2008 Readings

The Redmond Association of Spokenword held the following readings and other events in 2008. See other past readings.

January 19, 2008 — Monica Schley (poet)

Monica Schley’s poems appear in Burnside Review, Cranky, Cream City Review, Naked Joy, Raven Chronicles, Wandering Hermit Review, and a forthcoming Seattle Review issue. Schley’s work has been acknowledged by support from the Espy Foundation, and she has performed at the 2007 Seattle Poetry Festival. A classically trained harpist, Monica appeared with Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra and the Degenerate Art Orchestra. She plays in the jazz/funk ensemble Threat of Beauty, the trio Siendo with bassist Evan Florey-Barnes and percussionist Lalo Bello, teamed with entertainer Kanye West and worked with many of Seattle’s well-regarded improvisers. She is president of the Seattle Harp Society.

February 16, 2008 — Ron Starr (poet)

Ron Starr does technical writing for money and other writing for pleasure. He is an editor at Floating Bridge Press. His work has appeared most recently in Anemone Sidecar and Drunken Boat 8. His chapbook, A Map by a Dim Lamp, was published last year by Ravenna Press (Review).

March, 2008

[no reading scheduled, or we do not have a record of it]

April 19, 2008 — Lana Hechtman Ayers (poet)

Lana Hechtman Ayers, originally from New York, makes the Pacific Northwest her home after a dozen year sojourn in New England. She works as a manuscript consultant, workshop facilitator, poetry editor of Crab Creek Review and publisher of Concrete Wolf Poetry Chapbook Series and Late Blooms Poetry Postcard Series. Lana is a sushi enthusiast, movie addict and mom to several black & white cats. Her poems can be found in literary journals such as Rhino, Court Green and Cider Press Review, and in her published collections, Dance From Inside Her Bones (Snake Nation Press 2007) and Chicken Farmer I Still Love You (D-N Publishing 2007). Stop by Lana’s website http://LanaAyers.com for more info.

May, June, July, and August, 2008

[no readings scheduled, but the August reading was held instead on September 6, 2008]

September 6, 2008 — David Horowitz (poet)

David Horowitz is the founder and manager of Rose Alley Press and the author of numerous poetry collections including Wildfire, Candleflame; Resin from the Rain; and Streetlamp, Treetop, Star. Those who have seen David read will recall the accessibility of his poetry, as well as his humorous and entertaining style. David earned bachelor’s degrees in philosophy and English from the University of Washington and a master’s degree in English from Vanderbilt University. Many of his poems are published in fine literary journals, and won the 2005 PoetsWest Achievement Award. In 2007, he edited and published, the Rose Alley Press anthology: Limbs of the Pine, Peaks of the Range. His new poetry collection, Stars Beyond the Battlesmoke, is due out this autumn.

September 27, 2008 — Mary K. Whittington (poet, children’s literature)

When bookworm Mary K. Whittington was 11, her mother handed her a collection of H.P. Lovecraft stories, which she devoured, committing certain terms to memory (i.e., “ichor”). At 14, she saw her first published poem, “Dead Tree,” in the Girl Scout’s magazine, The American Girl (she was not a member). She figured she’d someday be a writer, but maybe an entomologist or a marine biologist. However, after attending the University of California, Santa Barbara, she had to admit that science and her right brain didn’t mix. She has taught creative writing to children and adults for more than 35 years. Mary has published children’s picture books (Carmina, Come Dance!; Troll Games; Winter’s Child; and The Patchwork Lady) and scary stories in anthologies edited by Jane Yolen and Martin Greenberg (“Wolfskin” in Werewolves; “Leaves” in Things That Go Bump in the Night; “Ahvel,” in Vampires; and “Somewhere a Puppy Cries” in The Haunted House). She lives in Kirkland with her long-time friend, Wini Jaeger, Pacho the Dog, and Maya the Cat.

October 25, 2008 — Martha Brockenbrough (nonfiction)

Martha Brockenbrough is the author of Things That Make Us [Sic], a hilarious guide to grammar. She’s the founder of SPOGG, the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar. She writes an educational humor column for the award-winning online encyclopedia Encarta. She’s also the Cinemama for MSN Entertainment, where she writes about family movies, pop culture, and various celebrity foibles. Martha is the former editor-in-chief of MSN.com, and author of It Could Happen to You: Diary of a Pregnancy and Beyond (Andrews-McMeel Universal). Her work has also appeared in Parenting and Writer’s Digest.

November 29, 2008 — Louise Marley (novelist)

Louise Marley began her artistic life as a concert and opera singer. When her first novel, the fantasy Sing the Light, was published in 1995, she was in performances with Seattle Opera. Since then, she has made the transition from being a fulltime singer to being a fulltime writer. Her novels The Glass Harmonica and The Child Goddess won the Endeavour Award for excellence in science fiction. Her novel The Terrorists of Irustan was shortlisted for the Nebula Award, the Tiptree Award, and the Campbell Award. Her first young adult novel, Singer in the Snow, was on the one hundred best books list for the American Library Association. Louise is also the author of a fantasy trilogy, The Horsemistress Saga, which is written under the pseudonym Toby Bishop. Louise lives in Redmond with her family and her wheaten Scottish terrier, Piper. More information, audio selections of some of her work, and a schedule of appearances is available on her website: www.louisemarley.com.

December 27, 2008

[no reading scheduled]

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