAMP:20190514T003732Z CREATED:20190323T222916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190514T003732Z UID:773-1557061200-1557068400@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Bloom Poetry Prompt Project Reading DESCRIPTION:Since May\, 2018\, a group of Rochester-area poets have been engaged in a poetry project. Each month\, Wanda Schubmehl has sent a prompt to the members of the group\, and each month the members wrote poems in response. The only “rule” of the group was that the poem had to take its impetus from the prompt. Many of the poems went in completely unexpected directions! \nTo get a sense of the prompts\, here are two: \nMay\, 2018 – At the confluence\, a stone of shame. \nFebruary\, 2019 – The Office of Again.) \nOn May 5\, at the Irondequoit Public Library (Rochester\, NY) at 1pm\, an end-of-project celebration reading will be held. The public is invited\, and there is no charge to attend! \nThis project is conceived and executed by Wanda Schubmehl\, in connection with Al Abanado’s Bloom! Rochester Poetry Project. \n— Wanda Schubmehl \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/bloom-poetry-prompt-project-reading/ LOCATION:Irondequoit Public Library\, 1290 Titus Ave\,\, West Irondequoit\, NY\, 14617\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190425T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190425T190000 DTSTAMP:20190301T020700Z CREATED:20190301T020700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190301T020700Z UID:751-1556215200-1556218800@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:word\, revisited DESCRIPTION:Share this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/word-revisited/ LOCATION:Cayuga Museum of History and Art\, 203 Genesee Street\, Auburn\, NY\, 13021\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190414T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190414T150000 DTSTAMP:20190409T010331Z CREATED:20190223T050043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190409T010331Z UID:740-1555246800-1555254000@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Speakeasy DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 14\, 2019 at 1 pm: Speakeasy at Cheshire (above Solera)\, 647 South Ave\, Rochester\, NY. \nDavid will read a long poem from Hour of the Green Light\, to be published by FutureCycle Press in late 2020. He will have copies of Where Is the River Called Pishon? (Kelsay Books) available for sale. \nSpeak Easy: Open Topic\n“Don’t let April showers keep you locked in your house! Come on out and celebrate Spring with a craft cocktail and some popcorn while 10 local writers share their short works of prose and poetry from our stage We have a great line-up planned for this one\, including: David Ruekberg\, Emerson Bondi\, Joanne Williams\, Sean Mulligan\, Walt Way\, Rebecca Finein\, Deb Sperling\, Lise Kunkel\, and Javannah Davis. Don’t miss it!” \nDoors open at 12:30 pm. \n21 and Over with Proper ID. \n$7.00 \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/speakeasy/ LOCATION:Cheshire\,  647 South Ave\, Rochester\, NY\, 14620 CATEGORIES:Readings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190321T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190321T210000 DTSTAMP:20190319T004340Z CREATED:20190319T004340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190319T004340Z UID:768-1553194800-1553202000@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:Stories ROC! DESCRIPTION:This month’s StoriesRoc! theme is “Green.” I will be reading a few poems from my second manuscript\, Hour of the Green Light.  Come hear other tellers also read their personal stories on this theme. Hosted by Liz Bell (Leah is out of town). \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/stories-roc/ LOCATION:Writers & Books\, 740 University Ave.\, Rochester\, NY\, 14607\, United States CATEGORIES:Readings ORGANIZER;CN="Leah Ruekberg":MAILTO:storiesroc@yahoo.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190108T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190108T200000 DTSTAMP:20190422T172206Z CREATED:20190101T182109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190422T172206Z UID:796-1546974000-1546977600@poetry.ruekberg.com SUMMARY:David Ruekberg and Charlie Coté: Poems of Loss & Transformation DESCRIPTION:Prepare your souls and mark your calendars for a reading by Charlie Coté and David Ruekberg as part of the Writers & Books Genesee Reading Series\, hosted by Wanda Schubmehl. \nDavid will read from his first book\, Where Is the River Called Pishon? (Kelsay Books)\, which explores the longing for spiritual belonging in everyday life. Poet and novelist Pablo Medina notes that his poems “engage the domestic and natural spheres to encounter the elemental forces that drive us: love\, grief\, despair and hope.” David received his MFA from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers\, and teaches English at Hilton High School. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Barrow Street\, Borderlands\, DMQ\, Lake Effect\, Mudfish\, North American Review\, Poet Lore\, Slush Pile\, and elsewhere. His second manuscript\, Hour of the Green Light\, was semi-finalist in the 18th Annual Elixir Press Poetry Award. \nThe elegies in Charlie Coté’s forthcoming book I Play His Red Guitar (Tiger Bark Press\, due out in May 2019)\, lament and celebrate the loss of a beloved son\, taking the reader through seasons of grief\, recovery and transformation. Coté is a clinical social worker in private practice in Rochester\, NY\, and the author of Flying for the Window (Finishing Line Press\, 2008). His work has appeared in Barrow Street\, Big City Lit\, Segue\, Salamander\, The Cortland Review\, Connecticut River Review\, Upstreet\, Connotation Press\, Ducts\, Terminus\, and Quiddity. He teaches poetry at Writers & Books and serves as the chair for 13thirty Cancer Connect. \nNow in its 36th year\, the Genesee Reading Series is a smorgasbord for your literary palate. $3 for members\, $6 for the general public. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://poetry.ruekberg.com/event/david-ruekberg-and-charlie-cote-poems-of-loss-transformationprepare-your-souls-and-mark-your-calendars-for-a-reading-by-charlie-cote-and-david-ruekberg-as-part-of-the-writers-books-genesee-readin/ LOCATION:Writers & Books\, 740 University Ave.\, Rochester\, NY\, 14607\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR