February 5 Open Poetry Reading and Book Release
Next Monday, February 5, join us at Henry’s in the Old Port @7pm for our monthly open poetry reading. We will also be having a book release for our very own Craig (Richard) Sipe’s new book, Here It Comes… And It’s Gone. There will be advanced copies of his book for sale for $15.99.
Below is the press release from Atmosphere Press:
Introducing Here It Comes… And It’s Gone: Immerse yourself in this collection, where myriad souls abide.Encounter the likes of Rod Serling, Judas, Leonard Bernstein,Stephen Dunn, Franco Harris, and an eerie glass dog withinRichard Sipe’s latest work. These diverse characters cometogether in a tapestry that delves into the fleeting nature ofexistence; a reckoning with the ephemeral nature of all things.
With a sharp wit, Sipe guides us through themes of hunger,love, time travel, bowling, and an unforgettable ride in a hearse.These narratives culminate in a gathering that beckons us toponder the journey we’ve unexpectedly embarked upon and theparty we somehow crashed.
About The Author:
Richard Sipe lives with his wife on Orr’s Island in Maine. He isthe author of the poetry collection
Lovely Dregs. His work hasappeared in numerous journals over the years. He is a poetryand audio editor for The Café Review, an art and poetry quarterly published out of Portland, Maine. On Wednesdays, he is the head chef at the soup kitchen in Brunswick, Maine.
Jan L. Waldron
Jan L. Waldron: oil, acrylics, mixed media, watercolors, ink, graphite, photography — why limit the possibilities. She is always looking — at light and shadows, at the subtlety of colors. Often a painting arises from a combination of collected perceptions and a deep emotional response to them — a sense of home, young summers, or imagined retreats. Her work is in private collections throughout the country, and internationally. She has been represented by the Bowersock Gallery in Provincetown, MA, and on line at artsy.com. She studied with E.M. Saniga, Stuart Shils, Adeline Goldminc–Tronzo, and DeWitt Hardy.
Dave Wade
Dave Wade: spent over 12 years working in Japan before moving to Maine. His photography has been shown in the PMA Biennale, the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, the U.N.E. Art Gallery, and numerous other galleries. He has worked documenting Maine’s endangered working waterfront and is an active chronicler of Portland’s vibrant arts scene. His goal as an artist is to create and awaken a fresh sense of wonder. He is also the host of a weekly jazz radio show on WMPG.org.
Josephine Sacabo
Josephine Sacabo: believes in Art as a means of transcendence and connection. Her images are simply what she’s made from what she’s been given. She hopes they have done justice to their sources and that they will, for a moment, stay “shadows of contentment too short lived.” (Sor Juana Inéz de la Cruz)
