An Afternoon of Poetry About Mom at Ravenswood May 2, 2010

San Francisco poet and fiction writer Joan Gelfand will read poems about family from "Seeking Center" and "A Dreamer's Guide to Cities and Streams." Rebecca Foust will read from "Dark Card" and "Mom's Canoe," awarded the 2007 and 2008 Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prizes, respectively. City of Pleasanton's Poet Laureate Deborah Grossman will be a guest host in collaboration with the City of Livermore's Poet Laureate Cher Wollard. Deborah Grossman will read from her book, "Goldie and Me," which was co-authored by her mother. Light refreshments and an open mic will follow the readings.

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