Events in March 2023
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February 26, 2023
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February 28, 2023(1 event)
7:00 pm: “Writing the Novella-in-Flash” with John Brantingham7:00 pm: “Writing the Novella-in-Flash” with John Brantingham – John Brantingham Boot Camp “Writing the Novella-in-Flash” Tuesdays, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, and 2/28/23 7:00-9:00 PM PT, on Zoom $100, four weekly meetings Register today at https://tinyurl.com/BrantinghamWrites. February is right around the corner! Time to register for our second boot camp in a series of four with esteemed poet, fiction writer, and teacher John Brantingham. John returns (online) to the Inland Empire for a series of writing boot camps you won’t want to miss. New boot camps will be offered in March and April. In “Writing the Novella-in-Flash,” participants will develop the skills to write flash and micro fiction pieces that can stand alone, but also form a unified work when collected. A number of techniques in storytelling will be explored and students will be able to workshop their pieces. (Meets weekly.) |
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March 5, 2023(1 event)
1:00 pm: Between Worlds: A Conversation with Stephanie Barbé Hammer1:00 pm: Between Worlds: A Conversation with Stephanie Barbé Hammer – Conversations at the Culver Between Worlds: A Conversation with Stephanie Barbé Hammer Location: Downtown Riverside 1:30-3:00 PM Doors open at 1:00 PM Free and open to the public. The veil between the real and the surreal is thin wherever Hammer’s writing goes. Where do her ideas come from? How does publishing a book change her relationship with it? Why magical realism? In conversation with Cati Porter, Stephanie Barbé Hammer will share her secret alchemy for making magically real books. The world of Stephanie Barbe Hammer’s writing is inhabited by the ghosts of Houdini and David Foster Wallace and Eva Gabor, magical talking tattoos, the trees of the Pacific Northwest, and swimming and puppets, among other things. The veil between the real and the surreal is thin wherever Hammer’s writing goes. Where do her ideas come from? How does publishing a book change her relationship with it? Why the fascination with magical realism? In conversation with Cati Porter, Stephanie will share her secret alchemy for making magically real books. Books will be available for sale and signing. Stephanie Barbé Hammer is a seven time Pushcart Prize nominee in fiction, nonfiction and poetry and is the author of two poetry collections (How Formal? City Slicker: Encounters with the Outside), two novels (The Puppet Turners of Narrow Interior; Pretend Plumber), a novelette (Rescue Plan), and a how to write magical realism craft book (Delicious Strangeness). |
March 6, 2023
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March 7, 2023(1 event)
7:00 pm: "Creating a Poetry Routine” with John Brantingham7:00 pm: "Creating a Poetry Routine” with John Brantingham – John Brantingham Boot Camp “Creating a Poetry Routine” Tuesdays, March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2023 7:00-9:00 PM PT, on Zoom $100, four weekly meetings Register today at https://tinyurl.com/BrantinghamWrites. This boot camp will teach you how to develop a regular writing routine that will get you to write and keep you writing. Students will learn how to develop prompts, generate ideas, and revise work on their own. There will be emphasis both on creating work now and learning how to continue working even while you are busy. Students will also be given the tools to find magazines for their poetry and publishers for their poetry collection. (Meets weekly.) John Brantingham was Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks’ first poet laureate. His work has been featured in hundreds of magazines, Writers Almanac and The Best Small Fictions 2016 and 2022. He has nineteen books of poetry and fiction including Life: Orange to Pear (Bamboo Dart Press). He is the founder and general editor of The Journal of Radical Wonder. He lives in Jamestown, NY. |
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March 14, 2023(1 event)
7:00 pm: "Creating a Poetry Routine” with John Brantingham7:00 pm: "Creating a Poetry Routine” with John Brantingham – John Brantingham Boot Camp “Creating a Poetry Routine” Tuesdays, March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2023 7:00-9:00 PM PT, on Zoom $100, four weekly meetings Register today at https://tinyurl.com/BrantinghamWrites. This boot camp will teach you how to develop a regular writing routine that will get you to write and keep you writing. Students will learn how to develop prompts, generate ideas, and revise work on their own. There will be emphasis both on creating work now and learning how to continue working even while you are busy. Students will also be given the tools to find magazines for their poetry and publishers for their poetry collection. (Meets weekly.) John Brantingham was Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks’ first poet laureate. His work has been featured in hundreds of magazines, Writers Almanac and The Best Small Fictions 2016 and 2022. He has nineteen books of poetry and fiction including Life: Orange to Pear (Bamboo Dart Press). He is the founder and general editor of The Journal of Radical Wonder. He lives in Jamestown, NY. |
