Poetry reading with Jared Smith

Save the date!  On Wednesday, April 3, Colorado poet Jared Smith comes to Oregon’s Illinois Valley.

The Southern Oregon Guild and Flowstone Press present a poetry reading and spoken word open mic, Wednesday, April 3, at the Guild Gallery in Kerby. The 6pm event is hosted by Flowstone Editor-in-Chief Michael Spring, and features Colorado poet Jared Smith.  Stick around and share your own words at a poetry & spoken word open mic (read: not for musicians–sorry!) Refreshments will be provided.

More about our featured poet: Jared Smith is the author of 13 volumes of poetry, including his latest, Shadows Within The Roaring Fork (Flowstone Press). Jared is Poetry Editor of Turtle Island Quarterly, an e-zine based in Oregon, and has served on the editorial staff and/or as board member with Home Planet News, The New York Quarterly, and The Pedestal Magazine. He is a five-time Pushcart Nominee. His website is www.jaredsmith.info.