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10 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Poet Margaret Chula reads at the Astoria Library Poetry reading by Margaret Chula ASTORIA — Maggie Ch- ula, a celebrated poet and world traveler, will visit the Astoria Library (450 10th St.) this week to read from her upcoming collection, “Daffodils at Twilight,” in celebration of National Poetry Month. The author reading, presented by the library and Ric’s Poetry Mic, takes place 6 p.m. Friday, April 29. The event is free and open to the public. Chula will take the audi- ence “on a poetic journey to Kyoto temples, a Japanese tea ceremony, Emily Dick- inson’s grave, a racetrack in Vermont, the high desert, and her childhood home,” according to the library. She will also read “per- sona poems” in the voices of Japanese Americans in in- ternment camps, and poems she composed while listening to chamber music concerts. Chula will discuss her path from thirty-five years of writing in the spare forms of haiku, tanka and haibun to publishing her first collection of lyrical poetry. The author of eight col- lection of poetry, Chula has been awarded fellowships to the Vermont Studio Center, the Helene Wurlitzer Founda- tion and Playa. Grants from the Oregon Arts Commis- sion and the Regional Arts and Culture Council have supported her collaborations with artists, musicians, pho- tographers and dancers. In addition, Chula has also served as president of the Tanka Society of America and as Poet Laureate for Friends of Chamber Music, composing poems while listening to concerts. After living in Kyoto for twelve years, she now makes her home in Portland. Ric’s Poetry Mic is a poetry open mic held 7 to 8:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at WineKraft in Astoria. For more information about library programs and services, contact staff at 503- 325-7323 or comments@ astorialibrary, or visit www. astorialibrary.org. BELL BUOY STOP BY THE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL AND SEE US AT BOOTH We can pack fresh seafood for the ride home! # 9 OF SEASIDE Oysters, Fresh Crab & Shrimp Try r Smoked Cocktails, Spiced Prawns, Smoked Ou Razor Clams, Dungeness Crab Cakes FRESH SEAFOOD MARKET 503-738-2722 • 1-800-529-2722 1800 S. ROOSEVELT in SEASIDE South County’s Largest Seafood Market Featuring canned, smoked and fresh seafood Weekend Hours: 9:30am - 6:30pm www.bellbuoyofseaside.com Stop by our C OMPLETE F ACILITIES FOR B ANQUETS , M EETINGS & R ECEPTIONS OPEN 7 DAYS 1.800.874.1810 GIFT SHOP RESTARA NT 503-755-1818 GIFT SHOP 503-755-2476 www.camp18restaurant.com LOCATED ON MILEPOST 18, HWY 26 60 miles from Portland and 22 miles from Seaside Two writers’ workshops offered in Manzanita May 6 To register, email susan@ MANZANITA — Attention literary-arts.org or call 503- all writers, established and 227-2583, ext 107. aspiring! Two writ- The second work- ers’ workshops will shop, “How to Tell be held Saturday, Your Personal Sto- May 6, at the North ry,” begins at 1 p.m. Tillamook Library and does not require (571 Laneda Ave.) in pre-registration. It Manzanita will be presented by The library will host the first Martha Gideon For-mukwai, workshop, “Writing Grover an award-winning the Personal Essay,” speaker and 10 a.m. to 12:30 trainer. p.m. It is part of the For-mukwai calls 2017 Oregon Book himself a Story Awards Author Tour Warrior and will Event. present a touching The instructor, and inspirational Martha Grover, will message to inspire guide participants as Gideon participants to tell they explore writing For-mukwai their own stories exercises designed and become story to motivate and inspire new warriors themselves. writing techniques. For more information, This first workshop is call 503-842-4792, ext free but space is limited. 1709.