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March 21, 2023(1 event)
7:00 pm: "Creating a Poetry Routine” with John Brantingham7:00 pm: "Creating a Poetry Routine” with John Brantingham – John Brantingham Boot Camp “Creating a Poetry Routine” Tuesdays, March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2023 7:00-9:00 PM PT, on Zoom $100, four weekly meetings Register today at https://tinyurl.com/BrantinghamWrites. This boot camp will teach you how to develop a regular writing routine that will get you to write and keep you writing. Students will learn how to develop prompts, generate ideas, and revise work on their own. There will be emphasis both on creating work now and learning how to continue working even while you are busy. Students will also be given the tools to find magazines for their poetry and publishers for their poetry collection. (Meets weekly.) John Brantingham was Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks’ first poet laureate. His work has been featured in hundreds of magazines, Writers Almanac and The Best Small Fictions 2016 and 2022. He has nineteen books of poetry and fiction including Life: Orange to Pear (Bamboo Dart Press). He is the founder and general editor of The Journal of Radical Wonder. He lives in Jamestown, NY. |
March 22, 2023
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March 23, 2023(1 event)
6:00 pm: An Evening with Hong-My Basrai and Behind the Red Curtain6:00 pm: An Evening with Hong-My Basrai and Behind the Red Curtain – An Evening with Author Hong-My Basrai and Behind the Red Curtain Riverside Civil Rights Institute 3933 Mission Inn Avenue Riverside, CA 92501 6:00-7:30 PM Free and open to the public. All are welcome. Join Inlandia at the Civil Rights Institute for an evening with Hong-My Basrai, author of Behind the Red Curtain, a Memoir. Learn Hong-My’s story of living in fallen Saigon under communism, and how she and her family survived following the end of the Vietnam War. Books will be available for sale and signing. Refreshments will be served. Born and raised in Saigon, Vietnam, Hong-My Basrai (née Lê Thị) is fluent in Vietnamese and French. From a very young age, Hong-My has demonstrated a propensity for literature and love of languages. Transplanted at age twenty-two to Southern California, she picked up English and improvised upon the borrowed language to make it her own. She holds a Chemical Engineering degree and some degrees of self-taught English. |
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March 28, 2023(1 event)
7:00 pm: "Creating a Poetry Routine” with John Brantingham7:00 pm: "Creating a Poetry Routine” with John Brantingham – John Brantingham Boot Camp “Creating a Poetry Routine” Tuesdays, March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2023 7:00-9:00 PM PT, on Zoom $100, four weekly meetings Register today at https://tinyurl.com/BrantinghamWrites. This boot camp will teach you how to develop a regular writing routine that will get you to write and keep you writing. Students will learn how to develop prompts, generate ideas, and revise work on their own. There will be emphasis both on creating work now and learning how to continue working even while you are busy. Students will also be given the tools to find magazines for their poetry and publishers for their poetry collection. (Meets weekly.) John Brantingham was Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks’ first poet laureate. His work has been featured in hundreds of magazines, Writers Almanac and The Best Small Fictions 2016 and 2022. He has nineteen books of poetry and fiction including Life: Orange to Pear (Bamboo Dart Press). He is the founder and general editor of The Journal of Radical Wonder. He lives in Jamestown, NY. |
March 29, 2023
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March 30, 2023(1 event)
6:30 pm: Inlandia + RCC’s MUSE at Back to the Grind!6:30 pm: Inlandia + RCC’s MUSE at Back to the Grind! – Inlandia + RCC’s MUSE at Back to the Grind! 3575 University Avenue Riverside, CA 92501 6:30-8:30 PM Featuring Romaine Washington, with guest poets Special guest Typewriter Muse Open Mic to follow Free and open to the public. No registration required. Each spring, students at Riverside City College release a new edition of MUSE, a diverse collection of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction/memoir, art, and short interviews. First published in 1986, the journal welcomes contributions from new, emerging, and established writers and artists from RCC, our region, and around the world. Join Inlandia, Romaine Washington, students, and others at Back to Grind to celebrate the 2023 launch of MUSE! |
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