Sunday, January 29, 2012

Three Meetings this Week, Tanka Tuesday , Field Trip Wednesday, Friday Red Door Poets!


Come to all or some or one of these fascinating sessions

1. Tuesday Jan 31, 1 PM TANKA at the Red Door Café, Caltech

Caltech AFTERNOON TANKA and ARTS Club Midweek Meeting
Date: Tuesday January 31, 2012 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Red Door Cafe - We will be reading "red lights" , an American
contemporary tanka journal. Tanka is a five line lyrical form, it precedes
haiku, it means little song. It often embodies a leap of imagination and
emotional component. Some of our members have published here. Japanese poets
of antiquity kept tanka dairies, travel journals, and collections that
served as an expression of their lives. A discussion of tanka poetry and
translations from in English to French and any other language represented.
Join our friendly meeting at tables outside the Red Door Cafe. We'll also
work on drawing from photos of Asian objects. Look for Kathabela's flowery
hat to located the group table. New poets and listeners welcome.
For further information: contact Kath Abela Wilson kaw@oldflutes.com phone:
805-886-9384
Sponsored by: Caltech

2. WEDNESDAY FEB 1, 1 PM - 3:30 PM meet at the FOLK TREE GALLERY
FIELD TRIP Tanka. Poetry and Arts Club
Date: Wednesday February 1, 2012 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
After our field trip, time permitting, we will continue reading
at the Red Door Café, from
Moonbathing and "red lights" , American contemporary tanka journals. Tanka
is a five line lyrical form, it precedes haiku, it means little song. It
often embodies a leap of imagination and emotional component. Some of our
members have published here. Japanese poets of antiquity kept tanka dairies,
travel journals, and collections that served as an expression of their
lives. Discuss tanka poetry, other poetry, plus read and bring copies of
your own poems. Join our friendly meeting at tables outside the Red Door
Cafe. We'll also work on drawing from photos of Asian objects. Look for
Kathabela's flowery hat to located the group table. New poets and listeners
welcome.
For further information: contact Kath Abela Wilson kaw@oldflutes.com phone:
805-886-9384
Sponsored by: Caltech


3. FRIDAY, FEB 3, 4:30 to 6 PM RED DOOR
Caltech Red Door Poetry Club Meeting
Date: Friday February 3, 2012 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Red Door Cafe

The Caltech Poetry Club meets every Friday from 4:30 to 6 PM at tables
by the Red Door Cafe. Bring 10 copies of your own poem if possible, for
sharing and discussion. Or just listen and enjoy the poetic conversation.
New members welcome! Join in with the Red Door Poets: The most dynamic
poetry center in the scientific world! We always read poems by other
contemporary and historical poets. Topics have included Wallace Stevens,
William Butler Yeats, the Korean Sijo tradition, Mel Weisburd, M. Kei Neil
McCarthy, Pabo Neruda, William O'Daly, Denise Levertov. We also schedule
writing sessions and readings at inspiring spots on our beautiful campus.
We've shared poetry inspired by scientific lectures at Caltech. We performed
2010 for the Caltech Center for Diversity, "A World Tour of Women". Each
year we create the Caltech Poetry Journal for live performance with music
and dance, As science steps out on the edge of knowledge and discovery, so
do the poets walk into the unknown with their words. Look for Kathabela's
flowery hat to identify the group table.

+ Bonus 6:30 PM Fri. Feb 3, at our home, 439 S Catalina Ave #306 RSVP:
Sharon Hawley, poet adventurer will repeat her program “Tucson Wilderness:
Desert and Mountains” photos, stories poems and accompaniment by Rick Wilson
on Native American desert flute this Friday, evening Feb 3, 6:30 PM at our
home, after our Red Door Caltech Poetry meeting. (Caltech Poets meet 4:30 to
6 PM at the Red Door Café Caltech, you are welcome to join us.) Please rsvp.
Bring a drink or dish to share for the festivities if it is easy. Let us
know if you are planning to come.


For further information: contact Kath Abela Wilson kaw@oldflutes.com
phone: 805-886-9384
For the full scoop, see our event web page:
http://caltechpoetryclub.blogspot.com.
Sponsored by: Caltech