Visiting poet SHANAN BALLAM |
Th, March 1st at 7 pm Z-ARTS
POETRY READING at Springdale’s Canyon Community Center featuring award winning poet Shanan Ballam-visiting poet
from USU’s English Department. (Jim Barton had to cancel because of illlness.) Free. Stay overnight in Springdale at winter rates and attend Poetry in the Park on Friday. No shuttles or crowds, beautiful weather and friendly folks.
Fri, March 2nd 9am to 4 pm
POETRY IN THE PARK workshop at Zion
Park Lodge featuring Shanan Ballam, A
Celebration of Sound and Sense, optional nature walk in Zion. Bring sack lunch or eat at the Redrock Grill in the Lodge. Fee-$55 for daylong
workshop. Register by Feb 15 to get free park pass by mail at http://zionpark.org/program/poetry-in-the-park/
Fri, March 2nd CHAPARRAL POETRY AWARD PROGRAM, poetry
readings by winners, students-7 pm, adults-8 pm at St. George Community Center
behind the Sr. Center 250 W 250 N. Free.
Sat, March 3rd REDROCK CREATIVE WRITING SEMINAR 9am to
1:30 pm at St. George Comm. Center. Presenters will include Shanan Ballam who will
speak on Elegant Solutions: Honesty in
Facing Difficult Subject Matter, Lara Candland on The Art of Seeing, and DSU’s Cindy King on The Power of Creative Imagery in Prose. Fee-$65 or register before Feb 15th for discount. Details http://redrockwriters.org