Save the Date: July 14th

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Christine Hemp 0

THURSDAY, JULY 14TH 7:30 P.M. UPSTAGE, Port Townsend

TO THE UNDERWORLD AND BACK:
An Evening of Poetry, Harmony, and Cacophony
with
CHRISTINE HEMP
joined by Bill Kiely, drums, and Michael Phillips, bass

A reading and musical performance from Hemp’s new book of poems, “That Fall,” chosen for the award-winning New Women’s Voices Series at Finishing Line Press

“The mysteries of myth and the tempests of experience converge in this dazzling collection.  Hemp’s voice is musical and exact, her sentiments generous and daring.”
–Jim Heynen

Book signing and dancing after performance
Tickets: $8.00
Reservations Recommended
(360) 385-2216

 

 

About Christine Hemp

Poet and writer Christine Hemp has aired her poems and essays on NPR’s Morning Edition; she has sent a poem of hers into space on a NASA mission to monitor the birth of stars; and her essays have appeared in such publications as the Iowa Review, Yale Anglers Journal, and the Boston Globe. Her awards include Harvard Extension School’s Conway Award for Teaching Writing, a Washington State Artist Trust Fellowship for Literature, and an Iowa Review Award. Her poetry collection, That Fall, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2011. Hemp teaches at the University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival.
Poems and Ponderings

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