Fort Bragg poets Joe Smith and Larry Felson will read their poetry at The Willits Community Theatre Playhouse on Saturday, April 12 at 7 p.m.
Smith and Felson are well-known in the county for hosting their reading series at the Cobalt Gallery in Fort Bragg.
Felson hails from La Mesa in San Diego County and participated in the long-standing Bay Area poetry workshop that included Jack Gilbert, Linda Gregg, George Stanley, and Steven Rood, while he also taught English at Oakland High School for several years, and creative writing and Greek Literature at the Hellenic International School of the Arts in Paros, Greece. He says of living in Mendocino County with its inspiring natural environment, ““Living here, Pegasus arrives almost every day and night and insists on taking me for a ride to places I’ve never been.”
Smith’s poems, stories, essays and translations have appeared in dozens of journals. Pygmy Forest Press published his first collection of pieces, “Chopsticks,” in 1992. His most recent books, “Sappho’s Island” (2022) and “Hot Pink” (2024), were published by Littoral Press. Much of his life has been spend abroad, in Germany, Greece, and Japan, and most recently he taught English at College of the Redwoods in Fort Bragg
An open reading will follow Smith and Felson. Admission is by donation, with a $10 donation suggested. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. This reading is supported by Poets and Writers, a nationally known organization that supports literary artists. The WCT playhouse is located at 37 W. Van Lane in Willits.
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