On Friday Aug 1 at 7:30pm, Poetics Corvallis presents a poetry open mic featuring Chris Anderson, an emeritus professor of English at OSU and a Catholic deacon. He has written a number of books. His latest book of poetry, Love Calls Us Here, was published last summer. It is a book of plainspoken, profound, surprising, and earnest poetry which former Oregon Poet Laureate Kim Stafford describes as "Every page a kind of dawn."
We will start with Chris' poetry at 7:30pm, with poetry Open Mic to follow. Open Mic signup starts at 7:15pm. Come share poems or poetic prose that you like, by you or by another, on any topic, at our friendly free open mic in the artsy ambience of the Interzone Cafe. Or come to just listen, and let poetry dissolve, at least for a moment, the walls between us all.
More about Chris:
Chris grew up in Spokane, Washington. After obtaining a Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington, he taught literature and writing for 38 years, 34 of them at Oregon State University. He retired in 2020. In 1997 he completed a Masters in Theology at Mount Angel Seminary and was ordained a deacon. Since then, he has served at St. Mary’s in Corvallis, as well as leading retreats and offering spiritual direction. He has written, co-written, or edited 14 previous books, including three books of creative nonfiction and three books of poetry. He and his wife have lived for many years on the edge of the forest north of Corvallis. They have three children, four grandchildren, and two dogs.
For more info see
https://deaconchrisanderson.com/poetry
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